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ACT XII OF 1975 ACT XII OF 1975 BALUCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1975 CHAPTER X‑FUNCTIONS OF ZILA COUNCILS 55. Functions of Zila Councils.‑A Zila Council may if the Government so directs shall undertake all or any of the following functions:‑ (A) Public Works‑ (1) provision, maintenance, improvement and management of its public roads , public streets and public ways, culverts, bridges, public buildings, wells, water pumps, tanks, ponds and other works of water supply; (2) provision, maintenance, and management of sarais, dak bungalows, rest houses and other buildings for the convenience of travellers ; (3) plantation and preservation of trees on road sides, public ways, public places and public buildings ; (4) provision and maintenance of public gardens, public playgrounds and public places. (B) Public Health‑ (5) prevention and cure of infectious diseases, and enforcement of vaccination; (6) establishment, maintenance and management of hospitals and rural health centres; (7) establishment, maintenance and management of First Aid Centres; (8) provision and maintenance of Medical Aid Units ; (9) establishment, management and visting of health centres, maternity centres, and centres for the welfare of infants and children, training of Dais and adoption of other measures likely to promote health and welfare of women, infants and children; (10) payment of grants to medical aid societies and institutions ; (11) establishment, management, maintenance and the visiting of Unani, Ayurvedic and Homoeopathic dispensaries ; and (12) promotion of sanitation, public health and educating people in public health. (C) Education‑---- (13) provision, maintenance and management of primary and high schools; (14) construction and maintenance of buildings used as hostels of students; (15) payment of grants and subsidies to institutions and organizations engaged in the promotion of education; (16) promotion of audit education ; and (17) provision of school books to orphans and indigent students, free of cost, or on concessional rates. (D) Agricultural development and economic welfare‑ (18) agricultural, industrial and community development, promotion of national reconstruction, promotion and development of co‑operative move?ment and village industry; (19) adoption of measures for increased agricultural production; (20) establishment and maintenance of model agricultural farms; (21) popularization of improved methods of agriculture, maintenance of improved agricultural implements and machinery and lending of such imple?ments and machinery to cultivators and adoption of measures for bringing wasteland under cultivation ; (22) promotion of agricultural credit, agricultural education and adoption of other measures likely to promote agricultural development; (23) promotion and co‑ordination with Agrovilles; (24) provision, regulation and maintenance of markets; (25) popularization of co‑operative movement and the promotion of education in co‑operation; (26) construction and repair of embankment, supply, storage and control of water for agricultural purposes ; and ?????????? (27) promotion of cottage industry. (E) Articles of Food and Drinks‑-- (28) protection of foodstuffs and prevention of adulteration. (F) Drainage‑--- (29) provision and maintenance of adequate system of public drains and regulation of the disposal of industrial wastes. (G) Livestock and Dairy Development‑ (30) voluntary registration of the sale of cattle and other animals ; (31) improvement of breeding of cattle, horses and other animals and the prevention of cruelly to animals; , (32) provision, maintenance and improvement of pastures and grazing grounds; (33) regulation of milk supply; (34) establishment and maintenance of cattle colonies; (35) establishment and maintenance of cattle farms and dairies ; (36) establishment and maintenance of poultry farms ; and (37) measures to combat birds and animals' ordinary and contagious diseases. (H) Culture‑ (38) holding of fairs and shows; (39) promotion of public games and sports ; (40) provision, organization and maintenance of museums, exhibitions and art galleries ; (41) provision and maintenance of public halls, public meeting places and community centres ; (42) celebration of national occasions ; (43) establishment, management and maintenance of Welfare Homes and other institutions for the relief of the destitutes ; (44) suppression of beggary, prostitution, gambling, taking of injurious drugs, consumption of alcoholic liquor and other social evils ; (45) establishment and maintenance of Information Centres ; (46) encouragement of national and regional languages ; and (47) reception of distinguished visitors. (I) Public Safety‑ (48) relief measures in the event of any fire, flood, hailstrom, earthquake, famine and other natural calamities. (J) Other functions‑ (49) provision and maintenance of libraries and reading rooms; (50) prevention and abatement of nuisances; and (51) regulation of traffic ; licensing of vehicles other than motor vehicles .and the establishment and maintenance of public stands for vehicles.