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

Section 19: Maintenance and improvement of schools and hospitals

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.

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(1) A Gram Panchayat—

(a) shall subject to such rules as may be prescribed regarding the curriculum, employment and qualification of teachers and supervision of a school, maintain any existing primary school including the buildings and furniture thereof and be responsible for its proper working and may similarly establish and maintain a new school or improve any existing school;

(b) shall subject to such rules as may be prescribed regarding the establishment, maintenance and supervision, maintain any existing Ayurvedic, ¹[Homoeopathic] or Unani hospital or dispensary including the building and equipments thereof and may similarly establish and maintain a new hospital or dispensary for one or more or the systems of medicine mentioned above.

(2) The district board and the State Government shall make such grants for such school, hospital or dispensary, as may be prescribed.

Footnotes in the official text

1.Added by section 19 of U.P. Act No. II of 1955.

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