The Council shall have the following functions, duties and power:–
(A) To protect and manage the Conservation Area and to operate the daily administration of the Council,
(B) To prepare the Management Plan for the conservation and management of Conservation Areas,
(C) To implement the approved Management Plan,
(D) To approve the Work Plan submitted by the Committee,
(E) To mobilize the Committee to do, cause to do for conserving, managing and conducting the community development activities of the Conservation Area,
(F) To prescribe the fees for making available the resources or conservation service of inside the Conservation Area
(G) To manage or to make managed tourism related conservation area within the Conservation Area,
(H) To distribute (provide) money to the Committee for conducting programs according to the Work Plan,
(I) To perform regular monitoring and evaluation of the conservation and community development programs conducted by the Committee and to give direction as per the necessity,
(J) To manage (collect) the resources for the implementation of the approved Work Plan,
(K) To conserve and promote the natural, religious, cultural or other  similar kinds of important heritages within the Conservation Area,
(L) To prepare and implement the special programs for the development women, ethnic, Dalit and underprivileged classes,
(M) To make public the annual programs, income, expenditure details and audit reports of the Council by calling an assembly of the Consumer Group and Committee and to provide one copy of that to the Ministry and Department,
(N) To make (arrange) necessary coordination with the nongovernmental organization and government agencies of the  district and local level, which are involved in the conservation and community development,
(O) To perform or cause to perform any other necessary functions for the wider benefit of the Conservation Area.