{
    "act_title": "THE BIHAR PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 2006",
    "act_slug": "bihar-panchayat-raj-act-2006",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "section": {
        "number": "22",
        "title": "Section 22. Functions of Gram Panchayat",
        "chapter": null,
        "content": "Subject to such condition as may be \nprescribed by the Government from time to time, the  Gram Panchayat \nshall perform the functions specified below : \n(i) General Functions. — (1) Preparation of annual plans for the \ndevelopment of the Panchayat area; \n(2) Preparation of annual budget; \n(3) Power to take up relief works during natural calamities; \n(4) Removal of encroachments on public properties; \n(5) Organising voluntary labour and contribution for community \nworks; \n(6) Maintenance of essential statistics of village( s). \n(ii) Agriculture, including Agriculture Extension. — (1)Promotion and \ndevelopment of agriculture and horticulture; \n(2) Development of waste lands; \n(3) Development and maintenance of grazing lands and preventing \ntheir unauthorised alienation and use. \n(iii) Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Poultry — (1) Improvement of breed of \ncattle, poultry and other livestock; \n  (2) Promotion of dairy farming, poultry and pigge ry; \n  (3) Grassland development. \n(iv) Fisheries. — Development of fisheries in the village(s). \n(v) Social and Farm Forestry, Minor Forest Produce, Fuel and Fodde — \n(1) Planting and preservation of trees on the sides of roads and other \npublic lands under its control.  \n(2) Fuel plantations and fodder development; \n(3) Promotion of farm forestry; \n(4) Development of Social Forestry. \n(vi) Khadi, Village and Cottage Industries — (1) Promotion of rural and \ncottage industries; \n(2) Organisation of awareness camps, seminars and training \nprogrammes, agricultural and industrial exhibitions  for the benefit \nof rural areas. \n(vii) Rural Housing — (1) Distribution of house sites within its \njurisdiction. \n(2) Maintenance of records relating to house sites and other private \nand public properties. \n(viii) Drinking Water  — (1) Construction, repair and maintenance of \ndrinking water wells, tanks, ponds and hand pumps; \n(2) Prevention and control of water pollution; \n(3) Maintenance of rural water supply schemes. \n(ix) Roads, Buildings, Culverts, Bridges, Ferries, Water ways and other \nmeans of communication — (1) Construction and maintenance of \nvillage roads, drains and culverts; \n(2) Maintenance of buildings under its control or t ransferred to it by \nthe Government or any public authority; \n(3) Maintenance of boats, ferries and waterways. \n(x) Rural Electrification, including distribution of el ectricity and providing \nfor and maintenance of lighting public streets and other places. \n(xi) Non-Conventional Energy Sources — (1) Promotion and \ndevelopment of non-conventional energy schemes; \n(2) Setting up, development and maintenance of community non- \nconventional energy devices; \n(3) Propagation of other energy efficient devices. \n(xii) Poverty Alleviation Programmes  — (1) Promotion of public \nawareness and participation in poverty alleviation programmes for \nfuller employment and creation of productive assets; \n(2) Selection of beneficiaries under various progra mmes through \nGram Sabhas; \n(3) Participation in effective implementation and m onitoring of \npoverty alleviation programmes. \n(xiii) Education, including primary and secondary school e ducation — (1) \nPromotion of public awareness and participation in primary and \nsecondary education; \n(2) Ensuring full enrollment and attendance in primary schools and \ntheir management. \n(xiv) Adult and non-formal education  — Promotion of mass literacy. \n(xv) Libraries — Village libraries and reading rooms. \n(xvi) Cultural and Sports Activities — Promotion of social, cultural and \nsports activities. \n(xvii) Markets and Fairs. — Regulation and management of fairs (including \ncattle fairs) and festivals. \n(xviii) Rural Sanitation and Environment — (1) Maintenance of general \nsanitation; \n(2) Cleaning of public roads, drains, tanks, wells and other public \nplaces; \n(3) Maintenance and regulation of burning and buria l grounds; \n(4) Construction and maintenance of public latrines ; \n(5) Disposal of unclaimed corpses and carcasses; \n(6) Management and control of washing and bathing ghats. \n(7) Upgradation of environment and prevention of it s degradation \n(xix) Public Health and Family Welfare — (1) Implementation of family \nwelfare programmes and Public Health Centers; \n(2) Prevention of and taking remedial measures against epidemics; \n(3) Regulation of sale of meat, fish and other peri shable food \narticles; \n(4) Participation in programmes of human and animal  vaccination; \n(5) Licensing of eating and entertainment establish ments; \n(6) Regulation of curing, tanning and dyeing of ski ns and hides; \n(7) Regulation of offensive and dangerous trades. \n(xx) Women and Child Development — (1) Participation in the \nimplementation of women and child welfare programmes; \n(2) Promotion of education, health and nutrition pr ogrammes. \n(xxi) Social Welfare including welfare of the physically and mentally \nchallenged   \n(1)  Participation in the implementation of the social welfare \nprogrammes, including welfare of physically and men tally \nchallenged persons as well as destitutes; \n(2) Monitoring of the old-age and widows’ pension s chemes. \n(xxii) Welfare of the Weaker Sections and in particular th e Scheduled \nCastes and Scheduled Tribes — (1) Promotion of public awareness \nwith regard to welfare of Scheduled Castes, Schedul ed Tribes and \nother weaker sections; \n(2) Participation in the implementation of the specific programmes for \nthe welfare of the weaker sections. \n(xxiii) Public Distribution System — (1) Promotion of public awareness with \nregard to the distribution of essential commodities; \n(2) Monitoring the public distribution system. \n(xxiv) Maintenance of Community Assets — (1) Maintenance of \ncommunity assets belonging to the Gram Panchayat; \n(2) Preservation and maintenance of other community assets. \n(xxv) Construction and maintenance of Dharmshalas, Hostel s and similar \ninstitutions. \n(xxvi) Construction and maintenance of cattle sheds, pound s and cart \nstands. \n(xxvii) Construction and maintenance of slaughter houses. \n(xxviii) Maintenance of public parks, playgrounds, etc. \n(xxix) Regulation of garbage bins in public places. \n(xxx) Establishment and control of huts and sheds, and \n(xxxi) Such other functions as may be entrusted.",
        "footnote": "",
        "is_definition": false,
        "sort_order": 250
    },
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}