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Functions of the Standing Committees of Zila Parishad.— (1) The General Committee shall periorm functions relating fo the establishment matters and functions relating to communications, buildings, rural housing, village extensions, relief against the natural calamities and allied matters and all miscellaneous residuary matters. (2) The Finance Audit and Planning Committee shall perform the functions relating to: - (a) the finances of the Zila Parishad, framing of budgets, scrutinising proposals for increase of revenue examination of receipts and expenditure statements, consideration of all proposals affecting the finances of the Zila Parishad and general supervision of the revenue and expenditure of the Zila Parishad, (b) the plan priorities, allocation of outlays to developments, horizontal and vertical linkages, implementation of guidelines issued by the State Government, regular review of planning programmes, evaluation of important programmes and small savings schemes. (3) The Social Justice Committee shall perform functions relating to:- (a) promotion of education, economic, social, cultural and other interest of the Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, (b) protecting the Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes from social injustice and all other forms of explanation, (c) ameliorate the lot of the Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes; THE PUNJAB PANCHAYATI RAJ ACT, 1994 127 (d) securing social justice to the Scheduled Castes and the Backward Classes, women and other weaker sections of the society; (4) The Education and Health Committee shall perform the following functions, namely: = (a) promotion of educational activities in the Zila Parishad area; (b) undertake the planning of education in the district within the framework of the national policy and the national and state plans; (c) survey and evaluate the educational activities of the Zila Parishad; (d) perform such other duties pertaining to education, adult literacy and cultural activities as the Zila Parishad may assign to it; (e) maintenance ef<drainage, health services, hospitals, water supply, family welfare and other allied matters. (5) The Agriculture and Industry Committee shall perform functions relating to: - (a) agricultural production, animal husbandry, co-operation, contour bunding and reclamation; (b) village and cottage industries; (c) promotion of industrial development of the district; (6) The Standing Committees shall perform the functions specified in sub-sections (1) to (5) to the extent the powers are delegated to them by the Zila Parishad. (7) The Standing Committees shall perform in respect of matters assigned to them such additional duties as may be assigned to them by the Zila Parishad. 186, Procedure of Standing Committees of Zila Parishads.-- (1) The Zila Parishad may frame regulations relating to election of members of the Standing Committees, conduct of business therein, and all other matters relating to them. (2) The Chairman of every Standing Committee shall in respect of the work that Committee be entitled to call for any information return, statement of report from the office of Zila Parishad and to enter upon and inspect any immovable property of the Zila Parishad or any work in progress concerning the Standing Committee. (3) Each standing Committee shall be entitled to require attendance at its meetings of any officer of the Zila Parishad who is connected with the work of the Standing Committee and the Chief Executive Officer shall, under instruction of the Standing Committee, issue notices and secure the attendance of the officer. 128 THE PUNJAB PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1994