Section 46: Establishment of Schools, Hospitals and Dispensaries for group of Gram Panchayats

If a group of neighbouring Gram Sabhas combine to establish and maintain a school, a dispensary or hospital, a joint committee composed of three members elected by each Gram Panchayat from amongst its members shall manage and control such institutions and the entire cost whether recurring or otherwise shall be borne by each Gram Panchayat in equal shares:

Provided that it shall be open to the concerned Sabhas to entrust the management and control of such institutions to the Panchayat Samiti within the jurisdiction of which these institutions fall.