THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,ARTICAL:243 2430

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, ARTICAL:243    2430

 

THE PANCHAYATS

ARTICAL:243    2430

DEFINITIONS

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires.

(a) “district” means a district in a State.

(b) “Gram Sabha” means a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of Panchayat at the village level.

(c) “intermediate level” means a level between the village and district levels specified by the Governor of a State by public notification to be the intermediate level for the purposes of this Part.

(d) “Panchayat” means an institution (by whatever name called) of self-government constituted under article 243B, for the rural areas.

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA,ARTICAL: 238-238

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, ARTICLES: 238-238

THE STATES IN PART B OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE.

ARTICLE: 238-238

 THE STATES IN PART B OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE

Omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s.29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

THE UNION TERRITORIES

ARTICAL:239-242

ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITIES

(1) Save as otherwise provided by Parliament by law, every Union territory shall be administered by the President acting, to such extent as he thinks fit, through an administrator to be appointed by him with such designation as he may specify.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Part VI, the President may appoint the Governor of a State as the administrator of an adjoining Union territory, and where a Governor is so appointed, he shall exercise his functions as such administrator independently of his Council of Ministers.