5. (a) The election of the members of the Panchayat, shall be by a majority of votes of all literate adults in the village.
(b) The President of a Panchayat shall be elected by the Panchayat unanimously; but in case such unanimity is not obtainable the President shall be elected from amongst the members of the Panchayat by all the voters of the village by a simple majority.
(c) It shall be the duty of the Panchayat, within the limits of the funds at its disposal and subject to the control of the Taluka Council and the Government to attend to all matters relating to the education, welfare and prosperity of the village, especially justice, water supply, sanitation, construction and maintenance of roads, drains, bunds and bridges, maintenance of public buildings grazing lands, etc. lighting of the village, control of fairs, bazars etc., basic education in cooperation with the Government, unemployment relief scheme through spinning etc., maintenance of building, stock and protection and improvement of cattle and any other activity which are likely to promote the health, safety, education, comfort, convenience or the social and economic well-being of the villagers.
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