**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Rural Development Department of the Government of Maharashtra, dated December 31, 2025. It pertains to the specification of two distinct villages, Manikdaundi and Kokispir Tanda, in the Pathardi Tahasil of Ahilyanagar District, effective December 31, 2025, for the purposes of Part IX of the Constitution of India. It also refers to a prior consultation with the Administrator of the Zilla Parishad, Ahilyanagar and Village Panchayat and Gram Sabha Manikdaundi.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Village Specification:**
* Manikdaundi and Kokispir Tanda, which were previously a group of revenue villages, are now specified as distinct villages.
* This specification is effective from December 31, 2025.
* This change is enacted as per clause (g) of article 243 of the Constitution of India, read with section 4 of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act (III of 1959).
* **Village Names:**
* The villages will be known as Manikdaundi and Kokispir Tanda respectively.
* **Authority:**
* The notification is issued by the Governor of Maharashtra.
* It also refers to a prior consultation with the Administrator of the Zilla Parishad, Ahilyanagar and Village Panchayat and Gram Sabha Manikdaundi.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Residents of Manikdaundi and Kokispir Tanda**
* **Impact:** The residents now belong to distinct villages, which may affect local governance and administrative processes.
* **Action Required:** To be determined based on subsequent administrative guidelines and procedures related to the newly formed villages.
**Stakeholder: Local Administration (Zilla Parishad, Village Panchayat, Gram Sabha)**
* **Impact:** Required to administer and govern Manikdaundi and Kokispir Tanda as distinct villages.
* **Action Required:** Adapt administrative procedures and governance structures to reflect the new village specifications.
**Stakeholder: Government of Maharashtra (Rural Development Department)**
* **Impact:** Required to ensure that the change is correctly implemented and followed.
* **Action Required:** Ensure that all subsequent processes and policies take into account the new status of these villages.
Key Entities Referenced
Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act (III of 1959): Act providing the framework for village governance in Maharashtra, specifically Section 4 which pertains to the powers being exercised in the notification.
Constitution of India: The supreme law of India; Article 243 (g) provides for powers, authority, and responsibilities of Panchayats.
Ahilyanagar District: The district in Maharashtra where the village panchayats of Manikdaundi and Kokispir Tanda are located.
Zilla Parishad, Ahilyanagar: District level council in Ahilyanagar, responsible for governance and development, whose Standing Committee functions were previously involved.
Gram Panchayat and Gram Sabha Manikdaundi: Village level governing body in Manikdaundi. This entity and the local Gram Sabha were consulted for this change.
RNI No. MAHBIL /2009/31733
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Bandhakam Bhavan, 25, Marzban Path, Fort,
Mumbai 400 001, dated the 31st December,2025.
NOTIFICATION
Constitution of india.
No.VPM-2025/CR-314/PR-4(E-1497879).—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, Ahilyanagar and Village
Panchayat and Gram Sabha Manikdaundi, in Pathardi Tahasil of Ahilyanagar District, the Governor
of Maharashtra hereby specifies the 31/12/2025, to be the date from which each of the local area
comprising group of revenue villages Manikdaundi and Kokispir Tanda in Pathardi Tahasil in
Ahilyanagar 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 Manikdaundi and Kokispir Tanda 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. Manikdaundi Manikdaundi
2. Kokispir Tanda Kokispir Tanda
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,
K. S. POTDAR,
Deputy Secretary to Government.
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