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High Level Committee Reports : L. C. Jain Committee (English)
I. Introduction
II. Historical Perspective
III. The Approach
IV. Recommendations for Entrustment of Powers (Items)
 
1. Agriculture including agricultural extension
2. a) Implementation of land reforms and land consolidation
2. b) Land improvement, soil conservation and watershed development
3. Minor Irrigation and water management
4. Animal Husbandry, dairying and poultry
5. Fisheries
6. Social forestry and farm forestry
7. Minor forest produce
8. Small scale industries including food processing industries
9. Khadi, village and cottage industries
10. Rural housing
11. Drinking water
12. Fuel and fodder
13. Roads, culverts, bridges, ferries, waterways and other means of communications
14. Rural electrification including distribution of electricity
15. Non-conventional energy sources
16. Poverty alleviation programme
17. Education including primary and secondary schools
18. Technical training and vocational education
19. Adult and non-formal education
20. Libraries
21. Cultural activities
22. Market and fairs
23. Health and sanitation including hospitals, primary health centres and dispensaries
24. Family welfare
25. Women and child development
26. Social welfare including welfare of the handicapped and mentally retarded
27. Welfare of the weaker sections, and in particular of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes
28. Public distribution system
29. Maintenance of community assets
V. Key to the Recommendations for entrustment of Powers relating to Schemes and Institutions
VI. Operationalisation of Recommendations
VII. Concluding Remarks
  Acknowledgement
  Abbreviations
Enclosures
1. Government Letter requesting the State Planning Commission to give views on the entrustment of responsibilities to rural local bodies
2. Proceedings relating to the constitution of the SPC Group
3. Uttaramerur Inscription
4. Inaugural Address of Hon'ble Chief Minister in the Conference of Chairpersons of the Local Bodies held on 30-11-96 and 1-12-96 at Chennai
5. Sub Committee Reports placed in the Conference of the Chairpersons of the Local Bodies held on 30-11-96 & 1-12-96
6. References - Books, Acts and Other Publications
7. List of Officers and Experts consulted by State Planning Commission Group
8. List of Members and Officers of State Planning Commission assisted the SPC Group