44 Obligatory functions: - (1)Subject to the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder, it shall be the duty of a Gram Panchayat within the limits of its funds to undertake, control and administer and be responsible for the following matters in respect of the Grama, namely:-

(a) construction, repair, maintenance, alteration and improvement of public streets;
(b) lighting, watering and cleaning of public streets and other public places;
(c) the removal of unauthorised obstructions, projection and encroachments in or upon public streets and other public places;
(d) construction, maintenance and cleaning of drains and drainage works and all public latrines, urinals and similar conveniences and the disposal of drain water and sullage;
(e) construction and maintenance of works and means for supply of water for public and private purpose and storage of water supplied for drinking purposes;
(f) scavenging, removal and disposal of filth, rubbish and other obnoxious polluted matters;
(g) reclamation of unhealthy locality, the removal of noxious vegetation and generally the abatement of all nuisances;
(h) measures for preventing and checking the spread of epidemic or infectious and other dangerous diseases;
(i) regulation and abatement of offensive or dangerous traders or practices;
(j) the registration of births, deaths and marriages and maintenance of registers prescribed by or under this Act;
(k) the operation, maintenance and development of all properties vested in or entrusted to the management of the Grama Panchayat;
(l) establishment, management and maintenance of common grazing grounds and lands for common benefit of the people of the Grama;
(m) maintenance of records relating to cattle census, population census and other statistics as may be prescribed;
(n) registration of animals sold;
(o) regulation and control of movement of cattle for protection of crops;
(p) destruction of stray and ownerless dogs;
(q) redering all reasonable assistance to the Samiti in matter of establishment and maintenance of schools for primary education;
(r) supervision and maintenance of village and field boundary marks and maintenance of village records when so required by the State Government;
(s) supervision and maintenance of soil conservation works;
(t) regulation of hats, fairs and festivals an establishment, maintenance and regulation of markets, hats and car-stands including. stands for carriage or motor vehicles within the meaning of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 [4 of 1939] and registration of sales of animals in such markets, hats and fairs within the Grama;
(u) preparation and execution of plans to advance agricultural conditions including improved methods of agriculture an control eradication of pests; and
(v) fulfulment of any other obligation imposed by or under this Act or any other law for the time being in force;
(w) minor forest product;
(x) Small-scale industries including food processing industries;
(y) rural housing;
(z) poverty alleviation programme;
(z-1) women and child welfare;
(z-2) Social welfare including welfare of the handicapped and mentally retarded.
(z-3) public distribution systems;
(z-4) maintenance of community assests.

NOTES: - Section 44 (k) Scope of - See - 1973 Cri. L. J. 962.
Sec. 44 (t) Control, adiministration, maintenance and regulation vests with the Grama Panchayat. Not any other officer of Government. 1987 (11) OLR 538.Statis Chandra Das Adhikari and Anr- V- State of Orissa.