Section 49 in The Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993
49. Functions of Gram Panchayat.
- It shall be the duty of a Gram Panchayat in so far as the Gram Panchayat funds allow to perform within its areas the following functions :-(1)sanitation, conservancy and prevention and abatement of nuisance;(2)construction, repair and maintenance of public wells, ponds and tanks and supply of water for domestic use;(3)construction and maintenance of sources of water for bathing and washing and supply of water for domestic animal;(4)construction and maintenance of village roads, culverts, bridges, bunds and other works and building of public utility;(5)construction, maintenance and clearing of public streets, latrines, drains, tanks, wells and other public places;(6)filling in of disused wells, unsanitary ponds, pools, ditches and pits and conversion of step wells into sanitary wells;(7)lighting of village streets and other public places;(8)removing of obstructions and projections in public streets or places and in sites not being property or which are open to use of public, whether such sites arc vested in the Panchayat or belong to the State Government;(9)regulating and control over entertainment shows, shops, eating houses and vendors of drinks, sweets meats, fruits, milk and of other similar articles;
