Incentives and penalties

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 Sub-Plan/Tribal Sub-Plan depending upon the intensity of such negligence shall be punishable with an imprisonment for a term which may extend up to six months.