(1) For the purposes of regular monitoring and reviewing the implementation of the provisions of this Act at the State level, every State Government shall, by notification, constitute a State Council to be known as the State Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Council, consisting of a Chairperson and such number of official members as may be determined by the State Government and not more than fifteen non-official members nominated by the State Government from Panchayati Raj Institutions, organisations of workers and weaker section of the society:
Provided that not less than one-third of the non-official members nominated under this sub-section shall be women:
Provided further that not less than one-third of the non-official members shall belong to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Other Backward Classes and Minorities.
(2) The terms and conditions subject to which the Chairperson and members of the State Council may be appointed and the time, place and procedure of the meetings (including the quorum at such meetings) of the Council shall be such, as may be prescribed by the State Government.
(3) The duties and functions of the State Council shall include---
(a) advising the State Government on all matters concerning the Scheme and its implementation in the State;
(b) reviewing the monitoring and redressal mechanisms from time to time and recommending improvements;
(c) monitoring the implementation of this Act and the Scheme in the State and coordinating such implementation with the Central Council;
(d) preparing the annual report to be laid before the State Legislature by the State Government;
(e) any other duty or function as may be assigned to it by the Central Council or the State Government.
(4) The State Council shall have the power to undertake an evaluation of the Scheme operating in the State and for that purpose to collect or cause to be collected statistics pertaining to the rural economy and the implementation of the Scheme and Programmes in the State.