Chapter VI Chapter VI

Block Development Council

Constitution of Block Development Concil. -

1. (1) There shall be a Block Development Council for every Block in the State.
2. (2) Every Block Development Council shall consist of a Chairman and such number of Panchs and Sarpanchs of Halqa Panchayats falling within the Block as may be prescribed.

Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary. -

1. (1) The Chairman of the Block Development Council shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of section 41.
2. (2) The Vice-Chairman shall be elected by the members of the Block Development Council from amongst themselves.
3. (3) The Block Development Officer shall be the Secretary of the Block Development Council.

Term of office. -

1. (1) The term of Chairman of the Block Development Council shall be five years from the date he is declared elected as such by the Election Authority.
2. (2) The term of office of the Vice-chairman and other members of the Block Development Council shall be co-extensive with the term of their office as Sarpanch of the concerned Halqa Panchayat.

Removal of Chairman. - The Chairman Block Development Council shall be deemed to have vacated his office if a motion of no-confidence moved against him by any member of the Block Development Council on the following grounds, is carried by a majority of not less than two-third of the total number of members of the Block Development Council in a special meeting convened for the purpose as may be prescribed. The grounds aforesaid are:-

1. (i) gross misconduct.
2. (ii) neglect of duty.
3. (iii) disqualification prescribed under section 6.