West Bengal Panchayat (Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti ...

(3)The amount collected, as bungalow charges shall forthwith be credited in the usual manner to
the respective Zilla Parishad or the Panchayat Samiti Fund.
Key Word: Receipt on account of fruit bearing and other trees.
34.
(1) A Register of trees in Form 17 shall be maintained in the Zilla Parishad and the Panchayat
Samiti the total showing number of trees of each variety in each kilometer of road and in each Bungalow and
on any other land in control and possession of the Zilla Parishad or the Panchayat Samiti, as the case may
be.
(2) The register shall be updated from time to time preferably, every year, to accommodate new grown
trees and old trees replaced.
(3) The Executive Engineer in the Zilla Parishad and one or more Sub-Assistant Engineers in the
Panchayat Samiti may be entrusted with the responsibility for maintenance of the Register in Form 17 with
the assistance of other available employees subject to the decision of the Artha Sthayee Samiti.
(4) The officer as referred to in sub-rule (3) shall prepare from time to time a list of fruits, trees or any
other produces which should be sold in the best interest of the body and shall forward the list through his
superior officer for approval of the Executive Officer or any officer authorised by him; he may conduct the
sale on receipt of such approval in the manner as may be decided.
(5) After completion of the sale referred to in sub-rule (4), the amount collected shall be deposited in the
Zilla Parishad or the Panchayat Samiti Fund in the usual manner; if the sale proceeds are partly received, a
note of demand shall be kept in the Miscellaneous Demand and Collection Register in Form 5A of the Zilla
Parishad or the Panchayat Samiti as the case may be, for monitoring of recoveries.
Key Word: Subscription and Donations
35.
(1) Gift and contributions for special purposes accepted by the Zilla Parishad or the Panchayat
Samiti, as the case may be, shall be recorded in Form 4. These subscriptions or donations shall be
credited to toe Zilla Parishad or the Panchayat Samiti Fund in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of
section 179 and clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 132, as the case may be.
(2) No portion of such amount shall be appropriated for any purpose other than those laid down in die
terms and conditions of such subscriptions and donations.
(3) Donations accepted from private parties by the Zilla Parishad or Panchayat Samiti for the
purpose of expenditure made on condition that they are to be placed in fixed deposit in a Bank or
invested in Government securities for proper execution of a programme or scheme, may be so placed, deposited or
invested by the Zilla Parishad or the Panchayat Samiti maintaining its proper account in the register in Form 4. Any
gift or contribution received and accepted by the Zilla Parishad or the Panchayat Samiti shall be acknowledged by
granting receipt in Form 1 or 2, as the case may be, and shall be duly accounted for in the register in Form 4.
Key Word: Grants from the State Government.
36.
(1) Grants for general purpose, with or without any conditions like grants in lieu of cess, land
revenue grant, incentive grant sanctioned by the State Government in favour of the Zilla Parishad or the Panchayat
Samiti may be allotted to the District Magistrate or any other officer in the district as may be specified in the order who
shall draw the amount from the Treasury and place the same by transfer credit to the Zilla Parishad or the Panchayat
Samiti Fund, as the case may be.
(2) When lump grant for different purposes including development work or for assigned schemes
sanctioned by the State Government is placed with the Zilla Parishad or the Panchayat Samiti by means of a cheque,
the Zilla Parishad or the Panchayat Samiti as the case may be shall deposit such cheque immediately in the Local
Fund Account or the Bank account where Fund for the said work or scheme is normally lodged.