(1) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, the District Panchayat may appoint from amongst its members the following Standing Committees for exercising such of its powers and discharging such of its functions as may be prescribed , namely:-
(a) General Standing Committee;
(b) Finance , Audit and Planning Committee;
(c) Works Committee;
(d) Education Committee;
(e) Inter-tier Standing Committee for Monitoring and Supervision;
(1) Social Audit Committee;
(g) Joint Committee.
(2) The composition and tenure of Committees referred to in clauses (a) to(g) shall be such as may be prescribed.
(3) No fee or allowances shall be payable for attending the meetings.
74. No act or proceedings of the District Panchayat or of Standing Committee thereof shall be deemed to be invalid by reason of the existence of any vacancy therein.
75. The Administrator shall, from time to time, consult the President and the Vice- President of the District Panchayat on any matter specified in the Fourth Schedule and the views of the President or the Vice-President on such matter shall be recommendatory in nature.
76. The District Panchayat shall have such powers and authority as the Administrator may, by order, specify, so as to enable it to function as an institution of self-government with respect to the preparation of plans for economic development and social justice and the implementation of schemes for economic development and social justice in relation to the matters listed in the Third Schedule.
Right to requisition Acwida.
Meetings of District Panchayat.
Standing Committees or Joint Committees, etc.
Proceedings not to be invalid.
Consultation with President and Vice- President, Duties and functions of District Panchayat.
77. The District Panchayat in respect of roads, streets, bridges, culverts and other Control of properties placed by the Administrator under sub-section (/)of section 82 under its direction, District management and control, may do all things necessary for the maintenance and repair thereof i'anchayat on and in particular ' may- PnIPrttirs - 23 - Transfer of any work or institution to District Panchayat.
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(a) widen , open, enlarge , or otherwise improve any such road , bridge or culvert and plant and preserve trees on both sides of such roads;
(b) deepen or otherwise improve any water course and other property mentioned in clause (c) of sub-section ( 1) of section 82;
(c) cut any hedge or branch of any tree projecting on any such public road or street;
(d) lay out and make new roads; and
(e) construct new bridges and culverts.
78. The Administrator may entrust to the District Panchayat, the execution , maintenance or repair of any work or the management of any institution on behalf of the Administrator or any local authority:
Provided that the funds necessary for the execution, maintenance or repair of the work or the management of such institution shall be placed at the disposal of the District Panchayat by the Administrator or such local authority.
79. Every contractor agreement entered into on behalf of the District Panchayat, shall be in writing and shall be signed by the President and by two other members of the District Panchayat and shall be sealed by the common seal of the District Panchayat.
80. A fund to be called "District Panchayat Fund, (......name of the District)" shall be constituted for crediting the following monies by or on behalf of the District Panchayat and also for withdrawal of such monies therefrom , namely:-
(r) the proceeds of any tax or fee imposed by or under section 83;
(it) the contribution made by the Government or any local authority or persons;
(iii) all sums ordered by any authority or court to be credited to the District Panchayat Fund;
(iv) the income from securities in which the District Panchayat Fund is invested;
(v) all sums received by way of loans or gifts;
(vi) income derived from fisheries under the management of the District Panchayat;
(vii) income from proceeds of any property of the District Panchayat;
(viii) sum assigned to the District Panchayat Fund by any general or special order of the Government;
(ix) all sums received in aid of or for expenditure on any institution or service, maintained or financed from the District Panchayat Fund or managed by the District Panchayat;
(x) grants-in-aid from the Consolidated Fund of India.
Grants . 81: The Administrator may, subject to such conditions as he may deem fit, make grants to the District Panchayat for general purposes or for the improvement of the district and the welfare of the residents thereof.
Properties 82. (1) The Administrator may, if he deems fit , place all or any ofthe properties of the vested in nature specified below and situated within the jurisdiction of the District Panchayat under District the direction, management and control of the District Panchayat , namely:- Panchayat.
(ri) open sites , waste , vacant and grazing land , not being private property, and river beds;
(b) public roads and streets;
(c) public chsnticl;, watercourse , wells, ponds , tanks (except irrigation tanks under the control of th. Government ), public springs , reservoirs cisterns , aqueducts and any adjacent .and (not being private property ) appertaining to any public tanks or ponds : attd lands spNnaining thereto;
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(d) public sewers, drains , drainage works tunnels and culverts and things appertaining thereto and other conservancy works;
(e) sewerage rubbish and offensive matters deposited on streets or collected by the Panchayat from streets , latrines , urinals, sewers , cesspools and other places;
(J) street light, public lamps, lamp posts and apparatus connected therewith or appertaining thereto;
(g) public library, reading rooms , slaughter houses, fish farms, cremation primary schools , anganwadi centres ;and'
(h) road side trees, fuel wood plantation , non-conventional energy equipments.
(2) All markets and fairs or such portion thereof as are held upon public land shall be managed and regulated by the District Panchayat and all dues levied or imposed in respect thereof shall be credited to the District Panchayat Fund.
83. The District Panchayat shall levy , collect, assess and appropriate the taxes , duties , Taxes which tolls, cess and fees in relation to the services provided by it directly subject to rules made in may be this behalf and also levy such taxes at such rates as the Administrator may prescribe . imposed.