The Bihar Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015

(cid:4)(cid:4)ननबबंधंधनन ससं(cid:10)ं(cid:10) य याा पी0ट(cid:20)0-40 ॢबहह(cid:4)(cid:4)रर गजट [[सस(cid:3)(cid:3)धध(cid:3)(cid:3)ररणण [[कक(cid:8)(cid:8) ॢॢॢबबबहहह(cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:4)ररर सससरररककक(cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:4)ररर हहह(cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:4)ररर(cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:4) (cid:10)(cid:10)(cid:10)ककक(cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:4)०००शशशततत 5 भा(cid:14) 1(cid:19)3(cid:20) (cid:27)श(cid:15)(cid:28) (स(cid:14)(cid:15) पटन(cid:4) (cid:19)(cid:20)2) पपटटनन(cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:29) व५ह प ०तव(cid:4)र, 2(cid:20) [ग त 2(cid:15)15 fof/k foHkkx ——— vf/klwpuk,a 27 vxLr 2015 laŒ ,yŒthŒ&1&17@20155@@yystst% 120—ffccggkkjj ffoo//kkkkuu eeaMaMyy }}kkjjkk ;;FFkkkkiikkffjjrr ffuuEEuuffyyff[[kkrr vvff//kkffuu;;ee]] ffftttllliiijjj eeegggkkkeeefffgggeee jjjkkkTTT;;;iiikkkyyy fffnnnuuukkkaaddad 222222 vvvxxxLLLrrr 222000111555 dddkkkss s vvvuuuqqqeeefffrrr nnnss s pppqqqdddss s gggSSS]]] bbbllldddss s }}}kkkjjjkkk llloooZZZ&&&lllkkk///kkkkkkjjj...kkk dddhhh lllwwppwpuuukkk dddss s fy;s izdkf’kr fd;k tkrk gSa A ffccggkkjj&&jjkkTT;;iikkyy dds s vkns’k ls] eeuukksstt ddqqeekkjj] lljjddkkjj dds s lla;a;qqDDrr llffppoo AA 2 ॢबह(cid:4)र गजट (cid:10)[स(cid:4)ध(cid:4)रण(cid:15)(cid:16) 27 अग(cid:27) त 2015 fcgkj iapk;r jkt ¼la'kks/ku½ vf/kfu;e] 2015 [fcgkj vf/kfu;e 15]2015] fcgkj iapk;r jkt vf/kfu;e] 2006 ¼fcgkj vf/kfu;e 6] 2006½ dk la'kks/ku djus ds fy, vf/kfu;eA Hkkjr&x.kjkT; ds fN;klBosa o"kZ esa fcgkj jkT; fo/kku eaMy }kjk fuEufyf[kr :i esa ;g vf/kfu;fer gks%& 1- laf{kIr uke] foLrkj vkSj izkjaHkA& ¼1½ ;g vf/kfu;e fcgkj iapk;r jkt ¼la'kks/ku½ vf/kfu;e] 2015 dgk tk ldsxkA ¼2½ bldk foLrkj lEiw.kZ fcgkj jkT; esa gksxkA ¼3½ bl la'kks/ku vf/kfu;e] 2015 dh /kkjk&15 }kjk fd, x, la'kks/ku dks NksM+dj] ;g rqjar izo`Ùk gksxk vkSj /kkjk&15 }kjk fd;k x;k la'kks/ku 1yh tuojh] 2016 ds izHkko ls izo`Ùk gksxkA 2- fcgkj vf/kfu;e 6] 2006 dh /kkjk&2 dk la'kks/kuA& mDr vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk&2 ds [k.M ¼d <+½ ds i'pkr~ fuEufyf[kr [k.M ¼d .k½ tksM+k tk,xk%& ^^¼d .k½ ^^okMZ lHkk** ls vfHkizsr gS /kkjk 170 d dh mi&/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu xfBr okMZ lHkkA** 3- fcgkj vf/kfu;e 6] 2006 dh /kkjk 7 dk la'kks/kuA& mDr vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 7 ds [k.M ¼?k½ ds i'pkr~ fuEufyf[kr [k.M ¼³½ ,oa [k.M ¼p½ tksM+s tk,axs%& ^^¼³½ okMZ lHkkvksa dh vuq'kalk,¡ ¼p½ vxj xzke lHkk dh jk; esa fdlh okMZ ls lacaf/kr dksbZ egRoiw.kZ ;kstuk okMZ lHkk dh dk;Zokgh esa lfEEkfyr ugha dh x;h gS] rks xzke lHkk ,slh ;kstukvksa ij Hkh fopkj dj ldsxhA** 4- fcgkj vf/kfu;e 6] 2006 dh /kkjk 9 dk la'kks/kuA& mDr vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 9 ds [k.M ¼t½ ds i'pkr~ fuEufyf[kr [k.M ¼>½ tksM+k tk,xk%& ^^¼>½ okMZ lHkkvksa ds izfrosnuksa@vuq'kalkvksa ds laca/k esa fopkj&foe'kZ djuk ,oa leqfpr dkjZokbZ gsrq xzke iapk;r dks vuq'kalk djukA** 5- fcgkj vf/kfu;e 6] 2006 esa /kkjk 16 ds ckn ,d ubZ /kkjk dk vUr%LFkkiuA& mDRk vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 16 ds i'pkr~ fuEufyf[kr ubZ /kkjk 16d vUr%LFkkfir dh tk,xh%& ^^16d- eqf[k;k] mi&eqf[k;k ,oa vU; lnL;ksa dks HkŸksA& xzke iapk;r ds eqf[k;k] mi&eqf[k;k vkSj vU; lnL; ;Fkkfofgr HkŸks ikus ds gdnkj gksaxsA** 6- vf/kfu;e 6] 2006 esa v/;k; VIII ,oa /kkjk 170 ds i'pkr~ ,d u;k v/;k; ,oa ,d ubZ /kkjk dk vUr%LFkkiuA&fcgkj iapk;r jkt vf/kfu;e] 2006 esa v/;k; VIII ,oa /kkjk 170 ds i'pkr~ fuEufyf[kr u;k v/;k; IX rFkk ubZ /kkjk 170d vUr%LFkkfir dh tk,xh %& ^^v/;k; IX okMZ lHkk 170d ¼1½ ljdkj ds lkekU; vkns'k ds v/khu jgrs gq,] xzke iapk;r ds Hkhrj okMks± ds izR;sd izknsf'kd fuokZpu {ks= esa okMZ lHkk dk vk;kstu fd;k tk,xkA okMZ lHkk rhu eghus esa de&ls&de ,d ckj viuh cSBd djsxhA mDr okMZ ls xzke iapk;r ds fuokZfpr lnL; tks okMZ dk izfrfuf/kRo djrs gksa] okMZ lHkk dh cSBd dk vk;kstu fofgr izfØ;kvksa ds vuqlkj djsaxs vkSj cSBd dh v/;{krk djsaxsA ml okMZ ds fuokZpu {ks= esa fuokl djus okys lHkh ernkrk mDr okMZ lHkk ds lnL; gksaxsA ¼2½ vxj okMZ lHkk dh cSBd cqykus gsrq mŸkjnk;h xzke iapk;r lnL; cSBd cqykus esa vlQy jgrs gSa] rc ml xzke iapk;r ds eqf[k;k ;k eqf[k;k }kjk vf/kÑr fd;s tkus ij mi&eqf[k;k cSBd dk vk;kstu djsaxs ,oa mldh v/;{krk djsaxsA ¼3½ okMZ lHkk dh cSBd ds fy, x.kiwfrZ ¼dksje½ okMZ lHkk ds dqy lnL;ksa ds nlosa fgLls ;k ipkl lnL;ksa dh mifLFkfr ls iwjh gksxhA ¼4½ okMZ lHkk] ,slh fu;ekoyh tks fofgr dh tk,] ds v/;/khu fuEufyf[kr 'kfDr;ksa dk iz;ksx djsxh ,oa fuEufyf[kr d`R;ksa dk fuoZgu djsxh %& ¼d½ okMZ lHkk ds {ks= esa yh tkus okyh fodkl ;kstukvksa ds izLrko rS;kj djuk rFkk mudh izkFkfedrk fofuf'pr djuk ,oa bls xzke iapk;r dh fodkl ;kstuk esa lfEefyr djus ds mís'; ls xzke lHkk dks vxzlkfjr djuk( ¼[k½ fu;r ekunaMksa ds vk/kkj ij fgrkf/kdkjh vfHkU;Lr Ldhe ds fy, okMZ lHkk ds {ks= ls lcls vf/kd ik= O;fDr;ksa dh igpku djukA ¼x½ ljdkj ls fofHkUu izdkj dh dY;k.kdkjh lgk;rk] ;Fkk isa'ku ,oa vuqnku] izkIr djus okys O;fDr;ksa dh ik=rk dk lR;kiu djuk( ¼?k½ okMZ lHkk ds fofu'p; ij xzke iapk;r }kjk dh x;h vuqorhZ dkjZokbZ ds laca/k esa lwpuk izkIr djuk( ¼³½ fodkl ;kstukvksa dss fy, udn ;k ftUl nksuksa :iksa esa va'knku vkSj LoSfPNd Jenku dk lg;ksx izkIr djuk( (cid:31)बहार गजट (असाधारण), 27 अग(cid:27)त 2015 3 ¼p½ ;g lqfuf'pr djus dk iz;kl djuk fd okMZ lHkk ds lnL; xzke iapk;r dks djksa ,oa Qhlksa ¼;fn dksbZ gksa½ dk lle; Hkqxrku djrs gSa( ¼N½ eqf[k;k ds vuqjks/k ij LVªhV ykbZV] LVªhV ;k lkeqnkf;d uy] lkoZtfud LoPNrk bdkbZ;ka] ,oa vU; lkoZtfud lqfo/kk ;kstukvksa ds fy, okMZ lHkk ds {ks= esa mi;qDr LFky dk lq>ko nsuk( ¼t½ yksdfgr ls tqM+s ;Fkk& LoPNrk] i;kZoj.k dk laj{k.k ,ao iznw"k.k dk fu;a=.k tSls fo"k;ksas ij tkx:drk iSnk djuk( ¼>½ okMZ lHkk ds {ks= eas LoPNrk O;oLFkk dk;e j[kus esa xzke iapk;r ds deZpkfj;ksa dks lg;ksx nsuk ,oa dwM+k&dpjk ds fuLrkj.k esa LoSfPNd Jenku djuk( ¼¥½ okMZ lHkk ds {ks= esa o;Ld f'k{kk dk;ZØe dks izksRlkfgr djuk( ¼V½ lkoZtfud LokLF; dsanzks dh xfrfof/k;ksa] fo'ks"kr% jksxksa dh jksdFkke ,oa ifjokj dY;k.k dk;ZØeksa esa lg;ksx nsuk rFkk egkekfj;ksa ,oa izkd`frd vkinkvksa dh ?kVukvkas dks rqjar izfrosfnr djus gsrq vko';d O;oLFkk djuk( ¼B½ okMZ lHkk ds {ks= esa lekt ds fofHkUu oxkZsa ds chp ,drk vkSj lkSgknZ c<+kuk ,oa LFkkuh; yksxksa dh izfrHkk dks igpku nsus gsrq lkaLd`frd mRloksa ,oa [ksyksa dk vk;kstu djuk( vkSj ¼M½ ,slh vU; 'kfDr;ksa dk iz;ksx ,oa ,sls vU; dk;ksZa dk fuoZgu djuk tks fofgr fd, tk,aA ¼5½ okMZ lHkk ds cSBdksa ds vk;kstu ,oa lapkyu dh izfØ;k ogh gksxh tks fofgr dh tk;A ¼6½ okMZ lHkk ds izR;sd cSBd dh v/;{krk] lacaf/kr okMZ {ks= ls fuokZfpr xzke iapk;r ds okMZ lnL; }kjk ,oa mldh vuqifLFkfr esa xzke iapk;r ds eqf[k;k ;k eqf[k;k }kjk vf/kÑr mi&eqf[k;k }kjk dh tk;sxhA ¼7½ okMZ lHkk dh cSBd esa fdlh eqís ds laca/k esa lHkh ladYi okMZ lHkk dh cSBd esa mifLFkr ,oa ernku djus okys lnL;ksa ds cgqer ls ikfjr fd, tk,axsA** 7- fcgkj vf/kfu;e 6] 2006 dh /kkjk 18 dk la'kks/kuA& ¼1½ /kkjk 18 dh mi/kkjk ¼4½ ds [kaM (i) ds izFke ijUrqd ds vUr esa fuEufyf[kr okD; tksM+k tk,xk %& ^^eqf[k;k dh iwjh inkof/k esa ,slk dksbZ vfo'okl izLrko flQZ ,d ckj gh yk;k tk ldsxkA** ¼2½ /kkjk 18 dh mi/kkjk ¼4½ ds [kaM (i) ls f}rh; ijUrqd ,rn~ }kjk foyksfir fd;k tkrk gSA ¼3½ /kkjk 18 dh mi/kkjk ¼4½ ds [kaM (ii) ds izFke ijUrqd ds vUr esa fuEufyf[kr okD; tksM+k tk,xk%& ^^mi&eqf[k;k dh iwjh inkof/k esa ,slk dksbZ vfo'okl izLrko flQZ ,d ckj gh yk;k tk ldsxkA** ¼4½ /kkjk 18 dh mi/kkjk ¼4½ ds [kaM (ii) esa f}rh; ijUrqd ,rn~ }kjk foyksfir fd;k tkrk gSA 8- fcgkj vf/kfu;e 6] 2006 dh /kkjk 32 dk la'kks/kuA& mDr vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 32 dh mi&/kkjk ¼1½ fuEufyf[kr }kjk izfrLFkkfir dh tk,xh %& ^^32 ¼1½ izR;sd xzke iapk;r esa ;Fkkfofgr jhfr ls fu;qDr gksus okyk ,d iapk;r lfpo gksxkA iapk;r lfpo ds vfrfjDr] ljdkj xzke iapk;r ds v/khu dke djus ds fy,] le;&le; ij] mruh la[;k esa vU; dfeZ;kas dks Hkh fofgr jhfr ls inLFkkfir ;k izfrfu;qDr dj ldsxh] ftls og vko';d le>sA^^ 9- fcgkj vf/kfu;e 6] 2006 dh /kkjk 40 dk la'kks/kuA& mDr vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 40¼1½ ds [k.M ¼[k½ ds i'pkr~ fuEufyf[kr [k.M ¼x½ tksM+k tk,xk %& ^^¼x½ vxj iapk;r lfefr ds izeq[k rFkk mi&izeq[k nksuksa in ,d lkFk fjDRk gks tk;ssa ,oa fdlh dkj.ko'k jkT; fuokZpu vk;ksx mDr nksuksa esa fdlh ,d fjDr in ds fo:) fuokZpu lapkfyr djus esa vleFkZ gks rks izeq[k ds nkf;Roksa ds fuoZgu gsrq] dk;Zdkjh O;oLFkk ds :i esa] iapk;r lfefr izknsf'kd fuokZpu {ks= ls lh/ks fuokZfpr lnL;ksa ds chp ls mez esa ofj"Bre lnL;] izeq[k ds :i esa] dk;Z djsaxsA dk;Zdkjh O;oLFkk ds :i esa dk;Z djus okys izeq[k dh dk;kZof/k iw.kZr% vLFkk;h gksxh] rFkk vf/kfu;e ds izko/kkuksa ds vuqlkj fof/kor fuokZfpr izeq[k ds dk;ZHkkj laHkkyrs gh Lor% lekIr gks tk,xhA ofj"Bre lnL; }kjk izeq[k dh ftEesokjh xzg.k djus ls fyf[kr :i esa badkj fd, tkus ij] ofj"Bre lnL; ds ckn mez esa ofj"B nwljs lnL;] izeq[k ds :i eas] dk;Z djsaxsA dk;Zikyd inkf/kdkjh] iapk;r lfefr] ;Fkkfofgr :i ls] lHkh fuokZfpr lnL;ksa dh mez ds laca/k eas iath dk la/kkj.k LFkk;h O;oLFkk ds :i esa djsaxsA mez leku gksus dh fLFkfr esa ojh;rk dk fofu'p; ykWVjh }kjk ;Fkkfofgr izfØ;k ds vuqlkj fd;k tk,xkA** 10- fcgkj vf/kfu;e 6] 2006 dh /kkjk 44 dk la'kks/kuA& ¼1½ mDr vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 44 dh mi/kkjk ¼3½ ds [kaM ¼ii½ ds vUr esa fuEufyf[kr okD; tksM+k tk,xk %& ^^izeq[k@mi&izeq[k dh iwjh inkof/k esa ,slk dksbZ vfo'okl izLrko flQZ ,d ckj gh yk;k tk ldsxkA** ¼2½ /kkjk 44 dh mi/kkjk ¼3½ ds [kaM (iii) dks ,rn~ }kjk foyksfir fd;k tkrk gSA ¼3½ /kkjk 44 dh mi/kkjk ¼3½ ds [kaM (iv) dks [kaM (iii) ds :i esa iqulZa[;kafdr fd;k tk,xkA 11- fcgkj vf/kfu;e 6] 2006 dh /kkjk 67 dk la'kks/kuA& mDr vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 67 dh mi&/kkjk ¼1½ esa fuEufyf[kr ijUrqd tksM+k tk,xk %& 4 ॢबह(cid:4)र गजट (cid:10)[स(cid:4)ध(cid:4)रण(cid:15)(cid:16) 27 अग(cid:27) त 2015 ^^ijUrq vxj ftyk ifj"kn ds v/;{k rFkk mik/;{k nksuksa in ,d lkFk fjDr gks tk;sa ,oa fdlh dkj.ko'k jkT; fuokZpu vk;ksx mDr nksuksa esa fdlh ,d fjDr in ds fo:) fuokZpu lapkfyr djus esa vleFkZ gks rks v/;{k ds nkf;Roksas ds fuoZgu gsrq] dk;Zdkjh O;oLFkk ds :i esa] ftyk ifj"kn izknsf'kd fuokZpu {ks=ksa ls lh/ks fuokZfpr lnL;ksa ds chp ls mez esa ofj"Bre lnL;] v/;{k ds :i eas] dk;Z djsaxsA dk;Zdkjh O;oLFkk ds :i esa dk;Z djus okys v/;{k dh dk;kZof/k iw.kZr% vLFkk;h gksxh] rFkk vf/kfu;e ds izko/kkuksa ds vuqlkj fof/kor fuokZfpr v/;{k ds dk;ZHkkj laHkkyrs gh Lor% lekIr gks tk,xhA ofj"Bre lnL; }kjk v/;{k dh ftEesokjh xzg.k djus ls fyf[kr :i esa badkj fd, tkus ij ofj"Bre lnL; ds ckn mez esa ofj"B nwljs lnL;] v/;{k ds :i eas] dk;Z djsaxsA eq[; dk;Zikyd inkf/kdkjh] ftyk ifj"kn~ ;Fkkfofgr :i ls lHkh fuokZfpr lnL;ksa dh mez ds laca/k eas iath dk la/kkj.k LFkk;h O;oLFkk ds :i esa djsaxsA mez leku gksus dh fLFkfr esa ojh;rk dk fofu'p; ykWVjh }kjk ;Fkkfofgr izfØ;k ds vuqlkj fd;k tk,xkA** 12- fcgkj vf/kfu;e 6] 2006 dh /kkjk 70 dk la'kks/ku A& ¼1½ mDr vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 70 dh mi/kkjk ¼4½ ds [kaM ¼ii½ ds vUr eas fuEufyf[kr okD; tksM+k tk,xk %& ^^v/;{k@mik/;{k dh iwjh inkof/k esa ,slk dksbZ vfo'okl izLrko flQZ ,d ckj gh yk;k tk ldsxkA** ¼2½ mDr vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 70 dh mi/kkjk ¼4½ ds [kaM (vii) dks ,rn~ }kjk foyksfir fd;k tkrk gSA 13- fcgkj vf/kfu;e 6] 2006 esa ,d ubZ /kkjk dk vUr%LFkkiuA& mDr vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 95 ds i'pkr~ fuEufyf[kr ubZ /kkjk 95d vUr%LFkkfir dh tk,xh %& ^^95d ljiap] mi&ljiap ,oa vU; lnL;ksa dks HkŸksA& xzke dpgjh ds ljiap] mi&ljiap vkSj vU; lnL; ;Fkkfofgr HkŸks ikus ds gdnkj gksaxsA** 14- fcgkj vf/kfu;e 6] 2006 dh /kkjk 97 dk la'kks/kuA& ¼1½ mDr vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 97 dh mi/kkjk ¼4½ ds [kaM ¼i½ ds izFke ijUrqd ds vUr esa fuEufyf[kr okD; tksM+k tk,xk %& ^^ljiap dh iwjh inkof/k esa ,slk dksbZ vfo'okl izLrko flQZ ,d ckj gh yk;k tk ldsxkA** ¼2½ mDr vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 97 dh mi/kkjk ¼4½ ds [kaM ¼i½ dk f}rh; ijUrqd ,rn~ }kjk foyksfir fd;k tkrk gSA ¼3½ mDr vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 97 dh mi/kkjk ¼4½ ds [kaM (ii) ds izFke ijUrqd ds vUr esa fuEufyf[kr okD; tksM+k tk,xk %& ^^mi&ljiap dh iwjh inkof/k esa ,slk dksbZ vfo'okl izLrko flQZ ,d ckj gh yk;k tk ldsxkA** ¼4½ mDr vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 97 dh mi/kkjk ¼4½ ds [kaM ¼ii½ dk f}rh; ijUrqd ,rn~ }kjk foyksfir fd;k tkrk gSA 15- fcgkj vf/kfu;e 6] 2006 dh /kkjk 136 esa la'kks/ku A& mDr vf/kfu;e] 2006 dh /kkjk 136 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds [kaM ¼´½ ds ckn fuEufyf[kr u;k [kaM ¼V½ tksM+k tk,xk %& **¼V½ iapk;r {ks= esa fuokl djus okys ,sls oS;fDrd x`gLFk ifjokj dk lnL; gS] ftlus 1 tuojh] 2016 rd dh vof/k ;k mlds iwoZ vius ?kj esa de&ls&de ,d 'kkSpky; dk fuekZ.k ugha fd;k gSA Li"Vhdj.k %& ¼1½ bl iz;kstukFkZ ^oS;fDrd x`gLFk ifjokj* ls vfHkizsr gS ifr] iRuh] vkfJr cPps ,oa vkfJr ekrk] firkA pquko yM+us gsrq bPNqd O;fDr dks vius ukekadu i= ds lkFk bl vk'k; dk 'kiFk i= izLrqr djuk gksxk fd mlds ?kj esa ,d 'kkSpky; miyC/k gSA ¼2½ fcgkj iapk;r fuokZpu fu;ekoyh] 2006 esa vUrfoZ"V fdlh ckr ds gksrs gq, Hkh] ;g fujgZrk dsoy iapk;r pquko esa vH;FkhZ cuus ds fy, ykxw gksxh] izLrkod cuus ds fy, ugha c'krsZ og izLrkod cuus gsrq vU;Fkk fujfgZr ugha gksA** fcgkj&jkT;iky ds vkns’k ls] eukst dqekj] ljdkj ds la;qDr lfpo A 27 vxLr 2015 laŒ ,yŒthŒ&1&17@2015@yst% 121—fcgkj fo/kku eaMy }kjk ;Fkkikfjr egkefge jkT;iky }kjk 22 vxLr 2015 dks vuqer fcgkj jkt iapk;r ¼la'kks/ku½ vf/kfu;e] 2015 dk fuEufyf[kr vaxzsth vuqokn fcgkj&jkT;iky ds izkf/kdkj ls blds }kjk izdkf'kr fd;k tkrk gS] ftls Hkkjrh; lafo/kku ds vuqPNsn&348 ds [kaM ¼3½ ds v/khu mDr vf/kfu;e dk vaxzsth Hkk"kk esa izkf/kd`r ikB le>k tk;sxkA fcgkj&jkT;iky ds vkns’k ls] eukst dqekj] ljdkj ds la;qDr lfpo A (cid:31)बहार गजट (असाधारण), 27 अग(cid:27)त 2015 5 The Bihar Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015 [Bihar Act 15,2015] AN ACT TO AMEND THE BIHAR PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 2006 (ACT 6, 2006) Be it enacted in the sixty sixth year of the Republic of India by the Legislature of the State of Bihar as follows:- 1. Short title, extent and commencement :– (1) This Act may be called the Bihar Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Bihar. (3) It shall come into force at once excluding the amendment made by section 15 of this Amendment Act, 2015 and the amendment made by Section 15 shall come into force with effect from 1st January, 2016. 2. Amendment of section 2 of the Bihar Act 6, 2006- .--- After clause (a n) of section 2 of the said Act, 2006 the following clause (a o) shall be added : – "(a o) "Ward Sabha" means the Ward Sabha constituted under sub-section (1) of section 170 A." 3. Amendment of section 7 of the Bihar Act 6, 2006 -.--- After clause (d) of section 7 of the said Act, 2006, the following clauses (e) and (f) shall be added : – "(e) Recommendations of Ward Sabhas. (f) If in the opinion of Gram Sabha any important scheme related to a Ward has not been included in the proceeding of the Ward Sabha, the Gram Sabha may consider on such schemes also." 4. Amendment of section 9 of the Bihar Act 6, 2006 -.--- After clause (h) of section 9 of the said Act, 2006, the following clause (i) shall be added : – "(i) Discussing and recommending appropriate action to the Gram Panchayat with regard to the reports/recommendations of Ward Sabhas." 5. Insertion of a new Section in the Bihar Act 6, 2006 -.--- after Section 16 of the said Act, the following new section 16 A shall be inserted:- "16 A. Allowances to the Mukhiya, Up-Mukhiya and others members :- Mukhiya, Up- Mukhiya and others members of the Gram Panchayat shall be entitled to such allowances as may be prescribed." 6. Insertion of a new chapter and new section in the Bihar Act 6, 2006 -.--- After Chapter- VIII and Section 170 in the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006, the following new Chapter IX and new section 170 A shall be inserted :- "CHAPTER IX WARD SABHA 170A (1) Subject to the general orders of the Government, a ward Sabha shall be organised in each territorial electoral constituency of the wards within the Gram Panchayat. The Ward Sabha shall meet once in three months. The elected member of Gram Panchayat, who represents the Ward, shall convene the meetings of Ward Sabha as per prescribed procedure and preside over the meeting. Every voter residing in the electoral territory of the Ward shall be a member of that Ward Sabha. (2) If the Gram Panchayat member responsible to convene the meeting fails to convene the meeting of the Ward Sabha, the Mukhiya of the Gram Panchayat or the Up-Mukhiya, if authorised by the Mukhiya, shall convene the meeting and preside over it. (3) The quorum for the meeting of a Ward Sabha shall be present with the presence of the members of one tenth of the total number of members of the Ward Sabha or fifty members. As far as possible not less than thirty percent of the voters attending the Ward Sabha, shall be women. As far as possible persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes may be represented in the Ward Sabha in proportion to their population in the Ward Sabha. (4) Ward Sabha shall, subject to such rules as may be prescribed, exercise the following powers and discharge the following functions :- (a) to generate proposals and determine the priority of schemes and development programmes to be implemented in the area of the Ward Sabha and forward the same 6 ॢबह(cid:4)र गजट (cid:10)[स(cid:4)ध(cid:4)रण(cid:15)(cid:16) 27 अग(cid:27) त 2015 to place it before the Gram Sabha for inclusion in Gram Panchayat development plan ; (b) to identify the most eligible persons from the area of Ward Sabha for beneficiary oriented schemes on the basis of criteria fixed; (c) to verify the eligibility of persons getting various kinds of welfare assistance from Government such as pensions and subsidies ; (d) to get information from the Gram Panchayat on the rationale of every decision of the Gram Panchayat concerning the area of the Ward Sabha ; (e) to provide and mobilize voluntary labour and contributions in cash and kind for development work and supervise such development works through volunteer teams ; (f) to make efforts to ensure that the members of Ward Sabha pay taxes and fees (if any) to the Gram Panchayat ; (g) to suggest, on the request of Mukhiya, the location of streetlights, street or community water taps, public sanitation units, and such other public amenity schemes within the area of the Ward Sabha ; (h) to impart awareness on matters of public interest such as cleanliness, preservation of the environment and prevention of pollution ; (i) to assist the employees of the Gram Panchayat in sanitation arrangements in the area of Ward Sabha and render voluntary service in the removal of garbage ; (j) to promote programme of adult education within the area of Ward Sabha ; (k) to assist the activities of public health centers in the area of Ward Sabha especially in disease prevention and family welfare and to create arrangements to quickly report the incidence of epidemics and natural calamities ; (l) to promote harmony and unity among various groups of people in the area of the Ward Sabha and to arrange cultural festivals and sports meets to give expression to the talents of the people of the locality ; and (m) to exercise such other powers and discharge such other functions as may be prescribed. (5) The procedure for convening and conducting the meetings of the Ward Sabha shall be such as may be prescribed. (6) Every meeting of a Ward Sabha shall be presided over by the ward member of the Gram Panchayat elected from the area of the concerned Ward and in his absence by the Mukhiya of the Gram Panchayat or the Up-Mukhiya authorised by the Mukhiya. (7) All resolutions in respect of any issue in the meeting of the Ward Sabha shall be passed by a majority of the members present and voting in the meeting of the Ward Sabha." 7. Amendment of Section 18 of the Bihar Act, 2006- .--- (1) The following sentence shall be added at the end of the first proviso of clause (i) of sub-section (4) of section 18 :– "Such a no confidence motion may be brought only once in the whole tenure of Mukhiya." (2) The second proviso of clause (i) of sub-section (4) of section 18 is hereby deleted. (3) The following shall be added in the first proviso of clause (ii) of sub-section (4) of section 18 :– "Such a no confidence motion may be brought only once in the whole tenure of Up- Mukhiya." (4) The second proviso in clause (ii) of sub-section (4) of section 18 shall be deleted. 8. Amendment of Section 32 of the Bihar Act, 2006- .--- The sub-section (1) of Section 32 of the said Act shall be substituted by the following :- "32(1). There shall be a Panchayat Secretary in Gram Panchayat to be appointed in the manner as may be prescribed. In addition to a Panchayat Secretary, the State Government may post or depute such number of other staff to work under the Gram Panchayat, in the prescribed manner which it may consider necessary." 9. Amendment of section 40 of the Bihar Act, 2006 -.--- The following clause (c) shall be added after clause (b) in section 40(1) of the said Act, 2006 :- "(c) If both the posts of Pramukh and Up-Pramukh of Panchayat Samiti fall vacant simultaneously and the State Election Commission is not able to conduct election to (cid:31)बहार गजट (असाधारण), 27 अग(cid:27)त 2015 7 any one of the said vacant posts due to some reason, as a working arrangement, the seniormost member in age from amongst the members elected directly from the territorial electoral constituency of Panchayat Samiti shall act as the Pramukh. The tenure of Pramukh acting under working arrangement, shall be purely temporary and shall terminate automatically on assumption of charge by the duly elected Pramukh in accordance with provisions of the Act. In case of refusal in writing by the seniormost member to accept the responsibility of Pramukh, the member, who falls next in order of seniority of age after the seniormost member, shall act as the Pramukh. The Executive Officer of Panchayat Samiti, as a standing arrangement, shall maintain a register regarding age of all elected members in the manner prescribed. In case of equality of age, the seniority shall be decided by draw of lot in accordance with the prescribed procedure. 10. Amendment of Section 44 of the Bihar Act 6, 2006 -.--- (1) The following sentence shall be added at the end of the first proviso of clause (ii) of sub-section (3) of section 44 of the said Act, 2006 :– "Such a no confidence motion may be brought only once in the whole tenure of Pramukh/ Up-Pramukh." (2) The clause (iii) of sub-section (3) of section 44 is hereby deleted. (3) The clause (iv) of sub-section (3) of section 44 shall be renumbered as clause (iii). 11. Amendment of section 67 of the Bihar Act 6, 2006 -.--- The following proviso shall be added in sub-section (1) of section 67 of the said Act, 2006 :- "Provided that if both the posts of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha of Zila Parishad fall vacant simultaneously and the State Election Commission is not able to conduct election to any one of the said vacant posts due to some reason, as a working arrangement, the seniormost member in age from amongst the members elected directly from the territorial electoral constituency of Zila Parishad shall act as the Adhyaksha. The tenure of Adhyaksha acting under working arrangement, shall be purely temporary and shall terminate automatically on assumption of charge by the duly elected Adhyaksha in accordance with provisions of the Act. In case of refusal in writing by the seniormost member to accept the responsibility of Adhyaksha, the member, who falls next in order of seniority of age after the seniormost member, shall act as the Adhyaksha. The Chief Executive Officer of Zila Parishad, as a standing arrangement, shall maintain a register regarding age of all elected members in the manner prescribed. In case of equality of age, the seniority shall be decided by draw of lot in accordance with the prescribed procedure. 12. Amendment of Section 70 of the Bihar Act 6, 2006 -.--- (1) The following sentence shall be added at the end of clause (ii) of sub-section (4) of section 70 of the said Act, 2006 :– "Such a no confidence motion may be brought only once in the whole tenure of "Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha" (2) The clause (vii) of sub-section (4) of section 70 of the said Act, 2006 is hereby deleted. 13. Insertion of a new Section in the Bihar Act 6, 2006- .--- After Section 95 of the said Act, 2006, the following new section 95 A shall be inserted :- "95 A. Allowances to the Sarpanch, Up-Sarpanch and others members :– Sarpanch, Up- Sarpanch and others members of the Gram Katchahry shall be entitled to such allowances as may be prescribed." 14. Amendment of Section 97 of the Bihar Act 6, 2006 -.--- (1) The following sentence shall be added at the end of the first proviso of clause (i) of sub-section (4) of section 97 of the said Act, 2006 : – "Such a no confidence motion may be brought only once in the whole tenure of Sarpanch." (2) The second proviso of clause (i) of sub-section (4) of section 97 is hereby deleted. (3) The following sentence shall be added at the end of the first proviso of clause (ii) of sub-section (4) of section 97 of the said Act, 2006 :– 8 ॢबह(cid:4)र गजट (cid:10)[स(cid:4)ध(cid:4)रण(cid:15)(cid:16) 27 अग(cid:27) त 2015 "Such a no confidence motion may be brought only once in the whole tenure of Up- Sarpanch." (4) The second proviso of clause (ii) of sub-section (4) of section 97 of the said Act, 2006 is hereby deleted. 15. Amendment of section 136 of the Bihar Act, 2006- .--- The following new clause (k) shall be added after clause (j) of sub-section (1) of section 136 of the said Act 2006:– "(k) is a member of such individual householder family residing in the Panchayat area, which has not constructed at least one latrine in its house by the period of 1st January 2016 or prior to it. EXPLANATION:- (1) An "individual householder family' for this purpose means husband and wife, their dependent children and dependent parents. The person intending to contest election shall have to furnish at the time of filing his nomination paper an affidavit to the effect that a latrine exists in his/ her house. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Bihar Panchayat Election Rules, 2006, this disqualification shall be applicable only for being a candidate in the Panchayat election and not for being a proposer provided he is not disqualified otherwise for being a proposer." By order of the Governor of Bihar, MANOJ KUMAR, Joint Secretary to Government. ———— [ध(cid:17)¡क(cid:16) स०चव(cid:4)लय म१(cid:27)ण(cid:4)लय(cid:16) ॢबह(cid:4)र(cid:16) पटन(cid:4) ह(cid:4)र(cid:4) (cid:31)क(cid:4)०शत eव # म१ॢ(cid:27)त? ॢबह(cid:4)र गजट (cid:10)[स(cid:4)ध(cid:4)रण(cid:15) 972%5'1+400%ड(cid:17)+ट,+प(cid:17)+? Website: http://egazette.bih.nic.in