The Union Ministry of Rural
Development will determine the district wise allocations of funds
(central share) and food grains. The State Government should indicate
the state share with will bear a ratio of at least one –third to the
central allocation of funds. There has to be no matching contribution
from the state with regard to the food grains which are provided by the
Central Government free of cost to the state. The cost of transportation
of food grains will, however, become by the state.
For each district, 20% of
the total resources available (funds and food grains) will be reserved
at the district level to be utilized by the District Planting and
Development Board in areas affected by endemic labour exodus and in
areas of distress. The plan in respect of these resources shall be
prepared and approved by the District Planning and Development Board.
Instructions in respect of
plan formulation for 30% of the resources (funds and food grains)
allocable to the intermediate level Panchayayti Raj Institutions (Block
Development Councils) shall follow.
50% of he resources (funds
and food grains) available to the district shall be allocated to
different Panchayats. The District Development Board shall determine
allocation of funds and food grains to various Halqa Panchayats. The
allocation of resources Panchayat wise shall be determined on the bases
of following factors :
Each of the above factors
is to be assigned equal eights.
These funds will be placed
at the disposal of the Panchayat Halqa and form a part of the Halqa
Panchayat Fund. The funds allocated under this scheme will be kept in a
separate account in the nearest Bank/Post office. The plan in respect of
this allocated amount will be prepared by the Halqa Panchayat and placed
before the Meeting of Voters/Halqa Majlis in which the budget estimates
of income and expenditure are to be approval under section 21 of the
Panchayati Raj Act. However, before placing the plan before the Meeting
of Voters/Halqa Majlis for approval, it will be got technically vetted
from BDO assisted by REW. After approval of the plan, the Halqa
Panchayat will take measures for implementation of the plan. In cases
where Halqa Panchayats have not been constituted. We plan in respect of
these funds will be prepared in consultation with the MLAs concerned and
approved by the District Planning and Development Board till the Halqa
Panchayat in the relevant Halqa is constituted. The execution of works
shall be subject to following instructions :
The payment claims shall
be prepared on the forms prescribed in a PWD Code and necessary test
check by AEE/Xen got recorded on the bills IB.
The XEN REW shall be
given a period of 20 days to process and the technical payment.
After the bill is
submitted, the same shall be checked by Secretary of the Panchayat/
Sarpanch in accordance with the estimates approved by REW and passed
for payment.
The payment of the claim
shall be made through crossed cheque only signed by the Sarpanch and
Secretary after observing codal formalities.
The monitoring of the
works shall be done by all Panches of the Panchayat.
The cost of the work
should not in any case exceed the allotted funds.
Where the work is to be
conducted through labour it should be that local labour is engaged
through Muster Sheets so that employer generation is watched properly.
Key material, which is
not locally available, will be proceeded by the Department as per the
present practice and provided to the Panchayats as per their
requisition. The funds required for purchase of the material so
requisitioned by the Panchayats shall be dedicated from the
instruments that are to be released to the Panchayats.
The development plan for
SGRY in each Panchayat shall be prepared that the resources (funds and
food grains) available are utilized for following broad classifications
of works as per the percentages indicate against each such
classification :
i. Communication 30 %
ii. Water conservation
and irrigation 10 %
iii. Sanitation 25 %
iv. Other infrastructure
including buildings 25 %
v. Any other work of
urgent nature decided by the Panchayat. 10 %
The other guidelines laid
down by the Central and the State Governments for the implementation of
the programme and also the relevant provisions in the Panchayati Raj
Act/Rules shall form the guiding principle and will be adhered to in
letter and spirit.
All works to be executed by
the Halqa Panchayat will be executed by the Halqa Panchayat itself by
employing daily labour without involving to tractors except for works of
highly technical nature or involving financial investment of more than
Rs. 3.00 lacs.
Completion Certificate
shall be submitted by the Sarpanch and Member of the Panchayat to be
nominated by the Halqa Panchayat to the effect that they have examined
the work and are satisfied with it, before making financial payment. The
mode of payment both on account as well a final shall be determined by
the Halqa Panchayat.
No drawal from the account
containing the grants received by the Halqa Panahayat under this scheme
shall be made except on a joint requisition signed by the Sarpanch and
the Secretary. Before making the payments, the requirement, if any, of
test check by appropriate authority or stock receipt as per existing
norms shall be solely adhered to.
The Audit of accounts shall
be conducted by the Chartered Accountant appointed by the Government.
The Halqa Panchayat shall
be responsible for furnishing proposes report and Utilization
Certificates timely to the Block Development Officer and ACO concerned
so that the Utilization Certificate for the entire in strict could be
compiled and submitted to Government of India in time. Release of funds
to the Panchayats which will be done in installments, shall be subject
to utilization of funds and productions of utilization certificates in
respect of funds released earlier and also subject to the conditions
that may be laid down from time to time in this behalf.
Implementation of works
executed out of the funds reserved at the District level shall be done
through the Panchayat Halqas as per the guidelines of the Central and
the State Governments.
The works taken up under
SGRY shall be inspected regularly by the officers of Rural Development
Department ensuring that the below noted classes of officers physically
inspect at least the percentage of the total works as mentioned against
each class. :
Director 5 % Executive
Engineer 0 %
AC (D) 25 % Asstt. Ex.
Engineer 00 %
BDO 100 % Asstt. Engineer
00 %
Panchayat Inspector 100 %
The engineering staff will inspect all the works as per the rule in
vogue that govern test-check of such works.
The works completed under
SGRY for which final payments have been made, shall be inspected by the
below noted classes of officers who will certify to the extent of
percentages (of works completed under SGRY) mentioned against each that
the works were executed and payment made under rules and that these
conform to the prescribed specifications :
No liability shall be
caused to accrue for the next year under an circumstances. In case of
default, Director, Rural Development concerned shall be action under
relevant law and rules.
