PART I

(See section 154) MATTERS IN RESPECT OF WHICH IT IS THE DUTY OF DISTRICT PANCHAYAT TO MAKE PROVISION. 1. In the sphere of sanitation and health— (a) establishment and maintenance of dispensaries; (b) provision and maintenance of drinking water supply; (c) taking necessary action or steps for improvement in public health and public amenities; (d) establishment and maintenance of primary health centres; (e) assisting family-planning; (f) supply of milk to children and nursing mothers in families in the low income group; (g) providing for training to mid-wives; (h) giving protection against diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus; (i) establishment and maintenance of ayurvedic and homeopathic dispensaries; (j) provision of medical relief through ayurvedic and homeopathic centres; Bom. LXI of 1947. Bom. LXI of 1947. 118 Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993. [1993 : Guj. 18 (k) assisting recognised medical relief-centres; (l) providing for training of nurses. 2. In the sphere of public works— (a) construction and maintenance of roads; (b) the planting and rearing of trees on both sides of the roads; (c) execution of works entrusted to it by the State Government; (d) supervision, repairs and preservation of building vested in the district panchayat; (e) construction and maintenance of buildings required for the activities of the district panchayat. 3. In the sphere of education and other cultural activites— (a) undertaking all educational activites entrusted to it: (b) planning of education in the district within the frame work of the national policy and the national plan; (c) survey and evaluation of educational activities; (d) distribution of Government aid in regard.to primary education between the taluka panchayats; (e) recognising private educational institutions within its area; (f) recommending the courses of study; (g) selection of text-books; (h) implementation of any programme in regard to secondary education that may be entrusted to it by the State Government; (i) inspection of primary schools managed by the taluka panchayats and conduct of their examination; (j) accepting and managing educational funds; (k) assisting, encouraging and guiding all educational activities in the district; (l) organising camps, conferences, and gatherings of members of village panchayats, taluka panchayats and district panchayat in the district. 4. In the sphere of administration— (a) collection of necessary stores and materials; (b) publication of statistical and other information relating to activites of panchayats; (c) co-ordination and use of statistics and other information required for the activities of the village panchayats, taluka panchayats and district panchayats; (d) periodical supervision and evaluation of the projects and programmes entrusted to the different panchayats in the district; (e) accepting donations in the furtherance of the purposes for which fund might have been raised. 5. In the sphere of community development— (a) co-ordination and integration of the development schemes of all talukas in the district and preparing a plan therefor for the whole district; (b) preparation of projects, plans and schemes concerning two or more talukas in the district; (c) (i) promoting the establishment and development of panchayats; (ii) inspection, regulation and control of the taluka panchayats in the district; (iii) performance of all such functions as are assigned to it under any law or as may be assigned by the State Government from time to time; (d) implementation of any development programme that may be entrusted to it by the State Government; 1993 : Guj. 18] Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993. 119 (e) distribution and co-ordination of work among village panchayats, taluka panchayats and district panchayats. 6. In the sphere of agriculture— (a) undertaking intensive pioneering schemes relating to paddy, wheat, bajari, juwar, ground-nuts and cotton; (b) construction and maintenance of building for seeds distribution centres; (c) implementation of schemes of manure; (d) promoting the planting of coconut palm; (e) arranging for the purchase and sale of necessary equipment for the protection of plants; (f) arranging for the purchase and sale of insecticides; (g) establishment and maintenance of model agricultural farms; (h) procuring and distributing improved seeds; (i) implementing schemes relating to agricultural production and agricultural development; (j) arranging exhibitions as competitions and other programmes in connection with agricultural development and cattle-breeding. 7. In the sphere of animal husbandry— (a) establishment and maintaining supply-centres for cattle-breeding; (b) giving encouragement and assistance to cattle breeding centres run by recognised institutions; (c) the implementation of schemes of key villages; (d) the implementing of the schemes of Goshala development; (e) provision for the rearing of stud calves; (f) the development of grass-lands; (g) encouraging and assisting schemes for the storage of grass; (h) implementing schemes of poultry farming; (i) the implementation of the schemes of cattle breeding; (j) establishment and maintaining veterinary hospitals and dispensaries. 8. In the sphere of Village and small scale industries— (a) examining the possibilities of village industries and small scale Industries in the district, preparation, and execution of plans for their revival, organisation and development; (b) providing for necessary assistance and encouragement of technical training to village workers in village industries and small scale industries relating to their crafts; (c) establishing maintaining, expending and aiding Secondary, technical and industrial school. 9. In the sphere of Social Welfare— (a) providing necessary assistance and encouragement to the work of institutions of social service; (b) conducting necessary social welfare activities in the district; (c) arranging fairs and festivals other than fairs and festivals arranged by the State Government. 10. In the sphere of relief— Establishment and management of relief centres in times of natural calamities such as famine and scarcity, floods, fire and earethquake. 11. In the sphere of minor irrigation projects— (a) provision for irrigation by canals from tanks and bunds; 120 Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993. [1993 : Guj. 18 (b) the implementation of the schemes of tube-wells; (c) digging new wells and repairing old wells for irrigation; (d) giving assistance for the purchase of pumping sets and machinery; (e) provision and propagandas for improved Kosi; (f) providing detonators and boring equipment for wells; (g) encouraging and assisting irrigation schemes on a co-operating basis. PART II (See section 145(1) (iii)) FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF A DISTRICT PANCHAYAT It shall be the duty of the education committee of a district panchayat— (a) to undertake all educational activities; (b) to undertake the planning of education in the district within the frame work of the national policy and the national plan; (c) to survey and evaluate educational activities; (d) to act as a channel for the State Government in regard to primary education to reach panchayat; (e) to make suggestions as to courses of study for being determined by the State Government; (f) to make suggestions as to the selection of text-books by the State Government; (g) to implement any programme in regard to secondary education entrusted to the district panchayat by the State Government; (h) to arrange for the inspection of primary schools managed by the taluka panchayat and to conduct their examination; (i) to supervise the working of all primary schools and of such other educational institutions under the control of the District Panchayat as that panchayat may decide from time to time; (j) to supervise the activities of village panchayats within the jurisdiction of the District Panchayat to ensure that earn such Panchayat pays its contribution to the school funds, if any, and to bring cases of default to the notice of the Educational Inspector of the District and generally to guide them to maintain and improve primary school or school in their charge; (k) to accept and manage educational funds; (l) to assist, encourage and guide all educational activities in the district; (m) to discharge the following duties if the district panchayat makes provision for secondary and other education— (i) to conduct secondary schools providing for diversified courses in rural areas where private enterprise is not available and to introduce a number of High School Scholarships for poor and deserving in rural area; (ii) to conduct hostels for High Schools as well as for pupils in Standard V to VII. (iii) to provide for part-time education of children who leave school at about the age of 11 and of the children whose age is between 11 and 14 years and who are absolutely illiterate; (iv) to make arrangement for vocational education in rural areas; (v) to push the scheme of social education classes; village libraries and pre-primary education; (vi) to recognise and aid gymnasia and to organise recreational centres and holiday and school camps. 1993 : Guj. 18] Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993. 121