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President of A Village Panchayth

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PRESIDENT OF A VILLAGE PANCHAYAT, In every village panchayat there shall be a president and a vice — president. They shall be rhe president shall be a full-time elected from among the elected members of the panchayat, functionary of the panchayat. In a panchayat where the office of the president has not been reserved for woman, the office of the vice-president shall be reserved for women. The president and vice-president shall take oath before assuming the office. Any vacancy regarding the office of president or vice-president shall be reported to the state election commission. And the state election commission should take steps for the election of president or vice-president, The president and vice-president or any member of the panchayat shall submit their resignation in the prescribed form to the secretary. If any dispute regarding the resignation arises the decision of the election commission shall be final. The executive power for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act and the resolution passed by a panchayat shall vest in the president. When the office of the president is vacant, the vice-president shall exercise the functions of the president. Where the offices of president and vice-president are vacant the chairman of development standing committee shall act as president. A President shall be deemed to have vacated his office on the expiry of his term of office as member or on his being senteaced by a criminal court for the imprisonment for any offence involving moral delinquency or on his otherwise ceasing to be a member of that Panchayat. A Vice-President shall be deemed to have vacated his office -on the expiry of his term of office as member or on his being sentenced by a criminal court for imprisonment for any offence involving moral delinquency or on his otherwise ceasing to be a member, or on his election as President, Ifthe president of the panchayat is continuously absent from jurisdiction for more than fifteen days or is in capacitated, his functions, during such actions of incapacity shall, except in such circumstances as may be prescribed, vest on the vice-president of that panchayat. Where the offices of the President and the Vice-President are vacant, the Chairman of the standing committee in the order mentioned in sub-section (1) of section 162, shall perform the functions of the President till a new President or Vice-President assumes office and where there is no President or Vice-President or Chairman of standing committee to hold the office of the President, the eldest among the clected members shall perform the functions of the President until the President or Vice President or Chairman of any Standing Committee assumes office. POWERS & FUNCTIONS OF PRESIDENT © The president normally preside over and control the mectings of the panchayat and gram Sabha ¢ Exercise supervision and control over the officers and employees of the panchayat. * Allow contingent expenditures up to such limit fixed by state government. « Authorized payments of the panchayat * Incase of emergency he can directly execute any public work and such works shall be paid from the funds of the panchayat * He should ensure the attendance of the secretary and other employees of the panchayat. * He can suspend any employee or officer of the panchayat other than secretary and the government officers in the gazetted ranks, * He can call for in writing any file or records relating to administration of the panchayat from the secretary or any officer of the panchayat. * to refer immediately to Government any resolution passed by the Panchayat, which in his opinion has not passed in accordance with law or is in excess of power conferred by this Act, or any other law or if carried out, is likely to endanger human life, health or public safety.

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