In the Principal Act, after section 39,the following new sections shall be inserted, namely:- — THE SIKKIM PANCHAYAT ACT, 1993

. In the Principal Act, after section 39,the following new sections shall be inserted, namely:-

16 . In the Principal Act, after section 39,the following new sections shall be inserted, namely:- "39 A. Transfer of Funds to the Panchayat :- The State Government shall 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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