Schedule I

(See Section 58) GENERAL It shall be the duty of the Gram Panchayat, to meet the requirements of the Gram Panchayat area subject to availability of funds, in respect of the matters enumerated in this Schedule and also as elaborated in responsibility mapping in respect of Gram Panchayats. Subject to the other provisions of this Act and the guidelines and the assistance of Government, financial, technical or otherwise, the G r a m a panchayat shall have power to administer the matters enumerated in this Schedule and to prepare and implement schemes relating thereto for development and social justice purposes. 1. General Fuctions; (i) Preparation of annual plans for the development of the Panchayat area. (ii) Preparation of annual budget. (iii) Providing reliefs in natural calamities. (iv) Removal of encroachments on public properties. (i) Organizing voluntary labour and contribution for community works. (vi) Maintenance of essential statistics of the villages. 2. Agriculture, Horticulture and Sericulture (i) Preparation and s u p e r v i s i o n of a c t i v i t i e s o f a c o m p r e h e n s i v e village agriculture horticultural and sericulture plan in consultation with Gram Sabha so as to increase agricultural, horticultural and vegetable production. (ii) Preparation o f p l a n s d e v e l o p m e n t o f w a s t e l a n d s o f a g r i c u l t u r e horticulture, sericulture and g r a z i n g l a n d s to ensure optimum utilization of land including other waste land. (iii) Establishment and maintenance of nurseries with Gram Panchayat funds. (iv) Preparation, recommendation and supervision of plan for farm mechanization. (v) Facilitate establishment of group farming cooperatives. (vi) Preparation and supervision of plans for soil, water and seed protection. (vii) Supervision of Watershed management. (viii) Display of market price. (ix) Supervision of Agriculture insurance plans and its implementation. 3. Minor Irrigation (i) Planning, construction, renovation and maintenance of all minor irrigation projects with 0-10 hectares atchkat area within the Gram Panchayat area; (ii) Maintenance and implementation of timely and equitable distribution and full use of water of all such minor or micro irrigation projects with 0-10 hectares atchkat at Gram Panchayat level; (iii) Development of plan for and implementing ground water recharging and rain water harvesting. (iv) Management of records of all water sources including its mapping at Gram Panchayat area. 4. Animal husbandary, diary, poultry farm and Fisheries (i) Implementation of plans for the development of dairy, poultry, piggery and sheep farms that are entrusted to the Gram Panchayat. (ii) Implementation of schemes of cattle development that are entrusted to the Gram Panchayat. (iii) Take preventive measures to control epidemics and contagious diseases. (iv) Implementation of programmes to develop fisheries in irrigation works vested in Gram Panchayats. (v) Construction and maintenance of rural fish and meat markets (vi) Grass Land Fodder development. 5. Social Forestry (i) Afforestation of waste land. (ii) Development of social forestry and farm forestry, establishment, maintenance and disposal of social forestry produce. (iii) Growing trees for cattle feed, fire wood and growing of fruit trees. (iv) Implementation of farm forestry. (v) Establishment of nurseries and i t s management. (vi) Management of minor forest produce excluding reserved forest, protected forest and wild life protected area. (vii) Planning and implementation of social forestry and farm forestry projects (viii) Planting and preservation of trees on the road side and other public places under control of Gram Panchayat. 6. Tourism (i) Identification and proposing development of tourist spots in the Gram Panchayat area. (ii) Facilitation of tourism activities. (iii) Providing and maintenance of basic amenities at tourist centres entrusted to Gram Panchayat. (iv) Collection of entry fees, parking fees other than at places maintained by Archeology Survey of India or by other local authorities or Government Departments. 7. Small scale and rural industries –khadi, handicrafts, village industries and food processing industries (i) Promotion of cottage and khadi industries handicrafts, village industries, food processing industries and other non agricultural activities. (ii) Organizing marketing facilities and exhibition. (iii) Formulationn and Implementation of schemes of state committees, all India committees for cottage, khadi, handicrafts, village industries and food processing industries. (iv) Collection of information data on available raw materials and value added products. (v) Conducting market surveys, dissemination of information among the people. (vi) Promoting food processing and product marketing activities. 8. Rural Housing (i) Identification of houseless and site less people, migrant workers. (ii) Participation in implementation of all rural housing programmes including fishermen housing schemes. (iii) Participation in implementation of house up-gradation Scheme. (iv) Implementation of seasonal housing facilities for seasonal migrant workers. (v) Promotion of rural housing cooperative societies. (vi) Identification of Government land and recommending to the Deputy Commissioner for allotment or reservation for development of layouts, distribution of housing sites to houseless. (vii) Sanctioning of rural housing and layout plans as per powers entrusted by Government. 9. Drinking Water Supply (i) Collecting the required data, information and planning on quality and coverage. (ii) Maintenance and monitoring of water supply schemes within Gram Panchayats. (iii) Prevention, protection and control of water pollution. (iv) Maintenance of traditional drinking water sources. (v) Collection of water samples from drinking water sources for testing. (vi) Periodical purification of drinking water sources. (vii) Providing tap water to households’ commercial establishments on collection of user fees. (viii) Establishment and Maintenance of water purification units. (ix) Assisting authorities to regulate over exploitation of ground water. 10. Town and Country planning and public works (Roads, bridges, ford, water ways and other connecting ways) (i) Planning, construction and maintenance of,- (a) -Footpaths/ lanes (b) -Village roads (c) -Bridges, culverts (d) -Buildings (e) -Drainages (f) -Other than NHs, SHs and MDRs or those entrusted to other local bodies, or with Government Departments. (ii) Construction and maintenance of,- (a) -Passenger waiting shed/ parking space (b) -Play grounds (iii) Construction and maintenance of all types of burial ground/ cemetery, formation of rules and regulations for the utilisation of all burial ground, cemetery at Gram Panchayat Level. (iv) Maintenance of boats, ferries and water ways. (v) Maintenance of storm water drainage. (vi) Establishment of community need based infrastructures facilities like bathing ghat, public market etc. (vii) Habitat development. (viii) Creation of housing layouts. (ix) Planning, construction and management of school buildings, hospitals and other public institutions entrusted to Gram Panchayats. (x) Preparation of a comprehensive village development plan. 11. Rural electrification, power and energy (i) Installation and maintenance of streetlights at public streets and places. (ii) Planning, e s t a b l i s h m e n t, m a i n t e n a n c e and promotion of small c o n ve n t io n a l and non-conventional energy units like solar, including roof top solar panel installation, biogas, wind mill, micro hydro electricity plants with Gram Panchayat funds. (iii) Sale of exces non-conventional energy to others. (iv) Rural electrification by volunteering Gram Panchayats. 12. Poverty alleviation: (i) Identifying the poor and implementing poverty alleviation programmes. (ii) Identification a n d se le c t io n of beneficiaries for all poverty alleviation programmes. (iii) Facilitating Grama Sabha for selection of beneficiaries under various programmes at Gram Panchayat level. (iv) Planning, implementation, supervision and distributing benefits of poverty alleviation programmes. (v) Providing infrastructure facilities for self employment programmes. (vi) Organising and empowering Self Help Groups, neighbourhood groups. (vii) Poverty alleviation need assessments. (viii) Planning and implementation of self employment and wage employment programmes. (ix) Providing basic minimum needs under various schemes. (x) Participation in programmes for skill development and creation of public awareness about employment opportunities. 13. Public distribution System (PDS) (i) Monitoring the distribution of food grains and other daily necessities (ii) Monitoring of public distribution system, creating awareness. (iii) Construction and maintenance of godowns and rural whare houses with Gram Panchayats funds. 14. Disaster management To assist the concerned authority for ,- (i) Conducting survey to identify disaster prone localities (ii) Creation and maintenance of disaster management facilities (iii) Identification of local as well as outside experts in disaster management (iv) Providing relief and compensation to victims of disasters with Gram Panchayat own funds and as per guidelines issued by government. 15. Education (primary and high school education, technical and professional education, adult and informal education) (i) Participation in planning and monitoring of both conventional and non- conventional education at Panchayat level. (ii) Forwarding of proposals and getting sanctions from competent authority for the establishment of lower and upper primary schools. (iii) Monitoring of govt. lower and upper primary schools. (iv) Construction and maintenance of buildings of govt. lower and upper primary schools. (v) Collection and updating of data of children. (vi) Implementation of literacy programmes, non-formal and formal education programmes, promotion of adult literancy. (vii) Management, supervision of quality control including administration. (viii) Survey and evaluation of education activities at Gram Panchayat level. (ix) Monitoring of ashram schools, hostel schools up to higher primary level for backward classes and groups, girls, specially disabled and for minority groups. (x) Promotion of rural artisan and vocational trainings. (xi) Ensuring full enrollment and attendance in primary and secondary schools. 16. Libraries Management and monitoring of Gram Panchayat level libraries and reading rooms. 17. Sports and Cultural Activities (i) Establishment and maintenance of play fields. (ii) Identification of art and culture programmes. (iii) Protection and reviving cultural activities at Grama Panchayat level. (iv) Promotion of youth clubs. (v) Assisting and protecting poor and indigent artists. (vi) Maintenance of communal and religious harmony. (vii) Construction and management of cultural centers, community halls, open air theatres at Gram Panchayat and cluster level. (viii) Organisation of youth festival at Gram Panchayat and cluster level. (ix) Providing life skill education, leadership training and conducting recreational activities for youths. 18. Market and fair including cattle fairs; (i) Establishment and management of public markets,market facilities at Gram Panchayat. (ii) Regulation and conducting fairs and festivals including cattle fair (iii) Management m a r k e t and promotion of rural farm products, craft products (iv) Providing storage and cold storage facilities for agro products (v) Facilitate farmers for direct marketing and e-marketing of agriculture produce. 19. Public health (health including hospitals, Public Health Centres) and family welfare (i) Monitoring Allopathic and Ayurvedic, sidda, unani, naturopathy and yoga Indian medical systems health facilities at Gram Panchayat level. (ii) Forwarding of proposals and getting sanctions from competent authority for the establishment of health sub center at Gram Panchayat level, facilitating and monitoring health services, providing dispensaries. (iii) Implementation of family welfare programmes at Gram Panchayat level. (iv) Carrying out immunization and other preventive measures. (v) Licensing of eating and entertainment establishments. (vi) Destruction of stray dogs, street dogs. (vii) Implementation of prevention and remedial measures against epidemics. (viii) Monitoring of maternity and child welfare centres. (ix) Regulation of sale of meat, fish and other perishable food articles. 20. Sanitation (i) Cleaning and preservation of public roads, drains, bathing ghats, tanks, wells, ponds and other public places. (ii) Establishment and maintenance of burial and cremation grounds. (iii) Establishment and maintenance of liquid waste management system. (iv) Collection, segregation and transport of solid waste to multi village solid waste management plants. (v) Construction and maintenance of individual, community toilets and bathrooms and sanitary complexes. (vi) Planning and implementation of Gram Panchayat level sanitation programme including for household, public places and all local institutions. (vii) Development of health and sanitation policy and its implementation. (viii) Disposal of unclaimed corpses and carcasses, regulation of curing, tanning and dyeing of skins and hides. (ix) Implementation of sanitation and waste management programmes at Gram Panchayat level. 21. Women and Child Welfare, specially abled and mentally challenged welfare (i) Participation in the implementation and monitoring of women and child development programmes. (ii) Monitoring and participation in p l a n n i n g a n d i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f school health and nutrition programmes. (iii) Promoting assistance from local development agencies, private agencies, voluntary organizations in women and child development and empowerment programmes. (iv) Forwarding of proposals and getting sanctions from competent authority for the establishment of Anganwadis. (v) Supervision of Anganwadis. (vi) Forwarding the list of beneficiaries selected in grama sabha under various social security s c h e m e s like pension to destitute, widows, old age, specially disabled, manaswini etc. to concerned Department. (vii) Facilitate implementation of group insurance scheme for the poor. (viii) Participate in and monitor implementation of social welfare programmes including those especially d i sabled, mentally challenged and socially ostracized groups. 22. Scheduled castes, Scheduled tribes and Other Backward caste development (i) Providing basic facilities in Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes colonies. (ii) Providing educational assistance to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes students from own resources of Gram Panchayat on priority. (iii) Formulation, coordination and implementation of programmes to create legal and other awareness among weaker sections of the society specially Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. (iv) Participate in and monitor the implementation of programmes for the welfare of weaker sections. (v) Planning and monitoring of Gram Panchayat level hostels for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Backward communities. (vi) To p r e v e n t social, cultural practices against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and backward communities which undermine freedom and dignity of the individual and also of the community. 23. Construction and maintenance of cattle farms, car,auto and bus stands, cart stands Construction and maintenance of cattle farm, community cattle sheds, pounds, village bus stand, rickshaw stand, taxi, auto stand, cart stand, slaughter houses and commercial complexes. 24. Issue of all certificates Issue of certificates such as NOC for mines & geology Electrification, excise, biodiversity, land conversion etc. Licenses for Home stay, resorts, bar and restaurants, hotels, liquor shops, Burial, cremation ground and crematorium, slaughter house etc. 25. Management of statistics Collection, tabulation, updating of all statistics relating to the village. 26. Planning Setting up a team of technical and subject experts for preparation of perspective people’s plan and annual plan. 27. Co-operation Preparation and implementation of programmes to popularise, strengthen cooperative activities. 28. Rural environment and ecology (i) Planning and implementation for protection and preservation of rural environment and ecology in conformity with National & State policy. (ii) Establishment of GP biodiversity management committee. (iii) Preparation of Peoples’ Biodiversity Register. (iv) Preparation and implementation of plans and programmes for the Biodiversity Act, 2002. (v) Protection of ecologically sensitive areas. (vi) Preparation and implementation of plans for the protection of environment. (vii) Maintenance of parks, regulation of manure pits in public places, establishment and control of shandies. 29. Income generation activities Taking up various income generation activities for the augmentation of own resources. 30. Knowledge management (i) Collection and compilation of household data and maintaining database. (ii) Recording of the history, culture, heritage of the village. (iii) Conducting surveys and studies to determine the human development of the village. (iv) Periodical calculation of human development index. (v) Making available all data to the people of Gram Panchayat. (vi) Awareness generation and Information, Education and Communication activities for all Government schemes. 31. Community Asset Management (i) Protection, conservation and management of community assets that are entrusted to Gram Panchayats, its mapping, measurement, comprehensive documentation and its maintenance. (ii) Systematic documentation and protection of records of all assets such as ponds, water groove , canals, agriculture pits, well, bore-well and other wells, pasture, forest, plantation etc.