Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(I) A Suchiva may, at any time, be removed from office by a resolution of the Gram Panchaynt carried by the majority of the members of the Gram Panchnyat present at a meeting specially convened for the purpose. Notice of such meeting shall be given to the prescribed authority. (2) In the event of removal ofa Sachiva under sub-section (1) or when a vacancy occurs in the office of a Suchiva by resignation, death or otherwise, the Gram Panchayat shall elect one ofirs members to be the Sachivn and the person so elected shall take office forthwith and shall hole! such office for the un-expired term of office of his predecessor. (3) No person who has been removed from his office under sub ..section (1) shall be eligible for re-election to the vacancy so caused. ~- CHAPTER1V DUTIES OF GRAIVr P/I"NCHAYAT 34, Subject to any general or special direction of the State Government, the duties of it Gram Punchayut shall be to provide within the area under its jurisdiction for- (a) sanitation, conservancy and drainage and the prevention of public nul- sauce: (b) curative and preventive measures in respect of any infectious disease; (c) supply ofdrink ing water und rhe cleaning nne! disinfecting the sources of supply and storage of water; (d) maintenance, repair and construction of village roads and protection thereof; (e) the removal of encroachments of village roads or public places; (0 .thc management of C0l111110n grazing grounds, burning places and public gra veyards; (g) the supply of any local information which the District Collector or District Development Offlccr-cum-Punchnya: Officer 01' the Zilla Panchayat may re- quire, within tile limits of the jurisdiction of the CiI':UI1 Punchuyat; (\1) organising voluntary labour Cor community work and works for the uplifnnenr of its arcus: (1) con t 1'01 :ll\c1 aclmi 11isrration 01'the era III Panchayat Fu nd establ ished under this Act: Other duties (If' Gram Pan- chayat. 11 Cj) the imposition, assessment and collection ofraxes, fees or rates leviable under th.i.s Act; (k) construction and maintenance of dharmasalax; (1) regulating pLlCCSfor the disposal of dead bodies and carcasses and other offensive marrers; (m)assisting the development of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, poul try, fisheries, village nnd cottage industries and co-operuti ve; (n) registering births, deaths and marriages andannually submitting such records to the Zilla Pauchnyar: (0) maiurcnance of such records relating to caule census, population census, crop.census aile! census of unemployed persons aile! such other statistics as may be required and .mnually submiuing such records to the Zilla Pnnchayar: (p) regulating inflow of animals within the :1I'C:t and their transfer: (q) destruction aile! disposal of ownerless and rabid clogs ane! disposal of unclaimed animals; (r) mnintcnnnce, upkeep nnd supervision 01' any building or other properly which may be entrusted to it by the Stale Government for management; (s) assisting the Zilla Panchayat in preparing development plan of its area; (t) rendering assistance in cxtingusihing fire :ll\cl protecting life and property when fire occurs; (1I) ;\11)' other local work or serv ice of pu bl ic uti liiy which is Iikcly to promote the health, ('01111'0['(, convenience or m.uerial prosperity of the public not otherwise prov idee! for ill ih is ACI; (v) such other duties asmay be: entrusted to it by the State Government from time to time, 35, (l) A Grum Panchnyntshall also perform such other functions as the State Gov- ernment may assign to it in respect 01'- (a) primury, social, technical or vocational education: (b) rural dispensaries, health centres, maternity and chile! welfare centres; (c) minor irrig~llion;, (d) grow more food campaign; (e) l:'IJ'C· of the infirm .md dcstirute; (f) rchnbilitution ofdisplaced persons; (g) improved breed iug of cat tie, med realtreatment ofcnnle and prevention of call le diseases; (11) its acri ng 11S a channel through wh ich Government assistance should reach the residents of the Gmm; (i)hringing private waste land under cultivation; (j)proll1olion of plantarions III the Gram; (k) <1rrangil1g for cultivation of land lying fallow; (I) :ilT:tnging for co-operative management-of resources of the Grain; (Ill) implementation of such schemes as may be formulated or performance of such acts as m.1Y be entrusted to it l)y the State Government; (n)' fidel publicity of matters connected with development works and other wclfurc measures unc!er1:1k('1'1by the Stak Government; (0) regulatioll of' fairs, mclas, h.us and exhibition of localproduce and pro- ducts or l()c,llll'l!Ir.licrilft~; ,lnd home industries; (p) ns:;isling and ;1clvj::;illg 111e residents of rhcG ram in the mnuer 0[' obtaining .: state 10:111 and il~:disrribuuon and repayment; (q) assisting in the implementation oflaud reform measure ill its area; (I) 11l1~promotion und encou: a~('.mentor edncntion incl uding ndul t educu .. lion; (s) such other rllnnicl!l~; whIch the State Government may, from time to time, Property and Fund of Gram Panchayai. Allocation of properties to Gram Pan- chayat, Acquisition of land for Gram Panchayat. Gram POIl- chayat Fund. 12 by order in writing, entrust to such Gram Punchayar which in its opinion to promote directly orindirecrly the welfare of the public. (2) If the State Government is of opinion that a Gram Punchayat hils persistently made default in the performance of any of the functions assigned to it under sub-section (1), the State Government may, after record: ngi ts reasons, wi thdraw such functions from such Gram Panchuyat. (3) Where the State Government assigns any functions to II Gram Panchaynt under sub-section (1 ),it shall place such funds at the disposal of the Gram Panchayat as may be determined by the State Government for the due performance of such function. CHAPTER V PROPERTY AND FUND