Amendment of Section 3

In Section 3 of the Manipur Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, (hereinafter referred to as the Act), -

1. (a) sub-section (1) shall be re-numbered as (1-A) and the following new sub-sections (1-B) and (1-C) shall be inserted, namely, - "(1-B) The State Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, establish a Gram Sabha for a village or a group of adjoining villages having population of not less than three thousand and not more than six thousand subject to such variation not being larger than two thousand as may be necessary on consideration of the local situation. (1-C) A notification under this section shall specify the name of the Gram Sabha by which it shall be known and shall define the limits of the area within its jurisdiction";
2. (b) After sub-section (2), the following new sub-section (3) shall be inserted, namely,- "(3) Every member of the Gram Sabha unless disqualified under this Act or any other law for the time being in force, be qualified to vote at the election of the members of a Gram Panchayat and Pradhan of the Gram Sabha and also at the election of the directly elected members of the Zilla Parishad constituency in the area of which the Gram Sabha lies".