(1) Subject to the rules made under this Regulation , a Gram Panchayat may organise a force to be known as Village Volunteer Force consisting of able bodied persons residing in the Gram who are not below the age of eighteen years and who are willing to join the force and place such force under the command of a suitable person.
(2) The services of the Village Volunteer Force, may be utilised for general watch and ward purpose and in cases ofemergency like fire , floods , out-break ofepidemics or any other natural calamity.
(3) No member of the Village Volunteer Force , shall be held liable for damages on account of any act done by him in the bona fide discharge of his duties as a member of such force.
Village Volunteer Force.
34. Every contract or agreement entered into by a Gram Panchayat shall be signed by Execution of the Sarpanch and the Panchayat Secretary and scaled with the common seal of the Gram contracts.
Panchayat.
CHAPTER V FmANcE , PROPERTY AND ACCOUNTS
3S. (1) There shall be a "Gram Fund" for each Gram Panchayat and the same shall be utilised for carrying out the duties and obligations imposed upon Gram Panchayat by this Regulation.
(2) The following shall be credited to and form part of the Gram Fund, namely:-
(a) the Proceeds of any tax or fee imposed under section 38;
(b) the contributions made by the Government or any local authority or person;
(c) all sutras ordered by any authority or court to be credited to the Gram Fund;
Gram Fund.
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(d) the income from securities in which the Gram Fund is invested,
(e) the share in the collection of land revenue or other grants from the Administration;
(f) all sums received by way of loans or gifts;
(g) the income derived from fisheries and other sectors under the management of the Gram Panchayat;
(h) the income from or proceeds of any property of the Gram Panchayat;
(!) the We proceeds of all dust , dirt, dung or refuse collected by the functionaries of the Gram Panchayat;
0) sums assigned to the Gram Fund by any general or special order of the Administration; and
(k) all sums received in aid of or for expenditure on any institution or service maintained or financed from the Gram Fund or managed by the Gram Panchayat.
(3) The amount in the Gram Fund shall be applied subject to the provisions and for the purposes of this Regulation and shall be kept in such custody as may be prescribed.
Grants . 36. The Administrator may, subject to such conditions as he may deem fit , make grants to the Gram Panchayat for general purposes or for the improvement of the village and the welfare of residents therein.
Properties placed under disposal, management and control of Gram Panchayat.