Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
“ Duties, fun- 38 . (1) Th e Mohkuma Parishad shall perform the tions and following duties, namely :— powers of Mohkutna Parishad. (a) to scrutinize and approve the budgets of the Anchalik Panchayats in accordance with the directions issued by the State Govern ment and then to issue necessary instructions to the Anchalik Panchayat concerned for modifications of th eir budget where consi dered necessary: 10 Provided ihat if the budget is no t scrutinised and communication, made as aforesaid within a month of receipt, it shall be taken as approved; (b) to supervise, guide and co-ordinate the activities of the Anchalik Panchayat; (c) to review and evaluate the activities of the Panchayats ; (d) to settle hats and the public ferries other than Government ferries and to fix and revise rents and tolls thereof ; (e) to settle Panchayat fisheries by sale in auction or by inviting tenders ; (f) to regulate, main tain and improve the bats and public ferries other than Government ferries in case of default by the Goan or Anchalik Panchayat, as the case m ay be ; (g) to adm inister subdivisional cadres of Pan chayat employees in the manner prescribed ; (h) to co-ordinate and consolidate the plans prepared in respect of the Development Blocks and to prepare plans in respect of the subdivision ; (i) to distribute funds to the Gaon and Ancha lik Panchayats as may be entrusted by the State Government ; (j) to advise State Government on all develop ment matters including preparation of district plans ; (k) to advise in such other matters as may be referred to it by the State Government ; (l) to advise the Deputy Commissioner and the Subdivisional Officer, as the case may be, in the distribution of Subdivisional Ru ral Development Fund;a nd (m) to draw up special programmes for Back ward Glasses within its area. (2) The Mohkuma Parishad shall have the follow-, ing powers, namely ■ (a) to enter into and inspect any immovable or movable property in the occupation or control of, or any work in progress under, the direction of a Gaon or Anchalik Pan chayat ; (b) to call for and inspect any document which may for the purpose of this Act, be in the possession of a Gaon or Anchalik Pancha yat ; (c) to supervise all revenue matters entrusted to a Gaon Panchayat ; (d) to hear appeals filed by any person aggrie ved by the assessment, levy or imposition of any tax or fee by the Anchalik Pancha yat as prescribed ; and 11 (e) to approve bye-laws prepared by the Gaon Panchayat. f3) The Mohkuma Parishad may construct and maintain roads, culverts, bridges and embankments and irrigation projects within its area which in its opinion the Anchalik Panchayat is not in a position to do so or the expenditure involved in any such indivi dual project is beyond such limit as may be prescribed by the State Governm ent, (4) The Mohkuma Parishad shall have such other powers and functions as m ay be assigned to it bv the State Governm ent, from time to tim e.” A J* Amendment