Chapter VII — VIGILANCE COMMITTEES

Section 25Functions of Vigilance Committee

Section 25: Functions of Vigilance Committee

25. Functions of Vigilance Committee

The functions of Vigilance Committee shall be—

(a)

to advise the District Magistrate or, as the case may be, the Sub-DivisionalMagistrate, on the action which needs to be taken, to ensure that the provisions of thisAct or of any rule made thereunder are properly implemented;

(b)

to oversee the economic and social rehabilitation of manual scavengers;

(c)

to co-ordinate the functions of all concerned agencies with a view to channelise adequate credit for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers;

(d)

to monitor the registration of offences under this Act and their investigationand prosecution