The Gram Sabha shall, subject to such conditions and upto such extent and in such manner as may be specified by the State Government from time to time, perform the following functions:
- Approve the plans, programmes and projects for social and economic development in order to priority from out of the plans, programmes and projects approved by the Ward Sabha before such plans, programmes and projects are taken up for implementation by the Panchayat;
- Identification or selection of persons as beneficiaries under the poverty alleviation and other programmes, in order of priority out of the persons by the various Ward Sabha coming under its jurisdiction.
- Exercise social audit in respect of plots allotted to the weaker sections.
- Mobilizing voluntary labour and contribution in kind or cash or both for the community welfare programmes.
- seeking clarifications from the Sarpanch and members of the Panchayat about any particular activity, scheme, income and expenditure.
- Identification and approval of development works in order of priority from out of the works recommended by the Ward Sabha.
