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“ Powers and }6, (i) The Gram Sabha shall manage the lands the^Gram a r e vested in it including such other lands Sabha. a s m a y c o m e under its management and undertake activities for the welfare of the village community and of the members thereof and do all other things incidental thereto. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing pow er, the Gram Sabha may,— (a) take steps to inculcate and develop in the village community the spirit of collective • responsibility, mu tual a id, and to promote the undertaking and participation in co operative activities ; (b) take steps to promote multi-sided and integrated development of the village com munity ; (c) arrange for the maintenance of destitute children and old and infirm persons ; (d) prepare and implement schemes for the improvement of agriculture in the village and the best utilization of lands in the village ; (e) set ap art land for community purposes ; (f) prepare and implement schemes for the general development of the village including promotion of small scale industries therein and the proper utilization of local resources and man-power ; (g) allot such lands as are available for the purpose to landless persons ; 4 (h) prepare and implement schemes for regional self-sufficiency in articles of food, clothing and oth er necessities of life and to that end secure the co-operation and the assistance of the Government and oth er institutions or agencies ; (i) promote consolidation of holdings ; (j) grant loans to any member of the Gram Sabha, whether an allottee of land or not, for any purpose whether agricultural or not; fk) take measures for improvement of lands and reclamation of waste lands and introduce improved methods of cultivation ; (1) promote the industrial development of the village ; (m) facilitate the elimination on unemployment in the village ; (n) raise voluntary contributions from the village for community purposes ; (o) maintain the accounts of the Gram Nidhi ; (p) prepare and maintain village records in cluding register giving details of land holdings in the possession of persons under the Gram Sabha ; (q) raise a village Peace Force or Shanti Dal for the maintenance of peace in the village by peaceful means ; and (r) perform such other functions and duties and exercise such other powers as may, from time to time, be prescribed.” Substitu- 5_ p o r Section 23 of the principal Act, the following don *23Seof ke substituted, namely :—• Assam Act I of 1932. “Allot-