NEWS

A recent notification by Karnataka government allows Panchayat Development Officers (PDOs) to register marriages

BENEFITS OF THE MOVE

• Help curbing child marriages in rural areas
• By enabling PDOs to register marriages, births and deaths, a comprehensive database can be maintained at the gram panchayat-level

PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

WHO – Non-gazetted government employee, the head secretary of the village

FUNCTIONS

• Maintain Village sanitation
• Preparing the annual budget of the Panchayat Samiti and submitting the consolidated plan to the Zilla Parishad
• Execution of such activities and execution of such works given by the government or Zilla Parishad, such as agriculture, land reform, minor irrigation, poverty alleviation program, animal husbandry, etc
• Child Welfare and Motherhood welfare
• Establishment, maintenance and caring of common grazing land. A few more works which you will get to know after selection