MAPUSA
After seven panchayats in Bardez failed to organize the mandatory gram sabhas despite a direction, the Block Development Officer has issued a fresh notice to the defaulting panchayats to now hold the meetings on Dec 26.
The secretaries of the defaulting village panchayats of Anjuna-Caisua, Assonora, Aldona, Sangolda, Guirim, Pomburpa and Siolim-Marna have been directed to comply with all procedures as required under the rules to hold the gram sabha meeting.
It is mandatory for every village panchayat to hold meetings of ordinary gram sabha on any Sunday of January, April, July and October as per provision of section 5 (1) of the Goa Raj Panchayat Raj Act, 1994.
Since almost all the panchayats in Bardez failed to conduct the gram sabhas in October, the BDO issued an order with dates directing all the village panchayats to conduct the meetings in November.
“In spite of the order to conduct the meetings the panchayats of Anjuna-Caisua, Assonora, Aldona, Sangolda, Guirim, Pomburpa and Siolim-Marna have not conducted the gram sabha. I, therefore, convene the gram sabha meetings of respective village panchayats on Dec 26,” said Shivprasad Naik, BDO Bardez.
All the members and officials have also been requested to follow the guidelines issued by the MHA regarding Covid.
