Other duties of Gram Panchayat

(32) "Population" means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published; (33) "Panchayat Extension Officer/Panchayat Officer" means an officer appointed as such by the State Government or Director of Panchayats; (34) "Panchayat Samiti" means a Panchayat Samiti Constituted under this Act; (35) "Panchayat" means an institution of self Government constituted under this Act for the rural areas; (36) "Panchayat Area" means the territorial area of a Panchayat; (37) "Qualifying Date" in relation to the preparation or revision of electoral rolls means the first day of January of the year in which it is so prepared or revised; (38) "State Election Commissioner" means the officer appointed by the Governor of Tripura as such under Section 176; (39) "Scheduled Castes" means such castes as are specified by order made by the President under Article 341(1) of the Constitution of India as modified by law made by the Parliament from time to time in so far as the specification relates to the State of Tripura; (40) "Scheduled Tribes" means such tribes as are specified by order made by the President under Article 342(1) of the Constitution of India as modified by law made by the Parliament from time to time in so far as the specification relates to the State of Tripura; (41) "State Government" or "Government" means the Government of Tripura; (42) "Sub-Divisional Magistrate" means a Sub-Divisional Magistrate of the Revenue Sub-Division and includes any Officer appointed by the State Government to exercise and perform all or any of the powers and functions of Sub-Divisional Magistrate under this Act; (1) A Gram Panchayat shall also perform such other functions as the State Government may assign to it in respect of------ (a) primary, social, technical, adult or vocational education; (b) rural dispensaries, health centres and maternity and child welfare centres; (c) management of any public and markets which are not declared as regulated markets under any law for the time being in force; (d) irrigation including minor irrigation, water management and water shed development; (e) grow more food campaign; (f) care of the infirm and the destitute; (g) rehabilitation of displaced persons; (h) improved breeding of cattle, medical treatment of cattle and prevention of cattle disease; (i) acting as a channel through which Government assistance should reach the villages; (j) bringing waste land under cultivation through improvement of land and soil conservation; (k) promotion of village plantation, social forestry and farm forestry; (l) arranging cultivation of land lying fallow; (m) arranging co-operative management of land and other resources of the villages; (n) assisting in the implementation of land reform measure in its area; (o) implementation of such schemes as may be formulated or performance of such acts as may be entrusted; (p) filed publicity on matters connected with development works and other welfare measures undertaken by the State Government; (q) supervision of supply of food and essential commodities through ration shops; (r) minor forest produce; (s) rural housing programme; (t) rural electrification including distribution of electricity; (u) non-conventional energy sources; (v) family welfare, and women and child development; (w) welfare of the weaker sections and in particular of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; (x) maintenance of community assets; (y) public distribution system; and (z) poverty alleviation programme. (2) If the State Government is of the opinion that a Gram Panchayat has persistently made default in the performance of any of the