Section 16A(5) in The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973
(5)The attendance of the members of the [Gram Sansad] [Words substituted for the words 'Gram Sabha' by W.B. Act. 18 of 1994.] in the annual and the half-yearly meeting and the proceedings of such meetings shall be recorded by such officer or employee of the Gram Panchayat or, in the absence of the officers and employees of the Gram Panchayat, by such member of the Gram Panchayat as may be authorised by the presiding member in this behalf. Such proceedings shall be read out before the meeting is concluded and the presiding member shall then sign it.
