Maharashtra Rural Development Minister Hasan Mushrif on Wednesday, December 16, announced that the reservation lists for the Sarpanch post in some districts of Maharashtra have been cancelled and the process will be undertaken anew after voting for the gram panchayat elections next month.
As per the letter dated December 11, 2020, instructions were given to all the District Collectors to take the reservation of Sarpanch post after voting i.e. after January 15, 2021.
It further stated that the recent reservation lists for the Sarpanch posts declared in eight districts have been cancelled. The already-drawn lotteries have been cancelled to keep a check on such malpractices and ensure justice for the right person, the minister said.
The reason for taking this step is to deter fake caste certificate submission in the self-governance system, said the minister. Keeping this in mind, the government has already implemented a program to release sarpanch reservation in the districts where there is a uniform policy on sarpanch reservation and to curb malpractices and to get justice to the right person, said Hasan Mushrif.
Elections to 14,234 gram panchayats spread across 34 of the total 36 districts in Maharashtra will be held on January 15. The counting of votes will be held on January 18.
There are 27,920 gram panchayats in Maharashtra and elections to 14,234 of them means nearly 50 per cent of the village bodies would go to polls next month.
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