Standing Order No. 4979/2017 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Maharashtra dated 23rd June, 2017 on the collection of Panchayat taxes [C15-F9F]

Standing Order No. 4979/2017

GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA

Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Maharashtra

Mumbai, dated the 23rd June, 2017

STANDING ORDER

To

All Secretaries of the Gram Panchayat,

Subject: The collection of Panchayat taxes by collectors of a Panchayat tax under the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959 (Maharashtra Act 3 of 1959), the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Maharashtra hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the collection of Panchayat taxes by collectors of a Panchayat tax.

2. The matter has been examined. Every collector of a Panchayat tax carrying on the collection of Panchayat taxes shall make an application in Form 1 to the Block Development Officer within fifteen days, accompanied by a fee of twenty rupees.

3. The Secretary of the Gram Panchayat shall ensure that muster roll is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Block Development Officer within fifteen days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Maharashtra.

(Secretary to Government)