President, Vice-President, Chairman and Deputy Chairman of a Panchayat Samiti or the Chairmen of Subjects Committees.

Leave of absence of Chairman of Subjects Committee and consequential provisions.— (1) The Chairman of Subjects Committee may remain absent for a period not exceeding thirty days in a year without permission, and he may be granted leave of absence for a period exceeding thirty days but not exceeding ninety days in a year in the aggregate by the Standing Committee, and for any period exceeding ninety days by the State Government but no leave exceeding one hundred and eighty days in any one year shall be granted.

1. (2) A Chairman of a Subjects Committee shall not be entitled to pay honorarium for any period of absence exceeding thirty days under sub-section (1). Sub-clauses (ii), (iii) and the proviso were deleted by Mah. 21 of 1994, s. 71(1)(a). The words “or co-opted” were deleted by Mah. 21 of 1994, s. 71(1)(b)(i). These words, brackets, figure and letters were substituted for the word, brackets, figure and letter “clause (i-a)” by Mah. 21 of 1994, s. 71(1)(b)(ii). The words “or co-opted” were deleted by Mah. 21 of 1994, s. 71(1)(b)(i). The proviso was deleted by Mah. 21 of 1994, s. 71(2). Sub-section (6) was substituted by Mah. 27 of 2000, s. 7. Sub-section (1) was substituted for the original by Mah. 10 of 1985, s. 5(a). These words were substituted for the words “one thousand rupees” by Mah. 11 of 1994, s. 5. This portion was deemed always to have been substituted for the portion beginning with the words “Each Chairman” and ending with the words “by the Zilla Parishad” by Mah. 8 of 1966, s. 7. The portion beginning with the words “The Vice-President shall be” and ending with words “elected as Vice-President” was deleted by Mah. 10 of 1985, s. 5(b). Section 84A was inserted by Mah. 11 of 1994, s. 6.

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1. (3) Nothing in sub-section (2) shall apply when the Chairman is absent for a period not exceeding ninety days during his term of office on ground of illness duly certified by such medical authority as the State Government may specify in this behalf.
2. (4) When a Chairman holds the office of any other presiding authority he shall be entitled only to the honorarium attached to such one of the offices as he may choose.