Responsibility of the member for misappropriation of Grama Fund

Every member, Sarpanch and Naib-Sarpanch and every member of any Committee constituted under this Act shall be personally liable for the misapplication of any Fund or property of the Grama Sasan to which each has been a party or which has happened through or being felicitated by gross neglect of his duty as a member, Sarpanch or Naib-Sarpanch, as the case may be, and may be used for recovery of the money or property so misapplied or loss suffered thereby either by the Grama Sasan or by the State Government.