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Preventive vigilance

Preventive vigilance. With focus on MGNREGS wage payments through BOs . MGNREGA – OPENING OF ACCOUNTS . may be either Zero balance “Workers Wage Account under the MGNREG Act” Ordinary Savings account Accounts are opened ONLY in the name of individual wage seekers

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Preventive vigilance

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  1. Preventive vigilance With focus on MGNREGS wage payments through BOs

  2. MGNREGA – OPENING OF ACCOUNTS • may be either • Zero balance “Workers Wage Account under the MGNREG Act” • Ordinary Savings account • Accounts are opened ONLY in the name of individual wage seekers • Introduction is given by a responsible local official of state government • Accounts are opened on the basis of wage list furnished by identified officials only • MPDO, Village officials, Panchayat Secretary etc

  3. Withdrawals/payments • BPMs have allowed withdrawals to individual account holders only • BPMs have allowed withdrawals after checking BAT & DLT • In case of discrepancies, report to sub divisional head immediately • BPMs pay the wages promptly on the day of receipt of intimation from account office • Wages are paid in full and not in part • Validity period of job card is checked before effecting withdrawals

  4. CONTD.. You make test check of MGNREGS transactions in the BOs in your jurisdiction Record your observations in your weekly diary and Visit……… GDS officials in your jurisdiction do not accept bribe/baksheesh for making payments Any enquiry entrusted to you regarding discrepancy in MGNREGS payments is immediately done

  5. CONTD.. • If BPMs are authorized to issue withdrawals > Rs 2000 at BO • Contact account holders personally to verify these withdrawals • Check if AO has verified these payments • Wage slip is dispatched along with SB 7 to AO • Check BO journal entries for the same • In case of withdrawals through messengers- • Written authority is obtained from the depositor • This is sent with wage slip to AO after effecting withdrawal

  6. PAY ORDER/WAGE LIST • Check if, • The entries in pay order have not been altered by anyone • If corrected, the same is attested by the officers mentioned above • Wage lists/ cheques are never received by the BPM directly • Wage lists received from AO bears its date stamp, sign of post master • Paid wage lists have been filed serially, chronologically

  7. Contd.. • Wage list is received duly entered in BO Slip • Cash is received along with wage list from AO • Test check for any 4 dates since last inspection/visit • Transactions in the guard file & BO account tallies with total paid amount as per wage list • Test check for any 4 dates since last visit/inspection

  8. CO-ORDINATION MEETINGS • You attend • all panel meetings/social audit etc in your jurisdiction • on first Wednesday & third Wednesday of every month at the sub post office along with Postal staffRural Development staff - Sub Divisional Head -MPDOs - Sub postmaster -Mandal Program Officers[EGS] - Branch Postmaster - Field assistant - Cash overseers

  9. Contd.. • bring the following issues to the notice in the meeting • Issues in • opening of accounts • supply of stationery to BOs • payment of wages • retention of PBs by BPM • supply of cash to BOs • any other items

  10. Ensure that….. Passbooks are never kept in the custody of the BO, Panchayat Secretary, Field assistant, Group leaders etc PBs should always be in custody of account holders All such cases are brought to the notice of sub divisional head All notifications & instructions issued on MGNREGS related SB work is on record at BO Register of MGNREGS payments & MGNREGS statistics is maintained in the BO

  11. Ensure that…. • BPMs incentive claims (if any) are cross checked when you visit the BOs • All stationery for the next 6 months is readily available in BO • Separate SB journals/SS Book maintained for MGNREGS transaction • Periodical review of BO establishment in your jurisdiction is completed • If not, inform the sub divisional head immediately

  12. Ensure that…. • Cash conveyance from AO to BO is accounted for at BO • Especially when cash conveyance is done through outside agencies • On receipt of information about deletion of a job card from competent authority • The account is closed at BO • Closure of accounts is due to • Demise • Change of permanent residence • expiry of validity of Job card. • Random checks of job cards and account holders are done during visits

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