ANDHRA PRADESH GRAM PANCHAYATS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1964

ANDHRA PRADESH GRAM PANCHAYATS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1964

Preamble -

THE ANDHRA PRADESH GRAM PANCHAYATS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1964
THE ANDHRA PRADESH GRAM PANCHAYATS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1964
[Act No. 14 of 1964]
[03rd August, 1964]
PREAMBLE

An Act to amend the Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayats Act, 1964.

Be it Enacted by The Legislature of The State of Andhra Pradesh in The Fifteenth Year of The Republic of India as Follows:--

Section 1 - Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayats (Amendment) Act, 1964.
2. Sections 3, 4, 11 and 13 shall be deemed to have come into force onthe 27th May, 1964.

Section 2 - Amendment of section 2,

Andhra Pradesh Act 2 of 1964 Clause (18) of section 2 of the Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayats Act, 1964 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), shall be omitted.

Section 3 - Amendment of section 11

In sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 11 of the principal Act, the expression "convened under sub-section (3) of section 12" shall be omitted.

Section 4 - Amendment of section 12

For sub-section (3) of section 12 of the principal Act, the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:--

"(3)  A special meeting for the election of the Sarpanch and Upa-Sarpanch shall be called on the same date on which the results of the ordinary elections to the gram panchayat have been published. The notice of the meeting for the election of Sarpanch and Upa-Sarpanch shall be given to the members so elected by affixture of the same to the notice board at the office of the gram panchayat, immediately after such publication:

Provided that if, for any reason, the election of the Sarpanch or Upa-Sarpanch is not held on the date aforesaid, the special meeting for the election of the Sarpanch or Upa-Sarpanch shall be held on the next day, whether or not it is a holiday observed by the gram panchayat:

Provided further that the Government may, from time to time, for reasons to be recorded in writing, direct or permit the holding of the election of the Sarpanch or Upa-Sarpanch on any other day.".

Section 5 - Amendment of section 17

In section 17 of the principal Act--

1. after the words "of a local authority", the words "and no muttadar" shall be inserted;
2. to the Explanation, the following item shall be added, namely:--

"(c)  the expression 'muttadar' means a person, who holds a village or group of villages in the Scheduled Areas under a sanad granted by the Government subject to the payment of a fixed amount of land revenue to the Government and, who assists the Government in maintaining the law and order in the said village or group of villages, and includes his successors-in-interest".

Section 6 - Amendment of section 19

In sub-section (2) of section 19 of the principal Act, for the words "at the date of election or nomination", the expression "on the date fixed for scrutiny of nominations for election, or on the date of nomination under sub-section (2) of section 13" shall be substituted.

Section 7 - Amendment of section 27

In section 27 of the principal Act, for the word "appointed", the word "elected" shall be substituted.

Section 8 - Amendment of section 42

In sub-section (10) of section 42 of the principal Act, the words "a cantonment authority or" shall be omitted.

Section 9 - Amendment of section 55

To item (xi) in section 55 of the principal Act, the following words shall be added, namely:--

"and the promotion of co-operatives for the manufacture of bricks, tiles, hinges, doors, windows, rafters or other building materials, as provided in the village housing project scheme sponsored by the Central Government;".

Section 10 - Amendment of section 72

In the proviso to sub-section (5) of section 72 of the principal Act, the words "a cantonment authority or" shall be omitted.

Section 11 - Amendment of section 226

For sub-section (3) of section 226 of the principal Act, the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:--

(3) The Special Officer shall call for a special meeting for the election of the Sarpanch and Upa-Sarpanch on the same date on which the results of the election to the gram panchayat have been published, in accordance with the provisions of section 12.".

Section 12 - Amendment of Schedule II

In rule 10 in Schedule II to the principal Act, for the word "half-year", the word "year" shall be substituted.

Section 13 - Amendment of Schedule VI

In Schedule VI to the principal Act, for rule 4, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:--

"4. Term of office of existing presidents, vice-presidents and members.

1. The president, vice-president and members of a panchayat holding office at the commencement of this Act shall, subject to the provisions of sections 18 and 20, continue to hold such office upto and inclusive of the 30th June, 1964, notwithstanding that the first ordinary election to that panchayat under this Act and the special meeting for the election of the Sarpanch and Upa-Sarpanch are hold on or before the 30th June, 1964; and the term of office of Sarpanch, Upa-Sarpanch and members elected at such elections shall be five years commencing on and from the 1st July, 1964:

   Provided that the president, vice-president and members of a town committee constituted for a town municipality under the Municipal Act holding office at the commencement of this Act, shall, subject to the provisions of sections 18 and 20, hold the office of the Sarpanch, Upa-Sarpanch and members of the gram panchayat respectively upto and inclusive of the 30th June, 1969.

2. An officer of the Government nominated a member of a panchayat before the date of commencement of this Act shall, with effect from that date, cease to hold office as such member.
3. Any vacancy in the office of the president, the vice-president or a member of a panchayat at the commencement of this Act, or which may occur thereafter shall, subject to the provisions of sub-rule (3) of rule 3, be filled in accordance with the provisions of the old Andhra Area Act or the old Telangana Area Act or the Municipal Act, as the case may be.
4. Any person elected as Sarpanch, Upa-Sarpanch or member of a panchayat under sub-rule (3) shall hold office upto and inclusive of the 30th June, 1964:

Provided that the person elected under sub-rule (3) as Sarpanch, Upa-Sarpanch or member of a gram panchayat which was a town committee immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall hold office upto and inclusive of the 30th June, 1969.".

Section 14 - Repeal of Andhra Pradesh Ordinance 1 of 1964

The Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayats (Amendment) Ordinance, 1964 is hereby repealed.

Fight against black money

Anna Hazare says bring back the black money

Do u know what will happen if 1456 lac crores comes back..

1)India Financially No.1.

2)Each District will get 60 thousand  crores & 1 village will get 100 crore.

3)No need to pay tax for 20 years.

4)Petrol-25Rs,diesel-15Rs, Dal-20Rs. Milk-8Rs.

5)No need to pay electric Bill.

6)Indian borders will become more strong than the china wall.

7)1500 oxford like universities can be opened.

8) 28,000km, rubber road(as in Paris) can be made.

9)2,000 hospital (inc.all facility) all made Free.

10)95 crore  people will have their own house...'support Anna hazare' 

(A message recieved from some one)

Jai Telangana State

I would like to convey my heart full congratulations to all political leaders who resigned to their political jobs to achieve Telangana state.I do not understand why the counter parts of other area are hesitating  for separate Telangana State. Whether the British rulers obtained British public's consent for giving independence to India.
There is no meaning to say that extremist will come out in small states. If so what is the fate of small countries.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF STATE FINANCE COMMISSIONRULES, 1997.

ANDHRA PRADESH PANCHAYAT RAJ (CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF STATE FINANCE COMMISSION) RULES, 1997.

Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (Mdl. III),

G.O.Ms. No. 247,

28th June 1997]

In exercise of the powers conferred, by Section 240 of Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Act No. 13 of 1994) the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following rules:

RULES
PART-I: PRELIMINARY

1. Short title and Commencement:

1. These rules may be called the Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj (Salaries, Allowances, and conditions of Service of State Finance Commission) Rules. 1997.
2. They shall be deemed to have come into force with effect on and from the 1st of July 1994.

2. Definition:-In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Act" means Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994.
2. "Government" means the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
3. "Commission" means the the State Finance Commission constituted by the governor in pursuance with Article 243-I of the Constitution of India and section 235 of the Act.
4. "Chairman”, "Member-Secretary”, and "Members" mean the Chairman, the Member-Secretary, and the Members of the State Finance Commission appointed by the Governor under subsection (2) of the section 235 of the Act.
5. "M,embers" include the Chairman and Member-Secretary also.
6. "Prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made by the Government.
7. "Section" means section of the Act.
8. the words and expressions used, but not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Andhra Pradesh, Panchayat Raj Act 1994.

Part-II

3. Term:-the term of the Commission shall be as prescribed by the Governor in the orders constituting the Cuommission.

Part-III

4. Status:- Status of the Chairman, Member-Secretary, and Members shall be as prescribed by the Government.

Part-IV

5. Honorarium and Allowances:-The Chairman, Member-Secretary, and Members shall receive honorarium and incidental expenses as prescribed by the Government.

Part-V

6. Service Conditions:-A person who on the date of appointment to the Commission was in the service of the Central Government or the State Government or University are a Local Body or any other Body wholly or substantially owned or controlled by the Central or the State Government shall be deemed to have retired from such service with effect on and from the date of appointment as Chairman, Member-Secretary or Member.

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7.  On such retirement, they shall be entitled to receive pension, gratuity, and other pensionary benefits in accordance with the rules roating to the retirement benefits applicable to them.

8. They shall be eligible for leave, including half-pay Commuted leave and surrender leave as in the case of regular Government employees. On the expiry of the term of office, they shall be entitled to receive cash equivalent to salary in respect of the leave attending to their credit.

Provided that the quantum of leave in case the time of retirement under rule six and during the year appointment in the commission put together shall not exceed 240 days. A person who on the date of joining the commission, amended thereafter from time to time the commission is credit. He shall be permitted to carry forward the leave. It is credit at the time of joining the commission or amended thereafter.

9. The Chairman and the Member-Secretary of Commission appointed to the Commission shall be entitled to pension for the service rendered by him in the Commission, provided that he has put in not less than two years of service with the commission. The monthly pension shall be calculated at six hundred for each completed year of service are part there thereof.

Provided that the calculated amount of pension together with the amount of pension already drawn, including committed portion of Pension, if any, shall not exceed the maximum amount of pension admissible to the higher ranked non-cadre of the state government, as prescribed in the Andhra Pradesh, revised Pension rules 1980 as amended from time to time.

10.  The Chairman, Member-Secretary, and Members shall be entitled to travelling allowances, daily allowances, mileage, etc., at the rate applicable to Grade-I officers and they shall be entitled to travel by Air Condition First Class and by Air.

11.  They shall be paid sitting fees (but of packet expense) at the rates fixed by the government.

12. The daily allowance admissible on tour shall not be paid for the day of meeting where out of pocket incidentials are paid.

The Chairman, Member-Secretary and Member and their families shall be entitled to medical treatment and accommodation in the hospitals as per the rules applicable to Grade-I officers.

13.  Miscellaneous:- where the status of minister has been occurred to the accorded to the Chairman, or Members they shall be entitled to the benefits etc., as applicable to Ministers given in the Andhra Pradesh payment of Salaries and Pension and Removal and disqualification Act, 1953, as amended from time to time.

14. Provisions:- In respect of Service Conditions, etc., which are not provided for for in these rules, the rules and orders applicable to Grade-I officers shall be applicable to the Chairman, Member-Secretary, and Members.

15. Powers to relax rules:-Government shall have the powers to relax any of the provisions of these rules.

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Reservation for women in local bodies of Andhrapradesh

Reservation of seats for women in ensuing election of local bodies of Andhra Pradesh should be made according to proportionate population of women as is done in the case of ST,SC and B.Cs.

G.P.Employees in some districts regularised in AP

As per  G.O. 112 and 212 employees working in Grampanchayats since 1982 are to be regularised. But in some districts employees are regularised and in some district of  Andhra Pradesh have not regularised so far though some of them expired without getting retirement benefits and their families are also ignored. How the government showing the desparity between the districts of one state of Andhrapradesh

ఉపాధి హామీ పథకం

మహాత్మా గాంధీ జాతీయ ఉపాధి హామీ పతకములో విజిలెన్సు  అధికారులకు పతకములో జరిగిన సామాజిక ఆడిట్ లో తేలిన ఆర్ధిక నేరాలను అరికట్టే అధికరములను దాఖలు పరచాలి.  

Social audit on MGNREGS

It is best stept to change guidelines on social audit. Vigilence officers of MGNREGS shall have to be provided with  R.R.Act powers, of which thahsildars in A.P.are now having.