The state panchayat and rural development department on Saturday issued a directive, saying signatures for work under MGREGA scheme for time-bound labour payment after closure of master-roll, should be taken within eight days without fail.
If the wages payment process of the work under MGREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme, is found lesser, then the zila panchayat chief executive officer individually would be responsible for it, the directive said.
State panchayat and rural development department principal secretary Gaurav Dwivedi has issued the circular for time-bound release of payments under MGNREGA for the 2020-21 fiscal to all the district panchayat chief executive officers.
The principal secretary in the circular, said that in the first phase after closure of master-roll, the attendance evaluation should be done within eight days in time bound manner, through the NREGA-software.
After which, based on the wage list by the FTO officers, first (evaluating authority) and second (sanctioning authority), digital signature should be done.
The CEOs should conduct daily monitoring, so that from starting of the financial year, the routine is maintained for the release of payment, which should be cent-percent.
The CEO will face the music if any laxity is found.