(1) There shall be held at least two ordinary meetings of the gram sabha every year

Provided that the Sarpanch may, at any time on his own motion, and shall, if required by the taluka panchayat or district panchayat call an extraordinary meeting of the gram sabha.

1. (2) Any officer authorised in this behalf by the taluka panchayat or district panchayat by general or special order shall have the right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in, the proceedings of a meeting of a gram sabha, but shall not be entitled to vote.
2. (3) Unless otherwise provided in this Act, the Sarpanch, and in the absence of the Sarpanch, the Upa-Sarpanch shall preside over every meeting of the gram sabha. In the absence of the Sarpanch and Upa-Sarpanch, the members of the gram sabha shall elect one of the members of the panchayat present to preside.
3. (4) If any dispute arises as to whether a person is entitled to attend a meeting of a gram sabha, such dispute shall be decided by the person presiding, regard being had to the entry in the list of voters for the whole of the village or ward thereof, as the case may be, and his decision shall be final. Meeting of Gram Sabha.

38 Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993. [1993 : Guj. 18