Reduction of term of office and postponement of elections in certain Grama Panchayats

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Grama Panchayats Act,(a) the term of office of the members including Sarpanches of all the Grama Panchayats in the State, who are continuing in office on the date of commencement of this Act, shall expire on and with effect from the said date. (b) the election for the reconstitution of all the Grama Panchayats where term of office of the members including Sarpanches expired,- (i) under clause (a), and (ii) before the commencement of this Act under the provisions of the Grama Panchayats Act, shall be held within the period specified in clause (b) of section 4 of the Orissa Grama Panchayats (Reduction of Term of Office) Act, 1981. (c) the provisions contained in the Orissa Grama Panchayats (Reduction of Term of Office) Act, 1981 shall mutatis mutandis apply to the Grama Panchayats herein referred to in relation to,- (i) their management during the period beginning with the date of commencement of this Act and until the newly elected members of a Grama Panchayat and its Sarpanch assume office; (ii) the election of members including the Sarpanch for reconstitution of the said Grama Panchayats; and (iii) the status of the said Grama Panchayats on reconstitution.