The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973 - MGNREGA Jalpaiguri, Home

Provided further that if such person or such owner shows the cause as aforesaid,
the Panchayat Samiti or its authorised officer shall, by an order, either cancel the
notice issued or confirm the same subject to such modifications as he thinks fit.
115. (1) A Panchayat Samiti shall exercise general powers of supervision over Gram
Panchayats in the Block and it shall be the duty of these authorities to give effect to the
directions of the Panchayat Samiti. 2 * * * *
(2) 3 A Panchayat Samiti may—
(a) inspect, or cause to be inspected, any immovable property used or occupied by Gram
Panchayat within the Block or any work in progress under the direction of a Gram
Panchayat,
(b) inspect or examine, or depute an officer to inspect or examine, any department of a
Gram Panchayat, or any service, work or thing under the control of the Gram
Panchayat,
(c) inspect or cause to be inspected utilisation of funds in respect of schemes or
programmes assigned to the Gram Panchayats by the State Government for execution
either directly or through the Zilla Parishad 4 [or the Mahakuma Parishad or Council]
or the Panchayat Samiti,
(d) require a Gram Panchayat, for the purpose of inspection or examination,—
(i) to produce any book, record, correspondence or other documents, or
(ii) to furnish any return, plan, estimate, statement of accounts or statistics, or
(iii) to furnish or obtain any report or information.
1 115A. (1) Every Panchayat Samiti shall have a Block Sansad consisting of all members
of the Gram Panchayats pertaining to the Block and all members of that Panchayat
Samiti.
(2) Every Panchayat Samiti shall hold an annual and a half-yearly meeting of such Block
Sansad at such lime and place and in such manner, as may be prescribed.
(3) One-tenth of the total number of members shall form a quorum for a meeting of
Block Sansad: Provided that if no quorum is available for such meeting, the meeting
shall be adjourned to be held at the same lime and place on the seventh day from the
date of such meeting in the manner as may be prescribed.
Power of
supervision by
Panchyat Samiti
over the Gram
Panchyat,etc.
Block Sansad
and its
constitution.
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