General Powers

THE GENERAL POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF DISTRICT COUNCIL

ADMINISTRATIVE

A)  The following matters are under the exclusive control and administration of the council :

1.   Allotment, occupation, use or using apart of land other than reserved forests  ;

2.   Management of forests not being reserved forest ;

3.   Use of canal water & water course for agriculture ;

4.   Jhum ;

5.   Village Committee or council ;

6.   Any other matter relating to administration including public health and sanitation.

 

B)        The Council may establish or manage :

1.   Primary schools ;

2.   Dispensaries ;

3.   Markets ;

4.   Cattle pounds ;

5.   Fisheries ;

6.   Ferries ;

7.   Roads ;

8.   Road transport and waterways.

 

C)       The Government may entrust functions relating to the following matters to the Council :

1.   Agriculture ;

2.   Animal Resource Development ;

3.   Community Projects ;

4.   Co-operative Societies ;

5.   Social Welfare ;

6.   Village Planning ;

7.   Fisheries ;

8.   Plantations ;

9.   Any other matter to which the executive power of the state extends.

 

         LEGAL

A) The Council has Powers to frame  laws in the following matters with the approval of Governor :

1.  Inheritance of property of schedule tribes ;

2.  Marriage and divorce where any party belongs to a schedule tribes ;

3.   Social customs of schedule tribes ;

4.   Allotment, occupation, use or setting apart of all lands other than reserve forests ;

5.   Management of forest other than reserve forest ;

6.   Use of canal or water courses for purposes of agriculture ;

7.   Jhum ;

8.   Village Committees or Council ;

9.   Any other matter relating to administration including public health and sanitation;

 

B)        The Council may regulate and control :

1.   Money lending ;

2.   Trade.

 

C)        The Council may, with previous approval of the Government make regulation for administration and control of :

1.   Primary schools ;

2.   Dispensaries ;

3.   Markets ;

4.  Cattle Pounds ;

5.   Ferries ;

6.   Fisheries ;

7.  Roads ;

8.  Road transport and waterways.

 

    FINANCIAL

A) The Council shall get a share of :

1.   Forest royalties ;

2.  Royalties accruing each year from licensing or lease for the purpose of projecting for, or the extraction of  minerals granted by the state government.

 

B)        The Council shall have the powers to levy and collect the faxes :

1.   For maintenance of schools, dispensaries or roads ;

2.   On entry of goods into markets and tolls on passengers and goods carried in ferries ;

3.   On animals, vehicles and boats :

4.      On professional trades, callings and employments.