THE ARUNACHAL PRADESH PANCHAYAT RAJ (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2026

(Act No. 3 of 2026)

An

Act

further to amend the Arunachal Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1997 (Act No. 5 of 2001).

BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh in the Seventy-Seventh

Year of the Republic of India as follows : -

1.

Short title, extend and commencement : (1)

This Act may be called the

Arunachal Pradesh Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2026.

(2)

It extends to the whole of the Arunachal Pradesh.

(3)

It shall come into force on such date as the Government may by notification

appoint.

2.

Amendment of Section 33, : In the principal Act, in sub-section (2) of Section 33

for the words “on conviction by a Magistrate, to a fine which may extend to five hundred rupees”,

the words, “to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees” shall be substituted.

3.

Amendment of Section 34, : In the principal Act, in sub-section (4) of Section 34

for the words “Sub Divisional Officer” wherever it may appear, the words “Circle Officer” shall be

substituted.

4.

Amendment of Section 35, : In the principal Act, in sub-section (2) of Section 35

for the words “on conviction by a Magistrate, to a fine which may extend to two hundred

rupees”, the words, “to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees” shall be

substituted.

5.

Amendment of Section 36, : In the principal Act, sub-section (2) of Section 36, for

the words “on conviction by a Magistrate, to a fine which may extend to two hundred rupees”,

the words, “to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees” shall be substituted.

6.

Repeal and Saving : The Arunachal Pradesh Panchayat Raj (Amendment)

Ordinance, 2025 is hereby repealed.

Notwithstanding such repeal, any order issued or action taken under the Ordinance shall

be construed to have been validly issued or taken under the corresponding provisions of the Act.

Saugat Biswas, IAS

Commissioner to the

Government of Arunachal Pradesh,

Itanagar.

The Arunachal Pradesh Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 77, Vol. XXXIII, Naharlagun, Monday, March 16, 2026, Phalguna 25, 1947 (Saka)

GOVERNMENT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH

LAW, LEGISLATIVE AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

CIVIL SECRETARIAT

ITANAGAR

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NOTIFICATION

The 13th March, 2026

No. LAW/LEGN-3/2026.—The following Act of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative

Assembly which was passed in the Fifth Session of the Eighth Lagislative Assembly and

received the assent of the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh is hereby published for general

information.

(Received the assent of the Governor on 11th March, 2026)

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