Date: 2025-12-31Category: Not ApplicableState: MaharashtraCountry: India
Part IV-A, Ext. No. 638, Dated the 31st December 2025, RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, NOTIFICATION
Constitution of India.
No. VPM-2025/CR-343/PR-4 (E-1453603).
**Executive Summary**
This Maharashtra Government gazette notification, dated December 31, 2025, announces the designation of Varkhede Bk. and Dipnagar, in Chalisgaon Tahasil of Jalgaon District, as distinct villages, effective December 31, 2025. This decision follows consultations with relevant authorities and is made under the powers conferred by the Constitution of India and the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Village Designation**:
* Varkhede Bk. and Dipnagar, currently a group of revenue villages in Chalisgaon Tahasil of Jalgaon District, are designated as distinct villages.
* **Effective Date**:
* The designation is effective from December 31, 2025.
* **Legal Basis**:
* The decision is made under the powers conferred by clause (g) of article 243 of the Constitution of India and section 4 of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act.
* **Name and Purpose**:
* The villages will be known as Varkhede Bk. and Dipnagar respectively, for the purposes of Part IX of the Constitution.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Varkhede Bk. and Dipnagar Residents**
* **Impact:** These areas are now recognized as distinct villages, potentially leading to changes in local governance and administrative structures.
* **Action Required:** Understand and adapt to new governance structures and administrative procedures relevant to the newly designated villages.
**Stakeholder: Zilla Parishad, Jalgaon; Village Panchayat and Gram Sabha Varkhede Bk.**
* **Impact:** The standing committee's functions with respect to the areas are discharged.
* **Action Required:** No action noted.
**Stakeholder: Jalgaon District Administration**
* **Impact:** The district administration's responsibilities are adjusted to reflect the new village designations.
* **Action Required:** Update administrative records and procedures to reflect the newly distinct villages of Varkhede Bk. and Dipnagar.
Key Entities Referenced
Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act (III of 1959): The state law providing the legal framework for village panchayats in Maharashtra, specifically Section 4, which provides the basis for the notification.
Article 243 of the Constitution of India: Constitutional provision related to Panchayats which provides the overarching constitutional basis for the notification regarding village panchayats.
Gram Vikas Vibhag (Rural Development Department): The Maharashtra state government department issuing the notification related to the creation of distinct villages.
Jalgaon District: The district in Maharashtra where the changes to village boundaries are being implemented.
Varkhede Bk. and Dipnagar: The villages in Jalgaon District that are being separated to form distinct villages. Previously, they were grouped together.
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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-343/PR-4 (E-1453603).—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, Jalgaon and Village
Panchayat and Gram Sabha Varkhede Bk., in Chalisgaon Tahasil of Jalgaon 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 Varkhede Bk. and Dipnagar in Chalisagaon Tahasil
in Jalgaon 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 Varkhede Bk. and Dipnagar 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. Varkhede Bk. Varkhede Bk.
2. Dipnagar Dipnagar
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,
K. S. POTDAR,
Deputy Secretary to Government.
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