Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana — Programme Guidelines

local Panchayat was not taken into confidence about the proposed alignment and
disputes subsequently arose. As part of the PMGSY process, all States shall include a
simple non-formal “transect walk” to be organized by the Assistant Engineer at the
time of preparation of DPRs. The Panchayat Pradhan, local patwari and the JE would
participate. Forest Department officials would be included where forest land is likely to
be involved. (see Para 8.4)
7. STATE LEVEL AGENCIES
7.1 Each State Government (including UT Administrations) would identify one
or two suitable Agencies (having a presence in all the Districts and with established
competence in executing time-bound road construction works), to be designated
as Executing Agencies. These could be the Public Works Department / Rural
Engineering Service / Organisation / Rural Works Department / Zilla Parishad
/ Panchayati Raj Engineering Department etc. who have been in existence for
a large number of years and have the necessary experience, expertise and
16 manpower. In States where more than one Executing Agency has been identified
by the State Government, the distribution of work would be done with the District as a
unit. In other words, each District will be entrusted to only one Executing Agency.
The Executing Agency will have a Programme Implementation Unit (PIU) in the
District, or a compact group of Districts, with an officer of the rank of at least Executive
Engineer as its head.
7.2 The Administrative Department of the State Government responsible for the
Executing Agency entrusted with the execution of the road works will be the Nodal
Department. In the event of there being more than one Executing Agency, under
different administrative departments, the State Government would nominate that
department as the nodal department which is officially responsible for the
management and maintenance of rural roads.
7.3 The Nodal Department will identify a State-level autonomous Agency
(Society etc), to be called the State Rural Roads Development Agency (SRRDA),
with a distinct legal status, under its control for receiving the funds from the Ministry
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