****5. Meeting of Gram Sabha****
****New Section **** ****5 A. Division of Functions and control over assets and institutions:* **(a) All functions, which are to done only in the village and do not have any trans-village implications, shall be done at village level only. Such functions, which cannot be done at that level and have trans village implications shall be done at Block level. Those functions, which cannot be done at Block level and have trans Block implications shall be done at District level. Those functions which cannot be done at District level and have trans district implications shall be done at state level. A list of all such functions shall be made for each level of governance and all employees and funds related to each function shall be transferred to appropriate level. **(b) Likewise, all assets like roads, streets, public toilets etc, which are completely situated within the boundaries of a village shall be transferred for its upkeep and maintenance to Village level. Those assets, which fall in more than one village, shall be transferred to Block. Those assets, which fall in more than one Block, shall be transferred to District. Those assets, which fall in more than one district, shall be maintained by the State. A list of all such assets shall be made for each level of governance and all employees and funds related to maintenance and upkeep of such assets shall be transferred to appropriate level. **(c) All institutions like schools, hospitals, dispensaries etc, which cater to the residents of a particular village only, shall be run by that village only. Such institutions, which cater to the residents of more than one village, shall be run by Block. Institutions which cater to residents of more than one block shall be run by district. Institutions which cater to more than one district shall be run by the State. A list of all such institutions shall be made for each level of governance and all employees, funds and assets related to each institution shall be transferred to appropriate level. Illustration- *(i) Functional, administrative and ownership control over Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools, Health Sub Centres, Charwaha Vidyalayas,Hand Pumps, Irrigation, Tube wells etc. serving the people of the Gram Panchayat shall vest in the Gram Panchayat. *(ii) The Functional, administrative and ownership control over the Primary Health Centre, which serves more than one Gram Panchayat, shall vest in the concerned Taluka Panchayat. *(iii) The Functional, administrative and ownership control over Referral Hospital which serves more than one block shall vest in the Zila Panchayat. **(d) Within six months of enactment of this law, or in the first meeting after there has been any change of boundaries of that village, each Gram sabha shall make a list of all functions, assets and institutions, which would fully or partly fall within its geographical boundaries. It shall decide which functions fully fall within its geographical boundaries, which institutions provide services only to the residents of this gram sabha and which assets geographically fall fully within this gram sabha. These functions will henceforth be carried out by this gram sabha directly, these institutions will henceforth be managed by this gram sabha directly and these assets would henceforth be maintained by this gram sabha directly. Heads of all such institutions, over which Gram Sabha has jurisdiction, shall report directly to Gram Sabha only. The financial resources for running of these institutions shall be transferred to Gram Sabha by appropriate government agency at existing levels of expenditures. Rest of the activities, assets and institutions will henceforth lie within the jurisdiction of Taluka Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat. Provided if there is a dispute between 2 or more Gram Sabhas as to under whose jurisdiction a particular function, asset or institution falls, the same shall be resolved by the Zilla Panchayat. **Pesentation of proposed amendments made of Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 by Shri Arvind Kejriwal on 13th Oct, 2010 The Goa Law Commission has organised a at Seminar Hall , Secretariat, Porvorim.* * * **Visit :** http://panchayatamendment.blogspot.com/ -- With Regards Sanjay Vinayak Barve _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ tambdimati: the Goa review is a community blog of original _/ art, writing, music, news and commentary from and about the _/ smallest state in the subcontinent. check out the newest _/ member of the Goanet family daily at _/ http://www.tambdimati.com. _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
