Schedule V

Functions of District Panchayats (A) General Functions 1.Mobilisation of the technical expertise available from Government-non- Govemment institutions. 2.Provide technical assistance to Block Panchayats, Village Panchayats and Municipalities. 3.Prepare schemes after taking into account the schemes of the Village Panchayat and the Block Panchayat to avoid duplication and to provide forward-backward linkage. (A) Sectorwise Functions I.Agriculture 1.Running of agriculture farms other than regional farms and research centres. 2.Integrated water-shed management in water sheds covering more than one block panchayat area. 3.Provide for agricultural inputs. 4.Soil testing 5.Pest control 6.Marketing of agricultural products 7.Cultivation of ornamental plants. 8.Promotion of agricultural co-operatives 9.Promotion of commercial crops. 10.Application of bio-technology. 11.Popularisation of innovative field trials and pilot projects. 12.Conduct of locally appropriate research and development. II.Animal Husbandry and dairy Farming 1.Running of district level veterinary hospitals and laboratories. 2.Running of dairy extension units. 3.Promotion of Milk co-operative societies. 4.Running of farms other than regional farms, breeding farms and research centres. 5.Implementation of district level training. 6.Implementation of disease prevention programmes. 7.Propagating new methods of field trials and pilot projects. 8.Locally relevant research and development. III.Minor Irrigation 1. Development of ground water resources. Substituted by Act 13 of 1999. 2.Construction and maintenance of minor irrigation schemes covering more than one block panchayat. 3.Command area development. IV.Fisheries 1.Arrangements for fish marketing 2.Management of fish farm development agency. 3.Management of district level pisci-culture centres net making units, fish markets, feed mills, ice plants and cold storages. 4.Management of fisheries schools. 5.Introduction of new technologies. 6.Provide implements required for fishermen. 7.Promotion of fishermen’s co-operative societies. V.Small Scale Industries. 1.Management of district industries centres. 2.Promotion of small scale industries. 3.Setting up of industrial estates. 4.Organising exhibitions for sale of products 5.Conduct of entrepreneur development programme. 6.Marketing of products. 7.Imparting training. 8.Create input service and common facility centres. 9.Implementation of industries development credit schemes. VI.Housing 1.Implementation of housing complex and infrastructure development. 2.Mobilisation of housing finance. VII.Water Supply 1.Implementation of water supply schemes covering more than one village panchayat. 2.Taking over of water supply schemes covering more than one village panchayat. VIII.Electricity & Energy 1.Taking over of micro-hydal projects. 2.Determining priority areas for extension of electricity. IX.Education. 1.Management of Government high schools (including Lower and Upper Primary Schools attached to high schools). 2.Management of Government Higher Secondary schools. 3.Management of Government Technical Schools. 4.Management of Government Vocational Training Centres and Polytechnics. 5.Management of government Vocational Higher Secondary Schools. 6.Management of District Institute for Education and Training. 7.Co-ordination of centrally and state sponsored programmes related to education. X.Public Works. 1.Construction and maintenance of all district roads vested within the district panchayat other than major district roads. 2.Construction of building for institutions transferred. XI.Public Health & Sanitations 1.Management of district hospitals with all systems of medicines. 2.Setting up of centres for the care of special categories of handicapped and mentally disabled people. 3.Co-ordination of centrally and state sponsored programmes at district level. XII.Social Welfare 1.Provide grants to orphanages. 2.Establishment of welfare centres for the handicapped and destitutes. XIII.Poverty Alleviation 1. Providing infrastructure facilities for self employment programme. XIV.Development of Scheduled Caste-Scheduled Tribe 1.Management of post metric hostels. 2.Management of vocational training centres for the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes. XV.Sports and Cultural affairs. Construction of stadia. XVI.Co-operation 1.Organisation of co-operatives within the limits of district panchayat. 2.Strengthening of the co-operative institutions.] Section Sub section/ clause Subject Fine which may be imposed (1)(2)(3)(4) 230[205B The Occupier or the owner/making default in submitting the list of persons engaged in any profession art etc. One thousand rupees 205 C The employer or the head of office or firm or company making default in submitting the list of persons employed under him. One thousand rupees. 205 DEmployer making default in recovering profession taxFive hundred rupees. 205 (E)(2)Making default in submitting the list of employees etc.Five hundred rupees. 205 (H)Making default in payment of profession tax by self drawing officers Two hundred and fifty rupees. 209 (C)(2)Exhibition of any advertisement without permissionFive hundred rupees] (a) Unlawful building of wall or erecting offence, etc., in or over public road.Five hundred rupees. (b) Construction of building or a high structure in the land abutting the road without leaving a distance of three metersTwo thousand and five hundred rupees (c) Unlawful making of hole or depositing of matter in or over public road Two hundred rupees (d) Unlawful quarrying in any place near public road, etc. Two hundred rupees (e)Unlawful construction of building over drainOne Thousand rupees (f) Planting of trees without permission on any public road or other property vested in a panchayat One hundred rupees 220(g) Felling etc., without permission of trees growing in public road or other property vested in a panchayat or on a poramboke or land, the use of which is regulated by it under section 220. One thousand rupees. (1)Unlawful opening or keeping open a market Two thousand rupees (3) Levy of fees in private evening market (Anthichantha) Two hundred rupees (4)Levy of fees in private market without a licence.Five hundred Sale or exposure for sale in public or private market of any animal or article without permission Two hundred rupees Sale, etc., of articles in public roads or places after prohibition or without licence or contrary to regulations One hundred rupees 227(b)Using of any public place or roadside as a landing orTwo hundred 230Inserted by Act 13 of 1999. 220(b) inserted by SRO.NO.665/96 halting place or as a cart-stand within prohibited distance. rupees. 228(1) Opening a new private cart-stand or continuing to keep open private cart-stand without licence or contrary to licence One rupees. thousand Use of place as a slaughterhouse without licence or contrary to licence. One rupees thousand Slaughter of animals for sale as food or skinning or cutting up carcasses without licence or contrary to licence or drying skin so as to cause a nuisance One hundred rupees for every animal carcass or skin Using a place for any prescribed purpose without licence or contrary to licence Five rupees hundred 233.Unlawful erection of factory, workshop, etc. 231[Five thousand rupees] 235(2)Unlawful destruction, etc., of number of buildingsFifty rupees 2353)Failure to replace number when required to do soOne rupees. hundred 232[235 (C) (5) Construction or reconstruction of the buildings against the declaration issued by the village panchayat Two rupees thousand 235(D) Making default in not complying with the request of making the building at the corner of the street rounded of or splayed of Five rupees. thousand 235(E) Construction of doors and windows so as to open on public road Two rupees hundred Obstructing a persons in the use or enjoyment of a public road, market, well, tank, etc. Five rupees. hundred 231Substituted by Act 13 of 1999. 232Added by Act 13 of 1999. Section section/ Sub clause Subject Fine which may be imposed (1)(2)(3)(4) 233[209(C) (2)Unauthorised exhibition of any advertisementOne hundred rupees (a)Unlawful building of over public road wall or erectingfence, etc. in orOne hundred rupees (b) Construction of building or a high structure in the land abutting the road without leaving a distance of three metres One hundred ruppes (c) Unlawful making of over public road hole or depositing of matter in or Fifty rupees (d)Unlawful quarryingFifty rupees (e)Unlawful construction of building over drainTwo hundred rupees (1)Opening or keeping open a private market in contravention of section 221Five hundred rupees (3)Levy of fees in private evening market (Anthichantha)One hundred rupees (4)Levy of fees in private market without a licenceTwo hundred rupees Sale or exposure for of animal or article without sale in public permission or private market One hundred rupees (1)Keeping open a private cart-stand without licence or contrary to licence.One hundred rupees Using a place for any purpose prescribed undersection 232 without a licence or contrary to licence One hundred rupees 233Unlawful erection of factory, workshop, etc.Five hundred rupees. 233 Inserted by Act 13 of 1999. 220 (b) inserted by SRO No.665/96 xxx xxx xxx Omitted by Act 13 of 1999.