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CHAPTER V Acquisition of Land, Gram Fund and Property

Section 32: Gaon Fund

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[(1) There shall be a 2[Gaon Fund for each Gram Panchayat] and the same shall, subject to the provisions of the annual estimates of income and expenditure passed under section 41, be utilized for carrying out the duties or obligations imposed upon the 3[Gaon Sabha or Gaon Panchayat] or any committee thereof by this or any other enactment.]

4[Provided that such amount up to the total of all sums credited to the Gram Fund under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, minus the amount credited to the Consolidated Gram Fund under section 125-A of that Act as may be required by the Bhumi Prabandhak Samiti being utilized in carrying out its duties or obligations shall be made available out of the Gram Fund to the Bhumi Prabandhak Samiti every year :

Provided further that in the event of any differences between the Bhumi Prabandhak Samiti on the one hand and the 5[Gram Panchayat] or 5[Gram Panchayats] on the other about the requirements of funds by the Bhumi Prabandhak Samiti the matter shall be referred by the Pradhan to the prescribed authority whose decision shall be binding]

(2) The following shall be credited to the Gram Fund :–

(a) The proceeds of any tax imposed under this Act,

(b) All sums handed over by the State Government to the 5[Gram Panchayat].

(c) The balance, if any, standing to the credit of the village panchayat previously in existence under the ‘‘Village Panchayat Act’’.

(d) All sums ordered by a court 6[or required under any law] to be placed to the credit of the Gram Fund.

(e) All sums received under section 104.

(f) The sale-proceeds of all dust, dirt, dug or refuse including the dead bodies of animals, collected by the servants of the 5[Gram Panchayat.]

(g) Such portion of the rent or other proceeds of nazul property as the State Government may direct to be placed to the credit of the Gram Fund.

(h) Sums contributed to the Gram Fund by any Zila Panchayat or other local authority;

(i) All sums received by way of loan or gift;

(j) Such other sums as may be assigned to the Gram Fund by any special or general order of the State Government ;

(k) All sums received by the 5[Gram Panchayat] from any individual or corporation or the State Government under section 24 or any other law.

7[(l) All sums received by way of grants-in-aid from the Consolidated Fund of the State.]

(3) Nothing in this section shall affect any obligation of a 8[Gram Panchayat] arising from a trust legally imposed upon or accepted by it.

9[(4) All withdrawal of moneys from the Gaon Fund and disbursement thereof shall be made jointly by the Pradhan and the Secretary of the Gram Panchayat.]

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by sec. 26 of U.P. Act No. II of 1955.
  2. 2.Subs. by sec. 39(a) of U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994.
  3. 3.Subs. by sec. 2 of U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994.
  4. 4.Added by Schedule VIII (II) of U.P. Act No. 33 of 1961.
  5. 5.Subs. by sec. 39(b)(i) of U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994.
  6. 6.Added by Schedule VIII (II) of U.P. Act No. 33 of 1961.
  7. 7.Ins. by sec. 39(b)(ii) of U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994.
  8. 8.Subs. by sec. 10 of U.P. Act No. 21 of 1995.
  9. 9.Ins. by sec. 4 of U.P. Act No. 33 of 1999.

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