Incentives and penalties

The Government shall formulate an appropriate scheme, to award incentives for commendable performance. Any functionary or official being a public servant willfully neglects his duties required to be performed by him under this Act shall be subjected to disciplinary action under the relevant service/disciplinary rules applicable to the Government officials and functionaries or as decided by the Nodal agency for the Scheduled Castes 1[suballocation]1/Tribal 1[sub-allocation]1 depending upon the intensity of such negligence shall be punishable with an imprisonment for a term which may extend up to six months.

¹ Substituted by Act 38 of 2017 w.e.f. 17.07.2017.