(1) The developmental and welfare activities to be taken up under these rules shall, as far as possible, be in the nature of complementing the ongoing schemes/projects being funded by the State as well as Central Government. Activities meant to be taken up under the ‘polluter pays principle’ shall not be taken up by the trust under any schemes. It shall focus on convergence with ongoing Central and State schemes for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in mining affected areas. Trust shall give priority to achieving targets under Aspirational Districts Programme and Aspirational Blocks Programme.
(2) The trust with annual collection in the excess of rupees fifty crores may set up a Project Management Unit (PMU) for planning, technical, accounting and monitoring support. The cost of such PMU shall be met from administrative expenses. The PMU may engage required qualified manpower on contractual basis. Engagement of personnel for projects under the trust shall be purely contractual for a limited period only.
(3) The districts having annual collection of rupees ten crores or more shall maintain an endowment fund for future recurring expenses. A reasonable sum not exceeding ten percent of the annual receipts shall be deposited in endowment fund for providing sustainable livelihood. The endowment fund may be invested in government securities/bonds and fixed deposit receipts of nationalized/ scheduled banks and other instruments as are permitted by the Government. The endowment fund shall be used for creating and sustaining livelihoods in areas where mining activity has stopped due to any reason including exhaustion of mineral.
(4) A project that is for benefit of the affected area/people, but stretches beyond the geographical boundary of the district shall be taken up under the trust after obtaining prior approval of the Government.
(5) Works/goods shall be procured by the trust after following due procedure prescribed by the Governments for such procurements. The procurement of goods and services shall be as per the provisions of the Rajasthan Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 2012 and rules made thereunder. The execution of work shall be as per the provisions of accounting rules of respective executive agencies or any specific rules made by the Government in this regard.
(6) The trust shall maintain a district level unified PD account in the treasury to keep its funds. All receipts shall be credited to this account. The executing agencies shall be designated as implementing agencies under such unified PD account and financial limit shall be allowed to them as per the administrative and financial sanction issued as per approval. In the case of individual beneficiary or cases of direct benefit transfer duly approved by Governing Council or cases of hiring services by the trust, these shall be paid directly to respective bank accounts as per the due procedure. The Nodal Officer shall also mandatorily reconcile the receipt, expenditure and balance of the unified PD account on daily basis from treasury data.
(7) The trust may utilize trust fund for its operation and administration in following manner:-
(i) an amount not exceeding five percent of the annual receipts of the trust may be utilized for administrative, supervisory and overhead costs of the trust; and
(ii) no temporary/permanent posts shall be created under the trust. Any creation of temporary/permanent posts and purchase of vehicles by the trust shall require prior approval of the Government. However, minimum required staff shall be engaged on contractual basis.
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