Discretionary functions

Discretionary functions. A municipality may, at its discretion, provide, either wholly or partly, out of the municipal property and fund for the following matters within the limits of municipal borough, namely :- A. In the sphere of public works. (a) giving relief to, and establishing and maintaining relief works in time of famine or scarcity for, destitute persons within the limits of the municipal borough; (b) constructing, establishing or maintaining, public parks, gardens, libraries, museums, lunatic asylums, halls, offices, shops, markets dharmashalas, rest-houses, places of entertainment and homes for the disabled and destitute and other public buildings: (c) the construction, maintenance, management, organisation or purchase of telephone lines, or for guaranteeing the payment of interest on money expended for the construction of a telephone line subject to the previous sanction of the Development Commissioner when the line extends beyond the limits of the municipal borough; (d) the construction, purchase, organisation, maintenance, extension and management of mechanically propelled transport facilities for the conveyance of the public; (e) laying out, whether in areas previously built upon or not, new public streets and acquiring the land for that purpose, and the land required for the construction of buildings or curtilages thereof to abut on such streets; (f) planting and maintaining road-side and other trees; (g) the construction, maintenance, repairs, purchase of any works for the supply of electrical energy or gas; (h) the construction of sanitary dwellings for the poorer classes; (i) providing accommodation for all classes of servants employed by the municipality. B. In the sphere of education. (a) establishing and maintaining pre-primary schools such as balwadies, balmandirs, etc; (b) undertaking cultural activities; (c) making contribution by way of aid to pre-primary schools, secondary schools, institutions providing higher or technical education and institutions of educational societies; (d) establishing and maintaining secondary schools and institutions for higher or technical education; (e) making contribution to the funds of the local Self-government Institute; (f) undertaking measures for promotion of social and moral welfare of the population in the borough (including prohibition of consumption of intoxicants, and removal of untouchability); (g) establishing and maintaining gymnasia, playgrounds, theatres, libraries, reading rooms and other recreation centres. C. In the sphere of public health and sanitation. (a) arranging for the destruction or the detention and preservation of dogs which may be destroyed or detained under section 190 of this Act or under section 44 of the Bombay Police Act, 1951; (b) securing or assisting in the securing of suitable places for the carrying on of the offensive trades specified in sub-section (1) of section 221; (c) supplying, constructing and maintaining receptacles, fitting, pipes and other appliances whatsoever, on or for the use of private premises, for receiving and conducting the sewage thereof into sewers under the control of the municipality; (d) establishing and maintaining a farm or factory for the disposal of sewage; (e) the setting up of dairies or farms for the supply, distribution and processing of milk or milk products for the benefit of the inhabitants of the borough; (f) promoting the well-being of municipal employees or any class of municipal employees and of their dependents; D. In the sphere of development. (a) constructing, altering and maintaining residential buildings for housing houseless persons; (b) encouraging formation of Co-operative housing societies and giving assistance to those societies in construction of residential buildings; (c) undertaking manufacture of building materials and their distribution at fair prices. (d) undertaking schemes of slum clearance or re-development of any area. (e) the preparation of plans for economic development and social justice: (f) the performance of functions and the implementation of the schemes that may be entrusted by the State Government to it, including those in relation to the matters listed in the Twelfth Schedule to the Constitution of India. E. In the sphere of administration. (a) any public reception, ceremony, entertainment or exhibition within the municipal borough according to the rules made in this behalf by the State Government;