(1) General Standing Committee:-
(a) Perform functions relating to the Establishment and all residuary matters not specifically allotted to any of the Committees.
(b) Exercise general supervision and control over all the officers and officials of the District Panchayat and others who have been placed at the disposal of the District Panchayat by the Administration.
(c) Take steps to give effect to all the decisions or resolutions of the District Panchayat.
(d) Make recommendation of the tenders for the execution of public works for approval by the President of District Panchayat.
(e) Giving financial sanction subject to the provisions of the Daman and Diu, District Panchayat (Accounts and Audit Custody of Funds) Rules,2013 and GFR, CPWD Manuals, CVC guidelines and other Government instructions.
(f) Any other specific function entrusted by District Panchayat or Government.
(2) Finance , Audit and Planning Committee:-
(a) All issues relating to the finances of the District Panchayat, framing of budgets, scrutinizing proposals for increase of revenue, examination of receipts and expenditure statements, consideration of all proposals affecting the finances of the District Panchayat and general supervision of the revenue and expenditure of the District Panchayat.
(b) To plan priorities, allocation of outlays, horizontal and vertical linkages, implementation of guidelines issued by the Government/Central Government, regular review of planning programmes, evaluation of important programmes.
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(c) Preparation and submission of tax proposals for the approval of the District Panchayat.
(d) To ensure the periodical audit of accounts and expenditure of Gram Panchayat and District Panchayat.
(e) To ensure the compliance of audit observation.
(3) Works Committee:-
(a) Perform the functions relating to construction and maintance of roads, communication, power, minor irrigation, water supply, rural housing and other public works.
(b) To propose and consider various works to be taken up by the District Panchayat from time to time.
(c) To supervise the implementation and progress of all works taken up by the District Panchayat and to give suggestions.
(d) Opening of the tenders, their scrutiny and giving its report and recommendation to the General Standing Committee on such tenders.
(e) To assist the Government in implementing and monitoring schemes of the Government
(f) Any other specific function entrusted by the District Panchayat or Government.
(g) The Works Committee shall be assisted by Executive Engineer, Chief Accounts Officer and one more Gazetted Officer for technical evaluation and financial examination in accordance with CPWD Manual, GFR, CVC directions and other relevant directions of Government.
(4) Education Committee:-
(a) Undertaking all educational activities entrusted to it.
(b) Planning of elementary Education in the District Panchayat area within the frame work of the National Policy and National Plan.
(c) Promotion and development of elementary education.
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(d) Inspection of Primary/Upper Primary Schools, implementation and monitoring of schemes of Union Territory and Central Government.
(e) Organizing and promotion of cultural activities.
(f) Setting up of libraries and promoting other literacy programmes.
(5) Inter- tier Standing Committee for Monitoring and Supervision:-
(a) Monitor and supervise the works undertaken by the District Panchayat and Gram Panchayat.
(b) Ensure that no difficulty of works at Gram Panchayat level and District Panchayat level takes place.
(c) To coordinate between Gram Panchayat and District Panchayat to facilitate the smooth execution of their respective works relating to their respective jurisdiction.
(6) Social Audit Committee:-
(a) Facilitate smooth conduct of social audit through the Civil Society members/reputed NGOs. in respect of end use of expenditure and to ascertain impact and effective implementation of Schemes of District Panchayat.
(b) To assist Village Panchayats for facilitating smooth conduct of social audit through the Civil Society members/reputed NGOs. in respect of end use of expenditure and to ascertain impact and effective implementation of Schemes of Village Panchayats.
(c) To build capacity of District Panchayat for conducting social audit. Also to extend assistance to Village Panchayats to build capacity for conduct of Social Audit.
(d) To identify, train and deploy suitable resource persons at District for Social Audit at Panchayat level.
(e) Prepare social reporting formats, resource material, guidelines and manuals for social audit process
(f) Host the social audit report including Action taken reports in the public domain.
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10. (1) The Chairman of every Committee shall in respect of the work of that Committee be entitled to call for any information, return, statement or report from the office of District Panchayat and to enter upon and inspect any immovable property of the District Panchayat or any work in progress concerning the Committee.
(2) Each Committee shall be entitled to require attendance at its meetings of any officers/ officials of the District Panchayat who is connected with the work of the Committee and the Chief Executive Officer shall, under instruction of the Committee, issue notices and secure the attendance of such officer.