**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Government of Maharashtra, dated December 30, 2025, regarding the specification of distinct villages in Mahagaon Tahasil of Yavatmal District. It establishes Pedhi (Iz) and Sudhakar Nagar as independent villages, effective from December 30, 2025, based on the authority granted by the Constitution of India and the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act. The action item is for the specified villages to be recognized under Part IX of the Constitution of India.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Village Specification:**
* Pedhi (Iz) and Sudhakar Nagar are specified as independent villages in Mahagaon Tahasil of Yavatmal District.
* Effective date: December 30, 2025.
* **Village Composition:**
* Pedhi (Iz) will comprise the revenue villages of Pedhi (Iz) and Nagarwadi.
* Sudhakar Nagar will comprise the revenue villages of Sudhakar Nagar and Naiknagar.
* **Legal Basis:**
* The notification is issued under the authority of Article 243 of the Constitution of India and Section 4 of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959.
* It supersedes all previous related notifications or instruments.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Residents of Pedhi (Iz) and Nagarwadi**
* **Impact:** Their local area is now formally recognized as the distinct village of Pedhi (Iz).
* **Action Required:** To recognize the newly formed Gram Panchayat, and take part in the democratic process.
**Stakeholder: Residents of Sudhakar Nagar and Naiknagar**
* **Impact:** Their local area is now formally recognized as the distinct village of Sudhakar Nagar.
* **Action Required:** To recognize the newly formed Gram Panchayat, and take part in the democratic process.
**Stakeholder: Government of Maharashtra**
* **Impact:** The government officially recognizes the specified villages under Part IX of the Constitution.
* **Action Required:** Update relevant records and administrative processes to reflect the new village specifications.
Key Entities Referenced
Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act (III of 1959): This Act provides the legal framework for the establishment and functioning of village panchayats in Maharashtra.
Constitution of India: The supreme law of India, specifically Article 243, empowers the state government to legislate on matters related to panchayats.
Gram Vikas Vibhag (Rural Development Department), Maharashtra: The state government department responsible for rural development, including the implementation of panchayat-related legislation.
Yavatmal District: A district in Maharashtra where the changes to village boundaries and panchayat constitution are taking place, according to this notification.
Pedhi (E)/Pedhi (Iz) and Sudhakar Nagar: Villages in Mahagaon Talasil, Yavatmal District, that are being reorganized into distinct villages for administrative and governance purposes.
RNI No. MAHBIL /2009/31733
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Bandhakam Bhavan, 25, Marzban Path, Fort,
Mumbai 400 001, Dated the 30th December, 2025.
NOTIFICATION
Constitution of india.
No. VPM-2025/CR-182/PR-4 (E- 1423515).– 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, Yavatmal and Village
Panchayat and Gram sabha Pedhi (Iz) in Mahagaon Tahasil of Yavatmal District, the Governor of
Maharashtra hereby specifies the 30th December, 2025, to be the date from which the local areas
comprising the revenue villages Pedhi (Iz), Nagarwadi, Sudhakar Nagar and Naiknagar in Mahagaon
Tahasil of Yavatmal 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 Pedhi (Iz) and Sudhakar Nagar 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. Pedhi (Iz) Pedhi (Iz) and Nagarwadi
2. Sudhakar Nagar Sudhakar Nagar and Naiknagar
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,
K. S. POTDAR,
Deputy Secretary to Government.
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