187. Standing Committees of a [Zilla Praja Parishad] .

(i) Standing Committee for Planning and Finance: District Plan, budget, taxation, finance and coordination of the work relating to other committees.
(ii) Standing Committee for Rural Development: Poverty Alleviation Programme, Area Development Programmes, employment, housing, cooperation, thrift and small savings, Industries including cottage, village and small scale industries, trusts and statistics.
(iii) Standing Committee for Agriculture: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, soil reclamation including contour bunding, social forestry, fisheries and sericulture.
(iv) Standing Committee for Education and Medical Services: Education including Social Education, medical services, public health and sanitation including drainage, relief for distress in grave emergencies.
(v) Standing Committee for Women Welfare: Development of Women and welfare of children.
(vi) Standing Committee for Social Welfare: Social Welfare of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes and cultural affairs.
(vii) Standing Committee for Works: Communications, rural water supply, power and irrigations.