Property vested in Kshettra Panchayat

(1) Subject to any reservation made by the State Government, all property of the nature specified in this section and situated within the Khand/ district shall vest in and belong to the Kshettra Panchayat and shall, with all other property which may become vested in the Kshettra Panchayat, be under its direction, management and control, for the purposes of this Act, namely- (a) all public buildings of every description which have been constructed or are maintained out of the Kshettra Nidhi ; (b) all public roads which have been constructed or are maintained out of the Kshettra Nidhi and the stones and other materials thereof and also all trees, erections materials, implements and things provided for such roads ; (c) all land and other property transferred to the Kshettra Panchayat by Government, or by gift, sale or otherwise for local purposes; and (d) all tanks and wells and all adjacent lands, buildings, materials and things connected therewith appertaining thereto within the Khand, not being private property and not being maintained or controlled by any Government or by a local authority other than the Zila Panchayat. (2) (a) Where a Kshettra Panchayat for the purpose of exercising any powers or performing any duty conferred or imposed upon it under this or any other enactment, desires to acquire permanently, any land or any right in respect of land, it, may request the State Government to acquire at, its cost the same under the provisions of the the Right to Fair Compensation and transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Central Act No.30 of 2013), or of any other existing law. (b) On the acquisition by the State Government of such land or such right under the aforesaid provisions and on payment by the Kshettra Panchayat, as the case may be, to the State Government of the compensation awarded thereunder and of the charges incurred by the State Government in connection with the proceedings, the land or right, as the case may be, shall vest in the Kshettra Panchayat, as the case may be. (3) (a) The management, control and administration of every public institution maintained exclusively out of the Kshettra Nidhi shall vest in the Kshettra Panchayat, as the case may be. (b) Any other public institution may also be vested in or placed under the management, control and administration of a Kshettra Panchayat; Provided that the extent of the authority of the Kshettra Panchayat in respect thereof, may be prescribed by rule. (c) All property, endowments and funds belonging to an public institution vesting in, or placed under, the management, control and administration of a Kshettra Panchayat, shall be held by the Kshettra Panchayat in trust for the purpose to which such property, endowments and funds were lawfully applicable at the time when the institution became so vested or was so placed; Provided that nothing in the foregoing provisions of this section shall be held to prevent the vesting of any trust property in the Treasurer of Charitable Endowments under the Charitable Endowments Act, 1890. (2) The following matters relating to meetings of Zila Panchayat shall be governed by rules: (a) transaction of business at the meeting ; (b) quorum for transaction of business ; (c) presiding over the meeting in the absence of Chairman and the Vice Chairman ; (d) asking of questions by members; (e) notice of meeting; (f) maintaining the order at the meeting; (g) decision by vote ; (h) minute book and resolutions; (i) right of government servants, persons authorized by the State Government and other persons to attend and take part in discussions ; (j) right of officers of the Zila Panchayat in regard to meetings ; (k) right of Zila Panchayat to require attendance of servants of the State Government to attend its meetings ; (l) right of the Zila Panchayat to require reports, returns; etc. from the Kshettra Panchayat Secretary, Block development officer and chief officer ; and (m) other incidental matters which need or ought to be prescribed. (3) The Zila Panchayat may require the Chairman or the Chief Officer may require the produce of any in its meetings- (a) any return, statement, estimate, statistics or other information regarding any matter pertaining to the administration of the Zila Panchayat as the case may be ; (b) a report or explanation of any sub-committee; and (c) any report, correspondence or plan or other document or a copy thereof which is in his possession or control as Chairman, Kshettra Panchayat secretary, block development officer and Chief Officer or which is recorded or filed in the office of the Zila Panchayat or the or of any servant of the Zila Panchayat, as the case may be.