Power of Panchayat Union Council to provide for certain other matters

Power of Panchayat Union Council to provide for certain other matters.—

1. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, a Panchayat Union Council may, and if required by the Government shall, provide for carrying out the requirements of the Panchayat Union in respect of the following matters, namely:—
   • (a) the planting and preservation of trees on the sides of all public roads and in other public places under its control;
   • (b) the opening and maintenance of public markets;
   • (c) the control and management of any cattle market, cart-stand or slaughter-house in respect of which a licence is required under this Act;
   • (d) the opening and maintenance of public landing places, halting places and cart-stands;
   • (e) the opening and maintenance of public slaughter-houses;
   • (f) the opening and maintenance of reading rooms and libraries;
   • (g) the opening and maintenance of choultries;
   • (h) the opening and maintenance of child welfare centres;
     • (i) the opening and maintenance of maternity and child welfare centres;
   • (j) the opening and maintenance of veterinary hospitals;
   • (k) the opening and maintenance of dispensaries and the payment of grants to private dispensaries;
   • (l) the opening and maintenance of relief works during scarcity or famine;
   • (m) the opening and maintenance of public parks and play-grounds;
   • (n) the opening and maintenance of public, burial or burning grounds;
   • (o) the implementation of any other development programme that may be entrusted by the Government to the Panchayat Union Council;
   • (p) the taking of sanitary measures in cases of epidemics;
   • (q) the opening and maintenance of any other institution for the benefit of the Panchayat Union and the advancement of any sanitary or educational work of permanent utility;
   • (r) the contribution to any fund opened for the relief of the poor; the contribution to the association of panchayats or panchayat unions.