Translated by Google Translate No.-116/2019/719/19-27-Sin-4-29 (W)/2019 Sender, Anita Verma Singh, Special Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Government. To, Chief Engineer and Head of Department, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, Lucknow. Irrigation and Water Resources Section-4 Lucknow: Date: 23 April, 2019 Subject: Classification for getting civil works done through Water Users' Committees constituted under the Participatory Irrigation Management Act, 2009. Sir, On the above mentioned subject, in reference to letter number-26/co inspector/classification, dated 29 January, 2019 of Chief Engineer (Project), Irrigation and Water Resources Department, Uttar Pradesh .Lucknow, I am directed to say that under the provisions of Section-5-2 (c) and Section-16 (2) of the Irrigation Management Act, 2009 of Participatory Irrigation, water consumer committees are classified as follows for civil work in the Irrigation Department. Serial No. Level of Power Work 1 2 3 1 Active
1. Repair of embankments (khadis) during canal operation and removal of unauthorised.
2. Removal of unauthorised kulabaas while the canal is running.
3. Work related to gate repair.
4. Works related to development of command area (Construction/Repair of Canal etc.) 2 Developing
1. Silt cleaning and removal of weeds.
2. Repair of Bank/Doula/Service Road/Gauge/Kulaba.
3. Repairing canal damage and removing obstructions.
4. Repair of erosion (khandi) during canal operation and unauthorized Removal of barriers/obstructions.
5. Removal of unauthorized drains and gate repairs during canal operation.
6. Works related to development of command area (Construction/Repair of Canal etc.)
3. Advanced
1. Restoration work.
2. Repairs to paved works.
3. Strengthening of doula/service road(kutcha/pakka) etc.
4. Reconstruction of measuring instruments/paving/masonry works.
5. Silt cleaning and removal of weeds.
6. Repairs of Bank/Doula/Service Road/Gauge/Kulaba.
7. Repairing canal damage and removing obstructions.
8. Repair of erosion (ditch) during canal operation and removal of unauthorized embankments/obstructions.
9. Removal of unauthorised kulabaas while the canal is running.
10. Work related to gate repair.
11. Works related to development of command area (construction/repair of canals etc.)
2. The following action will be ensured for getting civil works done in the department from the 'Water Consumer Committees' constituted under the Uttar Pradesh Participatory Irrigation Management Act, 2009:-
(1) Classification process- Proposal for classification shall be prepared on the basis of standards determined by the Divisional PIM Cell. After obtaining the approval of the Executive Engineer on the proposal, appendix-2 shall be published on 1st December every year. Objections from water consumer committees shall be received within 15 days from the date of publication of appendix-2. The received objections shall be disposed of by the Executive Engineer and its final publication shall be done on 30th December every year. This classification work shall be done every year. On the final publication, the water consumer committees may appeal to the concerned Superintending Engineer Translated by Google Translate within 15 days. The Superintending Engineer shall dispose of the appeal within 15 days from the date of receipt of the appeal. The decision of the Superintending Engineer in the matter shall be final.
(2)Amendments to the Standard of Classification-The authority to make necessary amendments/alterations/deletions/introduction of new standards in the prescribed standards (attached Appendix-1) as and when required shall be vested in the Chief Engineer (Project), Irrigation Department, U.P.
(3)The duty of the Competent Canal Officer- It shall be the duty of the Canal Officer to provide assistance to the Water Consumers Committees and to enhance their capacity in such a manner that all the "Water Consumers Committees" reach a developed level, so that the objectives of the Act may be achieved.
(4)Duties of the Rajbaha Committee-The responsibility of the Rajbaha Committee will be to provide assistance to other committees and try to bring them to the higher level of development.
(5)Honorarium-The approval on honorarium of the officials mentioned in Section-118 of the Water Supply Manual shall be given by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India to only those Water Consumers Committees which fall in the category of functional/developing/developed.
(6)Certificate of Honour letter to Water Consumer Committee-From the developing and developed Water Consumer Committees of each block, every year the first 03 Water Consumer Committees (03 Alpika Committees and 03 Rajbaha Committees) will be identified and honoured by the concerned Chief Engineer. The identification of the first 03 Water Consumer Committees will be done by the Executive Engineer of the block. While identifying, priority will be given to those developing and developed committees in whose work area there has been a notable increase in irrigation, reduction in canal crimes and illegal irrigation, and any other work has been done towards water conservation.
(7)Certificate of Honour to the All India Canal Officer -The concerned Chief Engineer will give honorarium to such Canal Officers (03 Executive Engineers and 06 Assistant Engineers) from his organization, in whose area of work the number of developing and developed Water Consumers Committees will be more than the limit.
(8)Certificate of Honour to Junior Engineer and other employees-The Executive Engineers will give the Certificate of Honor to maximum 03 Junior Engineers and maximum 03 other employees of their section, who have done remarkable work in developing Water Consumers Committees. Attachment as aforesaid:- Yours sincerely, ( Anita Verma Singh ) Special Secretary No.-116/2019/719/19-Sin-4-29 (W)/2019 Date: Copy forwarded to the following for information and necessary action:-
1. Chief Engineer (Project), Irrigation and Water Resources Department, U. P., Lucknow - In reference to letter No. 26/Assistant Irrigation/U.P./Classification, dated 29 January, 2019.
2. Chief Engineer (Project and Research/Budget/Advance Planning), Irrigation Department, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow.
3. Chief Engineer (Canal/Water Resources), Irrigation and Water Resources Department, U.P., Lucknow.
4. Director, PIM, Irrigation Department, U.P., Lucknow.
5. Guard File. Yours sincerely, ( Umesh Chandra) Deputy Secretary Translated by Google Translate Enclosed map (Annexure-1) as per Letter No. /2019/719/19-27-Irrigation-4-29 (W)/2019, dated April, 2019. Standards for determining the level of competence of water consumer committees for carrying out civil works under section 16 (2) of Uttar Pradesh Participatory Irrigation Management Act, 2009 S. No Committee Name Standards for the Capacity of Water User Committees Functional Level Developing Level Developed Level 1 Alpika Samiti 1-Availability of PAN/TAN/GSTNO. 2-Organization of at least 6 management committee meetings in a year. 3-Organization of at least 2 general body meetings in a year. 4-Presence of the chairperson/representative in at least 60% of the meetings convened by the competent canal officer with the Water User Committees. 5-Committee should have opened bank accounts. 6-Availability of cash book, cheque book, and cheque issue register.
1. Availability of PAN/TAN/GSTNO.
2. Organization of at least 6 management committee meetings in a year.
3. Organization of at least 2 general body meetings in a year.
4. Presence of the chairperson/representative in at least 60% of the meetings convened by the competent canal officer with the Water User Committees.
5. Preparation and implementation of water distribution (kulabaas) roster by the committee.
6. Increase in irrigation coverage in the current year compared to the previous year, particularly showing more increase in the tail reach area.
7. Committee should have opened bank accounts.
8. Updating of cash book, cheque book, and cheque issue register.
9. Availability of budget approved by the general body for the committee.
10. Availability of the matching share of one-time functional grant.
1. Availability of PAN/TAN/GSTNO.
2. Minutes of at least 6 management committee meetings held during the year.
3. Minutes of at least 2 general body meetings held during the year.
4. Presence of the chairperson/representative in at least 60% of meetings convened by the competent canal officer with the Water User Committees.
5. Preparation and implementation of water distribution (kulabaas) roster by the committee.
6. Compared to last year, an increase in irrigation in the head reach of the canal, with a greater increase in irrigation in the tail reach than the head reach in the current year.
7. Committee should have opened bank accounts.
8. Updating of cash book, cheque book, and cheque issue register.
9. Availability of budget approved by the general body for the committee.
10. Availability of the farmers’ share of the one-time functional grant.
11. Availability of income from other non-governmental sources.
12. Availability of an engineer/accountant. 2 Rajwaha Samiti 1. Availability of PAN/TAN/GSTNO.
2. Minutes of at least 6 management committee meetings held during the year.
3. Minutes of at least 2 general body meetings held during the year.
4. Presence of the chairperson/representative in at least 60% of the meetings convened by the competent canal officer with Water User Committees.
5. Committee should have opened bank accounts.
6. Availability of cash book, cheque book, and cheque issue register 1-Availability of PAN/TAN/GSTNO.
2. Minutes of at least 6 management committee meetings held during the year.
3. Minutes of at least 2 general body meetings held during the year.
4. Presence of the chairperson/representative in at least 60% of the meetings convened by the competent canal officer with the Water User Committees.
5. In the head reach of the distributary, the increase in irrigation in the current year compared to the previous year should be less than the increase in the tail reach during the same period.
6. Committee should have opened bank accounts.
7. Updating of the cash book, cheque book, and cheque issue register.
1. Availability of PAN/TAN/GSTNO.
2. Minutes of at least 6 management committee meetings held during the year.
3. Minutes of at least 2 general body meetings held during the year.
4. Presence of the chairperson/representative in at least 60% of the meetings convened by the competent canal officer with the Water User Committees.
5. Participation in the meeting organized by the subengineer for the preparation of the water distribution roster.
6. The increase in irrigation in the tail reach of the distributary in the current year should be greater than that in the head reach compared to the previous year. Translated by Google Translate
8. Availability of the budget passed by the general body for the committee.
7. Committee should have opened bank accounts.
8. Updating of the cash book, cheque book, and cheque issue register.
9. Availability of the budget approved by the general body for the committee.
10. Availability of income from other non-governmental sources.
11. Availability of an engineer/accountant. ( Umesh Chandra ) Deputy Secretary. Translated by Google Translate No.- /2019/719/19-27-Ci-4-29(W)/2019, Date: April, 2019 Reference (Appendix-2) Classification of Publication S.No Committee Name (PAN/TAN/GSTNo.) (Yes/No) Number of Meetings of Management Committee Number of Meetings of General Assembly Percentage of Attendance of Local Officer in Meeting Kolaba Roster (Yes/No) Ratio of Relative Irrigation Increase in Tail Reach to Relative Irrigation Increase in Head Reach Committee Accounts (Yes/No) Pending Cashbook/ Checkbook (Yes/No) Availability of Budget Passed by General Assembly (Yes/No) Income from Other Non- Governmental Sources (Yes/No) Availability of Engineer/Acco untant (Yes/No) Committee Category/Class (Active/Developing/Dev eloped) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ( Umesh Chandra ) Deputy Secretary.