(1) Tenure of the nominated members shall be two years but in the event of nominated member being insolvent, convicted in the criminal case or physically or mentally unable to perform his duty or misusing his power may be removed before such tenure of two years by the District Collector or Sub-Divisional Officer, as the case may be.
(2) Vigilance Committees shall,-
(i) monitor and evaluate the implementation of this Act, in relation to their area;
(ii) participate in the social audit;
(iii) inform the District Grievance Redressal Officer, in writing, regarding irregularities committed in implementation of Public Distribution System or misconduct of Fair price shop keeper mentioned in Schedule-2;
(iv) monitor the allocation, door step delivery and distribution of foodgrains to Fair Price Shops;
(v) ensure that the sample is displayed at the fair price shops to check the quality of the wheat supplied;
(vi) pay special attention to ensure the distribution of foodgrains to eligible households in remote and hilly areas;
(vii) review the list from time to time, preparing reports for the inclusion of deprived eligible households and expulsion of ineligible households; and
(viii) recommend for cancellation of bogus / fake ration cards.
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(3) Meetings of the District and Block Level Vigilance committees shall be held at least once in every quarter and Fair Price Shop Level Vigilance Committees shall be held once in a month.
(4) The minutes of meeting shall be recorded and maintained and same shall be forwarded to,-
(i) the Sub-Division Officer by the Fair Price Shop Level Vigilance and Block Level Vigilance Committee;
(ii) the Collector by the Sub-Division Level Vigilance Committee;
(iii) the Department by the District Level Vigilance Committee.
(5) It shall be the responsibility of the Enforcement Officer / Enforcement Inspector concerned, to attend the meetings of the Vigilance Committees held in his jurisdiction as far as possible and give maximum information about the operation of the committee to the members of the Vigilance Committee and ensure smooth operation of fair price shops through them.