State and Government in Ancient India c18.s1.112

c18.s1.112

Religion also considerably helped the village councils by enumerating digging of wells and tanks and founding of poor houses and hospitals among the most approved methods of gaining religious merits. The *sabhā* of Uttarmerur had received two permanent endowments to meet the expenses of removing silt from its big tank.⁷ An endowment was also received by this village *sabhā* for digging a well for drinking water.¹ The instances given above are only typical and not exceptional ones.