Expenditure from Village Panchayat Fund and Panchayat Union Fund

Expenditure from Village Panchayat Fund and Panchayat Union Fund.—

1. (1) The purposes to which the Village Panchayat Fund and the Panchayat Union Fund may be applied, include—
   • (a) the construction, repair and maintenance of village roads, drains, bunds and bridges;
   • (b) the lighting of public roads and public places;
   • (c) the construction of public latrines and the arrangements for the cleaning of streets and improvements of sanitary conditions;
   • (d) the maintenance of burial and burning grounds;
   • (e) the supply of water for drinking purposes;
   • (f) the maintenance of common dispensaries, child welfare centres and other health institutions;
   • (g) the opening and maintenance of public markets and cart-stands;
   • (h) the construction of administrative buildings and other buildings for public use;
     • (i) the maintenance of libraries and reading rooms;
   • (j) the implementation of rural development programmes entrusted to the Village Panchayat or Panchayat Union Council, as the case may be;
   • (k) the payment of salaries, allowances, pension and other contributions to the officers and servants employed by the Village Panchayat or Panchayat Union Council;
   • (l) any other measure for the promotion of public health, safety and convenience; and
   • (m) any other public purpose which the Village Panchayat or the Panchayat Union Council may, with the approval of the Government, direct.
2. (2) Every order made under sub-section
3. (1) shall be published in such manner as may be prescribed.
4. (3) The Village Panchayat and the Panchayat Union Council shall set aside annually such sum as may be prescribed for the maintenance of charitable and other institutions and for the balance of the fund to be utilized for such purposes as may be prescribed.