Section 19Responsibilities of Gram Panchayats

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Section 19: Responsibilities of Gram Panchayats

19. Responsibilities of Gram Panchayats

The Gram Panchayat shall be responsible for---

(a)

registration of households and issuance of Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards;

(b)

receiving work applications and maintaining records of Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards;

(c)

preparing the Viksit Gram Panchayat Plans;

(d)

every Gram Panchayat shall, after considering the recommendations of the Gram Sabha and the Ward Sabhas, keeping in view of the demand for works, prepare a Viksit Gram Panchayat Plan on saturation basis;

(e)

the Programme Officer shall allocate at least fifty per cent. of the works in terms of its cost under the Scheme to be implemented through the Gram Panchayats;

(f)

the Programme Officer shall supply each Gram Panchayat with---

(i)

the muster rolls for the works sanctioned to be executed by it;

(ii)

a list of employment opportunities available elsewhere to the residents of the Gram Panchayat;

(g)

the Gram Panchayat shall allocate employment opportunities among the applicants and ask them to report for work;

(h)

the works taken up by a Gram Panchayat under the Scheme, shall meet the required technical standards and measurements;

(i)

executing works allotted to it by the Programme Officer; and

(j)

a Gram Panchayat may take up any work under the Scheme from Viksit Gram Panchayat Plan within the area of the Gram Panchayat, as may be sanctioned by the Programme Officer.