District Collectors in Chhattisgarh were on Wednesday told to hold Gram Sabha meetings across the state on January 23.
The head of the Directorate of Panchayat Kartikeya Goyal said at least one meeting of the Gram Sabhas need to be organized every three months under the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Act 1993.
In an earlier order, it was told that Gram Sabhas must meet in every village on January 23, April 14, August 20 and October 2.
Apart from these days, the meeting can also be held on convenient dates in June and November every year.
The Collector can release the time-table of organizing Gram Sabhas in each gram panchayat headquarters and their dependent villages.
The official said the agenda should be follow-up of implementation of resolutions passed in the previous meeting, quarterly income-expenditure approval and review, employment status, government schemes' implementation and social audit of pension schemes.
Discussion on health issues, certificates related to birth, death and marriage registration are also included, he said.