Section 28, Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 [S1Y-YQN]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 8 June 1996.

In Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 [A11-447]. This text from 8 June 1996. No other text held.

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Cite: Section 28, Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 [S1Y-YQN]. Machine: S1Y-YQN.

28. Maintenance of records and furnishing of returns.—(1) Every owner of a building in a village shall maintain such records and registers relating to the construction of a building in a village as may be prescribed and shall preserve them for a period of five years. (2) Every owner of a building in a village shall furnish to the Gram Panchayat a return in Form 2 within fifteen days from the end of every financial year, and such other information as the Gram Panchayat may, by order in writing, require.

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Panchayat: Schedule 2, Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 [S1YXXD] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Panchayat" means an institution of self-government constituted under article 243B of the Constitution for the rural areas

Panchayat: 15 more definitions.

village: Schedule 2, Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 [S1YXXD] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "village" means a village specified by the Governor by public notification to be a village for the purposes of this Act

village: 15 more definitions.

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