Act Number	5
Enactment Date	01/05/1962
Act Year	1962
Short Title	Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act,1961 (Maharashtra)
Long Title	An Act to provide for the establishment in rural areas of Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis; to assign to them local government functions, and to entrust the execution of certain works and development schemes of the State Five-Years Plans to such bodies, and to provide for the decentralisation of powers and functions under certain enactments to those local bodies for the purpose of promoting the development of democratic institutions and securing a greater measure of participation by the people in the said Plans and in local and governmental affairs.
Enforcement Date	01/03/1972
Department	Rural Development and Water Conservation Department
Modified up to	23/05/2018
Types of Main Enactment	Original
Total Sections	290
Total Schedules	11
President Assent	05/03/1962
Notification Date	13/03/1962
Notification No	Gazette Part IV