Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In the Sikkim Panchayat Act, 1993 (hereinafter referred to as the "Principal Act"), in section 11, for clauses (a), (b) & (c) and' the entries relating thereto, the following clauses shall be substituted namely:-" (a) to identify and approve the plans, programmes and projects for social and economic development in order to give priority from out of the plans, programmes and projects approved by the Ward Sabha before such plans, programmes and projects are taken up for implementation by the Village Panchayat; Short title and commencement (b) to lay down the principles for identification of the schemes and their priority for economic development of the village; , .•,.c> ,.,., , l (c) to identify or selection of persons as beneficiaries under the poverty alleviation and other programmes, in order of priority, from amongst the local persons by the various Ward Sabha falling under its jurisdiction; (d) to ensure proper utilization and disbursement of funds or assets to the beneficiaries; (e) to ascertain and certify the proper utilization of funds for plans, programmes and projects by the Gram Panchayats referred to in clause (a); (f) to exercise social audit in respect of plots aliotted to the weaker sections of the society; (g) to mobilize voluntary labour and contribution in kind or cash or both for the community welfare programmes; (h) to promote literacy, education, health and nutrition; (i) to promote unity and harmony among all sections of the society in such area; U) to seek clarifications from the Chairperson and members of the Gram Panchayat about any particular activity, scheme, income and expenditure; (k) to lease out any minor water body within a specified area for the purpose of fishing and other commercial purposes; (I) . to regulate the use of water of rivers, streams, minor water bodies for irrigation purposes; (m) to exercise the right of management over minor forest produce; (n) to exercise control over local plans and resources for such plans including tribal sub-plan; (0) to manage Village Markets; (p) to invoke the right to be consulted before making the acquisition of land in the area for development projects and before re- settling or rehabilitating persons affected by such projects in the area; (q) to consider and approve the recommendations made by each Ward Sabha in the area of such Gram Panchayat; (r) to consider the Annual Budget of the Gram Panchayat, and make recommendations thereon; (s) to consider the report of audit and accounts of the Gram Panchayat; (t) to ensure active participation of people in maintenance and equitable distribution development schemes in the Village; - 2 - implementation, of benefits of (u) to promote general awareness amongst the people; (v) to exercise control through the Gram Panchayat over institutions and functionaries in social sectors transferred to or appointed by that Panchayat; (w) to manage natural resources including land, water and forests within the area of the Village in accordance with provisions of the Constitution and other relevant laws for the time being in force; (x) to supervise sanitation, conservation and prevention and abetment of nuisance; (y) to supervise the construction, repair and maintenance of public wells, ponds and tanks and supply of water for domestic animals; (z) to supervise the construction and maintenance of sources of water for bathing and washing and supply of water for domestic animals; . (aa) to supervise the construction and maintenance of Village roads, culverts, bridges, jhoras and other works and building of public utility; (bb) to supervise the construction, maintenance and cleari ng of public street, latrines, drains, tanks, wells and other public places; (cc) filling in of disused wells, unsanitary ponds, pools ditches and pits and conversion of step wells into sanitary wells; (dd) to supervise the lighting of Village streets and other public places; (ee) to assist in removal of hindrances and projections to public streets and places as well as the spaces which are not private properties or which are open for public use whether such places are vested in the Panchayat or belong to the State Government; (ff) to supervise recreations, games-shows, shops, eating houses and vendors of beverage, sweets, fruits, milk and similar other articles; (gg) to supervise the construction of houses, cess-pits uri~p.ls, drains and flush latrines; (hh) to manage public land, extension and development of Village stte; (ii) to dispose off corpses, carcasses (including those unclaimed) and other obnoxious articles in such a way that the same may not be injurious to public health; Ui) to earmark places for dumping refuse; (kk) to regulate sale and preservation of meat; - 3 - (II) to maintain Gram Sabha-properties; (mm) to establish and rnanaqe cattle pounds, maintenance of records regarding cattle, maintaining grazing grounds and other lands lying within control of the Gram Sabha; (nn) to take care of ancient and historical monuments other than those which have been declared to be of national importance; (00) to maintain the records of births, deaths and marriages; (pp) to assist in census or other surveys done by the Centre, State or other organizations constituted lawfully; (qq) to provide assistance in control of contagious diseases, vaccination work etc.; (rr) to help the differently abled and destitute; (ss) to strengthen youth welfare, family welfare and sports; (tt) to encourage afforestation and conservation of village forestry; (uu) to abolish social evils like dowry, child marriage & drug abuse etc.; (vv) to prepare schemes for basic amenities and making arrangements thereof; (ww) to execute work assigned by District Panchayat; (xx) to execute and supervise development schemes and construction work as per specified schemes within the Gram Sabha area; (yy) to control and monitor beneficiary oriented schemes and programmes; (zz) to exercise control over institutions and functionaries in all social sectors transferred to or appointed by the Gram Sabha; (aaa) to disseminate information regarding development land welfare activities; (bbb) to participate in and canvassing of programmes of Health and Literacy and such other time bound developmental programmes; (ccc) to collect essential socio-econornic data; (ddd) to provide feedback on the performance of development programmes; (eee) to resort to moral sanction to pay taxes, repayment of loans, promote environmental cleanliness and to maintain social harmony; (Iff) to mobilize local resources to augment resources of the Gram Panchayat; (ggg) to supervise development activities as volunteer teams; - 4 - Insertion of new section 11A (hhh) to make arrangements for reporting urgently incidence of epidemics, natural calamities, etc. (iii) to exercise and discharge of powers and functions assigned by the State Government under this Act or any other law in force in the State for the time being."