Establishment and constitution of Halqa Panchayat

Halqa Panchayat

Establishment and constitution of Halqa Panchayat.--

1. (1) There shall be a Halqa Panchayat for every Halqa.
2. (2) Every Halqa Panchayat shall bear the name of the place where it is headquartered.
3. (3) Every Halqa Panchayat shall consist of such number of Panches not less than seven and not more than eleven including the Sarpanch as the prescribed authority may, from time to time, fix in this behalf. Provided that if the prescribed authority is that woman or Scheduled Castes or any other class are not in the Halqa Panchayat, it may nominate not more than thereof.
4. (4) The Sarpanch shall be elected Panchayat is such manner as may be prescribed.
5. (5) The Naib-Sarpanch shall be elected by the Panches of the Halqa Panchayat from among themselves at the first meeting of the Halqa Panchayat after its constitution.
6. (6) The Panches shall be elected from the constituencies delimited by the prescribed authority in accordance with rules.
7. (7) There shall be notified the name of the Halqa Panchayat and the names of the Panches duly elected in accordance with rules framed thereunder. Upon the issue of such notification, the Halqa Panchayat shall be deemed to be duly constituted.
8. (8) The Village Level Worker or Multipurpose Worker or Gram Sevika shall be the Secretary of the Halqa Panchayat.
9. (9) Every Halqa Panchayat shall be a body corporate known by the name "The Halqa Panchayat of " and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued by its corporate name subject to such modifications as the Government may specify, in the rules.