In the Principal Act, after sub-s ection (4) of section 50, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely :- — THE SIKKIM PANCHAYAT ACT, 1993

. In the Principal Act, after sub-s ection (4) of section 50, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely :-

19 . In the Principal Act, after sub-s ection (4) of section 50, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely :- "Provided that Office of the District Collector of respective District will issue Other Backward Classes (Centre) and Other Backward Classes (State) certificate for the above purpose only" In the Principal Act, the existing section 60 shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section, after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely :- "(2) The provision of Section 23 relating to Power, Function and Duties of Sabhapati and Up-Sabhapati of Gram Panchayat shall mutatis-mutandis be applicable to the Adhakshya and UpAdhakshya". In the Principal Act, section 61 shall be omitted. In the Principal Act, in section 66 ,- (i) after clause (d), the following clause shall be inserted namely :- "(e) any member of Zilla Panchayat being a member of any political party, if he ceases to be the member of that political party, shall cease to be the member of Zilla Panchayat from the same day he ceases to be the member of that political party". (ii) sub-section "(5)" shall be omitted". In the Principal Act, after section 66, the following section shall be inserted , namely ;- "66 A . Recalling of Adhakshya or Up-Adhakshya or Member of Zilla Panchayat :- The provision of section 27 A relating to Recalling of Sabhapati or Up-Sabhapati or Member of Gram Panchayat shall mutatis- Insertion of new sections 76 A and 76 B Insertion of new section 85 A Amendment of section 86 Insertion of new section 123 A Amendment of section 1 . 27 mutandis be applicable to the Adhakshya or Up-Adhakshya or Member of Zilla Panchayat". In the Principal Act, after section 76, the following new sections shall be inserted namely:- "76 A. Transfer of Funds to the Panchayat . - The State Government should release funds to the Panchayats in such a manner that these institutions get adequate time to use the allocation during the year itself . The fund release could be in the form of equally spaced installments. It could be done in two installments; one at the beginning of the financial year and the other by the end of September of that year.

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