Section 13
Principal authorities for planning and implementation of Schemes.
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
About this Act
An Act to provide for the enhancement of livelihood security of the households in rural areas of the country by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto..
(1) The Panchayats at
district, intermediate and village levels shall be the principal authorities for planning and implementation
of the Schemes made under this Act.
(2) The functions of the Panchayats at the district level shall be--
(a) to finalise and approve blockwise shelf of projects to be taken up under a programme under the Scheme;
(b) to supervise and monitor the projects taken up at the Block level and district level; and
(c) to carry out such other functions as may be assigned to it by the State Council, from time to time.
(3) The functions of the Panchayat at intermediate level shall be--
(a) to approve the Block level Plan for forwarding it to the district Panchayat at the district level for final approval;
(b) to supervise and monitor the projects taken up at the Gram Panchayat and Block level; and
(c) to carry out such other functions as may be assigned to it by the State Council, from time to time.
(4) The District Programme Coordinator shall assist the Panchayat at the district level in discharging its functions under this Act and any Scheme made thereunder.
(2) The functions of the Panchayats at the district level shall be--
(a) to finalise and approve blockwise shelf of projects to be taken up under a programme under the Scheme;
(b) to supervise and monitor the projects taken up at the Block level and district level; and
(c) to carry out such other functions as may be assigned to it by the State Council, from time to time.
(3) The functions of the Panchayat at intermediate level shall be--
(a) to approve the Block level Plan for forwarding it to the district Panchayat at the district level for final approval;
(b) to supervise and monitor the projects taken up at the Gram Panchayat and Block level; and
(c) to carry out such other functions as may be assigned to it by the State Council, from time to time.
(4) The District Programme Coordinator shall assist the Panchayat at the district level in discharging its functions under this Act and any Scheme made thereunder.