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The Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1994

.....present Bill to replace the Assam Panchayat Ordinance, 1994 with the above modifications. STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS OF THE BILL (Amending Act--Assam Act No. X of 1997) For removal of difficulties in implementing some of the provisions of the Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 and to make the functioning of the Panchayats more effective in Assam, it was felt expedient to constitute a High Power Committee to examine the provisions of the existing State Panchayat Act and Rules made thereunder and to recommend amendment including interim recommendations in respect of provisions relating to delimitation of Zilla Parishad constituencies. Accordingly, a High Power Committee was constituted vide this Department's Notification No. PDA. 208/96/4, dated 6th September 1996. The High Power Committee deliberated on the matter in its meetings held on 20th September 1996, 18th October 1996 and 24th December 1996 and recommended the amendments as proposed in the Assam Panchayat (Amendment) Bill, 1997. (Published in the Assam Gazette Extraordinary No. 74 dated the 20th March, 1997.) STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS (Amendment Act--Assam Act No. XVI of 2001) In the Assam Panchayat Act,.....