Principles and Techniques of Veterinary and AH Extension

PANCHAYAT UNION (PANCHAYAT SAMITI)

Functions

• Construction, repair and maintenance of public roads.
• Maintenance of dispensaries.
• Maintenance of maternity and child welfare centers.
• Construction and maintenance of house for the poor, orphanages, shops and stalls.
• Construction and maintenance of elementary schools.
• Preventive and remedial measures of epidemics or malaria.
• Control of notified fairs and festivals.
• Veterinary relief.
• Regulation of buildings.
• Opening and maintenance of public market.
• Maintenance of statistics of birth and deaths.
• Maintenance of choultries.
• Promotion of agriculture.
• Promotion of cottage industries.
• Other duties as mentioned by the government.
• The government may entrust all measures relating to agriculture, animal husbandry, village industries and schemes for economic development. Also review of schemes, programmes and other activities executed by the government or any statutory body or any agency within the Panchayat Union should be taken up.

Taxation and finance

• Share of local cess, local cess surcharge, house tax, matching grant, rental of common property resources, local educational grant, local road grant, fee on licenses, fees levied by public market, fees for temporary occupation, fees for use of choultries (chatrams), receipts from dispensaries and income from endowments, entry / parking fee for vehicles.
• Proportionate share from tax, income from ferries, interest on investments, fines and penalties.

Economic development and social justice

• Each Panchayat Union will prepare plan for economic development and social justice of the union including implementation of programmes and schemes of the government.