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Meetings of Gram Sabha.– (1) The Adhyaksha of the Gram Panchayat shall convene the first meeting of all the Gram Sabhas as far as may be within sixty days. Thereafter the next meetings shall be convened on such date as decided by the Gram Sabha, however that not more than six months shall intervene between two meetings. Every meeting of the Gram Sabha shall be presided over by the Adhyaksha of the concerned Gram Panchayat and in his/her absence by the Upadhyaksha and in the absence of both Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha, by any other member elected by the members present at the meeting. If the Adhyaksha of the Gram Panchayat fails to convene the meeting when due or was necessary, the executive officer shall convene such meeting. Such Adhyaksha shall be liable to pay Rs. 1000 to the grama panchayat fund and give an explanation for such failure to call the meeting in the next meeting of the Gram Sabha. (2) Notice of the meetings shall be published in public places and telecast through other medias such as local channels of the Television, radio and newspapers. The pamphlets about such notice shall be printed and distributed in the Gram Panchayat area. (3) The quorum for an ordinary meeting of the Gram Sabha shall not be less than one-tenth of the total number of voters in the Gram Sabha or one hundred members, whichever is less. Provided that if at the time appointed for the meeting if there is no quorum, the presiding authority shall wait for thirty minutes and thereafter there is no quorum, the presiding authority shall adjourn the meeting to the following day or some other day which is not a public holiday. On such adjourned meeting no quorum shall be required. (4) At least ten members from each Ward Sabha within the panchayat area shall attend the meeting, of whom not less than thirty percent of the members attending the Gram 42 Sabha, shall be women and persons belonging to the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes in proportion to their population in the Ward Sabha. (5) The elected members of that area shall be present at every Gram Sabha meeting. (6) The officers in the Gram Panchayat area shall attend the meetings of the Gram Sabha as may be required by the Adhyaksha and such officer of the panchayat as is specifically nominated as convener of the meeting shall assist in convening and conducting its meetings, recording proceedings in the minutes book and video-graph and all the decisions shall be recorded and shall be authenticated by the Adhyaksha. Provided that, the needs outlined by the habitation sabha and ward sabha at their meetings shall be taken up at the meeting of the Grama sabha and shall be recorded as its own and forwarded to the Gram Sabha for being placed before it; (7) All resolutions in respect of any subject in the meetings of the Gram Sabha shall be passed by majority of the members present and voting and the Gram Panchayat shall consider such resolutions of the Gram Sabha as if its own and implement them in order of the priority indicated by the Gram Sabha. (8) All meetings of the Gram Sabha shall be held in a free and fair manner, with the active participation of all citizens, especially those belonging to the vulnerable sections of the society. (9) The procedure for convening and conducting the meeting of Gram Sabha shall be such as may be prescribed.