(1) A Gram Panchayat shall also perform such other functions as the of Gram State Government may assign to it in respect of------
(a) primary, social, technical, adult or vocational education;
(b) rural dispensaries, health centres and maternity and child welfare centres;
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(c) management of any public and markets which are not declared as regulated markets under any law for the time being in force;
(d) irrigation including minor irrigation, water management and water shed development;
(e) grow more food campaign;
(f) care of the infirm and the destitute;
(g) rehabilitation of displaced persons;
(h) improved breeding of cattle, medical treatment of cattle and prevention of cattle disease;
(i) acting as a channel through which Government assistance should reach the villages;
(j) bringing waste land under cultivation through improvement of land and soil conservation;
(k) promotion of village plantation, social forestry and farm forestry;
(l) arranging cultivation of land lying fallow;
(m) arranging co-operative management of land and other resources of the villages;
(n) assisting in the implementation of land reform measure in its area;
(o) implementation of such schemes as may be formulated or performance of such acts as may be entrusted;
(p) filed publicity on matters connected with development works and other welfare measures undertaken by the State Government;
(q) supervision of supply of food and essential commodities through ration shops;
(r) minor forest produce;
(s) rural housing programme;
(t) rural electrification including distribution of electricity;
(u) non-conventional energy sources;
(v) family welfare, and women and child development;
(w) welfare of the weaker sections and in particular of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes;
(x) maintenance of community assets;
(y) public distribution system; and
(z) poverty alleviation programme.
(2) If the State Government is of the opinion that a Gram Panchayat has persistently made default in the performance of any of the 32 functions assigned to it under sub-section (1) the State Government may, after recording its reason, withdraw such function from such Gram Panchayat.
33. Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, a Gram Panchayat may, make provision for----
(a) the maintenance of lighting of public streets;
(b) planting and maintaining trees on the sides of public streets or in other public places vested in it;
(c) the establishment and maintenance of horticulture training centre;
(d) the sinking of wells and excavation of ponds and tanks;
(e) the introduction and promotion of co-operative farming, cooperative stores, and other co-operative enterprises, trades and callings;
(f) the construction and regulation of markets other than markets which are declared as regulated markets under any law for the time being in force, the holding and regulation of fairs, melas, huts and exhibitions of local produce and products of local handicrafts and home industries;
(g) the allotment of places for storing manure;
(h) assisting and advising agriculturists in the matter of obtaining State loan and its distribution and repayment;
(i) filling up of insanitary depressions and reclaming of unhealthy localities;
(j) the promotion and encouragement of cottage industries.
(k) the establishment and running of piggeries, duckaries and milk centres;
(l) the destruction of rabid dogs;
(m) the construction and maintenance of sarais, dharmasallas, rest houses, cattle sheds and cart stands;
(n) regulating production and disposal of foodstuffs and other commodities in the manner prescribed;
(o) the disposal of unclaimed cattle;
(p) the disposal of unclaimed corpses and carcases;
(q) the establishment and maintenance of libraries and reading rooms;
(r) the organisation and maintenance of akharas, clubs and other places for recreation or games and sports;
(s) the maintenance of records relating to population census, agricultural labour census, crop census, cattle census and Discretionary duties of Gram Panchayat 33 census of unemployed persons and of other statistics as may be prescribed;
(t) rendering assistance in extinguishing fire and protecting life and property when fire occurs;
(u) assisting in the prevention of burglary and dacoity;
(v) relief against famine or other calamity;
(w) assisting in formulation and implementation of the schemes and Annual Plans of the State in so far as such schemes and Plans relate to the area under its jurisdiction;
(x) the performance in the manner prescribed of any of the functions of the Zilla Parishad or the Panchayat Samiti, as the case may be, with its previous approval, calculated to benefit the people lying within the jurisdiction of the Gram Panchayats; and
(y) any other local work or service of public utility which is likely to promote the health, comfort, convenience or material prosperity of the public, not otherwise provided for in this Act.
34. Where the State Government assigns any function to a Gram Panchayat under Section 32 or where it directs a Gram Panchayat to make provision for any of the items enumerated in Section 33, it shall place such funds at the disposal of the Gram Panchayat as may be required for the due performance of such functions or for making such provision, as the case may be.