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The Manipur Panchayati Raj Act, 1994

108 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 123rd April, 1994, vide notification No. S.O. 328(E), dated 23rd April, 1994, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii)
  3. 2Definitions
  4. II — GRAM SABHA
  5. 3Membership of Gram Sabha and disqualification
  6. 4Cessation of membership
  7. 5Periodicity of meetings
  8. 6Convening of meetings
  9. 7Quorum
  10. 8Gram Sabha meetings
  11. 9Agenda
  12. 10Resolution
  13. 11Functions of Gram Sabha
  14. 12Vigilance Committee
  15. IV — ZILLA PARISHAD
  16. 13RURAL ROADS AND INLAND WATERWAYS:
  17. III — GRAM PANCHAYATS
  18. 14Incorporation of Gram Panchayat
  19. 15Electoral roll of Gram Panchayat
  20. 16Publication of Electoral roll of Gram Panchayat
  21. 17Composition of Gram Panchayat
  22. 18Division of Gram Sabha into territorial constituencies
  23. 19Reservation of seats
  24. 20Term of the Gram Panchayats
  25. 21Election of the Pradhan and members of Gram Panchayat
  26. 22Appointment of an Administrative Committee or Administrator on failure to elect members of Gram Panchayat and in other cases
  27. 23Filling of casual vacancy in the office of Pradhan and of the member
  28. 24Election of Up-Pradhan
  29. 25Reservation of seats for Pradhan and Up-Pradhan
  30. 26Procedure for election of Up-Pradhan on the establishment of Gram Panchayat
  31. 27Term of the office of the Pradhan and Up-Pradhan
  32. 28Powers, functions and duties of Pradhan and Up-Pradhan
  33. 29Resignation of Pradhan and Up-Pradhan
  34. 30No confidence motion against the Pradhan and Up-Pradhan
  35. 31Resignation of members
  36. 32Meeting of Gram Panchayat
  37. 33Minutes
  38. 34Quorum and procedure
  39. 35Functions of Gram Panchayat
  40. 36Assignment of functions
  41. 37General powers of the Gram Panchayat
  42. 38Standing Committees
  43. 39Property and funds
  44. 40Taxation
  45. 41Financial assistance to Gram Panchayats
  46. 42Budget of the Gram Panchayat
  47. 43Accounts
  48. 44Audit
  49. 45Staff of Gram Panchayat
  50. 46Staffing pattern and category of employees
  51. 47Appointment and control of employees
  52. IV — ZILLA PARISHAD
  53. 48Establishment of Zilla Parishad
  54. 49Composition of Zilla Parishad
  55. 50Elected Members
  56. 51Filling of casual vacancy
  57. 52Reservation
  58. 53Term of a Zilla Parishad
  59. 54Election of Adhyaksha and Up-Adhyaksha
  60. 55Salary and allowances to the Adhyaksha and Up-Adhyaksha and other members
  61. 56Powers, functions and duties of the Adhyaksha and Up-Adhayaksha
  62. 57Resignation or removal of the Adhyaksha and Up-Adhyaksha
  63. 58Resignation of Member
  64. 59Meeting of the Zilla Parishad
  65. 60Minutes
  66. 61Functions and powers of Zilla Parishad
  67. 62General powers of Zilla Parishad
  68. 63Assignment of functions
  69. 64Delegation of powers
  70. 65Standing Committees
  71. 66Functions of the Standing Committee
  72. 67Procedure of Committees
  73. 68Power to acquire, hold and dispose of property
  74. 69Zilla Parishad Fund
  75. 70Taxation
  76. 71Financial arrangements of Zilla Parishad
  77. 72Budget
  78. 73Accounts
  79. 74Audit
  80. 75Staff of Zilla Parishad
  81. 76Functions of the Chief Executive officer and other officers
  82. 77Right to requisition records, recover money, etc
  83. V — MISCELLANEOUS
  84. 78Powers to revise or modify decisions of committees
  85. 79Powers of Gram Panchayats to make bye-laws
  86. 80Powers of Zilla Parishad to make Regulations
  87. 81Powers of Government to make model regulations and bye-laws
  88. 82Powers of Government to dissolve and reconstitute Gram Panchayat and Zilla Parishad in case of alteration of area
  89. 83Dissolution of Gram Panchayats and Zilla Parishad in certain other cases
  90. 84Inquiry into the affairs of the panchayats by the Government
  91. 85Inspection of Development Schemes
  92. 86Directions from the Government
  93. 87Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer's powers in respect of Gram Panchayat and Zilla Parishad
  94. 88Power of Government and Chief Executive Officer to provide for performance of duties in default of Gram Panchayat or Zilla Parishad
  95. 89Zilla Parishad's power of suspending the executions of order, etc., of Gram Panchayat
  96. 90Government's power of suspending execution of unlawful orders or resolutions
  97. 91Purchase of store and equipment
  98. 93Removal of members for misconduct, etc
  99. 94Restrictions on withdrawal of powers and functions from the Panchayats
  100. 95Preparation of development plans
  101. 96District Planning Committee
  102. 97Finance Commission for Panchayats
  103. 98State Election Commission
  104. 99Determination of elected members after Census
  105. 100Qualification of membership for election to Panchayat or Zilla Parishad
  106. 101Disqualification for Memberships
  107. 102Power of State Government to rescind or suspend resolution of a Gram Panchayat or Zilla Parishad
  108. 103Constitution of Election Tribunal
  109. 104Annual Administration report
  110. 105Power to make Rules
  111. 106Bar to interference by Courts in electoral matters
  112. 107Taking of oath
  113. 108Repeal and savings
  114. 109Removal of difficulties