Executive Authority of Village Panchayat

Powers and Duties of the executive authority

Executive Authority of Village Panchayat.-

1. (1) The Government shall, by notification, appoint 1[any person] to be the Executive Authority of the Village Panchayat.
2. (2) Subject to the control of the President, the Executive Authority shall—
   • (a) carry into effect the resolutions of the Village Panchayat;
   • (b) carry on the correspondence of the Village Panchayat;
   • (c) maintain the relevant records of the Village Panchayat;
   • (d) exercise all the powers and perform all the duties specifically conferred or imposed on the Executive Authority by this Act or by the rules made thereunder;
   • (e) supervise and control the acts of all officers and servants of the Village Panchayat in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed for the performance of their official duties. 1 Substituted for the words “an officer of the Government” by Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1996.