Functions of the standing committees.

187. Functions of the Standing Committees. - (1) The General Standing Committee shall perform functions r elating to the establishment matters and functions relating to communications, buildings, rural housing, village extensions, relief against natural calamities and allied matters and all miscellaneous residuary matters. (2) The Finance and Planning Commit tee shall perform the functions relating to, - (a) the finances of the Zilla Panchayat, framing of budgets, scrutinising proposals for increase of revenue, examination of receipts and expenditure statements, consideration of all proposals affecting the fi nances of the Zilla Panchayat and general supervision of the revenue and expenditure of the Zilla Panchayat. (b) the plan priorities, allocation of outlays to developments, horizontal and vertical linkages, implementation of guidelines issued by the Gove rnment, regular review of planned programes, evaluation of important programes and small savings schemes. (3) The Social Justice Committee shall perform functions relating to, - (a) promotion of educational, economic, social, cultural and other interests of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes; (b) protecting them from social injustice and all other forms of exploitation; (c) amelioration of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes; (d) securing social justice to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, women and other weaker sections of the society. (4) The Education and Health Committee shall perform the following functions: - (a) be incharge of all educational activities of the Zilla Panchayat; (b) undertake the planning of education in the district within the framework of the national policy and the national and state plans; (c) survey and evaluate the educational activities of the Zilla Panchayat; (d) perform such other duties pertaining t o education, adult literacy and cultural activities as the Zilla Panchayat may assign to it; (e) health services, hospitals, water supply, family welfare and other allied matters. (5) The Agriculture and Industry Committee shall perform functions relati ng to, - (a) agricultural production, animal husbandry, co -operation, contour bunding and reclamation; (b) village and cottage industries; (c) promotion of industrial development of the district. (6) The Standing Committees shall perform the function s referred to above to the extent the powers are delegated to them by the Zilla Panchayat. (7) The Committees shall perform in respect of matters assigned to them such additional duties as may be prescribed.