In force · As amended up to 2026-08
17. Composition of Gram Panchayat.— A Gram Panchayat shall consist of the Pradhan and such number of directly elected members as may be notified from time to time by the State Government and one member for every 350 population or part thereof of the Panchayat area shall be elected as a member of such Panchayat.
17. SOCIAL WELFARE AND WELFARE OF WEAKER SECTIONS AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS:
(i) promotion of social welfare programme and social welfare activities with emphasis on handicapped and mentally retarded persons;
(ii) organising nursery schools, balwadies, night schools and libraries to eradicate illiteracy and impart general education; and
(iii) organising co-operative societies of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Source: India Code