CHAPTER IV Powers, Duties, Functions and Administration of Gram Panchayats

Section 16: Functions that may be assigned in Gram Panchayat

The Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947

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Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act No. 6 of 2017.

Chapter VI (The Nyaya Panchayat), sections 42 to 94-A, is printed only as a heading with the official footnote "Chapter VI comprising sections 42 to 94-A Omitted by sec. 16 of U.P. Act No. 6 of 2017.", so those sections have no pages here.

The marginal headings printed beside each section in this edition are shown as the section headings; sections 37, 37-A, 95-A and 109 carry no marginal heading in this copy.

Marginal references to other enactments (for example "U.P. Act No. I of 1951") printed beside the text are not reproduced.

¹[The State Government may, by notification and subject to such conditions as may be specified therein, assign to Gram Panchayats any or all of the following functions, namely,—

(a) management and maintenance of a forest situated in the Panchayat area ;

(b) management of wastelands, pasture lands or vacant lands belonging to the Government situated within the Panchayat area ;

Footnotes in the official text

1.Subs. by sec. 28 of U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994.

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