Section 165. Administrative control of Panchayat over proje cts, schemes etc.

(1) Subject to any general or special order of the State Government
notified in the Official Gazette the function and a dministrative control of
all State Government institutions, projects, scheme s and offices located
within the Gram Panchayat shall vest in the Gram Panchayat.
(2) When such institutions, projects, schemes and o ffices serve the
jurisdiction beyond one Gram Panchayat, the functio n and
administrative control over that institution shall vest with the
concerned Panchayat Samiti.
(3) Where the institution, projects, schemes and of fices serve the area
beyond that of a Panchayat Samiti, the function and administrative
control over that institution shall vest in the Zila Parishad.
Illustration-(i) Functional and administrative cont rol over Primary, Middle
and Secondary Schools, Health Sub Centres, Charwaha Vidyalayas,
Hand Pumps, Irrigation, Tube wells etc. serving the people of the Gram
Panchayat shall vest in the Gram Panchayat.
(ii) The functional and administrative control over the Primary Health
Centre, which serves more than one Gram Panchayat s hall vest in the
concerned Panchayat Samiti.
(iii) The functional and administrative control over Referral Hospital
which serves more than one block shall vest in the Zila Parishad.
(iv) Disciplinary and administrative control over o fficers and employees of
the State Government working in such institutions, projects, schemes
and offices, other than dismissal, removal or reduc tion in rank, shall vest
in the respective Panchayat including the power of suspension.