Powers and functions of the District Council

Subject to the provisions of the Constitution of India or any laws made in that behalf the following matters within the area of the autonomous district shall be under the exclusive control and administration of the District Council, namely:- (a) the allotment, occupation or use or the set-apart of land, other than any land which is a reserved forest, or used for the purpose of agriculture or grazing, or for residential or other non-agricultural purposes, or for any other purpose likely to promote the interest of the inhabitants of any village, locality or town; (b) the management of any forest not being a reserved forest: Explanation.e+The expression 'reserved forest' shall mean reserved forest within the meaning of the Indian Forest Act, 1927; (c) the use of any canal or water course for the purpose of agriculture; (d) the regulation of the practice of Jhum or other forms of shifting cultivation; (e) the village or town committees or council; (f) any other matter relating to village or town administration including village or town police and public health and sanitation.