Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana — Programme Guidelines

of works will be carried out by Quality Control Units, set up / engaged by the State
Government, independent of the Executive Engineers / PIUs. These officers / Agencies
(who may be called State Quality Monitors) would be expected to carry out regular
inspections and also get samples of material used tested in laboratories of the State
Government as well as, in certain cases, independent laboratories, say those of the
State Technical Agencies. The State Governments will issue the requisite guidelines
in this regard.
15.4 Each State Government will appoint a senior Engineer (not below the rank of
Superintending Engineer) to function as State Quality Coordinator (SQC) at the
State level. His function will be to oversee the satisfactory functioning of the Quality
control mechanism within the State. This function would also involve overseeing the
follow up action on the reports of the National Quality Monitors. The Quality
Coordinator should be part of the SRRDA. *State Quality Coordinators should be
appointed keeping in view the following:-
(i) He/ She should be graduate Civil Engineer not below the rank of 33
Superintending Engineer
(ii) He / She must possess field experience of working for construction of roads
for at least five years in last ten years. Also in the last five years he / she
should have worked for at least two years in the field of construction /
maintenance of road works.
(*Substituted vide letter No. Q-17024/1/2005-P-III QM January 27, 2005)
15.5 As third tier of the Quality Control Structure, the NRRDA will engage
Independent Monitors (Individuals / Agency) for inspection, at random, of the road
works under the Programme. These persons may be designated as National Quality
Monitors (NQMs). It will be the responsibility of the PIU to facilitate the inspection of
works by the NQM, who shall be given free access to all administrative, technical
and financial records.
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana