Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Meeting :– (1) The Grama Panchayat in the transaction of its business shall follow the procedure provided in this Act and the rules made thereunder. (2) The Grama Panchayat shall meet for the disposal of its business at least once every month and may hold special meetings whenever cir- cumstances so require. (3) Without prejudice to the provisions of Section 19 and subject to the rules made in that behalf, the Collector or any other Officer empow- ered by him or not less than one-third of the members of the Grama Panchayat may requisition and call for special meetings of the Grama Panchayat. (4) The quorum at any meeting, the manner or conduct of business and maintenance of the record of the proceedings at any such meeting shall be as may be prescribed. 1[(5) The Collector or such other Officer or person authorised in that behalf by the State Government shall have the right to take part in the proceedings at any meeting of the Grama Panchayat or a Committee thereof, but shall not be entitled to Vote at any such meeting:] Provided that the persons referred to in Clause (a) shall also be en- titled to a notice of all such meetings. 1[(6) The members of the Samiti elected under clause (b) of Sub- Section (1) of Section 16 of the Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959 from the concerned Grama shall take part in the proceedings at any meeting of the Grama Panchayat in relation to the said Grama except the meeting convened under Section 24 of the Act but shall not be entitled to Vote at