**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification issued by the Rural Development Department of the Maharashtra Government. It declares the separation of the local areas comprising the revenue villages Barbhai and Chichbardi in Arni Tahasil of Yavatmal District into distinct villages, effective December 30, 2025. The notification is made in exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India and the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Declaration of Distinct Villages:** The revenue villages Barbhai and Chichbardi in Arni Tahasil of Yavatmal District are declared as distinct villages.
* **Effective Date:** The separation is effective from December 30, 2025.
* **Authority:** The declaration is made by the Governor of Maharashtra, exercising powers conferred by:
* Article 243 (g) of the Constitution of India.
* Section 4 of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act (III of 1959).
* **Supersession:** The notification supersedes all previous notifications or instruments issued in this behalf.
* **Consultation:** The declaration was made after consultation with the Administrator of the Zilla Parishad, Yavatmal and Village Panchayat and Gram sabha Barbhai in Arni Tahasil of Yavatmal District
* **Village Names:** The distinct villages will be known as Barbhai and Chichbardi.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Residents of Barbhai and Chichbardi**
**Impact:** The residents are now part of distinct villages for the purposes of Part IX of the Constitution.
**Action Required:** Residents need to be aware of any changes regarding village administration and governance.
**Stakeholder: Local Administration (Arni Tahasil, Yavatmal District)**
**Impact:** The local administration needs to treat Barbhai and Chichbardi as distinct villages for administrative purposes.
**Action Required:** The administration should implement necessary changes to reflect the new village status, including administrative structures and resource allocation.
Key Entities Referenced
Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act (III of 1959): Empowers the government to constitute distinct villages. Referenced as the legal basis for the notification.
Article 243 of the Constitution of India: Constitutional provision related to Panchayats, cited as enabling authority.
Gram Vikas Vibhag (Rural Development Department): The issuing department for the notification.
Yavatmal: District in Maharashtra, where the village re-organization occurs.
Barbhai and Chichbardi: Villages being recognized as independent villages under this notification.
RNI No. MAHBIL /2009/31733
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असाधााराण भााग चाारा-अ
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प्रााडिधाकृत प्राकाशान
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अनुसूचाी
अ.क्र. गावाचाे नाव महीसेंंली गाव दिकांवा महीसेंंली गावाचाा गर्ट
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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-183/PR-4 (E- 1426586).— 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 Barbhai in Arni 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 Barbhai and Chichbardi in Arni 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 Barbhai and Chichbardi 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. Barbhai Barbhai
2. Chichbardi Chichbardi
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,
K. S. POTDAR,
Deputy Secretary to Government.
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RUPENDRA DINESH MORE, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD,
MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS,
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