Section 119(1) in The Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994
(1)Agriculture. - The doing of everything necessary to step up agricultural production and in particular -(i)multiplication and distribution of improved seeds;(ii)distribution of fertilizers;(iii)popularisation of improved techniques, methods and practices and improved implements;(iv)achieving self-sufficiency in green manure and composition of farm yard manure ;(v)encouraging fruit and vegetable cultivation ;(vi)reclamation of land and swamps and conservation of soil;(vii)providing credit for agricultural purposes;(viii)propagating and assisting in plant protection methods ;(ix)laying out demonstration plots and working out better methods of farm management;(x)utilizing more power for agricultural purposes;(xi)tree planting;(xii)growing of village forests.
