**Executive Summary**
This Maharashtra Government Gazette notification, dated December 31, 2025, announces the separation of Dolhari Khurd and Satkor into distinct villages within Vikramgad Taluka, Palghar District, effective immediately. This change is made under the authority of the Constitution of India and the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act. The purpose is to establish these areas as independent villages for the purposes of Part IX of the Constitution.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Village Separation:**
* Dolhari Khurd and Satkor are designated as distinct villages.
* This separation is effective from December 31, 2025.
* **Constitutional and Legal Basis:**
* Authority derived from Article 243(g) of the Constitution of India and Section 4 of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act (III of 1959).
* Supersedes all previous related notifications.
* **Village Composition:**
* Dolhari Khurd will comprise the revenue villages of Dolhari Khurd and Gadade.
* Satkor will consist of the revenue village of Satkor.
**Impact Analysis**
**Zilla Parishad, Palghar and Village Panchayat and Gram Sabha Dolhari Kh.**
* **Impact:**
Standing Committee of the Zilla Parishad, Palghar's functions are impacted, as the structure and administration of the local areas are modified with the separation of villages.
* **Action Required:**
Need to adjust administrative processes and responsibilities due to the separation of Dolhari Khurd and Satkor into distinct entities, as well as update processes related to Standing Committee functions.
**Residents of Dolhari Khurd, Gadade, and Satkor**
* **Impact:**
The separation impacts the villagers, as their respective local areas are restructured into separate villages with distinct identities.
* **Action Required:**
Residents should be aware of the change in their village's administrative status and its implications on local governance and services.
Key Entities Referenced
Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act (III of 1959): This act is referenced as the legal basis for the powers being exercised in the notification.
Constitution of India, article 243: Article 243 is referenced as the constitutional basis for the powers being exercised in the notification.
Palghar: The document pertains to areas within the Palghar district of Maharashtra.
Gram Panchayat: The document relates to the establishment of distinct villages for the purposes of Part IX of the Constitution, implying changes related to local self-government.
Rural Development Department: This department is the issuing authority for the notification regarding the specification of distinct villages.
RNI No. MAHBIL /2009/31733
महाराष्टट्रõ शासन राजपत्र
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अनुसूचरी
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भााग चाार-अ-६२३–१2 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-अ, डि�संबुर ३१, २०२५ /पौर्ष १०, शके १९४७
RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Bandhakam Bhavan, 25, Marzban Path, Fort,
Mumbai 400 001, dated 31st December, 2025.
NOTIFICATION
Constitution of india.
No.VPM-2025/CR-318/PR-4 (E-1490907).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (g) of
article 243 of the Constitution of India read with section 4 of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act
(III of 1959), and of all other powers enabling it in this behalf, and in supersession of all the previous
notifications or instruments issued in that behalf, and after consultation with the Administrator,
discharging the functions of the Standing Committee of the Zilla Parishad, Palghar and Village
Panchayat and Gram Sabha Dolhari Kh. in Vikramgad Tahasil of Palghar District, the Governor
of Maharashtra hereby specifies the 31st December 2025, to be the date from which each of the local
area comprising group of revenue villages Dolhari Kh., Gadade and Satkor in Vikramgad Tahasil in
Palghar District specified in column (3) of the Schedule appended hereto, shall be the distinct villages
and shall be known by the name of the villages Dolhari Kh. and Satkor respectively, as specified in
column (2) thereof, for the purposes of Part IX of the Constitution.
SCHEDULE
Sr. No. Name of the villages. Group of revenue villages or revenue village.
(1) (2) (3)
1. Dolhari Kh. Dolhari Kh., Gadade
2. Satkor Satkor
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,
K. S. POTDAR,
Deputy Secretary to Government.
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