Number of members to be elected to Panchayat Samiti

(1) The number of elected members of a Panchayat Samiti shall consist of persons elected from the territorial constituencies in the Panchayat Samiti area, as may be notified from time to time by the Government. The number of directly elected members of a Panchayat Samiti shall not be less than nine and not more than fifteen as may be prescribed. (2) For election to the Panchayat Samiti, the prescribed authority shall, in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed in this behalf by the State Government, divide the Panchayat Samiti area into territorial constituencies in such manner that the population of each constituency shall, as far as practicable, be the same throughout the Panchayat Samiti area. (3) Each territorial constituency shall elect one member through direct election in the manner as prescribed. Provided that after the General Election, if due to exclusion of any area from or inclusion of any area in a Panchayat Samiti, the number of seats and constituencies for a Panchayat Samiti determined in the General Election is affected, determination of total number of seats including reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and the division of the Panchayat Samiti area into constituencies shall be made afresh before conducting next election as may be prescribed. Provided further that where such determination of total number of seats including determination of seats reserved for Scheduled castes and Scheduled Tribes and division of Panchayat Samiti area into constituencies is made, the rotation of the seats reserved for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Women shall be made afresh before conducting next election as may be prescribed. (1) Construction and maintenance of public roads, drains, bridges, culverts and other means if communication which are not under the control of any other local authority or the Government . (2) Maintenance of any building or other property vested in the Panchayat Samiti. (3) Maintenance of boats, ferries and waterways. (L) Non-conventional energy sources. Promotion and development of non-conventional energy sources. (M) Education, including primary and secondary schools. (1) Promotion of primary and secondary education. (2) Construction, repair and maintenance of primary school buildings. (3) Promotion of social education through youth clubs and mahila mandals. (N) Technical training and vocational education. Promotion of rural artisan and vocational training. (O) Adult and non-formal education. Implementation of adult literacy and non-formal education. (P) Cultural activities. Promotion of social and cultural activities. (Q) Markets and fairs. Development of markets, fairs and festivals, except regulated markets. (R) Health and family welfare programmes. (1) Promotion of health and family welfare programme. (2) Promotion of immunisation and vaccination programmes. (3) Health and sanitation at fairs and festivals. (S) Women and child development.