Gujarat Gazette, No. 4, Part Part I-A Extra, 16 January 2026

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Extra No. 4

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Vol. LXVII ] FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026 / PAUSHA 26, 1947

Separate paging is given to this part in order that it may be filed as a Separate Compilation.

PART I-A

CENTRAL SECTION

Orders and Notifications (Other than those published in Part IV-B)

under the Gujarat Local Boards, Village Panchayats, Municipal

Boroughs, District Municipal, Primary Education and Local Fund Audit Acts.

PANCHAYATS, RURAL HOUSING AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, 16th January, 2026

No. KP/03 OF 2026/PRHRDD/EOS/e-file/14/2022/0001/B Cell:- Whereas in pursuance of the provisions of Articles 243-I and 243-Y of the Constitution of India and as per the provision of Section 226 of the Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993, the Governor of Gujarat has constituted the Fourth State Finance Commission for Gujarat state vide GovernmentNotification of Panchayats, Rural Housing and Rural Development Department No. KP/50 OF 2024/PRHRDD/EOS/ e-file/14/2022/0001/B Cell, dated the 4th November, 2024 to review the financial position of the Panchayats and Municipalities and to make recommendations in this regards And whereas the state Government has fixed detailed terms of reference of the Commission vide Government Notification of Panchayats, Rural Housing and Rural Development Department No. KP/09 OF 2025/PRHRDD/EOS/e-file/14/2022/0001/B Cell, dated 28th February 2025; 4-1 I-A Ex.-⁴ 4-2 GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, EX., 16-01-2026 [ PART I-A AND WHEREAS the term of the Commission was up to 31st December, 2025. AND WHEREAS the process of finalizing the recommendations to be made by the Commission after consultations with the stakeholders and analysis of data collected is going on and the Finance Commission is yet to finalize and submit its report to the Governor. AND WHEREAS the Commission has submitted a proposal to extend the term of the Commission up to 31st December 2027.

AND WHEREAS the Governor of Gujarat is satisfied that it is necessary to extend the period of the Commission up to 31st December 2027.

NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the provisions of the Articles 243-I and 243-Y of the Constitution of India and in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 226 of the Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993; the Governor of Gujarat hereby –

(1) Extends the term of the Commission up to the 31st December 2027; and

(2) The term of the Chairman of the Commission and the Members including the Member Secretary of the Commission is also extended up to 31st December 2027.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat,

MANOJ KUMAR DAS,

Chief Secretary to Government.

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