Gujarat Municipalities Act, 1963
For the purposes of this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) "gram" means a gram formed or an area deemed to be a gram, under the Panchayats Act; (b) "gram panchayat" means a gram panchayat constituted or deemed to be constituted for a gram and includes a person or persons appointed to exercise the powers and perform the functions of a gram panchayat under the Panchayats Act; 97 Interpretation. (f) "Panchayats Act" means the Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1961.