Open Meetings & Public Notice Laws: India

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30 states & union territories with open meetings and public notice requirements.

Constitution of India (73rd Amendment Act, 1992)

Constitution of India Part IX (Art. 243–243O), inserted by the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992; Art. 243A mandates Gram Sabha in every state

Agenda Notice

15 days

Public Comment

Required

Violation Effect

Voidable

States & Union Territories

Jurisdiction	Law	Regular Notice	Special Mtg	Public Comment	Closed Topics	Score
Andhra Pradesh	Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Arunachal Pradesh	Arunachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1997	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Assam	Assam Panchayat Act, 1994	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Bihar	Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Chhattisgarh	Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Avam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam, 1993	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Delhi	Delhi Panchayat Raj Act, 1954	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Goa	Goa Panchayati Raj Act, 1994	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Gujarat	Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Himachal Pradesh	Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Haryana	Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Jharkhand	Jharkhand Panchayati Raj Act, 2001	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Karnataka	Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Kerala	Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Maharashtra	Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1958	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Meghalaya	Meghalaya Autonomous District Councils Act, 1953	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Manipur	Manipur Panchayati Raj Act, 1994	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Madhya Pradesh	Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Avam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam, 1993	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Mizoram	Mizoram (Village Councils) Act, 2025	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Nagaland	Nagaland Village and Area Councils Act, 1978	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Odisha	Orissa Grama Panchayats Act, 1964	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Punjab	Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Puducherry	Puducherry Village and Commune Panchayats Act, 1973	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Rajasthan	Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Sikkim	Sikkim Panchayat Act, 1993	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Tamil Nadu	Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994	3 days	1 day	Not required	—	39
Tripura	Tripura Panchayats Act, 1993	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
Telangana	Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, 2018	15 days	—	Not required	—	50
Uttar Pradesh	Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947	15 days	—	Not required	—	45
West Bengal	West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973	7 days	—	Not required	—	45