Section 43 in Rajasthan Farmers' Participation in Management of Irrigation System rules, 2002
43. Functions of the General Body of Distributary Committee and Project Committee.
- General Body of the Distributary committee and Project committee shall perform the following function -(i)to finalize water demand, regulation and operation plan, and plan for extension improvement, renovation, modernization and annual maintenance in its entitlement area.(ii)to act in promoting efficient and economical utilization of water, to optimize agricultural production to protect the environment, to ensure ecological balance and to develop a sense of ownership feeling by involving the farmers in water budgets operational plan and management/maintenance plan;(iii)to carry out the recall proceeding as per section 10 of the Act;(iv)to finalize regulation schedule of the water among various Water Users Association;(v)to resolve disputes between Distributary committee/Water Users Association in respective area of operation;(vi)to approve budget, accounts and auditing;(vii)to motivate plantation programme and water conservation practices and to promote economy in use of water;(viii)to suggest means for sustainability and improvement of the overall system;(ix)to approve water allocation and utilization reports and suggest the improvements after analyzing shortcomings;(x)to finalize income creation by levying fees for use of canal banks adjoining land and of service road of Distributary/main canal etc. in respective area of operation;(xi)to authorise chairperson to auction grass, tree leaves, fruit produce and dry tree, wood shrubs etc. and to generate other produce income from irrigation and drainage system in respective area of operation;(xii)to frame rules of business of the Farmer's Organisation for carrying out all the executive functions as and when required; and(xiii)to fix charges and recover for percolation/inundation/irrigation and lift irrigation from drains.Note 1. - In case of small/minor irrigation works and CLC (community lift schemes) where generally upper tiers are absent, Water Users' Association is authorised to perform the above (i) to (xiii) functions considering whole system as a unit.
