what are the functions of the gram spanchayat?
- Sanitation, conservancy and drainage and the prevention of public nuisances;
- Curative and preventive measures in respect of any epidemic;
- Supply of drinking water and disinfecting the sources of supply and storage of water;
- The maintenance, repair, construction and protection of public streets;
- The removal of encroachments of public streets or public places;
- The management and care of public tanks;
- Organizing voluntary labor for upliftment of its area;
- The control and administration of the Gram Panchayat Fund;
- The imposition, assessment and collection of the taxes, rates or fees;
- The maintenance and control of Dafadars and Chowkidars;