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Grampanchayat of Karnataka

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Gram Panchayat

Panchayat Raj

The Gram Panchayat is the basic or lowest level of Panchayat Raj in Karnataka. It has jurisdiction over a group of villages. Gram panchayat represents an assembly of the village elders who are directly elected by the citizens of the village. This panchayat unit is headed by a chairperson who is known as Sarpanch.

The representatives of the Gram Panchayats are elected for five years.  While the members are directly elected from wards, the Sarpanch is elected by the members. There are seats reserved for women, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in Gram Panchayats.

Functions of Gram Panchayat

The Gram Panchayat has to perform the following functions:  

• Provide sanitary latrines to at least one-tenth of the households every year

• Construct and maintain sufficient community latrines for use by men and women

• Maintain water supply works on its own or through annual contract

• Revise and collect taxes, rates and fees at fixed periods

• Ensure enrollment of children in primary school

• Ensure immunization of children

• Confirm swift registration and report of births and deaths

• Provide sanction for proper drainage

• Construct, repair and maintain public streets

• Remove encroachments on public streets or public places

• Provide sufficient number of street lights

• Make payments for electricity charges on a regular basis

• Fill up sanitary depressions and reclaim unhealthy localities

• Capture and destroy rabid and owner less dogs

• Maintain all community properties vested in it

• Maintain records related to population census, cattle census, crop census, census of unemployed people and people below poverty line
• Assign places away from the village dwelling areas for dumping manure and refuse

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