- Subject to such condition as may be prescribed by the Government from time to time, the Gram Panchayat shall perform the functions specified below :(i)General Functions.-(1) Preparation of annual plans for the development of the Panchayat area;(2)Preparation of annual budget;(3)Power to take up relief works during natural calamities;(4)Removal of encroachments on public properties;(5)Organising voluntary labour and contribution for community works;(6)Maintenance of essential statistics of village(s).(ii)Agriculture, including Agriculture Extension.-(1) Promotion and development of agriculture and horticulture;(2)Development of waste lands;(3)Development and maintenance of grazing lands and preventing their unauthorised alienation and use.(iii)Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Poultry.-(1) Improvement of breed of cattle, poultry and other livestock;(2)Promotion of dairy farming, poultry and piggery;(3)Grassland development.(iv)Fisheries.-Development of fisheries in the village(s).(v)Social and Farm Forestry, Minor Forest Produce, Fuel and Fodder.- (1) Planting and preservation of trees on the sides of roads and other public lands under its control.(2)Fuel plantations and fodder development;(3)Promotion of farm forestry;(4)Development of Social Forestry.(vi)Khadi, Village and Cottage Industries.-(1) Promotion of rural and cottage industries;(2)Organisation of awareness camps, seminars and training programmes, agricultural and industrial exhibitions for the benefit of rural areas.(vii)Rural Housing.-(1) Distribution of house sites within its jurisdiction.(2)Maintenance of records relating to house sites and other private and public properties.(viii)Drinking Water.-(1) Construction, repair and maintenance of drinking water wells, tanks, ponds and hand pumps;(2)Prevention and control of water pollution;(3)Maintenance of rural water supply schemes.(ix)Roads, Buildings, Culverts, Bridges, Ferries, Waterways and other means of communication.-(1) Construction and maintenance of village roads, drains and culverts;(2)Maintenance of buildings under its control or transferred to it by the Government or any public,authority;(3)Maintenance of boats, ferries and waterways.(x)Rural Electrification, including distribution of electricity and providing for and maintenance of lighting public streets and other places.(xi)Non-Conventional Energy Sources.-(1) Promotion and development of non-conventional energy schemes;(2)Setting up, development and maintenance of community nonconventional energy devices;(3)Propagation of other energy efficient devices.(xii)Poverty Alleviation Programmes.-(1) Promotion of public awareness and participation in poverty alleviation programmes for fuller employment and creation of productive assets;(2)Selection of beneficiaries under various programmes through Gram Sabhas:(3)Participation in effective implementation and monitoring of poverty alleviation programmes.(xiii)Education, including primary and secondary school education.-(1) Promotion of public awareness and participation in primary and secondary education;(2)Ensuring full enrollment and attendance in primary schools and their management.(xiv)Adult and non-formal education.-Promotion of mass literacy.(xv)Libraries.-Village libraries and reading rooms.(xvi)Cultural and Sports Activities.-Promotion of social, cultural and sports activities.(xvii)Markets and Fairs.-Regulation and management of fairs (including cattle fairs) and festivals.(xviii)Rural Sanitation and Environment.-(1) Maintenance of general sanitation;(2)Cleaning of public roads, drains, tanks, wells and other public places;(3)Maintenance and regulation of burning and burial grounds;(4)Construction and maintenance of public latrines;(5)Disposal of unclaimed corpses and carcasses;(6)Management and control of washing and bathing ghats.(7)Upgradation of environment and prevention of its degradation(xix)Public Health and Family Welfare.-(1) Implementation of family welfare programmes and Public Health Centers;(2)Prevention of and taking remedial measures against epidemics;(3)Regulation of sale of meat, fish and other perishable food articles;(4)Participation in programmes of human and animal vaccination;(5)Licensing of eating and entertainment establishments;(6)Regulation of curing, tanning and dyeing of skins and hides;(7)Regulation of offensive and dangerous trades.(xx)Women and Child Development.-(1) Participation in the implementation of women and child welfare programmes;(2)Promotion of education, health and nutrition programmes.(xxi)Social Welfare including welfare of the physically and mentally challenged.-(1) Participation in the implementation of the social welfare programmes, including welfare of physically and mentally challenged persons as well as destitutes;(2)Monitoring of the old-age and widows' pension schemes.(xxii)Welfare of the Weaker Sections and in particular the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.-(1) Promotion of public awareness with regard to welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker Sections;(2)Participation in the implementation of the specific programmes for the welfare of the weaker Sections.(xxiii)Public Distribution System.-(1) Promotion of public awareness with regard to the distribution of essential commodities;(2)Monitoring the public distribution system.(xxiv)Maintenance of Community Assets.-(1) Maintenance of community assets belonging to the Gram Panchayat,(2)Preservation and maintenance of other community assets.(xxv)Construction and maintenance of Dharmshalas, Hostels and similar institutions.(xxvi)Construction and maintenance of cattle sheds, pounds and cart stands.(xxvii)Construction and maintenance of slaughter houses.(xxviii)Maintenance of public parks, playgrounds, etc.(xxix)Regulation of garbage bins in public places.(xxx)Establishment and control of huts and sheds, and(xxxi)Such other functions as may be entrusted.
