Every Gram Panchayat shall, as soon as may be within three months following the first meeting, constitute Upa-Samitis under sub-section (2) ofsection 32A4 oftheAct.
65. Sanchalak.Within one week from the date of constitution of the Upa-Samiti, the members referred to in clauses (a) and (b) ofsub-section (3) ofsection 32A ofthe Act shall elect in a meeting one member from themselves as Sanchalak ofeach Upa-Samiti.
66. Subjects to be dealt by Upa-Samitis.The Upa-Samiti ofa Gram Panchayat shall deliberate upon and deal with the subjects specified below against the corresponding entry ofthe Upa-Samiti specified in the column (2) ofthe Table:
SI.No. Upa-Samiti Subjects of Upa-Samiti (I) (2) (3) I. Artha O Parikalpana (i) Finance, (ii) Budget, (iii) Accounts, (iv) Audit, (v) Taxation,
(vi) Resource-mobilization, (vii) Establishment and office management, (viii) Preparation of Gram Panchayat Plans,
(ix) Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all Poverty Alleviation including Employment Generation Programmes, ()Food Security and Public Distribution Programme,
(xi) Preparation of resource inventory and database of the Gram Panchayat Planning, (xii)Disaster control management,
(xiii)Management ofhat, bazar, ferry-service ofGram Panchayat,
(xiv) Coordination ofworks assigned to different Upa-Samitis and any otherwork not entrusted with any otherUpa-Samiti.
2. Krishi O Pranisampad Bikash (i) Agriculture and agro-industries, (ii) Horticulture, (iii) Agri marketing, (iv) Irrigation including small irrigation, (v) Water resources development, (vi) Social forestry, (vii) Soil conservation,
(viii) Apiculture, (ix) Sericulture, () Animal resources development, (xi) Fisheries, (xii)Water-shed development, (xiii) Cooperative movement, (xiv) Provident Fund for Landless Agricultural Labourers etc..
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(1) (2) (3)
3. Siksha O Jana Swastha (i) Literacy campaign, (ii) Sishu Siksha Karma.suchi,
(iii) Madhyamik Siksha Karmasuchi, (iv) Primary education,
(v) Mass education, (vi) Rural library, (vii) Mid-day Meal Programme, (viii) Rural water supply, (ix) Rural dispensaries and health clinic, (x) Public health and sanitation, (xi) Immunisation and family welfare programmes, (xii) Prevention ofcommunicable diseases etc.
4. Nari O Sishu Unnayan (i) Self-help groups formed under various programmes including Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar {ojana, (ii) Integrated child development scheme, (iii) National social assistance programme,
(iv) Social welfare and welfare of women and children,
(v) Welfare ofweaker communities including old and handicapped people.
5. Shilpa O Parikathamo (i) Cottage & small scale industries, (ii) Rural artisans,
(iii) Infrastructure development, (iv) Indira Aawas Yojana,
(v) Construction of rural roads, culverts and rural housing,
(vi) Rural electrification and generating alternative energy resources.
67. Powers ofUpa-Samiti.(I) Every Upa-Samiti shall prepare schemes and perform the functions of the Gram Panchayat in relation to the subjects allotted to it within its budgetary provisions. It shall also be responsible for implementation of the works and schemes of the GramPanchayat and those assigned to it by different departments of the State Government relating to the subjects specified in column (3) of the Table under rule 66:
Provided that the financial limits to which an Upa-Samiti is competent to execute works and schemes undertaken by the Gram Panchayat, shall be such as may, from time to time, be fixed by the Gram Panchayat or by the State Government.
(2) For every item of expenditure exceeding its financial limit, each Upa-Samiti shall prepare proposal and place to the Gram Panchayat for approval. It shall be the duty of each Upa-Samiti to carry out the decision of the Gram Panchayat on such proposal.
(3) An Upa-Samiti shall not alter the budgetary allocation of funds made by the Gram Panchayat according to the subjects allotted to it.