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No
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Functions
under the
Constitution
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Corresponding functions under The Bihar Panchayat Raj
Act, 2006
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Gram Panchayat
(
Section 22)
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Panchayat Samitee
(
Section 47)
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Zila Parishad
(
Section 73)
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Agriculture,
including agricultural extension.
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Promotion and
development of agriculture and horticulture.
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(i) Promotion and
development of
agriculture
and horticulture;
(ii) Maintenance of agricultural seed
farms and horticultural nurseries;
(iii) Storage
and distribution of
insecticides
and pesticides;
(iii)
Propagation of improved methods of
cultivation;
(v) Promotion
of
cultivation
and marketing
of vegetables, fruits, herbal plants and flowers;
(vi) Training of farmers
and extension activities.
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(i) Promotion of measures
to
increase
agricultural
production and to popularize the
use of improved agricultural practices;
(ii) Opening and maintenance
of
agricultural
seed farms and commercial
farms;
(iii) Establishment and maintenance of
godowns;
(iv) Conducting agricultural fairs and
exhibitions;
Production
Committee shall perform functions relating to agriculture,
(v)
Management of agricultural and
horticultural extension training
centres;
(vi) Training of farmers;
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2
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Land
improvement, implementatio
n of land
reforms,
land
consolidation and soil conservation
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(i) Development
of
waste lands.
(ii)
Development
and maintenance of grazing lands and preventing their unauthorised
alienation and use.
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Assisting
the Government
and Zila Parishad
in the implementation
of
land improvement and soil
conservation programmes of
the Government.
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Land Improvement and Soil Conservation.
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Minor
irrigation, water
management and
watershed
development.
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(i) Assisting the
Government and Zila Parishad
in the construction and maintenance of minor irrigation works;
(ii) Implementation of
schemes for community and individual irrigation. maintenance
of minor irrigation works;
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(i) Construction, renovation and maintenance
of minor irrigation works and lift irrigation;
(ii) Providing for timely and equitable distribution and full use of water under
irrigation schemes
under
the control of
the Zila Parishad;
(iii) Development of ground water resources; (iv) Installation of
community pump sets;
(v) Watershed development programme.
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4
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Animal
husbandly,
dairying and
poultry.
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(i) Improvement
of breed
of cattle, poultry
and other livestock;
(ii) Promotion of
dairy farming,
(ii)
poultry
and
piggery;
(iii) Grassland
development.
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(i) Maintenance of
veterinary
and animal
husbandry services;
(ii) Improvement of breed of
cattle, poultry and other
livestock;
(iii) Promotion
of
dairy farming,
poultry and piggery;
(iv) Prevention of epidemics
and contagious diseases.
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(i) Establishment of Veterinary Hospitals and
Dispensaries;
(ii) Setting up of mobile diagnostic
and clinic laboratories;
(iii)
Breeding farms for
cows and
pigs; (iv) Poultry farms, duck
farms and goat farms; (v) Common cold storage facility for dairy, poultry and marine products;
(vi) Fodder development
programmes;
(vii) Promotion
of
dairy farming, poultry and
piggery;
(viii)
Prevention
of
epidemics and contagious
diseases.
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5
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Fisheries
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Development
of
fisheries in
the village(s).
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Promotion of fisheries
development.
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(i)
Fish seed
production and
distribution.
(ii) Development of pisciculture in
private
and community tanks;
(iii) Development of inland fisheries;
(iv) Fish curing and drying;
(v)
Assistance to
traditional fishing; (vi) Organising fish marketing
co-operatives;
(vii) Welfare schemes for the upliftment and
development of fishermen.
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6
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Social forestry
and farm
forestry .
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(i) Planting and
preservation of trees on the sides of roads
and other public
lands under its control.
(ii) Promotion
of farm forestry;
(iii) Development of
Social
Forestry.
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(i) Planting and preservation
of trees on the sides of roads and other public
lands under
its control;
(ii) Promotion of farm forestry
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(i) Organise
campaign for
tree planting;
(ii) Planting and maintenance of trees.
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7
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Minor forest
produce
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Do
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Do
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Do
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8
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Small scale
industries, including food processing industries
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(i) Identification of traditional
skills in
the
locality and developing household industries; (ii) Assessment of raw material requirements
so as to ensure its timely supply;
(iii) Design and production to
suit the changing consumer demands;
(iv) Organisation of training programmes for craftsmen and artisans;
(v) Liaison to
tap
bank
credit
for
this programme;
(vi) Population and
marketing of
finished
products;
(vii) Industrial Estates;
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9
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Khadi, village
and cottage industries.
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(i) Promotion of rural
and cottage industries;
(ii) Organisation of awareness camps,
seminars and training
program, agricultural and industrial
exhibitions for the benefit of rural areas.
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(i) Promotion
of rural
cottage industries;
(ii) Organisation
of conferences, seminars and
training programmes, agricultural and industrial
exhibitions
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Organising
Khadi,
Handloomm, Handicraft
and Village
and
Cottage
Industries.
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10
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Rural housing.
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(i) Distribution of
house sites within its
jurisdiction.
(ii) Maintenance of
records relating to
house sites and other
private.
and
public properties.
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Implementation of
housing
schemes and distribution of
house sites.
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(i) Identification of
houseless families;
(ii) Implementation of house building
programme in the district;
(iii) Popularising low cost
housing.
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11
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Drinking
water.
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(i) Construction,
repair
and maintenance
of drinking
water wells, tanks,
ponds and
hand
pumps; (ii) Prevention
and
control of water pollution;
(iii) Maintenance
of rural
water supply schemes.
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(i) Establishment,
repairs
and maintenance
of
rural water
supply schemes;
(ii) Prevention and
control of water pollution;
(iii) Implementation of rural
sanitation schemes
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Fuel and
fodder.
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(i) Fuel plantations
and fodder
development;
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(i) Fuel plantation
and
fodder development;
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(i) Promotion of social and farm forestry, fuel
plantation and fodder development;
(ii) Management of minor forest produce of the forests raised in
community lands. (iii) Development of wasteland
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Roads,
culverts, bridges, ferries,
waterways and other means of communicatio
n.
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(i) Construction and
maintenance
of village
roads, drains
and culverts;
(ii) Maintenance of
buildings under its
control
or transferred to
it by the Government
or any public authority; (iii) Maintenance
of boats, ferries
and waterways
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(i) Construction
and
maintenance of
public roads, drains, culverts
and other means
of communications
which are
not under the control
of
any other local authority
or
the Government;
(ii) Maintenance
of
any building
or
other property
vested in the Panchayat
Samiti;
(iii) Maintenance
of
boats, ferries
and waterways.
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(i)
Construction
and
maintenance
of roads
other than National and State Highways.
(ii) Bridges
and culverts coming under roads
other than National and State Highways.
(iii) Construction and maintenance of office building of the Zila Parishad.
(iv) Identification of major link roads connecting markets, educational
institutes,
health centres and link roads;
(v) Organising voluntary surrender of
lands for new roads and widening of existing roads.
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14
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Rural
electrification including
distribution
of electricity.
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Rural electrification
including distribu- tion of
electricity
and providing for and mainte- nance of lighting public streets and
other places.
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Promotion of rural
electrification
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Rural Electrification
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Non-
conventional energy sources
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(i) Promotion and
development of non-
conventional
energy schemes;
(ii) Setting
up, development
and maintenance of
community
nonconventional energy
devices;
(iii) Propagation
of other energy efficient devices.
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Promotion and development
of non-conventional
energy sources.
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Poverty
alleviation programme.
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(i) Promotion
of
public
awareness and
participation in poverty
alleviation
programmes for fuller
employment and creation
of
productive assets; (ii) Selection of beneficiaries under
various programmes
through Gram Sabhas;
(iii) Participation in effective
implementation
and
monitoring of
poverty alleviation
programmes.
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Planning and
Implementation
of
poverty
alleviation programmes
and schemes.
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Planning,
Supervision,
Monitoring
and
Implementation of Poverty alleviation
programmes
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Education,
including primary
and
secondary schools.
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(i) Promotion
of
public
awareness and participation in
primary and secondaryeducation; (ii) Ensuring
full enrollment and attendance in
primary schools
and their management.
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(i) Promotion
of
Primary
and
secondary Education;
(ii) Construction, repair and maintenance of primary school buildings.
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(i) Promotion
of educational activities
including the establishment and
maintenance of primary
and secondary schools;
(ii) Organisation
of
programmes for mass education and library
facilities;
(iii) Extension work
for
propagation of science and technology
to rural areas;
(iv) Survey and evaluation
of
educational activities;
(v) Establishment
and maintenance of general
hostels, ashrams, schools and
orphanages
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Technical
training
and
vocational education.
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Promotion
of rural
artisan
and technical and vocational training.
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Adult and non-
formal education.
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Promotion
of mass
literacy
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Implementation
of mass
literacy
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Libraries.
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Village libraries and
reading rooms.
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Promotion of libraries
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Education Committee
shall perform functions
relating to education, including primary,
secondary, mass and non-formal
education,
libraries and cultural activities
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Cultural
activities.
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Education
Committeee
will
perform
functions
relating to education, including primary, secondary
and mass education,
libraries and cultural
activities
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Promotion of social,
cultural
and sports activities
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Do
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Markets
and
fairs.
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Regulation
and
management of fairs
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Regulation of
fairs
and
festivals.
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(i) Development of
regulated
markets and
marketing
yards;
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(including
cattle
fairs) and festivals.
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(ii) Grading and quality control of agriculture
products.
(iii)Acquire
and maintain village
haats and
markets
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Health and
sanitation, including
hospitals, primary health centres
and
dispensaries.
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(i)
Maintenance of
general sanitation;
(ii) Cleaning of
public roads,
drains, tanks,
wells and other public
places; (iii) Maintenance and regulation of
burning
and burial
grounds;
(iv) Construction and maintenance of
public latrines; (v) Disposal of
unclaimed corpses and carcasses; (vi)
Management
and control
of washing and bathing ghats.
(vii) Upgradation
of environment and prevention of its
degradation
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(i) Promotion of health and
family welfare programmes;
(ii) Promotion
of immunization
and vaccination
programmes;
(iii) Health and sanitation at fairs and festivals.
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(i) Establishment and
maintenance
of
Hospitals, Primary Health Centres and Dispensaries
except Medical
college Hospitals, T.B. Sanitoriums, Leprosy
and Mental
Hospitals; (ii) Implementation of immunization and vaccination programmes
(iii) Health education activities; (iv) Maternity
and child health avtivities;
(v) Family welfare activities; (vi) Organising health camps with Panchayat
Samiti and Gram
Panchayat;
(vii) Measures against environment pollution
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Family
welfare.
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(i) Implementation
of family
welfare
programmes
and Public Health Centers;
(ii) Prevention of
and taking
remedial
measures against
epidemics;
(iii) Regulation of
sale of
meat,
fish
and other perishable
food articles;
(iv) Participation in programmes
of human
and animal vaccination;
(v) Licensing
of
eating and entertainment
establishments;
(vi) Regulation of
curing, tanning and
dyeing of skins and
hides;
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Do
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(vii) Regulation of
offensive and dangerous trades
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Women
and
child development.
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(i) Participation
in
the implementation of women and child welfare
programmes;
(ii) Promotion of
education, health and
nutrition
programmes.
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(i) Promotion
of
programmes relating to development of women and
children;
(ii) Promotion of health and nutrition programmes
in the schools;
(iii) Promotion of
participation
of
voluntary organizations
in
women and child
development programmes.
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Social welfare,
including welfare
of the handicapped and mentally retarded.
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(i) Participation
in
the implementation
of
the social welfare programmes, including welfare of physically
and mentally
challenged
persons as well
as destitutes;
(ii) Monitoring
of the old-age
and
widows’
pension
schemes
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(i) Social welfare
programmes including welfare of physically
and mentally
challenged
and destitutes;
(ii) Monitoring the old age and widows’
pensions and
pensions
for the physically and mentally
challenged.
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(i) Extension of educational facilities to the
SC, ST and BC by giving scholarships,
stipends,
boarding grants and other grants for
the purchase of books
and other
accessories;
(ii) Managing
hostels for the benefit of SC &
ST.
(iii) Organising
Nursery Schools, Balwadis, Night schools and libraries
to eradicate illiteracy and impart general education;
(iv) Conduct of
model welfare centers and
craft centers to train Scheduled
Castes and
Scheduled Tribes
in cottage and rural industries;
(v) Managing
residential
basic schools for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes; (vi)
Providing
facilities
for marketing
of goods
produced by members of the Scheduled
Castes and the Scheduled
Tribes. (vii)
Organising
co-operative societies of
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes.
(viii) Other welfare schemes for the upliftment and development
of
Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes.
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Welfare of the
weaker sections, and
in particular, of
the
SC & ST.
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(i) Promotion
of
public
awareness regarding to welfare of SC,ST and OBC (ii) implementation
of the specific
programmes for weaker sections.
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(i) Promotion of welfare of
SC, ST and OBC
(ii) Protecting
such castes
and classes from social injustice and exploitation
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Do
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Public
distribution system.
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(i) Promotion
of
public awareness with regard
to
the
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Distribution of essential
commodities
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distribution of
essential commodities;
(ii) Monitoring the public
distribution
system
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Maintenance
of community
assets.
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(i) Maintenance of
community assets
belonging to the GP
(ii) Preservation and
maintenance of
other community assets
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(i) Maintaining
all
community assets
vested in it or transferred
by
the Government or any local
authority
or organization; (ii) Preservation and
maintenance of other community assets
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Source: Report of 5th State Finance Commossion Bihar (2015-2020)
