(b) Monitoring of the old-age and widow pension schemes. — U. P. ACT No . XXXIII of 1961 ]

1 [(b) Monitoring of the old-age and widow pension schemes. (xxvii) Welfare of the weaker sections and in particular of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ; (a) Promotion of welfare of the Scheduled Castes and weaker sections ; (b) Preparation of plans and implementation of schemes for social justice. (xxviii) Public Distribution system ; Distribution of essential commodities. (xxix) Maintenance of community assets ; Guiding and monitoring preservation and maintenance of community assets. (xxx) Planning and statistics ; (a) Preparation of plan for economic development ; (b) Review, co-ordination and integration of the plans by the Gram Panchayat ; (c) Ensuring execution of the Khand and Gram Panchayat development plan. (d) Periodical review of achievement and targets ; (e) Collection of data and maintenance of statistics in respect of matters relating to the implementation of the Khand Plan. (xxxi) Supervision over Gram Panchayats ; (a) Distribution of grants to the Gram Panchayats in accordance with the prescribed procedure ; (b) General supervision according to rules over the activity of the Gram Panchayat. (xxxii) Providing relief in natural calamities ; ] 1 (i) Agriculture, including agricultural extension ; (a) Promotion of measures to increase agricultural production. (b) Establishment and maintenance of godowns.] 1

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