section 6-1A
District Programme Co-ordinator and Joint District Programme Co-ordinator.
The Maharashtra Employment Guarantee Act, 1977Labour197739 sections
Statutory text
- (1) The Collector of the district or any other district level officer of appropriate rank as the State Government may decide, shall be designated as the District Programme Co-ordinator for the implementation of the Scheme in the district.
- (2) The District Programme Co-ordinator shall be responsible for the implementation of the Scheme in the district in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.
- (3) The functions of the District Programme Co-ordinator shall be,-
- (a) to assist the Zilla Parishad in discharging its functions under this Act and any Scheme made thereunder ;
- (b) to consolidate the plans prepared by the Blocks and project proposals received from other implementing agencies for inclusion in the shelf of project to be approved by the Zilla Parishad ;
- (c) to accord necessary sanction and administrative approval, wherever necessary ;
- (d) to co-ordinate with the Programme Officers functioning within his jurisdiction and the implementing agencies to ensure that the applicants are provided employment as per their entitlements under this Act ;
- (e) to review, monitor and supervise the performance of the Programme Officers ;
- (f) to conduct periodic inspection of the works in progress ; and
- (g) to redress the grievances of the applicants.
- (4) The Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad or any other district level officer of appropriate rank as the State Government may decide, shall be designated as the Joint District Programme Coordinator. The Joint District Programme Co-ordinator shall assist the District Programme Co-ordinator, in implementation of the Scheme and carrying out his functions under this Act and the Scheme made thereunder in respect of Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti and Gram Panchayat concerned.
- (5) The State Government shall delegate such administrative and financial powers to the District Programme Co-ordinator and Joint District Programme Co-ordinator as may be required to enable them to carry out their functions under this Act.
- (6) The Programme Officer and all other officers of the State Government having for their jurisdiction an area not bigger than the district and local authorities and bodies functioning within the district shall be responsible to assist the District Programme Co-ordinator in carrying out his functions under this Act and the Schemes made thereunder.
- (7) The District Programme Co-ordinator shall prepare in the month of December every year a labour budget for the next financial year containing the details of anticipated demand for unskilled manual work in the district and the plan for engagement of labourers in the works covered under the Scheme and submit it to the Zilla Parishad.
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