Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana — Programme Guidelines

of Rural Development, as indicated in Para 18 below. If there is no such State-level
Agency, the Nodal Department will take steps to register an Agency under the
Registration of Societies Act, (there should not be more than one Agency), so as
to be able to receive the funds. The Secretary in charge of the Nodal Department
or a senior officer will be the Chief Executive. All the proposals will be vetted by the
Agency before they are put up to the State-level Standing Committee and are sent
to the NRRDA for obtaining clearance of the Ministry of Rural Development.
7.4 To ensure streamlined functioning and adequate coordination (especially
where there is more than one executing agency), officers of the PIU need to be made
fully accountable to the SRRDA and be brought under its administrative control.
The SRRDA would function as the dedicated agency of the state nodal department
for rural roads, to ensure the integrated development of rural roads through the
various schemes including PMGSY. For this purpose the SRRDA will designate a
Chief Executive Officer, a Financial Controller, an Empowered Officer, an IT nodal
officer and a State Quality Coordinator.
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7.5 Each State Government shall set up a State-level Standing Committee
(headed by the Chief Secretary or Additional Chief Secretary) including all the
main stakeholders of the programme viz., Secretaries of the Departments of Rural
Development, Panchayats, PWD, Forests, Finance, Revenue and Transport. The
State Technical Agencies and State Informatics Officer (NIC) may also be invited
to participate.
The Committee shall vet the Core Network, the CNCPL and CUPL and shall clear the
annual project proposals. The Committee shall also:
(a) monitor progress and quality control
(b) resolve issues relating to land availability and forest / environment clearance
(c) oversee maintenance funding arrangements for the Core Network
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