Section 19. Maintenance and improvement of Schools and Hospitals

19.(1) A Gram Panchayat— (a) shall subject to such rules as may be prescribed regarding the curriculum, employment and qualification of teachers and supervision of a school, maintain any existing primary school including the buildings and furniture thereof and be responsible for its proper working and may similarly establish and maintain a new school or improve any existing school; (b) shall subject to such rules as may be prescribed regarding the establishment, maintenance and supervision, maintain any existing Ayurvedic, 1[Homoeopathic ] or Unani hospital or dispensary including the building and equipments thereof and may similarly establish and maintain a new hospital or dispensary for one or more or the systems of medicine mentioned above. (2) The district board and the State Government shall make such grants for such school, hospital or dispensary, as may be prescribed.