Section 5 in Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Constitution of Committees of Village Panchayats and Delegation of Functions to Such Committees) Rules, 2005
5. Development Committee.
(1)(a)The Chairman of the Development Committee shall be selected from among the women members of the Village Panchayat. (b) The Development Committee shall consist of the following members, namely: -(i)two members of the Village Panchayat.(ii)one Noon-Meal Organiser.(iii)one Head-Master or Headmistress of local Primary or Middle School.(iv)one Non-Government Organiser or Social Worker.(v)representative from one Self Help Group.(vi)one Village Health Nurse.(vii)one Rural Welfare Officer.(viii)Secretary of the Primary Agriculture Co-operative Society.(2)The Development Committee shall -(a)promote community maintenance of assets in the field of health, drinking water and sanitation;(b)supervise the protected drinking water supply to all the areas of the Panchayat Village to ensure prevention of communicable diseases;(c)organise immunisation and vaccination camps and promote better health care;(d)create awareness to promote, organize campaign relating to public health, water and rural sanitation;(e)inspect health sub-centres and health centres located in the Panchayat Village and submit its observations and suggestions for discussion in the Village Panchayat;(f)promote participation of the users of drinking water in maintenance of water supply system;(g)promote individual household toilets, group toilets, school and community sanitation and women sanitary complex;(h)process and recommend the resolution passed by the habitation or Ward Committees;(i)promote the welfare of women, children, physically handicapped, destitute, widows, aged people, bonded labourers, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes;(j)form self help groups;(k)take action for eradication of child labour, prohibition of liquor, prevent female infanticide, promotion of anti dowry, promotion of communal harmony, eradication of untouchability and implementation of Poverty Reduction Project;(l)assist the Village Panchayat in the maintenance of hand pumps, power pumps, overhead tanks, drinking water ooranies and any other means of drinking water supply in the panchayat village;(m)assist the Village Panchayat to watch the functioning of ration shop under Public Distribution System in the panchayat village and monitor timely supply of goods in prescribed quantity and quality, display of daily stock position in retail shop, price of each commodity sold, supply among the card holders and suggest steps to redress the public grievances;(n)assist the Village Panchayat for the preparation of comprehensive village development plan.(3)The Committee may visit and inspect such centre, establishment or institution within the area of the panchayat village. The Chairman of the Committee shall intimate in writing to the Head of the Centre establishment or institution three days in advance indicating the date, time and purpose of visit or inspection.
