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2. ^.3TT. 802(^) ctT%3 2 3^c i , 2008
3. CFUTT. ?i38(31' ? u % i 11 f ^p^n ; 2003 i> 1 in*ni i» nnnmn.i i .nn .MffM»i||i|<4>-iiiiw HJiH^uiHi*nWtt4H>t(' fc.i.i". -->» J JIHHH nmfile:///jttw [ijpTII—T5P*g3(ii)] mTtT^5TTR^ : 3TOWRgf MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st December, 2008 S.0.2999(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (1) of section 29 of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (42 of 2005), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments In Schedule II to the said Act, namely :•
2. In the said Schedule, after paragraph 35, the following paragraph shall be added, namely:- " 36 The complaints received, taken cognizance of suo motto and as otherwise provided under the Act or Schedule therein shall be dealt as prescribed below:- a) The Programme Officer shall enter every complaint in a complaint register maintained by him and dated and numbered acknowledgement shall be issued.
b) Enquiry through spot verification, inspection and disposal shall be completed within 7 working days.
c) Complaints that fall within the jurisdiction of the Programme Officer, including any complaints concerning the implementation of the Act by a Gram Panchayat shall be disposed of by the Programme Officer within 7 days, as prescribed under Section 23(6) of the Act. In case a complaint relates to a matter to be resolved by any other authority, the Programme Officer shall conduct a preliminary enquiry and refer the matter to such authority within 7 days under intimation to the complainant.
d) Failure to dispose of a complaint in 7 days will be considered a contravention of the Act by the Programme Officer, punishable under Section 25. Complaints against such failure will be lodged with the District-Programme Coordinator.
e) In case of a prima facie evidence regarding financial irregularities the District Programme Coordinator will ensure that a First Information Report is filed.
f) State Government/District Programme Coordinator/Programme Officer or any other authority authorized by the State Government may inquire into any complaint on its own will or through reference and establishment of guilt will impose the penalty against the concerned guilty under Section 25 of the Act g) In case the concerned authority finds violation of entitlements, it will be responsible for informing and redressing the person/party aggrieved. The concerned authority will be responsible for such grievance redressal with a week and not alter than 15 days.
4 THEGAZE1TE0FINDIA:EXTRA0RDINARY [PART H-—SEC. 3(ii)] h) The action taken shall be Informed to the complainant and disclosed in two vernacular newspapers in a prescribed format once a quarter.
i) The action taken on the complaints received by the Programme Officer and the District Programme Coordinator shall be placed before the meetings of the Intermediate Panchayat and the District Panchayat respectively.
j) Appeals against the orders of the Gram Panchayat shall be made to the Programme Officer; those against the orders of the Programme Officer shall be made to District Programme Coordinator; those against the District Programme Coordinator shall be made to State Commissioned NREGS), Divisional Commissioned NREGS) and State Grievance Redressal Officer.
k) All Appeals shall be made within 45 days of the order issued.
I) All Appeals shall be disposed off within one month [F. No. J-11013/2/2008-NREGA] AMITASHARMA,Jt.Secy.
NOTE: Schedule II to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (42 of 2005) has been amended vide following notification numbers:-
1. S.O. 324(E), dated 6th March, 2007.
2. S.O. 802(E) dated 2nd April 2008
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2. ^T.3TT. 1489(3?) ^ f e 18 ^ T , 2008 NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st December, 2008 S.O. 3000(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub- section (1) of section 29 of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (42 of 2005), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in Schedule I to the said Act, namely:-
2. In the said Schedule, Paragraphs 3, 13 and 16 shall be substituted as under:
"3. The works taken up under the scheme shall be in rural areas and shall be subject to the following:-
(a) A unique identity number shall be given to each work
(b) All work must be executed by the workers who have job cards and who have demanded work.
(c) No person below the age of 18 shall be permitted to work under NREGA projects.
(d) Each muster roll shall have a unique identity number and be certified by the Programme Officer. The format of the muster roll wi l l be as specified by the Government of India.
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(e) Muster Rolls duly signed by Programme Officer and properly numbered shall be maintained on the worksite. Any muster roll not signed by the Programme Officer and property numbered will be treated as unauthorized and shall not be maintained at the worksite.
(f) The workers will countersign their attendance and the amount of wages earned on the Muster Roll at the worksite.
(g) A detailed record of muster rolls will be maintained in the registers as prescribed by the Government of India from time to time.
(h) When a work in is progress, the workers engaged in that work will select from among themselves not less than five workers on a weekly rotational basis to verify and certify all the bills/vouchers of their worksite at least once a week*
(i) A copy of the sanction/work order must be available for public inspection at the worksite.
(j) Measurement of work will be recorded in the Measurement Books maintained by qualified technical personnel in charge of the worksite.
(i) Measurement records for each work and worker must be available for public inspection.
(k) A Citizen's Information Board must be put up at every worksite and updated regularly in the manner prescribed by the Government of India.
(I) Any person must be able to access muster rolls on demand oh the worksite for air days during all working hours.
(m)The Vigilance and Monitoring Committee set up according to the instructions of the Government of India will check all works and its evaluation report will be recorded in the Works Register in the format prescribed by the Government of India and be submitted to the Gram Sabha during Social Audit.
13. Every scheme shall contain adequate provisions for ensuring transparency and accountability at all levels of implementation as stated below.
(a) Proactive Disclosure i)At the worksite proactive disclosure shall be through display of information through Citizen Information Boards, reading out of muster rolls information regarding attendance, work done and wages paid in the presence of workers at the end of the day by the person authorized. The measurements in the Measurement Book will also be read out during the- measurement of woks before the workers.
•^:73^-X/oS~Z ) THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] ii) At the Gram Panchayat and Biock Programme Office proactive disclosure shall be through display of information on boards and shall include at least information pertaining to provision of employment, funds received and expenditure, shelf of projects approved.
iii) AM information on NREGA will be placed in public domain through the ^website for NREGA as prescribed by the Government of India and be available through free downloadable electronic form.
(b) Social Audit i) The Social Audit shall be held at least once in every six months.
ii) An announcement of the Social Audit will be made by the District Programme Coordinator or the Programme Officer at least thirty days in advance iii) For each Social Audit by the Gram Sabha, the Gram Sabha will elect from itself a Social Audit Committee workers who have worked in current/previous works under NREGA of the same Gram Panchayats and not less than one third • members of Social Audit Committee shall be women.
iv) The Programme Officer shall ensure that ail relevant documents, including complete files of the works or copies of them, of works of implementing Agencies for the jurisdiction of that Gram Panchayat shall be available for inspection at the Gram Panchayat, v) The Gram Panchayat shall present all necessary information and documents at least 15 days in advance to the Social Audit Committee.
vi) The Social Audit Committee will verify all documents and information.
Any person may submit any information to the social audit committee deemed relevant.
vii) The Program Officer shall notify in writing all the Public Representatives and also concerned staff implementing the NREGA well in advance to ensure that they are kept informed about the process and are present at the Social Audit.
viii) The social audit committee shall read out its findings publicly in the gram sabha and people shall be given an opportunity to seek and obtain information from the Gram Panchayat and the officials concerned and verify records.
ix) The action taken report relating to the previous Social Audit shall be read out at the beginning of each Social Audit.
x) The Minutes shall be recorded by Secretary and signed before and after the completion of the Social Audit by all participants. Any dissent/ objections shall be addressed and recorded in the minutes.
i>Maii>iiui,a«M. • liiti|i»n.||M .<H||MH<i| Inlt tp|tn»l|i||j|< hi|IM |Ji |^^n{| i : . |4t i l 4 • I' 11 4 i m t M * ^ . i . l M i t w i m f " - ^ - 11 — k [ VFTII—^prg3(ii)] qKg 5fl iNMal : aKTTWT ]l_ xi) The Social Audit shall be open to public participation. Any outside individual person apart from the Gram Sabha shall be allowed to attend the Social Audit as observers without intervening the proceedings of the Social Audit.
xii) All Action Taken Reports shall be filed within a month of convening of the Social Audit.
xiii)AII findings related to Contravention of the Act shall be treated as complaint and enquiry shall be conducted for any dispute in findings.
xiv) Any Fund Deviations shall follow with an Action against the concerned person and fund recovery shall be expedited.
xv) While certifying accounts of the NREGS the Government Auditor shall take cognizance of any complaint, regarding financial irregularities or misappropriations, raised through a Social Audit before certifying the accounts.
16. All accounts and records relating to the Scheme shall be made available for public scrutiny free of cost. Any person desirous of obtaining a copy or relevant extracts therefrom may be provided such copies or extracts on demand not later than three working days from the time of application and after paying such fee as may be specified in the Scheme, [R No. J-11013/2/2008-NREGA] AMITA SHARMA, Jt. Secy.
NOTE: Schedule I to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (42 of 2005) has been amended vide following Notification Numbers:-
1.S.O. 323(E) dated 6th March 2007
2. S.0.1489(E) dated 18th June 2CCS Printed by the Manager, Govt, of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.