Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Substituted vide O.G.E. No. 993 Notfn. No. 7703 - Legis. Dt. 28.05.2001. THE ORISSA GRAMA PANCHAYATS ACT, 1964 GRAMA PANCHAYATS MANUAL 40 (s) supervision and maintenance of soil conservation works; (t) regulation of meals, fairs and festivals and establishment, main- tenance and regulation of markets, hats and cart-stands in- cluding stands for carriage or motor vehicles within the mean- ing of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (4 of 1939) and registra- tion of sales of animals in such markets, hats and fairs within the Grama; 1[(u) the implementation of schemes for economic devlopment and social justice in relation to agriculture, including agricultural extension;] (v) fulfillment of any other obligation imposed by or under this Act or any other law for the time being in force; 2[(w) minor forest produce; (x) small scale industries including food processing industries; (y) rural housing; (z) poverty alleviation programme; (z-1) women and child welfare; (z-2) social welfare including welfare of the handicapped and men- tally retarded; (z-3) Public distribution system; (z-4) maintenance of community assets.] 3[(2) Notwithstanding anything cotained in any other law, in the Scheduled Areas, subject to the control and supervision of the Grama Sasan, the Grama Panchayat shall exercise within its local limits, such power and perform such functions in such manner and to such extent as may be prescribed in respect of the following matters, namely : (a) enforcement of prohibition or regulation or restriction of the sale and consumption of any intoxicant; (b) the ownership of minor forest produce; (c) prevention of alienation of land and restoration of any unlaw- ful alienated land of a Scheduled Tribe; and (d) control over money-lending to the Scheduled Tribes.] 4["(3) Subject to the provisions of the Act and the rules made there- under, it shall be the duty of a Grama Panchayat, within the limits of its funds to– (a) prepare plans for economic development and social justice; and (b) implement schemes for economic development and social jus- tice and undertake execution of any other scheme, performance of any act or management of any institution, or organisation 41 as the Government may, by order, entrust to it including those in relation to the matters listed in the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified in the order." NOTES (i) Section 44 (1) (t) - Orissa Grama Panchayats Rules - Rule 87 (b) – Lease of Grama Panchayat Properties which are not to be managed by Grama Panchayat – Rule 87 (b) providing for Public auctioning thereof – Mandatory : AIR 1993 Ori. 206. (ii) Section 44 (1) (t) – Orissa Grama Panchayats Rules – Rule 87 (b) – Grama Panchayat properties which are normally not to be managed by Grama Panchayat – Leasing of-Procedure-Public auctioning should be restored to – Departure from procedure – Reasons must be recorded : AIR 1993 Ori. 206. (iii) Section 44 (1) (t) and Section 58 read with Rule 68 of Orissa Grama Panchayat Rules, 1968 – Control, administration, maintenance and regulating vests with the Grama Panchayat – Not on any other Officer of Government : 1987 (II) OLR 538.