227. Application of Zilla Panchayat Fund and property.
(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder and such general or special orders as the Government may make, all property owned by or vested in the Zilla Panchayat under this Act and all funds received by it and all sums accruing to it under the provisions of this Act or any other law for the time being in force, shall be applied for the purposes specified in sections 184 and 185 and for all other purposes for which by or under this Act, or any other law for the time being in force, powers are conferred or duties are imposed upon the Zilla Panchayat:Provided that no expenditure shall be incurred out of the Zilla Panchayat Fund unless provision therefor has been made in the budget of the Zilla Panchayat or funds are obtained by reappropriation duly approved, except in such cases as may be prescribed:Provided further that not less than twenty percent of the funds meant for welfare activities shall be utilised for the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.(2)The Zilla Panchayat Fund and all property held or vested in the Zilla Panchayat under this Act shall be applied, subject to the provisions of this Act for the payment of,-(a)salaries and allowances to the Adhyaksha and the Upadhyaksha and traveling and daily allowance to the Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha for tours outside the district and travelling and daily allowance to the members of the Zilla Panchayat or any committee thereof, subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf by the Government;(b)the salaries, allowances, pensions and gratuities of its officers and employees other than those whose salaries and allowances are paid from the Consolidated Fund of the State;(c)any amount falling due on any loan contracted by the Zilla Panchayat;(d)for the purposes specified in the Act;(e)all other purposes for which by or under this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder or by or under any other law for the time being in force, powers are conferred or duties are imposed upon the Zilla Panchayat;(f)with the previous sanction of the Government, for any other purposes for which the application of such property or fund is necessary in public interest:Provided that any fund granted to the Zilla Panchayat by the Government or any person or local authority for any specific work or purpose shall be applied exclusively for such work or purpose and in accordance with such instructions as the Government may specify either generally or specially in this behalf.
