law: 28. Powers, functions and duties of Pradhan and Up-Pradhan.
  (1) The Pradhan shall
  (a) be responsible for convening the meeting of Gram Sabha and preside over its meeting;
  (b) be responsible for convening the meeting of Gram Panchayat and shall preside over its meetings;
  (c) be responsible for the maintenance of the records of the Gram Panchayat;
  (d) have the general responsibility for the financial and executive administration of the Gram Panchayat;
  (e) exercise administrative supervision and control over the work of the staff of the Gram Panchayat and the officers and employees whose services may be placed at the disposal of the Gram Panchayat by any other authority;
  (f) for the transaction of business connected with this Act, or for the purpose of making any order authorised thereby, exercise such powers, perform such functions and discharge such duties as may be exercised, performed or discharged by the Gram Panchayat under this Act or the rules made thereunder:
  Provided that the Pradhan shall not exercise such powers, perform such functions or discharge such duties as may be required by the rules made under this Act to be exercised, performed or discharged by the Gram Panchayat at a meeting; and
  (g) exercise such other powers, perform such other functions and discharge such other duties as the Gram Panchayat may, by general or special resolution direct or as the Government may by rules made in this behalf, prescribe.
  (2) The Up-Pradhan shall
  (a) exercise such of the powers, perform such of the functions and discharge such of the duties of Pradhan as the Pradhan may from time to time, subject to rules made in this behalf by the Government, delegate to him by order in writing:
  Provided that the Pradhan may at any time withdraw all or any of the powers, functions and duties so delegated to the Up-Pradhan;
  (b) during the absence of the Pradhan, exercise all the powers, perform all the functions and discharge all the duties of the Pradhan;
  (c) exercise such other powers, perform such other functions and discharge such other duties as the Gram Panchayat may, by general or special resolution, direct or as the Government may, by rules made in this behalf, prescribe.