NOTIFICATION No.A.12018/61/2013-P&AR(GSW), the 26th March, 2014. In exercise of the powers conferred by t he Proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Mizora m hereby makes the following Rules fur ther to amend the Mizoram Education and Huma n Resou rces Department (Group ‘A’ posts) Recruitment Rules, 1987 (hereinafter refer red to as the P rincipal Rules), notified vide No.A.12018/ 14(ii)80-APT(B) dt 17.8.1987 and published in the Mizoram Gazette Vol. XVI Extra-ordinary Issue No.l32 ‘C’ dt 17.11.1987 in respect of the post of Director, Art & Culture, namely:- 1.Short title & (1) These Rules may be called the Mizoram Education and Human Resources commencement: Depa rtment (Group ‘A’ post) Recruitment (Second Amendment) Rules, 2013. (2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Amendment of In the Annexure-I of the Principal Rules, entries in columns 4 & 12 in Annexure-I: respect of the post of Director, Art & Culture, shall be substituted as follows, namely:- “Column 4: ^ 37,400-67,000+8,700/-G.P Column 12: Promotion from Joint Director of Art & Culture Depa rtment with not less than 5 (five) years regular service in the grade failing which 20 years of regular service calculated from the date of entry into Group ‘A’ post in the Department.” By order s etc. Lalsangpuii, Additional S ecretar y to the Govt. of Mizoram, Dept t. of P ersonnel & Adve. Reforms. The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008Re. 1/- per pageVOL - XLIII Aizawl, Tuesday 1.4.2014 Chaitra 11, S.E. 1936, Issue No. 120Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/500

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008Re. 1/- per pageVOL - XLIII Aizawl, Tuesday 1.4.2014 Chaitra 11, S.E. 1936, Issue No. 121 AFFIDAVITI, Shr i R.L. Malsawma, son of Lalringa (L), aged about 53 years, Indian by nationality, Christian by faith, a permanent resident of Electric Veng Elim, H. No. D-2 6/3, Aizawl, Mizoram do hereby solemnly affirm and state as follows : 1.That my true and correct name is R.L. Malsawma as such, in all my documents viz. Voter ’s I.D. Car d, Dr iving Licence, Ba nk Accounts a nd others my na me ha d been recor ded a nd wr it ten a s R.L. Malsawma. 2.That in my appointment letter as LDC under PWD, Govt. of Mizor am, Aizawl & in my Service Book my name had inadvertently been recorded and written as R. Lalmalsawma, which is not correct. 3.That I say that my true and correct name is R.L. Malsawma not R. Lalmalsawma and I therefore, earnestly p ray the author ities of the concerned Departments, Govt. of Mizor am, Aizawl to make corr ection of my name as mentioned above in my Service Book at an early date. 4.That the sta tements made in the foregoing paragra phs and of this paragr aph are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing r elevant to the matter has been concealed therein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I put my signature to this affidavit on this 13th day of March, 2014 before the Notary Public at Aizawl. Sd/- DEPONENT Identified by me :Solemnly affirmed & Signed before me : Sd/-Sd/- H. Lalmuankima M.A. LLBR. Thangkanglova, Advoca te,Advocate & Notary Public, Mizoram, Aizawl.Aizawl : Mizoram.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/500Notarial Registration No. 09/3 Date 13/3/14

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008Re. 1/- per pageVOL - XLIII Aizawl, Tuesday 1.4.2014 Chaitra 11, S.E. 1936, Issue No. 122 AFFIDAVITI, P.C. Laldawngliana S/o P.C. T luanga (L) aged about 47 permanent r esident of Ramhlun South, Aiza wl, Mizoram, Christia n by fa ith do hereby solemnly affir m and state as follows :- 1.That I am a bonafide citizen of India belonging to Schedule tribed community of M izo. 2.That in my service record book my name and father ’s name has been writ ten and recorded as Laldawnglia na Pachu au S/o P.C. Hmingthantluanga (L). 3.Tha t however my name and my said fa ther ’s correct name is P.C. Laldawngliana S/o P.C. T luanga (L). 4.That I do hereby declared before a Notary Public Aizawl Mizoram that the purpose of this affidavit is to recor d my name and my said father ’s name is P.C. Laldawngliana S /o P.C. T luanga (L) in all of my documents in stead of Lalda wngliana Pachu au S/o P.C. Hmingthantluanga (L). 5.That the statements made in paragraphs 1 to 4 a re true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing material has been concealed therein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto p ut my s ignatur e on this the 14th day of March, 2014. Sd/- DEPONENT Identified by me :Signed before me : Sd/-Sd/- R. Lalhmingmawia,R. Thangkanglova, Advoca te,Advocate & Notary Public, Chaltlang, Aizawl, MizoramAizawl : Mizoram.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/500Notarial Registration No. 19/3 Date 14/3/14

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008Re. 1/- per pageVOL - XLIII Aizawl, Tuesday 1.4.2014 Chaitra 11, S.E. 1936, Issue No. 123 AFFIDAVITI, R. Laldinliana S/o R. Lalchungnunga R/o Ramhlun North, Aizawl, Mizoram do hereby solemnly affirm and state as follows :- 1.That I am a bonafide citizen of India and entit led to all the rights and protections guara nteed under the Constitution of India. 2.That I am presently posted as Assistant Auditor in the Directorate of Accounts & Treasuries, Government of Mizoram. 3.That in my service record my name has been recor ded as Laldinliana. 4.That my true and correct name is “R. LALDINLIANA”. 5.That the above mentioned names i. e. Laldinliana and R. Laldinliana ar e one and the same person. 6.That I requ ested t he concerned a uthorit ies to record my name as “R. Laldinliana” instead of Laldinliana in all documents and for all times to come in respect of my service documents. 7.That the statement of par as. 1-6 are tr ue and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I put my signature on this the 3rd December, 2013. Sd/- DEPONENT Identified by me :Signed before me : Sd/-Sd/- Lalremruati Pachuau,R. Thangkanglova, Advoca te,Advocate & Notary Public, Aizawl, MizoramAizawl : Mizoram.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/500Notarial Registration No. 35/12 Date 3/12/13

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008Re. 1/- per pageVOL - XLIII Aizawl, Tuesday 1.4.2014 Chaitra 11, S.E. 1936, Issue No. 124 NOTIFICATIONNo. C. 19018/1/2014-RD, the 25th March, 2014.In exercise of the powers conferred under Clause 4(2) of the Sexual Harassment of Women a t Workplace (Pr evention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the Governor of Mizoram is pleased to constitute Internal Complaints Committee under Rural Development Depa rtment consisting of the following members with immediate effect and until further orders. The Govt. LevelPresiding Officer : Joint Secr etary, R.D Members: 1. Depu ty Secretary - I 2. Superintendent-II 3. One r epresent ative of MHIP Dir ectora t e LevelPresiding Officer : Joint Director Members: 1.APO 2. Superintendent 3. Representative of M HIP DRDA LevelPresiding Officer : Asst. Pr oject Officer (Women Development) or Asst. Project Officer (Monitor ing) Members1. Two Senior most employees among women. 2. Representative of MHIP/MCHP/LWA Block LevelPresiding Officer : BD O Members: 1. Women Addl. P.O. (MGNREGA) 2. Two senior most members of the employees among women. 3. Representatives of MHIP/MCHP/LWA SLMC & IACPresiding Officer : Project Director Members: 1. Two senior most women among employees. 2. Representative of M HIP MzSRLMPresiding Officer : Asst. Director/Dy. CEO Members: 1. Two senior most women among employees 2. Representative of M HIP - 2 - Ex-124/2014 SIRDPresiding Officer : Director Members: 1. Two senior most women among employees. 2. Represent ative of MHIP. SAUPresiding Officer : Director Members: 1. Two senior most among employees. 2. Represent ative of MHIP. ETC’s Thingsulthliah/Pukpui LungleiPresiding Officer : Principal Members: 1. Two senior most women among employees. 2. Represent ative of MHIP. (i)Period for holding Office is 3 years. (ii)Allowance shall be given to non-official members for sitting. R. Lalvena, Secr etary to the Govt. of Mizoram, Rura l Development Department.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/500

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008Re. 1/- per pageVOL - XLIII Aizawl, Tuesday 1.4.2014 Chaitra 11, S.E. 1936, Issue No. 125 NOTIFICATIONNo. H. 12017/55/2013-LJD, the 26th March, 2014.The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atr ocities) Amendment Or dinance, 2014 (Ordina nce No. 1 of 2 014) is hereby re- published for general information. Zahmingthanga Ralte, Depu ty Secr etary to the Govt. of Mizoram. MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legisla tive Dep art ment)New Delhi, the 4th March, 2014/Phalguna 13,1935 (Saka) THE SCHEDULED CASTES AND THE SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 2014 (No. 1OF 2014) Promulgated by the President in the Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India. An Ordinance to amend the Scheduled Castes and t he Scheduled Tr ibes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. WHEREAS the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2013, to give effect to the aforesaid object ive, was introduced on the 12th December, 2013 in the House of the People; AND WHEREAS the said Bill could not be taken up for consideration and passing in the House of the People; AND WHEREAS Parlia ment is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action; - 2 - Ex-125/2014 Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferr ed by clause (1) of article 123 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance:— 1.(1) This Or dinance may be called the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Ordinance, 2014. (2) It shall come into for ce at once. 2.In the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (P revention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the principa l Act), in the long title, for the words “Special Courts”, the words “Special Courts and the Exclusive Special Courts” shall be substituted. 3.In section 2 of the principa l Act, in sub-s ection (1),- (i) after clause (b), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:- ‘(bb) “dependent” means the spouse, children, parents, brother and sister of the victim, who are dependent wholly or mainly on such victim for his support and maintenance; (bc) “economic boycott” means- (i) a refusal to deal with, work for hire or do business with other person; or (ii) to deny opportunities including access to services or contra ct ua l opportunities for rendering service for consideration; or (iii) to refuse to do anything on the terms on which things would be commonly done in the ordinary course of business; or (iv) to abstain fr om the professional or business relations that one would maintain with other person; (bd) “Exclusive Special Court” means the Exclusive Special Court established under sub-section (1) of section 14 exclusively to try the offences under this Ordina nce; (be) “for est rights” sha ll have the meaning assigned to it in sub- section (1) of section 3 of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (R ecognit ion of Forest Rights) Act. 2006: - (bf) “manual scavenger ’ shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers a nd their Rehabilitation Act, 2013; (bg) “public servant” means a public servant as defined under section 21 of the Indian P enal Code, as well as any other person deemed to be a public serva nt under any other law for the time being in force and includes any person acting in his official capacity under the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be;’; (ii) after clause (e), the following cla uses shall be inserted, namely:- ‘(ea) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Ordinance; (eb) “social boycot t” means a refusal to permit a person to render to other person or receive fr om him any customary service or to abstain from Short title and commence- ment. Amendment of long title. Amendment of section 2.33 of 1989. 2 of 2007. 25 of 2013. 45 of 1860. social relations that one would maintain with other person or to isolate him from others; ( ec ) “victim” means any individual who falls within the definition of the ‘Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe’ under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 2, a nd who has suffered or experienced physica l, mental, psychological, emotional or monetary harm or harm to his pr operty as a resu lt of the commission of any offence under this Ordinance and includes his relatives, legal guardian and legal heirs; (ed) “witness” means any person who is acquainted with the facts and circumstances, or is in possession of any information or ha s knowledge necessary for the purpose of investigation, inquiry or trial of any crime involving an offence under this Ordinance, and who is or may be required to give information or ma ke a statement or pr oduce a ny docu ment during investigation, inquiry or trial of such case and includes a victim of such offence;’; (iii) for clause (f), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- “(f) the wor ds and expressions used but not defined in this Ordinance and defined in the Indian Penal C ode, the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 or the Code of Criminal Procedur e, 1973, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have the meanings respectively a ssigned to them in t hose enactments.”. 4.In section 3 of the principal Act,— (i) for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- ‘(1) Whoever, not being a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe,- (a ) puts any inedible or obnoxious substance into the mouth of a member of a S cheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe or forces such member to drink or eat such inedible or obnoxious substance; (b) dumps excreta, sewage, carca sses or any other obnoxious substance in premises, or at the entrance of the premises, occu pied by a memb er of a Schedu led Ca ste or a Scheduled Tr ibe; (c ) with intent to cause injury, insult or annoyance to any memb er of a Schedu led Cas te or a Scheduled Tr ib e, dumps excr eta, waste matter, car casses or any other obnoxious substance in his neighborhood; (d) garlands wit h footwear or parades naked or semi-naked a member of a Scheduled Ca ste or a Scheduled Tr ibe; ( e) forcibly commits on a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe any act, such as removing clothes from the person, forcible tonsuring of hea d, removing moustaches, paint ing face or body or any other similar a ct, which is derogator y to human dignity; (f) wrongfully occupies or cult ivates any land, owned by, or in the possession of or allotted to, or notified by a ny competent authorit y to be allotted to, a member of a S cheduled Ca ste or a Scheduled Tr ibe, or gets such land transfer red; (g) wrongfully dispossesses a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe from his land or premises or interferes 45 of 1860. 18 of 1872. 2 of 1974. Amendment of section 3. - 3 -Ex-125/2014 with the enjoyment of his rights, including forest rights, over any land or premises or water or irrigation facilities or destroys the crops or takes away t he produce therefromExplana tion. — F or t he p u r p os es of cla u s e (f) a nd t his cla u s e, t he ex p r es s ion “wrongfully” includes — ( A) against the person’s will; (B) without the person’s cons ent; (C) with the person’s consent, where such cons ent has been obtained by putting the person, or any other person in whom the person is interested in fear of death or of hurt; or (D ) fabricating r ecords of such land; (h) makes a member of a S cheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe to do “bega r” or other for ms of forced or bonded la bour other tha n any compulsory service for public pur poses imposed by the Government; (i) compels a memb er of a Scheduled Cast e or a Scheduled Trib e to dispose or carry human or a nimal carcasses, or to dig gra ves; (j) makes a member of a S cheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe to do manual scavenging or employs or permits the employment of such memb er for s uch purp ose; (k) performs, or pr omot es dedicating a S cheduled C aste or a Scheduled Tr ibe woman to a deity, idol, object of worship, temple;, or other religious institution as a devadasi or any other similar practice or permits aforementioned act s; (1) forces or intimidates or prevents a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tr ibe- (A) not to vote or to vote for a particular ca ndidate or to vote in a manner other than tha t provided by law; (B) not to file a nomination as a candidate or to withdraw such nomination; or (C) not to propose or second the nomina tion of a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe as a candidate in any election; (m) forces or intimidates or obstructs a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe, who is a member or a Chair person or a holder of a ny other office of a panchaya t under Part IX of the Constitution or a municipalit y under Part IX A of the Constitution, from performing their normal duties and functions; (n) after t he poll, causes hurt or grievous hurt or assault or imposes or threatens to impose social or economic boycott upon a member of a Schedule Ca ste or a Scheduled Tribe or prevents from availing benefits of any public service which is due to him; (o) commits any offence under this Ordinance a gainst a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tr ibe for having voted or not ha ving voted for a particular candidate or for having voted in a manner provided by law; (p) institutes false, malicious or vexatious suit or criminal or other legal proceedings against a member of a Scheduled Ca ste or a Scheduled Tr ibe; (q) gives a ny false or fr ivolous infor mation to any public servant and thereby causes such public servant to use his lawful power to t he injur y or annoyance of a member of a Scheduled Ca ste or a Scheduled Tr ibe;- 4 - Ex-125/2014 (r) intentionally insults or intimidates with intent to humiliate a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe in any place within p ublic view; (s) abuses any member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe by caste name in any place within public view; (t) destroys, dama ges or defiles any object generally known to be held sacred or in high esteem by members of the Scheduled Ca stes or the Scheduled Tr ibes.Explanation. —For the purposes of this clause, the expression “object” means and includes statue, photograph and portr ait; (u) by words either written or spoken or by signs or by visible repr esentation or otherwise promotes or attempts to promote feelings of enmity, hatr ed or ill-will against members of the “ Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tr ibes; (v) b y words either written or spoken or by any other means disrespects any late person held in high esteem by members of the Scheduled Cast es or the Scheduled Tr ibes; (w) (i) intentionally touches a woma n belonging t o a Schedu led Castes or a Scheduled Tribes knowing tha t she belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a S cheduled Tribe, when such act of touching is of a sexual na ture and is without the r ecipient’s cons ent; (ii) uses words, acts or gestures of a sexual nature towards a woman belonging to a Scheduled Ca ste or a Scheduled Tribe, knowing that she belongs to a Scheduled Ca ste or a Scheduled Tr ibe. Explanation.—For the purposes of sub-clause (i), the expression “consent” means an unequivocal volu ntary a greement when the person by words, gest ures, or any form of non-verbal communica tion, communicates willingness to participate in the specific act: Provided that a woman belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe who does not offer physical resista nce to any act of a sexual na ture is not by r eason only of that fact, is to be regarded as consenting to the sexual activity: Provided further that a woman’s sexual history, including with the offender shall not imply consent or mit igate the offence; (x) corrupts or fou ls the water of any spr ing, reservoir or any other source ordinarily used by members of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes so as to render it less fit for the purpose for which it is ordina rily used; (y) denies a member of a Scheduled Caste or a S cheduled Tribe any customary right of passage to a place of public resort or obstructs such member so as to prevent him from using or having a ccess to a place of public resor t to which other members of public or any ot her section thereof have a right to use or access to; (z) for ces or caus es a member of a Scheduled Ca ste or a Scheduled Tr ib e to lea ve his house, villa ge or other pla ce of residence: Provided that nothing contained in this clause shall apply to any action taken in discharge of a public duty;- 5 -Ex-125/2014 (za) obstructs or prevents a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tr ibe in any manner with regard to - (A) using common property resources of an area, or burial or cremation ground equally with others or using a ny river, stream, spr ing, well, tank, cistern, water-tap or other watering place, or any bathinggha t, any public conveya nce, any road, or passage; (B) mounting or r iding bicycles or motor cycles or wearing “foot wear or new clothes in public places or taking out wedding procession, or mounting a horse or any other vehicle during wedding processions; (C) entering any place of worship which is open to t he public or other persons professing the same religion or taking part in, or taking out, any religious, social or cultura l processions including jatras; (D) entering any educational institution, hospital, dispensary, primary hea lth centre, shop or place of public entertainment or any other public place; or using any utensils or articles meant for public use in any place open to the public; or (E ) practicing any profession or the carrying on of any occupation, trade or business or employment in any job which other members of the public, or any section thereof, have a right to use or have access to; (zb) causes physical ha rm or mental agony of a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe on the allegation of practicing witchcraft or being a witch; or (zc) imposes or thr eatens a social or economic boycott of any person or a family or a gr oup belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tr ibe, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to five year s and with fine.’; (ii) in sub-section (2),— (a) in clause (v), for the words “on the ground that such person is a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe or such property belongs to such member”, the words “knowing that s uch person is a member of a Scheduled Ca ste or a Scheduled Tribe or such property belongs to such memb er” sha ll be s ubstitu ted; (b) after clause (v), the following clause shall be inserted, namelv:— “(va) commits any offence specified in the Schedule, against a person or property, knowing that such person is a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe or such property belongs to such member, shall be punishable with such punishment as specified under the Indian Penal Code for such offences a nd shall also be liable to fine.”. 5.For section 4 of t he principal Act. the following section sha ll be substituted, namely:— “4. (1) Whoever, being a public servant but not being a member of a Scheduled Ca ste or a Scheduled Tribe, wilfully neglects his duties required to be performed by him under this Ordinance and the rules made thereunder, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to one year. (2) The duties of public servant referred to in sub-section (1) s hall include—45 of 1860. Substitution of new section for section 4. Punishment for neglect of duties.- 6 - Ex-125/2014 (a ) to r ead out to an informant the information given orally, and reduced to writing by the officer in cha rge of the police station, before taking the signatur e of the informant; (b) to register a complaint or a First Infor mation Report under this Ordinance and other relevant provisions and to register it under appr opriate sections of this Ordina nce; (c ) to furnish a copy of the information so recorded forthwith to the informant; (d) to r ecord the statement of the victims or witnesses; ( e) to conduct the investigation and file cha rge sheet in the Special Court or the Exclusive Special Court within a period of sixty days, and to explain the delay if any, in writing; (f) to correctly prepare, frame and tr anslate any document or electronic record; (g) to perform a ny other duty specified in this Ordinance or the rules made ther eunder : Provided thatthe charges in this regard against the public servant shall be booked on the recommendation of an administrative enquiry. (3) The cognizance in respect of a ny dereliction of duty referred to in s ub-section (2) by a public servant sha ll be ta ken by t he Special Cour t or the Exclusive Special Cour t and shall give direction for penal proceedings against such public servant.”. 6.In section 8 of the principal Act,— (i) in clause (a), for the words “any Financial assistance to a person accused of, the wor ds “any financial assistance in relation to the offences committed by a person accused of ” sha ll be substituted; (ii) after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: — “(c) the accused was having personal knowledge of the victim or his family, the Court shall presume that the accused was aware of the caste or tribal identity of the victim, unless the contrary is proved.”. 7.In section 10 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1),— (a) after the words and figures “ article 244 of the Constitution”, the words, brackets and figures “or any ar ea identified under the provisions of clause (vii) of sub-section (2) of section 21" shall be inserted; (b) for the words “two years”, the words “three years” shall be substituted. 8.For section 14 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— “14. (1) For the pur pose of providing for speedy trial, the Sta te Government shall, with the concu rrence of the Chief J ustice of the High Court, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish an Exclusive Special Court for one or more Districts: Pr ovided that in Districts where less number of cases under this Ordinance is recor ded, the State Government shall, with the concurr ence of the Chief Justice of the High Court, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify for such Districts, the Court of Session t o be a S pecial Court to try the offences under, this Ordina nce:Amendment of section 8. Amendment of section 10. Substitution of new section for section 14. Special Court and exclusive Special Court. - 7 -Ex-125/2014 Provided further that the Courts so established or specified shall have power to directly ta ke cognizance of offences under this Ordina nce. (2) It shall be the duty of the State Government to establish adequate number of Courts to ensure tha t cases under this Or dinance are disposed of within a period of two months, as far as possible. (3) In every trial in the Special Cour t or the Exclu sive Special Court, the proceedings sha ll be continued from day-to-day until all the witnesses in attenda nce have been examined, unless the Special Cour t or the Exclusive Special Court finds the adjournment of t he same beyond the following day to be necessa ry for reasons to be recorded in writ ing: Provided that when the trial relates to an offence under this Ordinance, t he t r ia l s hall, a s fa r a s p os s ib le, b e comp let ed wit hin a p er iod of t wo mont hs from the date of filing of the cha rge sheet.”. 9.After section 14 of the/principal Act, the following section shall be inser ted, namely:— “14A. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, an appeal shall lie, from any judgment, sentence or or der, not being an interlocutory order, of a Special Court or a n Exclusive Special Cour t, to the High Court both on facts and on law. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) of section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, an appeal shall lie to t he H igh C ou rt a gains t a n order of t he S p ecia l C ou r t or t he E x clu s ive S p ecia l Cour t granting or refusing bail. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, every appeal under this section shall be preferred within a period of ninety days fr om the date of the judgment, sentence or order appealed from: Provided that the High Court may entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period of ninety days if it is satisfied tha t the appellant had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within the period of ninety days: Provided fur ther tha t no appeal sha ll bs entertained after the expiry of the period of one hundr ed and eighty days. (4) Every appeal preferred under sub-section (1) shall, as far as possible, be disposed of within a period of thr ee months from the date of admission of the appeal. 10. For section 15 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:- “15. (1) For every Special Court, the State Government shall, by notification in the Officia l Gazette, specify a Public Pr osecutor or appoint an advocate who has been in practice as an advocate for not less than seven years, as a S pecial Public Prosecutor for the pur pose of conducting cases in that Court. (2) For every Exclusive Special Court, the State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify an Exclusive Public Prosecutor or a ppoint an advocate who has been in practice as a n advocate for not less than seven years, as an Exclusive P ublic P rosecutor for the pur pose of conducting cases in that Cour t.”. Insertion of new section 14 A. Appeals.2 of 1974. 2 of 1974. Substitution of new section for section 15. Special Public Prosecutor and Exclusive Pub- lic Prosecutor.- 8 - Ex-125/2014 11. After Chapter IV of the principal Act, the following Chapter shall be inserted, namely :— “ C H A P T E R I VA RIGHTS OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES 15A. (1) It shall be the duty and r esponsibility of the State to make arra ngements for the protection of victims, their dependents, a nd witnesses against any kind of intimidation or coercion or inducement or violence or threats of violence. (2) A victim sha ll be treated with fairness, respect and dignity and with due regard to any special need that arises beca use of the vict im’s age or gender or educationa l disadvantage or poverty. (3) A victim or his dependent shall ha ve the r ight to reasona ble, accurate, and timely notice of a ny Court proceeding including any bail pr oceeding and the Specia l P ublic Pr osecutor or the State Government shall inform the victim about any proceedings under this Ordina nce. (4) A victim or his dependent s hall have the r ight to apply to the Special Court or the Exclusive Special Court, as the case may be, to summon parties for product ion of any documents or material, witnesses or examine the persons pres ent. (5) A victim or his dependent shall be entitled to be heard at any proceeding under t his Ordinance in respect of bail, discharge, release, parole, conviction or sentence of an accused or a ny connected proceedings or arguments and file written submission on conviction, acquittal or sentencing. (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the Special Court or the Exclusive Special Court trying a case under this Ordinance shall provide to a victim, his dependent, informant or witnesses— (a) the complete p rotection to secure t he ends of just ice; (b ) the tra velling and ma intenance expenses during investigation, inquir y and tria l; and (c) the social-economic rehabilit ation during investigation, inquiry and trial; (d) relocation. (7) The Sta te shall inform the concerned Specia l Court or the Exclusive Special C ourt about the protection provided to any victim or his dependent, informant or witnesses and such Court shall periodically review the protection being offered and pass a ppropriate orders. (8) Without prejudice to the generalit y of the provisions of sub- section (6), the concerned Special Cour t or the Exclusive Special Court may, on an applica tion made by a victim or his dependent, informant or witness in any proceedings before it or by the Special Public P rosecutor in relation to such victim, informa nt or witness or on its own motion, take such measures including— (a ) concealing the names and addresses of the witnesses in its orders or judgments or in any records of the case access ible to the public; (b) issuing dir ections for non-disclosur e of the identit y a nd addresses of the witnesses;Insertion of ne w Chapt er IVA. Rights of victims and witnesses. 2 of 1974.- 9 -Ex-125/2014 (c ) take immediate action in respect of any complaint relating to harassment of a victim, informant or witness and on the same day, if necessary, pass appropria te orders for protection: Provided that inquiry or investigation into the complaint received under clause (c) shall be tried separately from the main case by such Court and concluded within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the complaint: Provided fur ther that where the complaint under clause (c) is aga inst any public servant, the Court shall restrain such public servant from interfering with the victim, informant or witness, as the case ma y be, in any matter related or unrelated to the pending case, except with the permission of t he Court. (9) It shall be the duty of t he Investigating Officer and the Sta tion House Officer to r ecord the complaint of victim, informant or witnesses against any kind of intimidation, coercion or inducement or violence or threats of violence, whether given orally or in writing, and a photocop y of the Fir st Information Report shall be immediately given to them at free of cost. (10) All pr oceedings relating to offences under this Ordinance shall be video recorded. (11) It shall be the duty of the concerned State to specify an appr opriate scheme to ensure implementa tion of the following rights and entitlements of victims and witnesses in access ing justice so as__ (a) to provide a copy of the recorded F irst Information Repor t at free of cost; (b) to provide immediate relief in cash or in kind to atrocity victims or their dependents; (c) to provide necessa ry protection to the atrocity victims or their dependents, and witnesses; (d) to provide relief in respect of death or injury or damage to property; (e) to arr ange food or water or clothing or shelter or medical aid or transport facilities or daily allowances to vict ims; (f) to provide the maintenance expenses to the atrocity victims and their dependents; (g) to provide the information about the rights of a trocity victims at the time of making complaints and registering the First Informa tion Report; (h) to provide the protection to atrocity victims or their dependents and witnesses from intimidation and harassment: (i) to provide the information t o atrocity victims or their dependents or associated organisations or individuals, on the status of investigation and char ge sheet and to provide copy of the charge sheet at free of cost; (j) to take necessa ry preca utions a t the time of medical examination; (k) to provide information to atrocity victims or their dependents or associated organisa tions or individuals, r egarding the relief amount; (1) to provide information to atrocity victims or their dependents or associated organisations or individuals, in advance about the dates and place of investigation and tr ial; (m) to give adequa te briefing on the case and prepar ation for tria l to atrocity victims or their dependents or associated organisations or individuals and to provide the legal aid for the sa id purpose;- 10 - Ex-125/2014 (n) to execu te the rights of atrocity victims or their dependents or associated organisa tions or individuals at ever y stage of the proceedings under this Ordinance and to provide the necessary assistance for the execution of the rights. (12) It sha ll be the right of the atrocity victims or their dependents, to take assista nce from the Non-Government Or ganisations, social wor kers or advocates.”. 12. After section 23 of the principal Act, the following Schedule shall be inserted, namely:— “THE SCHEDULE [See section 3(2) (va)] Section underName of offence and punishment. the Indian Penal Code. 120ADefinition of criminal conspir acy. 120BPunishment of criminal conspir acy. 141Unlawful assembly. 142Being member of unlawful assembly. 143Punishment for unlawful assembly. 144Joining unlawful a ssembly armed with deadly weapon. 145Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse. 146Rioting. 147Punishment for riot ing. 148Riot ing, a rmed with deadly weapon. 217Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeit ure. 319Hurt. 320Grievous hurt. 323Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt. 324Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means. 325Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt. 326BVoluntarily throwing or a ttempting to throw acid. 332Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty. 341Punishment for wr ongful restra int. 354Assault or cr iminal for ce to woma n with intent to outrage her modesty. 354ASexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment. 354BAssa ult or use of crimina l force to woma n with intent to disr obe. 354CVoyeurism. 354DSta lking. 359Kidnapping. 363Punishment for kidnapping. 365Kidnapping or abduct ing with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person.Insertion of new Schedule. - 11 -Ex-125/2014 376BSexu al intercourse by husba nd upon his wife during separation. 376CSexu al intercourse by a person in author ity. 447Punishment for criminal trespass. 506Punishment for criminal intimidation. 509Word, gesture or a ct intended to insult the modesty of a woma n.”. PRANAB MUKHERJEE,P resident . P.K. MALHOTRA, Secy, to the Govt. of India.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/500- 12 - Ex-125/2014

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008Re. 1/- per pageVOL - XLIII Aizawl, Tuesday 1.4.2014 Chaitra 11, S.E. 1936, Issue No. 126 NOTIFICATIONNo.H.12018/83/2013-LJD, the 28th March, 2014.The following Act of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly, which received the assent of the Governor of Mizoram is hereby published for general information. The Mizoram Appropriation (No. 1) Act, 2014 (Act No. 1 of 2014) (Received the assent of the Governor of Mizoram on the 20th March, 2014) AN ACT ACT NO.1 OF 2014 THE MIZORAM APPROPRIATION (No. 1) ACT, 2014 AN ACT to authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of t he State for the services during the Financial Year of 2013-2014. It is enact ed by the Legis lative Assembly of Mizoram in the Sixty Fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows, namely 1.This Act may be called t he Mizoram Appropriation (No.1)Act, 2014 2.Fr om and ou t of t he Consolidated Fund of t he Sta te of Mizoram, there may be paid and applied the sums not exceeding those as specified in column (7) of the Schedule to this Act , amounting, in the a ggr egate, to the sum of Rupees two thousand six hundred fifty eight crore forty seven lakh sixty five thousandonly for defraying the several charges which will come in course of payment during the Financial Year, 2013-2014 in respect of the services s pecified in column (2) of the Schedu le. 3.The sums authorised to be p aid and applied from and out of the Consolidated Fund of t he Sta te of Mizor am by this Act shall be appropriated for the services and purposes expr essed in the Schedule in relation to the said period. Issue of` 26584765000/- only out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Mizoram for the Financial Year, 2013- 2014. Appropriation Short title Ex-126/20142 1Legislative Assembly428300022400006523000 2Govern or15000088000046740005704000 3Council of Ministers733000733000 4Law & Judicial291730003760000137700034310000 5Vigilance14040005800001984000 6Land Revenue & Reforms60104000280000062904000 7Excise & Narcotics7274000338000010654000 8Taxation30837000220000033037000 9Finance54767200025340000573012000 10Mizoram Public Service Commsn.296000032650006225000 11Secretariat Administration9760001826000019236000 13Administrative Training Institute9260008000001726000 14Planning & Prog. Implementation52318000404000056358000 15Gen eral Admn. Departmen t63031600035015000665331000 16Home328690000211447000540137000 17Food, Civil Su pplies & Con .3079440008966410001204585000 18Printing & Stationery50790003481900039898000 19Local Administration46169000488000051049000 20School Education1470961000343600001505321000 21Higher & Technical Education1271110000109000001282010000 22Sports & Youth Services1702990001380000171679000 23Art & Culture49560007800005736000 24Medical & Public Health Services93460300044751000979354000 25Water Supply & Sanitation302009000494537000796546000 26Information & Public Relations14805000260000017405000 27District Councils698959000698959000 28Labour & Employment464300010000005643000 29Social Welf ar e1093179000805290001173708000 30Disaster Management & Rehab.5703500057035000 31Agriculture1032000000117200001043720000 32Horticulture90881600013256000922072000 33Soil & Water Conservation37565200052400000428052000 34Animal Husbandry1125147000619140001187061000 35Fisheries249184000780000249964000 36Environment & Forests6094500001580000611030000 37Co-operation29278000250000031778000 38Rural Development32671500021435000348150000 39Power5123370006489560001161293000 40Industries6351200004660000639780000 41Sericulture89370000140000090770000 42Transport8800000228000011080000 43Tourism559800012000006798000 44Trade & Commerce461500021800006795000 45Public Works22297000031244750003347445000 46Urban Dev. & Poverty3522380007092770001061515000 47Minor Irrigation177000019000003670000 48Info. & Com. Technology5074600080000051546000 49Public Debt339875000 5035569000 5375444000 GRAND TOTAL146164130006583592000349191000 5035569000 26584765000(Amount in`)THE SCHEDULE (See Sections 2 and 3)De- mand No.SERVICES AND PURPOSESSUMS NOT EXCEEDING Voted by Legislative AssemblyCharged on the Consolidated FundTotal RevenueCapitalRevenueCapital 1234567 Ex-126/2014 3 Published and Issued by the Controller, Printing & Stationery, Mizoram Printed at th e Mizoram Govt. Press, Aizawl. C-500.

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008Re. 1/- per pageVOL - XLIII Aizawl, Tuesday 1.4.2014 Chaitra 11, S.E. 1936, Issue No. 127 NOTIFICATIONNo. H. 12018/83/2013-LJD, the 28th March, 2014. The following Act of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly, which received the assent of the Governor of Mizoram is hereby published for general information. The Mizoram Appropriation (No. 2) Act. 2014 (Vote on Account) (Act No. 2 of 2014) {Received the assent of the Governor of Mizoram on the 20th March, 2014} AN ACT ACT NO.2 OF 2014 THE MIZORAM APPROPRIATION No. 2 (VOTE ON ACCOUNT) ACT, 2014 AN ACT to authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of t he State for the services for the first four months of the Financia l Year, 2014-2015 (i.e. April to July, 2014). It is enact ed by the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram in the Sixty Fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- 1.This Act may be called the Mizoram Appropriation (Vote on Account)Act, 2014 2.Fr om and ou t of t he Consolidated Fund of t he Sta te of Mizoram, there may be paid and applied the sums not exceeding those as specified in column (5) of the Schedule to this Act , amounting, in the a ggr egate, to the sum of Rupees two thousand three hundred eighty one crore eight lakh eighty three thousandonly for defraying the several charges which will come in course of payment for the first four months of the Financial Year, 2014-2015 (i.e. April to July, 2014) in respect of the services specified in column (2) of the Schedule. 3.The sums authorised to be p aid and applied from and out of the Consolidated Fund of t he Sta te of Mizor am by this Act shall be appropriated for the services and purposes expr essed in the Schedule in relation to the said period. Short title Issue of` 23810883000/- out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Mizoram for the first four months of the Financial Year, 2014-2015 (i.e. April to July, 2014) Appropriation Ex-127/20142 1Legislative AssemblyRevenue95060000290700097967000 Capital30000003000000 2GovernorRevenue3530001630500016658000 3Council of MinistersRevenue2064100020641000 4Law & JudicialRevenue602720001855800078830000 Capital61670006167000 5VigilanceRevenue1627800016278000 6Land Revenue & ReformsRevenue7130800071308000 7Excise & NarcoticsRevenue8464500084645000 8TaxationRevenue4111000041110000 9FinanceReven ue 15634190001563419000 Capital8250000082500000 10 Mizoram Public Service Commsn.Revenue1642000016420000 11 Secretariat Administr ation Revenue 293200000293200000 12 Parliamentary AffairsRevenue17810001781000 13 Personnel & Admn. ReformsRevenue86100008610000 14 Planning & P rog. Implementa tionReven ue 15739220001573922000 15 General Admn. Department Revenue 201330000201330000 16 HomeReven ue 17807760001780776000 Capital8226700082267000 17 Food, Civil Supplies & Con. AffairsRevenue241660000241660000 Capital594223000594223000 18 Printing & StationeryRevenue4592500045925000 19 Local AdministrationRevenue249362000249362000 20 School Educa tion Revenue 30052380003005238000 21 Higher & Technica l Educa tionRevenue399088000399088000 22 Spor ts & Youth ServicesRevenue6514700065147000 23 Art & Culture Revenue3986200039862000 24 Medical & Public Health ServicesRevenue701917000701917000 Capital2500000025000000 25 Water Supply & SanitationRevenue415750000415750000 Capital151333000151333000 26 Information & Public RelationsRevenue4165700041657000 27 District CouncilsRevenue753033000753033000De- mand No.SERVICES AND PURPOSESSUMS NOT EXCEEDING Voted by Legisla- tive AssemblyCharged on the Consolid ated FundTotal 12345THE SCHEDULE (See Sections 2 and 3)Amount in ^Ex-127/2014 3 THE SCHEDULE (See Sections 2 and 3)Amount in ^ 28Labour & EmploymentRevenue2976700029767000 29Social WelfareRevenue516289000516289000 30Disa ster Ma nagement & Rehab. Reven ue4484700044847000 31AgricultureRevenue19144220001914422000 32HorticultureRevenue9493300094933000 Capital767000767000 33Soil & Water Conserva tionRevenue5895600058956000 34Animal Husba ndryRevenue152236000152236000 35FisheriesRevenue2546200025462000 36Environment & For estsRevenue340508000340508000 37Co-operationRevenue5784700057847000 Capital2126700021267000 38Rural DevelopmentRevenue798125000798125000 Capital134400000134400000 39PowerRevenue984308000984308000 40IndustriesRevenue156733000156733000 41Sericulture Revenue4841300048413000 42Tra nspor tRevenue153682000153682000 Capital16700001670000 43TourismRevenue2128500021285000 44Tra de & CommerceRevenue1669100016691000 Capital1583300015833000 45Public WorksRevenue584285000584285000 Capital17496000001749600000 46Urba n Dev. & Poverty Allevia tion Reven ue203819000203819000 Capital592189000592189000 47Minor IrrigationRevenue125546000125546000 Capital236667000236667000 48Info. & Com. TechnologyRevenue2913300029133000 49Public DebtRevenue10489770001048977000 Capital882202000882202000 GRAND TOTAL21825514000198536900023810883000De- mand No.SERVICES AND PURPOSESSUMS NOT EXCEEDING Voted by Legislative Assemb lyCharged on the Consolid ated FundTotal 12345Ex-127/20144 Published and Issued by the Controller, Printing & Stationery, Mizoram Printed at th e Mizoram Govt. Press, Aizawl. C-500.

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008Re. 1/- per pageVOL - XLIII Aizawl, Wednesday 2.4.2014 Chaitra 12, S.E. 1936, Issue No. 128 STATE ELECTION COMMISSION MIZORAM *** NOTIFICATIONNo.B.12011/55/2014-SEC/VC/LADC, the 1st April, 2014.WHER EAS, t he Stat e Elec tion Commission vide its Notification No.C.17016/3/2014-SEC/VC/LADC, dt. 21.3.2014 had issued the Revised Schedule for Counting of Votes in connection with General Election to Village Councils under Lai Autonomous District Council wherein the 12th Apr il, 2014 (Saturday) was fixed a s the date of Counting; and WHEREAS, in view of the ensuing 16th General Election to Lok Sa bha to be held on 9th April, 2014 and ot her related issues, the District Administra tion requested the St ate Election Commission to change the said date of Counting to enable them to have a sufficient time for prepar atory activities of Counting; and NOW, THEREFORE, the State Election Commission, a fter taking int o consideration the afor ementioned factors, decided to defer the date of Counting of General Election to Village Councils under Lai Autonomous District Council to 15th April, 2014 (Tuesday) at 9:00 AM and further orders that Counting sha ll take place at Govt. Region Higher Secondary School, Lawngtlai. Consequently, the election process shall be completed by 25th April, 2014. By order, etc Sd/- H. DARZIKA Secretary State Election Commission Mizoram. Published and Issued by the Controller, Printing & Stationery, Mizoram Printed at th e Mizoram Govt. Press, Aizawl. C-500.

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008Re. 1/- per pageVOL - XLIII Aizawl, Wednesday 2.4.2014 Chaitra 12, S.E. 1936, Issue No. 129 NOTIFICATIONNo.B. 13017/8/2014-HTE, the 31st March, 2014.In order to implement the Scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar S hiksha Abhiya n (RUSA) in M izoram, the Governor of Mizoram is pleased to create State Project Directorate (SPD) with the following compositions:- Project Director-Commissioner & Secretary, Higher & Technical Education Deptt. Addl.Project Director-Dr. K.L.Pradhan, Joint Director, Higher & Technical Education Deptt. Deputy Project Director-Dr. Zarzoliana, OSD (RUSA), Higher & Technical Education Deptt. The size and compositions of other technical/ministerial staff etc who are to be pulled from existing staff shall be decided and notified in due course. The main functions/terms of reference of the State Project Directorate are the following :- 1) Over seeing project implementation at the State level, 2) Maintain Statistical Data and MIS reports, 3) Engange project auditors as required, 4) Monitor flow of funds and information, 5) Gener ate MIS repor ts as requir ed, 6) Provide all operational support to the SHEC. K. Lal Nghinglova, Commr. & Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram. Published and Issued by the Controller, Printing & Stationery, Mizoram Printed at th e Mizoram Govt. Press, Aizawl. C-500.

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008Re. 1/- per pageVOL - XLIII Aizawl, Monday 7.4.2014 Chaitra 17, S.E. 1936, Issue No. 131 ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi - 110001 No. 464/2014(2)Dated : 7th April, 2014 17 Chaitra, 1936 (Saka) NOTIFICATION WHEREAS,the President of India ha s, by notifica tion issued under sub-section (2) of Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951) and published in the Gazette of India on the 15th March, 2014 (Satur day), been pleased to call upon among others, the parliamentary constituency in the State of Mizoram to elect a member to the House of the People in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the rules and orders made thereunder ; and 2.WHEREAS, the Commission vide Notification No. 464/2014 (2), dated 15th March, 2014, appointed 9th Ap r il, 2 0 1 4 a s t he da t e of p oll i n t he s a id M izo r a m (S T ) P a r lia ment a r y C ons t it u ency a n d fu r t h er s p eci fied 7AM to 5 PM as the hours during which, the poll shall, if necessary be taken in the aforesaid Constituency; and 3.WHEREAS, the Chief Secretary, Government of Mizoram and the Chief Electoral Officer, Mizoram have bought to the notice of the Commission that due to exigencies of law and order it is not feasible to conduct the poll on 9th Apr il, 2014, as scheduled and have recommended to re-schedule the poll on 11th Apr il, 2014 instead of 9th April, 2014; and 4.WHEREAS, the Elect ion Commission of India has, having considered the matter and a fter ta king into account all r elevant facts and cir cumstances, decided to accept the recommendation of Chief Secretary, Government of Mizor am and Chief Electora l Officer, Mizoram and to re-schedule the date of poll for the said Parliamentary Constituency on 11th April, 2014 instead of 9th Apr il, 2014 and also decided that there shall be no change in the hours of poll as already fixed; and 5.NOW, therefore, the Election Commission of India under section 30 a nd 56 of the sa id Act read with Section 21 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 and all other powers enabling in t his behalf directs tha t in - 2 - Ex-131/2014 the above referr edNotification No. 464/2014 (2), dated 15th March, 2014the following amendment shall be made in the Ta ble appended to the said Notification, against the entry ‘Mizoram (ST)’ Parliamentary Constituency in Column-1, for the existing entry ‘9th Apr il, 2014 (Wednesday)’ under Column-2 the entry ‘11th April, 2014(Friday)’ shall be substituted. By order, Sd/- (SUMIT MUKHERJEE) Secretar y to the Election Commis sion of IndiaPublished and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/500

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008Re. 1/- per pageVOL - XLIII Aizawl, Monday 7.4.2014 Chaitra 17, S.E. 1936, Issue No. 132 ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi - 110001 No. 100/MIZ-LA/1/2014Dated : 7th April, 2014 17 Chaitra, 1936 (Saka) NOTIFICATION WHEREAS, the Election Commission of India has, by notification issued under sub-section (2 ) of Section 150 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951) and published in the state Gazette of Mizoram on the 15th Mar ch, 2014 (Saturday), called upon 28 – Hrangturzo (ST) Assembly Constituency in the State of Mizoram to elect a member to the Legislative Assembly to fill a casual vacancy in the said house in accordance with t he provisions of the said Act and of the rules and orders made thereunder; and 2.WHEREAS,the Commission vide Notification No. 100/MIZ-LA/1/2014, dated 15th March, 2014, appointed 9th Apr il, 2014 as the date of poll in the sa id 28 – Hrangturzo (ST ) Assembly Constituency and further specified 7 AM to 5 PM as the hours dur ing which, the poll shall, if necessary be taken in the afor esaid Constit uency; and 3.WHEREAS, the Chief Secretary, Government of Mizoram and the Chief Electoral Officer, Mizoram have brought to the notice of the Commission that due to exigencies of law and order it is not feasible to conduct the poll on 9th Apr il, 2014, as scheduled and have recommended to re-schedule the poll on 11th April, 2014 instead of 9th April, 2014; and 4.WHEREAS,the Election Commission of India has, having considered the matter and after ta king into account all r elevant facts and cir cumstances, decided to accept the recommendation of Chief Secretary, Government of Mizor am and Chief Electora l Officer, Mizoram and to re-schedule the date of poll for the said Assembly Constit uency on 11th April, 2014 instead of 9th Apr il, 2014 and a lso decided that there shall be no change in the hours of poll as already fixed; and 5.NOW,therefore, the Election Commission of India in exercise of its powers under Section 150, 30 and 56 of the said Act read with S ection 21 of the Genera l Clauses Act, 1897 and all ot her powers enabling - 2 - Ex-132/2014 in this behalf, directs that in the above referred Notification No. 100/MIZ-LA/1/2014, dated 15th Mar ch, 2014 the following amendment sha ll be made in the sa id Notification :- In clause (d) of Para (B), for the existing entry 9th Apr il, 2014 (Wednesday), the entry 11th April, 2014 (Friday) shall be substituted. By or der, Sd/- (NAR ENDRA N. BUT OLIA ) Secretary, Election Commission of India.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/500

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008Re. 1/- per pageVOL - XLIII Aizawl, Thursday 10.4.2014 Chaitra 20, S.E. 1936, Issue No. 133 AFFIDAVITAffidavit of K. Bhadur son of K.S. Rana 35 years. Resident of Ramthar Veng, Lunglei, Mizoram. I, the above named deponent solemnly affirm and stated that under :- 1.That, I was born a nd brought up in Aiza wl, Mizoram and working in Electrical Depa rtment as a Jugali. 2.That I am a Christian by conversion in 1983 and am a full communica nt member of P resbyterian Kohhran and had been married Mizo lady named Lalnunmawii and had 3 (three) children. 3.That, I am popularly known as Laltanpuia in Mizoram. 4.That, over and above I willingly and with full sense want to change my original name K. Bhadur into Laltanpuia. 5.That, I therefore declared that I have change my origina l name K. Bhadur into Laltanpuia. 6.That, henceforth I shall be called, known, addr ess and named as Lalt anpuia from today the 9th November, 1995. 7.That, I the above named deponent declare and verify that the contents of par a 1-7 a re true and nothing is fa lse. Sd/- SIGNATURE OF DEPONENT Solemnly affirmed before me on this day the 9t h Nover mber, 1995. Sd/- Magistrate 1st Class, Sub-District Council Court, Lunglei.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/500

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008Re. 1/- per pageVOL - XLIII Aizawl, Thursday 10.4.2014 Chaitra 20, S.E. 1936, Issue No. 139 NOTIFICATION No.G.27033/6/14-RD(MGNREGS), the 28th Feb 2014.In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and (2) of section 32 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gua rantee Act, 2005 (No.42 of 2005), the Governor of Mizoram is pleased to make the following rules, namely :- 1 . Short title and commencement :- i)These rules may be called the Mizoram Maha tma Gandhi Rura l Employment Guarantee Fund Rules, 2014. ii)They shall come into force on the date of its not ification in the official Gazette. 2 . Definitions :- In t hese r ules, unless the context other wise requires, i)“Act ” means the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (No. 42 of 2005); ii)“ Fund ” means the Mizora m Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Fund (hereinafter referred as SEGF) established under sub-section (1) of section 21 of the MGNREGA 2005; iii) “ Scheme ” means a Scheme notified by the S tate Government under sub- section(1) of section 4 of the MGNREGA 2005; iv)“ Section ” means a section of the Act; v)“ State Council ” means the Mizoram Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guara ntee Council constituted under sub-section (1) of section 12 of MGNREGA 2005 (hereinafter referred to as SEGC). vi)“ State Government ” means the State Government of Mizoram. vii) Words and expressions used but not defined in these rules sha ll have the mea nings r espectively assigned to them in the Act. 3 . Maintenance of the Fund :- i)The Fund (which shall be called the Mizoram Ma hatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guara ntee Fund and referred t o as SEGF) shall be maintained and administered by the Mizoram Mahatma Gandhi Rura l Employment G uarantee Council (hereinafter referr ed as S EGC) ii)The accounts shall be maintained in consonance with pr ovisions of the Gener al Fina ncial Rules as a dapted a nd with the Guidelines issued by the Central Government, if any, a nd as may be advised by the Finance Department, Government of Mizoram. iii) The Fund shall be maintained in a separate bank account in any of the Nationalised or Scheduled Banks at Aizawl and in consonance with t he provisions of the General Financia l Rules, as adapted. - 2 - Ex-139/2014 4 . Utilisation of the Fund :- i)The Fund received from the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, standing into the cr edit of the Mizoram Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guara ntee Fund would be utilized as per the provisions of the MGNREGA Act 2005 and expenditur e on administra tive expenses should be within the prescribed limit a nd in the manner as specified in the instruction of the Ministry of Rural Development is sued from time to time. The fund would not be utilized for payment of unemployment allowance, a dministrative and day to day expenditure of the SEGC and any other item of expenditure of the SEGC and any other item of expenditure not authorized by Government of India in the MGNREGA 2005 and orders or instruct ions issued fr om time to time. ii)Funds received from the Sta te Government shall be utilized for expenditure on one-fourth of material component and compensation for delay in payment of wages under MGNREGA iii) No sums or a mount from the Fund sha ll be paid except for the pu rpose approved by the Mizoram Mahatma Ga ndhi Rural Employment Guarantee Council 5 . Source of the Fund :- The Source of the F und shall consist of the following- i)Grants r eceived from the Ministry of Rura l Development, Government of India to strengthen MGNREGA implementation. ii)Grants received from the State Government iii) Any fund received from other sour ces. 6 . Release of the Fund :- Release of funds shall be made for the pur pose of implementation of the Act. 7 . Audit :- i)The accounts shall b e audited annually by the Cha rtered Accountant or a ny other agency appoint ed by the Sta te Government. Further, the accounts should be opened for audit by C&AG and the internal audit of the Ministry of Rural Development. ii)The Chartered Accountant or the Auditor shall have the right to demand the pr oduction of books, accounts, connected vouchers and ot her necessary documents and papers. iii) The audit r eport s hall be communicated to the S tate Council, which shall submit a copy of such audit report alongwith its observa tion to the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. 8 . Repeal and savings: i)With effect from the date of commencement of these Rules, the Mizora m State Employment Guar antee F und Rules, 2009 and its subsequent amendments sha ll stand repea led. ii)Notwithstanding such repea l, all orders issued and all a ctions taken or purpor ted to be issued or taken under the said Rules shall be deemed to have been issued or taken, or pur ported to be issued or taken, u nder these Rules. R. Lalvena, Secr etary t o the Govt. of Mizoram, Rura l Development Department.Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/500

The Mizoram Gazette EXTRA ORDINARY Published by Authority RNI No. 27009/1973 Postal Regn. No. NE-313(MZ) 2006-2008Re. 1/- per pageVOL - XLIII Aizawl, Thursday 10.4.2014 Chaitra 20, S.E. 1936, Issue No. 140 NOTIFICATION No.B.13016/4/12-RD (MGNREGS), the 20th Mar 2014.In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (42 of 2 005), the Governor of M izoram hereby makes the following Schemes namely:- 1 . Short Title, Extent and Commencement: i)These Schemes shall be called the Mizoram Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guara ntee Schemes, 2014. ii)They shall extend to the rural areas of Mizoram. iii) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the official Gazette. 2 . Definitions: In t hese definitions, unless the context otherwise requires, i)‘Act’ means the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred as MGNREGA or MGNREGS as the case may be) ii)‘Central Government’ means the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India iii) ‘DRDA’ means the D istrict Rural Develop ment Agency iv) Executive Body of the VEC denotes Gram Panchayat in the implementation of the MGNREGA in Mizoram v) ‘Guidelines’ means MGNREGA Operational Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India from time to time. vi) ‘H ousehold’ means t he members of a family related to ea ch other by blood, ma rriage or adoption and normally residing together a nd sharing meals or holding a common ration card. vii) ‘Implementing Agency’ means Executive Body of Village Employment Council and Line Departments of the Government including Rural Development Department or any other Orga nizations identified by the competent author ity. viii) ‘Nodal Depa rtment’ means t he R ura l Development Department of Mizor am at the State level for the implementation of the MGNREGA. ix) ‘Principal Authorit y’ means author ity recognized by the State Government for the purpose of planning, monitoring and implementation of the MGNREGA Mizoram State Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes, which includes Governing Body of the DRDA notified as District Employment Council for this purpose at the District level, Block Employment Council at the Block level and the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council at the Village level. x) ‘Registered Societies’ means societies, Associations or any other orga nizations registered under the Mizoram Regist ration S ocieties Act 2005. - 2 - Ex-140/2014 xi) ‘State Employment Council’ means the Mizoram State Employment Guarantee Council cons tituted under section 12 of t he said Act xii) ‘Sta te Programme Coordina tor ’ means the Secretary to the Government of Mizoram, Rural Development Department who is notified as the State Pr ogramme Coordinator a t the State level for implementing MGNREGA. xiii) ‘Technical personnel’ means Assistant Engineer or Junior Engineer of the DRDA or RD Block Office or any technical personnel engaged for the purpose of technical supervision of works under the Mizoram Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes. xiv) ‘Village’ means a census village of the Block xv) ‘Village Council’ means the Village Council elected fr om time to time under the relevant Acts and Rules of the St ate Government and the three Autonomous District Council of Mara, Lai and Chakma. xvi) ‘Village Employment Council’ means and denotes Gram Sa bha in the implementa tion of the MGNREGA in Mizoram xvii) ‘Village Level Administrative Assistant’ (VLAA) means a ny person engaged for the pur pose of a ssisting Village Employment Council for implementation of MGNREGA Mizoram State Rura l Employment Guarant ee Schemes. Words and expressions used but not defined in these Schemes shall have the same meanings resp ectively assigned to them in t he said Act. 3 . Objectives: The Mizoram Ma hatma Gandhi Rural Employment Gua rantee Scheme shall have the following objectives: i)Providing not less than one hundred days of unskilled manual wor k as a guaranteed employment in a financial year to every household in rural areas as per demand, result ing in creation of productive a ssets of prescribed qua lity and durability; ii)Strengthening the livelihood resour ce base of the poor; iii) Proa ctively ensur ing social inclusion and iv) Strengthening Panchayat raj institutions. Pr ovided tha t t he said objectives are applicable where the a dult members volunteer to do unskilled ma nual work subject to the conditions laid down by or under this Act and in the Scheme. 4 . Funding: The Schemes shall be implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) on cost sharing basis between the Centre and the State as prescribed by the Government of India from time to time. i)The Central Government shall meet the cost of the following, namely:- a)Payment of wages for unskilled manual work b)Three-fourth of material cost including wages to skilled and semi-skilled workers c)Administrative Cost ii)The State Government shall meet the cost of the following, namely:- a)One-fourth of the material cost including wages of skilled and semi-skilled wor kers b)Unemployment Allowances c)Administrative Expenses of the State Employment Guarantee Council. d)Delay compensation cost e)Other expenses related to implementation of the Schemes permitted by the Central Government 5. Implementing Department: Rura l Development Department shall be the implementing Department for the Schemes. 6 . Non – Negotiables: i)Every registered r ural household shall be provided upto 100 days of wage employment on demand in a financial year ii)The wage ra te paya ble under these Schemes shall be the Minimum Wage as notified by the Central Government from time to time. Under no circumstances s hall the labour ers be paid less than the wage rate. A person working for eight hours would earn a wage equal to the wa ge r at e. iii) Payment wages shall be ma de at least once in a forthnight. iv) Equa l wages shall be paid to men and women v) No contract ors and no labour-displacing machinery shall be used in execution of works. vi) The cost of materia l component of projects including the wages of skilled and semi-skilled workers taken up under these Schemes shall not exceed 40% of the total project cost. vii) Only works a pproved by the Gram Sa bha or Village Council as specified in the Guidelines and the Schemes shall be taken up for implementa tion 7 . Local Councils/Authorities: The Guidelines for the Mahatma Ga ndhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act state that “ where Part IX of the Constitution of India does not apply, Local Councils/Authorities as mandated by the State concerned will be invested with the corresponding responsibilities”. Since Part IX of the Constitution of India does not apply to Mizoram, Local Councils/Authorities as detailed under shall be invested with corresponding responsibilities for the MGNREGA Mizoram Sta te Rura l Employment Guar antee Schemes a nd the Village Council or Village Employment Council shall be treated as Local Councils/Authorities as under: A . Village Employment C ouncil (VEC) i)At the villa ge level, the Village Employment Council shall be constituted by every village. ii)The members of the Village Employment Council shall consist of persons r egistered in the Electora l Rolls relating to a Village comprised within the area of the Village Council at the Village Level. iii) The Village Employment Council shall be vested with the r esponsibility of Gram Sabha in so far as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes are concerned. iv) (a ) There shall be an Executive Body of the Village Employment Council comprising of the following members namely: Chairman:President of the Village Council Vice Chairman:To be elected by the VEC Secretary:Secr etary of the Village Council Asst Secretary:To be elected by the VEC Tr eas ur er:Treasurer of the Village Council Financial Secy:To be elected by the VEC Members:Other elected members of the Village Council (b) Terms and Condition of Appointments: (i) The Executive Body of the Village Employment Council sha ll be vested with the responsibility of Gram Panchayat in so fa r as Ma hatma Ga ndhi National Rur al Employment Guarantee Scheme is concern. (ii) The President, Secr etary and Treasurer of the Village Council shall be the ex officio Chairma n, Secr etary a nd Treasurer respectively of the Village Employment Council.- 3 -Ex-140/2014 (iii) The Office Bearer posts such as Vice-Chairman, Assistant Secretary and Fina ncial S ecr etar y sha ll be elected from amongst the members of the Village Employment Council which shall include at least one female member. (iv) The other elected members of the Village Council shall be the ex-officio executive members of the Executive Body. (v) The tenure of the elected Office Bearer sha ll be for a term of one yea r corr esponding to a financial year. (vi) In case of dissolution of the Village Council for any reason wha tsoever, the power and fu nctions of the Executive Body of VEC shall be vested with the Block Development Officer/ P rogr amme Officer and it shall be the Implementing Agency till the Village Council is re-constituted. v) All references to the Gra m Panchayat in the MGNREGA and Guidelines s hall denote Executive Body of VEC and a ll references to Gram Sabha in the MGNREG Act and Guidelines shall denote Village Employment Council B . BLOCK EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL The existing Block Development Committee shall be Block Employment Council for every Block and shall be vested with the responsibilities of t he Block Pancha yats C . DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL At the District level, the Gover ning Body of the DRDA shall be the District Employment Council and shall be vested with the responsibilit ies of the District/Zilla Parishad 8. Rights and Entitlements i)Every adult member whose name appears in the Job Card shall be entit led to a pply for unskilled manual work. ii)All persons belonging to a household and regist ered shall be entitled to employment under the Scheme for a s many days as each applicant may request, subject to a maximum of one hundred days per household in a given fina ncial year. iii) If a n applicant is not pr ovided with such employment within 15 days of receipt of his or her application seeking employment or from the date on which the employment has been sought in the case of an advance application whichever is later, he or she sha ll be entitled to a daily unemployment allowance su bject to the entitlement of the household a t the r ate which shall be as sp ecified under these Schemes. iv) As far as possible, the applicant shall be provided wor k within a radius of 5 kilomatres of the village wher e the applicant resides at the time of applying for work. If an applicant is provided employment outside a radius of 5 kilometres of the village where he or she r esides at the time of a pplying, he or she sha ll be provided employment within the block and the labourers shall be paid 10% of the prevailing wage ra te as extra wages to meet additional transportation and living expenses. v) Priority shall be given to women in such a way that at least one third of the wage seekers s hall be women who have r egistered and requested for work. vi) In case payment of wages is not made wit hin fift een days from the date of closure of the muster roll, the wage seeker sha ll be entit led to receive payment of compensation for the delay, at the rate of 0.05% of the unpa id wages per day of delay beyond the sixteenth da y of closure of muster roll. Any delay in pa yment of compensation beyond a period of 15 days from the date it becomes payable, shall be cons idered in the same manner as t he delay in payment of wages. Compensation cos t shall be borne by the State Government. vii) Workers are entitled for worksite facilities like safe drinking water, shades for children and period of r est, fir st aid kits with adequate materials for emergency treatment of minor inju ries and other health hazards connected with the work.- 4 - Ex-140/2014 viii) If the number of children below the age of five years accompa nying the women working at any site is five or more, one women worker shall be engaged to look after the children and shall be paid wage rate as a dmissible to others working on the project. The most marginalized women in the locality, women in exploita tive conditions or bonded labour or those vulnerable to being trafficked or liberated manual scavengers should be employed for providing child care services. ix) If a ny injury is caused to a person employed under the Schemes by accident arising out of and in t he cour se of his or her employment, such person sha ll be entitled to medical treatment free of cost. x) Wher e hospitalization of injured worker at the worksite is necessary, such arrangements s hall be made including accommodation, treatment and medicines. The injured worker shall be paid a da ily allowance not less than half of the wage rate required to be paid had the injured been engaged in the work. xi) If a ny personal injury is caused by accident to a child a ccompanying person who is employed under the Scheme, such person shall be entitled to, free of cos t, medical treatment for the child and in case of death or disablement of t he child due to the sa id accident an ex-gratia shall be paid to the legal guardia n as ma y be determined by the State Government. xii) If a person employed under the schemes dies or becomes permanently disabled by accident arising out of and in the course of employment, he or his legal heirs, as the case ma y be, shall be paid by the implementing agency an ex-gratia a t the r ate of Rs.25,000 or such amount as may be notified by the Central Government. xiii) The Sta te Government shall take st eps to organize, either through its own machinery or working with Civil Society Organisations, the workers into formal groups or labour collectives to improve their participation in implementa tion and to ensure provision of entitlement provided under the Act. xiv) Additional 50 days of work may be given to job ca rd holders under the S cheduled Tribes and Other Tradit ional F orest Dwellers 9Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 as and when the Act is implemented in the State subject to ava ilability of fund. 9 . Implementation Arra ngements: i)At the village-level, the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council (VEC) s hall be the principal authority for planning a nd implementation of t he Schemes. The Executive Body of the Village Employment Council assisted by the Village Level Administrative Assista nt shall be resp onsible for identification of works in the village area a nd for executing and supervising such works. (ii) The Executive Body of the Village Employment Council shall be responsible for receiving applications for registration and for issuance of Job Cards. There shall be Village Level Administrative Assistant and Technical Assista nt to a ssist the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council in the implementation and supervision of works under MGNREGA. iii) There shall be a Programme Officer at each Block level. The Programme Officer will be a full-time dedicated officer. It may be filled up on deputation or by designating the existing officer at the block level. Fresh recruitment may be made on contra ct. T he Progra mme Officer shall have a critical role in coordinating implementation processes at the Block level. He will be resp onsible for scr utinizing Villa ge Employment Guarantee Plans, ensur ing that they match work with employment demand that implementing agencies start works on time, that the employment demand is met within t ime and workers received their due entitlements. Among his important fu nctions a re ens ur ing the socia l audit, disposing compla ints a nd gr ieva nce redr essa l. The Programme Officer will assist the Block Employment Council and the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council in its functions under t he Schemes. The Progra mme Officer shall function under the direction, contr ol a nd superintendence of the Distr ict Programme- 5 -Ex-140/2014 Coor dinator or Officer. T he Programme Officer may be assisted by Additiona l Progr amme Officer and other r equisite staff a s decided by the State Government. iv) At the Block level, the Programme Officer or Block Development Officer shall be the principal authority for planning and implementation of the schemes. However, the Block Employment Council will finalise and approve block level plan which consists of consolidated shelf of projects to be taken up under the schemes, supervise and monitor the projects taken up in the Block and performs such other functions as may be assigned by the District Employment Council and the State Employment Council. v)The Deputy Commissioner of an administrative district shall be the District Programme Coor dinator for the implementation of the Schemes in the districts. There shall be District Employment Guarantee Schemes Unit established in the office of the Project Dir ector, DRDA to a ssist the Distr ict Programme Coordina tor. The District Programme Coordinator shall be assisted by the Pr oject Director, DRDA or any other officers designa ted for this purpose. The Project Director, DRDA shall assist the District Programme Coordinator in overall management of the S chemes. vi) At the Distr ict level, Addl District Programme Officer or Project Director shall be the principal authority for planning and implementation of the schemes under the supervision of t he District Programme Coordinator. However, the Distr ict Employment Council shall a pprove the District Employment G uarantee Schemes Plan, which includes the consolidated Block Employment Guar antee Schemes P lan, it s own proposals and pr oject proposals received from other line departments. It shall also review the programme implementation, supervise and monitor projects taken up at the District a nd Block levels and performs such other fu nctions as may be assigned by the State Employment Council. vii) At t he Stat e level, Secret ary to the Government of Mizoram, Ru ral Development Depart ment shall be the State Programme Coordinator. He sha ll be assisted by an Employment Guara ntee Scheme Unit with supporting staff. viii) The Director, State Institute of Rural Development sha ll provide capacity building suppor t to the Block level implementing agencies and the line departments. ix) For selection of P rogramme Implementing Agency under MGNREGA other than the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council at the village level, the State Government may a ppoint other Pr ogr amme Implementing Agencies to execute the works under MGNREGA a s a nd when necessa ry. 10 . Registr ation and issue of Job Car d: i)Application for registration : a ) Door to door survey should be taken by each Executive Body of the Village Employment Council every year to identify eligible households who wish to be registered under the Act. The Programme Officer will lay down a schedule for this survey and ensure that all Executive Bodies of the Village Employment Council in their charges ha ve done this sur vey. b) A household having adult members desir ous of seeking unskilled employment in MGNREGA may apply for registration along with names, a ge and the address of the household to the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council. The applica tion for registration may be given on plain paper. To allow maximum opportunities to families, registration shall also be opened throughout the year. c ) Application for registration must be made on behalf of the household by any adult member. However, all members included in the application should be local residents. ‘Local’ implies r esiding within the Villa ge and inclu des fa milies of that area that may have migr ated some time ago but may return. d) Application for registration should contain names of those adult members of the household who are willing to do unskilled manual work (“adult “means a person who has completed- 6 - Ex-140/2014 18 years of age), particulars such as age, sex, SC/ST status, Rashtriya Swastha Bima Yoja na (RSBY) number, Aadhar number, Below Poverty Line (BPL) status and b ank/ post office account number (if she/he ha s opened one). The details that must be included in a n application for registration are indicated in Annexure-VII e ) An individual may appear personally before the VEC Secretary or Village Level Administrative Assistant and make an or al request for registration, in which case the particulars required will be noted by the VEC Secretary or the Village Level Administrative Assistant respectively. f)Addition or deletion of eligible members in the Job Card shall be carr ied out as and when required or at the beginning of the fina ncial year by the Executive Body of the VEC and Programme Officer himself if required. T he upda ted list of Job Cards from village level shall be sent to the Programme Officer. ii)Verification : a)The Executive Body of the Village Employment Council may verify:- 1)whether the household is really an entity as stated in the application. 2)whether the applica nt household ar e local residents in the Villa ge concerned 3)whether applicants are adult members of t he household b) The process of verification shall be completed as early as possible and in any case not later than a for tnight after the receipt of the application by the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council. c ) If the information contained in the application is found to be incorr ect, the Executive Body of the VEC will refer the matter to the Programme Officer. The PO, after independent verifica tion of facts and giving the concerned person an opportunity of being heard, may direct the Executive Body of the VEC to either:- 1)register the household 2)reject the application or 3)get the particulars corrected and re-process the a pplication. The list of all rejected applications will be made public and should be presented to the VEC. In such cases, the applicant household may apply afresh for registration. iii) Registration : a ) If a household is found to be eligible for regist ration, the Executive Body of VEC, within a fortnight of the applica tion, issue a Job Car d to the household in the name of eldest member of the household with unique Job C ard number, photographs of each members, banks or postal saving accounts number, insurance policy number and Aadhaar number, i f a n y. b) Every registered household will be assigned, through the system, a unique registra tion number. T he registr ation number shall be a ssigned in accordance with the prescr ibed coding system. T he registra tion shall be valid for a period of five year s and ma y be renewed/re-validated following process prescribed for renewal/revalidation as and when requ ir ed c ) All particu lars of a household found to be eligible after ver ification, will be entered in the MIS (NREGASoft) by the VEC Secretary or the VLAA or a person duly authorized by the State Government. All registrations will be in public domain. The Programme Officer or District Programme Coordinator will need to view registrations made by the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council for the purpose of reporting, planning and tracking etc. d) The joint photogra ph of t he adult members of the hous ehold must be affixed on the Job Car d.- 7 -Ex-140/2014 e ) The Village Level Administrative Assistant/Executive Body of VEC shall update the household Job Card at the time of payment of wages. The wage-da ys provided and the wages paid to the workers shall be reflected in the Job Card and the Employment Regist er f)Job Card should always be in the custody of the household to whom it is issued. If for any reason i.e. for updation of record, it is taken by implementing agencies, it should be returned on the sa me day a fter updated. A copy of all Job Car ds within the village will be ma intained by t he VEC Secret ary. g) A ca rdholder may apply for a duplicate card if the original ca rd is lost or damaged. The issuing authority shall verify the case and issue a duplicate card within 7 working days of r eceipt of the a pplication. h) If the job seeker is a single woman or disabled person or aged person or released bonded labour or belonging to Pa rticula ry Vulnerable Tribal G roup, they may be given a special job card of a distinct colour, if possible, which will ensure them a special protection in providing work, work evaluation and work site facilitates, as the case may be. i)It shall be the duty of the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council, a fter making such enquiry, as it deems fit, to issue a job card within fifteen days from the date of r eceipt of such applica tion, containing therein a unique job card number with details of t he registered a dult members of the household, their photographs, Bank or Post Office account number, insurance policy number and the Aadhar numbers if any. j)The job card shall be valid for at least 5 years after which, it may be renewed after due verification. k) No job card can be cancelled except where it is fiund to be duplicate, or if the entire household has permanently migrated to a place outside the Gra m Panchayat and no longer lives in t he village. l)The State Government shall make arrangements for updating the following details in the job card regularly while mentioning the key entitlements under the Act are clearly listed as follows:- 1.number of days for which work was demanded; 2.number of days of wor k alloca ted; 3.description of the work allocated along with the muster roll number; 4.measurement details; 5.unemployment allowance, if any, paid; 6.dates and number of days wor ked; 7.date-wise amount of wages paid; 8.delay compensation paid if any. 11. Applica tion for work and work allotment: i)Application for wor k may be oral or written or through a telephone or mobile or Interactive Voice Response System or through call centre or through website or through a kiosk set up for this purpose or any other means authorized by t he State Government that will be made available free of cost by the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council or Progra mme Officer. The details that must be included in an applica tion for work are indicated in the Annexur e-6) [individual application] and Annexure-7 [Joint application. Applications for work given in writing should sta te the following: a ). The registra tion number of t he Job Card; b). The date from which employment is r equired; and c) . The number of days of employment requir ed.” ii)Applications for work must be for at least fourteen days of cont inuous work ot her than the works relating to a ccess to sanita tion fa cilities, for which application for work sha ll be for at- 8 - Ex-140/2014 least 6 days of continous work. . There sha ll be no upper limit on the number of days of employment for which a registered person may apply, or on the number of days employment actually pr ovided to him/her subject to a maximum of one hundr ed days per household in a given financial yea r. List of all such a pplications shall be maintained in the ‘Application for Work Register ’ (Annexure 6 of the Operational Guidelines of MGNREGA 2013, 4th Edition) iv) Dema nd for work, either oral or written, shall be registered as and when r equired by any job card holder and the Rozgar Diwas shall be observed at every village or block level on every first Monday of a month. v) Applications for works should generally be submitted to the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council or Programme Officer. It can also be submitted individually or for a group together. vi) The details that must be included in dated receipt of wor k application are indicated in the Annexure 8 of the Operational Guidelines of MGNREGA 2013, 4th Edition. vii) Provision shall be made for advance work applica tions, that is, applications which ma y be submitted in advance of the date from which employment is sought. Provision shall also be made for submission of multiple applications by the same person provided that the corresponding periods for which employment is sought do not overlap. A single application may be given for a number of days in differ ent periods during the year for which employment is required. viii) Applicants who are provided with work shall be so intimated by the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council, in writing, by means of a letter and by a public notice displayed at the office of the Village Council. If a worker has given a mobile number on which he/she would like to be informed, a SMS shall be sent at the address /mobile phone number given in the JC at the time of generation of e muster. ix) The Executive body of the Village Employment Council a nd Programme Officer shall ensure that every applica nt shall be provided unskilled manua l work in accordance with the provisions of t he Scheme within 15 da ys of receipt of an application or the date from which he seeks work in case of advance applica tion, whichever is la ter. x) Disa bled persons may be pr ovided wage employment by entr usting suitable works in the form of s ervices that ar e identified as integra l to the progra mme. xi) If it is not possible to provide work within the village area, the application for work shall be forwarded t o the Progra mme Officer. The Programme Officer shall coor dinate with other villages within the Block and issue letter of employment to the applicants in the village where work is ava ilable, by making a copy to both the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council and the P rogramme Officer. xii) Joint work applica tions ma y also be submitted by sever al applicants, either on their own or by NGOs/entities authorized for the purpose by the DPC on their behalf. 12. Types of Works i)The focus of the Scheme sha ll be on the following works as categorized below: A . Category A : PUBLIC WORKS RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: a ) Water conservation and wa ter har vesting structures like water tank, water p onds, water reservoir, water retaining structures and percolation tanks to augment and improve groundwater like underground dykes, earthen dams, stop dams, pick up weir and check dams with special focus on recharging ground water including drinking wa ter sour ces; b) Watershed management works such as contour trenches, terracing, contour bunds, boulder checks, gabion structures and spring shed development resulting in a comprehensive treatment of a watershed; c ) Micr o and minor irr igation works a nd creation, r enovation and maintenance of p ucca channel, construction of masonry well with 2hp submersible pump with pump house,- 9 -Ex-140/2014 sinking of mini deep tube well with 2hp submersible pump with pump house, irrigation canals and dr ains; d) Renovation of traditional water bodies including desilt ing of irrigation tanks and other water bodies. e ) Afforestation including drought proofing, tree plantation for forest and horticultur e in common and forest lands, road ma rgins, canal bunds, tank for eshores and coastal belts duly providing right to usufruct to the households covered in Paragraph 5; and f)Land development works in common land including terra cing, construction of contour or graded bund, land levelling & sha ping, construction of draina ge channels, soil cover on waste land by transporting silt from nearby tank, development of waste land and fa llow land etc. g) Flood Control and protection works including cons truction of dra ins in water logged areas, cons truction of ear then bundhs for protection of floods in pla in areas and r iver side protection work by pacing cc boulders. B . Category B: INDIVIDUAL ASSETS FOR VULNERABLE SECTIONS (ONLY FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN PARAGRAPHS 5) a ) impr oving pr oductivity of lands of households specified in Paragraph 5 through land development and by providing suit able infrastructure for irrigation including dug wells, farm ponds and other water harvesting structures; b) Impr oving livelihoods through horticulture, sericultur e, plantation, and far m forestry; c ) Development of fallow or waste lands of households defined in Paragraph 5 to bring it under cultivation; d) Unskilled wa ge component in constr uction of houses sanctioned under the Indira Awaas Yoja na or such other State or Central Government Scheme. e ) Creating infrastructure for promotion of livestock such a s, poultry shelter, goat shelter, piggery shelter, cattle s helter a nd fodder trough for cattle; and f)Creating infrastructure for promotion of fisheries such as, fish drying years, storage facilities, and pr omotion of fisheries in seasonal water bodies on public land; C . Category C: COMMON INFRAST RUCTURE FOR NRLM COMPLIANT SELF HELP GROUPS: a ) Works for pr omoting agricultural productivity by relating durable infrastructure required for bio-fertilizers and post-harvest facilities including pucca storage facilities for agricultural produce; and b) Common work-sheds for livelihood activities of self-help groups. D . Catetogy D: RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE: a ) Rural Sanitation related works, such as, individual household latrines, school toilet units, Anganwadi toilets either independently or in convergence with schemes of other Government D epartments to a chieve ‘open defecation free’ status a nd solid and liquid wast e mana gement as per prescribed norms. b) Providing all-weather rural road connectivity to unconnected villages and to connect identified rural pr oduction centr es to the existing pucca road networ k; and construction of pucca internal roads or streets including side drains and culverts within a village. The cons truction of roads may include culver ts where necessary, a nd within the village area may be taken up along wit h drains. Care should be taken not to take up roa ds included in the PMGSY networ k under MGNREGA. No cement concrete roads should be taken up under MGNREGA. Priority should be given to roads that give access to rural habitations including formation of road, construction of Brick soling road, construction- 10 - Ex-140/2014 of C ement concrete internal road in heavily popula ted & congested para/habitation in villages, construct ion of RCC sla b culvert, cons truction of road side retaining wall for protection of road from land slide/soil erosion, construction of steel foot bridge in villages and construction of road side drain in villages in water logged area c ) Construction of play fields; d) Works for impr oving disaster p repa redness or rest oration of r oads or rest oration of other essential public infrastructure including flood control and protection works, providing drainage in water logged areas, deepening and repairing of flood channels, chaur renovation, constr uction of stor m water drains for coastal protection; e ) Construction of buildings for Gram Panchayats, women self-help groups’ federations, cyclone shelter, Anganwadi centres, village haats and cremator ia at the villa ge or block level. f)Construction of Food Grain Storage Structures for implementing the provisions of the Nation Food Security Act 2013 (20 of 2013); g) Production of building material r equired for construct ion wor ks under the Act as a part of t he estimate of such construction works. h) Maintenance of rural public assets created under the Act; and i)any other work which may be notified by the Central Government in consulta tion with the State Government in this regard. ii)The order of priority of works shall be determined by each Village Council or Village Employment Council in the meetings of the Gram Sa bha keeping in view potential of the local area, its needs, local resources and in accorda nce with the provisions of Paragra ph 9. iii) Works which ar e non-tangible, not measura ble, repetitive such as, r emoving grass, pebbles, agricultural operations, shall not be taken up. iv) Works creating individual assets shall be prior itized on land or homestead owned by households belonging to the: a)Scheduled Castes. b)Schedules Tr ibes c)Nomadic tribes. d)Denot ified tr ibes e)Other families Below the Poverty Line f)Women-headed households g)Physically handicapped headed households h)Beneficiaries of land reforms i)The beneficiaries under the Indira Awaas Yojana j)Beneficia ries under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (R ecognition of F orest Rights) Act, 2006 ( 2 of 2007), and a fter exha usting the eligible beneficiaries under the above categories, on lands of the small or marginal farmers as defined in the Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008 subject to the condition that such households shall have a job card with at least one member willing to work on the project undertaken on their land or homest ead. 13. Convergence: i)The State Government shall make a road map for convergence of MGNREGA with other schemes to achieve effective inter-depa rtmental conver gence till the last mile implementa tion level of the works under the Scheme with other Government Schemes/programmes so a s to impr ove the quality and pr oductivity of a ssets, and bring in synergy t o holis tically address the multiple dimensions of pover ty in a sustainable manner.- 11 -Ex-140/2014 ii)There shall be a systematic, participatory planning exercise at each tier of Panchayat, conducted between August to December month of ever y year, as per a deta iled methodology laid down by the State Government. All works to be executed by the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council shall be identified a nd placed before the Gram Sabha, and such works which are to be executed by the intermediate Panchaya ts or other implementing agencies shall be placed before the District Employment Council, along with the expected outcomes. iii) The State Government shall appoint a Nodal Officer for Convergence of MGNREGA works with other schemes and depa rtment in order to str eamline various projects of works. 14. Planning and Approval for Shelf of Works: i)Adequate shelf of works shall be maintained by every Gram Panchayat to meet the expected dema nd for work in such a way tha t at least one labour intensive public work with a t least one work which is suitable for Particularly Vulnera ble Groups especially the aged and the disa bled which shall be kept open at all times to provide work as per demand. ii)The details of the said work (s) shall be prominently displayed through writings on the walls of the villa ge. iii) While opening works in the public works category, it sha ll be ensured that the ongoing or incomplete works should be completed first. iv) Annual Plans and La bour Budget ar e to be present ed by Gram Panchayat for appr oval of the Gram Sabha on 15th August. The Pr ogramme Officer will ensure that: a)a GP -wise calendar of the meeting of the Gram Sabha is drawn up well in time and b)meeting of Gram Sa bhas ar e held on 15th August for this purpose. v) All implementing agencies including line departments, District Panchayat, Intermediate Panchayats etc. will send their list of projects to be included in the Shelf of Pr ojects well before 15th August of each year to the respective Gram Pa nchayat. This will enable the Gram Panchayat to include these works in the plan to be presented to the Gram Sa bha in the meeting of the Gram Sabha to be held for the purpose of approving the Annua l Plan. In the meeting of the Gram Sabha, the plan presented by the Village Employment Council will be discussed. If required, Village Employment Council will modify the plan to bring the same in conformity with the decision of the Gram Sabha. The revised plan thus prepar ed will be approved by the GS in the form of a resolution. The priority in which t he works have to be ta ken up must also be mentioned in the resolution of the Gram Sa bha. vi) The propor tion between wage and material component in the ration of 60:40 shall be maintained in r espect of the works pr oposed. The ma terial component shall include material and skilled or semi-skilled labour. vii) Once approved by the Gram Sabha, each Gram Panchayat will submit its Annual Plan and Labour Budget along with a copy of the resolution of the Gram Sabha to the Progr amme Officer. T he Progr amme Officer, will a)scrutinize t he Gram Panchayat Annual Plans against the list of permissible works as specified in MGNREGA; b)check whether the wage material ra tio for the list of works proposed for inclusion in the Annual Plan for the Gram Pa nchayat, meets the requirements of the Act a nd Schedule. c)collate all works within the Block and present the Block Plan before the Block Employment Council by 15th September.” viii) The Block Employment Council will not reject a proposal received from the Gram Pancha yat. If the proposals ar e not within the para meters of the Act or a ppear technica lly infeasible, the Programme Officer will record his observations on the proposal a nd then submit along with a consolidated statement of proposals to the Block Employment Council by the 15th of September. The Block Employment Council will not reject a work proposed by the Gram Pancha yat if it is within the parameters of the Act. If it is outside the parameters of the Act, then it will be- 12 - Ex-140/2014 returned to the Gra m Panchayat with a request to recast the proposal in accordance to the provisions of the MGNREGA. ix) The Block Employment Council will mainta in the priority indicated by the Gra m Panchayat while accepting the proposals of Gram Panchaya t for preparation and consolidation of a block level annua l development plan. x) The Block E mployment Council will then submit the Block Annua l Development Plan to the District Pa nchayat by 2nd October every year, failing which the pla n submitted by PO will be deemed to be approved. xi) The District Progr amme Coordinator as the Chair man of District Employment C ouncil will a ) Scrutinize the Block Annual Development plan of works against the list of permissible works as specified in MGNREGA; b) Collate all works within the District into the District Annual Development P lan. c ) Ensure that the Dis trict Annual Development Plan has adequate number of schemes to meet work demand in all seasons in all panchayats. d) Present District Annual Development Plan and District Labour Budget by 15th November before the District Employment Council. e ) The District Employment Council shall approve the District Annual Development Plan and Labour Budget within 15 days of their presenta tion I.e, 1st December, failing which it will be deemed to ha ve been approved. xii) A unique work code for the entered work will be assigned by the system of MIS . The work will not be available for allocation if it is not entered in MIS. As no muster roll can be is sued against such work(s), no expenditur e can be booked against it. xiii) New works except those relating to affor estation and in hilly areas s hall be commenced only if: a)at least 10 labourers become available for such work b)the labourers cannot be absorbed in the on-going works. For the purpose of commencement of new works, the entire State sha ll be classified as a hilly ar ea and will require only 15 memb ers of la bour ers. 15. Administrative Sanctions: i)Each work administratively sanctioned shall be assigned a unique identification number. ii)All the works approved under District Annual Development Plan shall be accorded administrative sanctions by the District Programme Coor dinator or as per nor ms set by State Government within 30 da ys from the da te of finalization of t he works at the Gram Panchaya t level only after confirming that the Shelf of Works in any Gram P anchaya t is not less than two times the Labour Budget approved for that Gram Panchayat. In parallel, the District Programme Coor dinator will coordinate the preparation of detailed technical estimates and sanctions. The project repor t for each appr oved work shall contain all details as may be specified in the technical / works manual of the State Government. It will also contain the expected outcomes such as person days of employment, specifications of the physical assets (e.g length of r oad, size of the reservoir etc) and enduring outcomes (e.g. a rea to be irrigated, villages/ popula tion to be connected). Only works that are accorded administr ative and technical sa nctions will become available.” 16. Estimates and Technical Sanctions: i) Estimates for works at all levels shall be prepared by the Technical personnel under MGNREGA according to their technical competency as per instruction issued vide No.G.17012/1/2009- F.Est/28-29 dated 7th Mar ch 2013 by the Government of Mizoram from time to time. Technical sanction shall be accorded by the Wor ks Ma nager or Assistant Engineer of the DRDA or Executive Engineer of the Rural Development Department as the case may be, considering the following points:- 13 -Ex-140/2014 a ) For all works involving construct ion, cost effective, labour intensive technologies and usage of local materials shall be employed as far as poss ible b) The Bill of quantities used in the estimate is sta ted in common terminology for easy understanding of all stakeholders c ) Each work shall ha ve a summary of estimate, design and technical note that indicate the expected out comes from implementing the work. 17 . Execution of Wor ks: i)For implementation of the Mizoram Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes, the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council or Village Council shall be responsible for 100% of works under Wage Component and Village Employment Council or Village Council or a ny other line departments including Rural Development Department as decided by the State Gover nment from time to t ime. ii)At least 50% of the works in terms of cost shall be allotted to the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council for execution. Based on the dema nd for employment fr om the wage seeker s, t he Village Employment C ou nc il s ha ll requ es t P rogr amme Officer to is su e work commencement let ter for op ening of works . T he P rogramme Offic er sha ll issu e work commencement letter to the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council or other line depa rtments , strictly following the order of pr iority indicated in the administrative sanction pr oceedings issued by the Distr ict Pr ogr amme Coordinator. Every Executive Body of the Village Employment Council shall maintain a Regist er of Works for which commencement letter are r eceived for the financial year. On receiving the work commencement letter, the executing agencies shall start the work immediately. While executing t he works, the norms under the Schemes shall b e followed. iii) The Muster Rolls shall be supplied from the District Employment Guarantee Scheme Unit to the Programme Officer. Each Muster Roll s hall be uniquely numbered. The Progra mme Officer will issue the duly numbered Muster Rolls to executing a gencies, which shall maintain such Muster Rolls for every wor k. The executing depar tments shall maintain a Stock Register of the Muster Rolls. The Muster Rolls sha ll be closed once a week. 18 . Maintenance of Muster Rolls: i)The muster rolls for works taken up under the scheme shall be maintained a s follows, namely: a ) each muster roll shall be in English or local la nguage and have a unique identity number electronically generated by the computer system (e-Muster) along with the list of workers applied for work. Every Muster roll shall be signed by the authorized person of the Gram Panchayat or by the Programme Officer; and shall contain such mandatory information as may be specified by the Central Government. b) muster rolls shall be maintained at the worksite by marking attendance daily by a person authorized under the Scheme, deta ils of which shall be made a vailable in public view on a da ily basis using the computer system. c ) the muster r oll sha ll be periodica lly checked by officia ls in the manner prescribed in the Scheme; d) the muster roll sha ll be closed on the last given day, countersigned by every worker who has worked, and shall be handed over to the technical personnel for measurement. e ) a detailed record of muster rolls shall be maintained in the registers as specified from time to time; f)when a work is in progress, the workers engaged in that work may select from amongst themselves not less than five workers on a weekly rotational basis to verify and cer tify all the bills or vouchers of their worksite at least once in a week; g) any person shall have access to muster rolls on the worksite on dema nd all days during all working hours;- 14 - Ex-140/2014 19. Wages: i)Every person working under the Scheme is entitled to wages at the wage rate notified by the Central Government under Section 6 (1) of the MGNREGA. ii)State Gover nment and the programme authorities shall ma ke all efforts to publicize the notified wage rates in simple language and through means that are easily accessible to the local communit. iii) Notified wage rates shall be displayed pr ominently at the worksites. iv) Equa l wages shall be paid to both men and women workers and the provisions of the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 shall be complied with. v) Payment sha ll only be made based on the measur ements taken at the worksite by the author ized personnel within three days of closure of the muster roll. T he State Gover nment shall ensure that adequate technical personnel are deployed to complete this work within the stipulated period. Suitable persons from the families of workers may be trained or skilled and deployed as barefoot engineers with appropriate delegation of technical powers and paid wages as skilled workers. vi) Disbur sement of wages sha ll be ma de on a weekly ba sis or in any case not la ter than a forthnight a fter the date on which such work is done. vii) The State Government shall link the wages, without any gender bias, with the quantity of work done and it shall be paid according to the rura l schedule of rates fixed aft er time and motion studies for different types of wor k and different seasons and revised periodica lly. viii) A separate Schedule of rates shall be finalised for women, the elderly, people with disabilities and people with debilitating ailments so to impr ove their participation thr ough productive work. ix) The schedule of rates of wages for various unskilled labourers shall be fixed up so that an a dult person worked for eight hours which include an hour of rest will ear n a wage which is equa l to the stipula ted wage rate. The working hours of an adult worker shall be flexible but shall not spread over more than twelve hours on any day. 20. Closing of Works and Data Management: i)The work sha ll be closed by the executing agency with a completion report. Each executing agency shall mainta in a register of all works sa nctioned, executed and completed. ii)On completion of every project, a Project Completion Report (PCR) should be prepared as per the prescribed for mat in the Works Register and the details entered therein should be verified by a senior officer. Summar y details should also be made available to concerned ward, block and district panchayat member, MLA and MP. iii) Geo-tagged time-s tamped photogr aphs of the site before the start of work, at intermediate stage and of the work after its completion should be ta ken as a recor d of the work and atta ched to P CR and uploaded onto NREGAsoft. iv) PCR should be placed in the file pertaining to the work in the office of the Implementing Agency. T his would serve as a record of verification of completion of work. v) All executed works should be closed (or partially closed) upon completion. For closure of any work in NREGASoft, all muster and expenditure details ar e requir ed to b e filled in. 21. Medium of payment: All payment of wages under the Scheme shall be made only through individual banks/post office accounts unless exempted by Minis try of Rural Development. 22. Provision for Administrative Cost: i)The total administr ative cost shall be as specified by the Gover nment of India from time to time. The permissible items under administrative cost includes expenditure relating to Information Education a nd Communication, Capacity building, Management Information System, qua lity- 15 -Ex-140/2014 management, social audit, setting up of grievance redressal system, professional/technical services, operational expenses, ICT facilities in the Gram Panchayat, additional staff deployment, worksite fa cilities, evaluation and research, contingency expenditur e like ex-gratia payment, medical treatment a nd hosp italisation. ii)As per the pr ovision of Section 18 of the Act, the Sta te Government is required t o ma ke available, to the Distr ict Pr ogr amme Coor dina tor and the Progra mme Officers, necessa ry staff and technical support as may be necessary for effective implementa tion of the Scheme. iii) To enable the States/UTs for augmenting human resources and developing capacity for crit ical activities Central Government provides upto 6% of the total expenditure on MGNREGA in a Fina ncial Year as a dministr ative expenses. This Central financia l assistance is provided to States/UTs under section 22 (1) (c) State governments are advised to supplement this, if required, for effective implementa tion of the Pr ovisions of MGNREGA the 6 per cent ca p on administrative expenses shall operate at the State level. At least two-thirds of this 6% should be spent at the block-level and village level in accor dance with their needs and requirements. They may utilize the administrative expenses for a pproved activit ies. iv) Deta iled sub-heads under the broad heads of administration expenditure have been defined in NREGAsoft a nd administrative expenditur e should be booked accordingly. These subheads should be tracked a nd monitored to identify exceptions and limit the administrative expenditure to 6%. v)For accounting convenience, the administr ative expenses portion may be kept in a sepa rate bank account at State, Distr ict or Block levels. vi) The following items sha ll under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA: a)Purchase of vehicles and repair of old vehicles. b)Civil works. c)Sala ries/ remuneration of functionaries already engaged by the Government/ PRIs/ any other implementing agency. d)Material procurement for works. vii) Out of the a dministrative costs allowed under the Scheme, at least one third (1/3rd ) shall be utilized at the village level to employ and pay t he Village Level Administrative Assistant, other technical personnel as per the work done and for other administrative expenses 23 . Audit of Accounts: i)MGNREGA accounts at the district level and those of the S EGF are to be a udited by Chartered Accountant/ Char tered Accounta nt firms annually, who are expected to do a check of the receipts and payment statements of the Gram Panchayat. The Gr am Panchayat a ccounts are normally internally audited by officials at the Block level and later by the Local Fund Auditors (nomencla tu re varies from State t o State). In some ca ses, ther e is considerab le time la g bet ween closure of accounts and audit by Local F und Auditors a nd not every Gr am Panchayatma y be audited by t he Loca l Fund Auditor every year. ii)With a provisions of Section 24(1) of MGNREGA 2005 and in order to improve the accounting of M GNREGA funds a nd to ensure transpar ency and accountability of G ram Panchayat, the following a rrangement for certification of MGNREGA accounts a t Gram P anchaya t level and fina ncial audit thereof, is prescribed. This a rrangement shall cont inue to be in practice, till the audit arrangements through Local fund Auditor attain a satisfactory level. 24 . Social Audit a nd Right to Information: For ensuring transparency and accountability at all levels of implementation, pro active disclosure of information with regard to MGNREGA shall consist of the following measures, namely:- i)Mandatory Pr oactive disclosure of basic information to a ll common people and stakeholders using a‘Ja na ta Infor ma tion S ystem’ consisting of: - 16 - Ex-140/2014 a ) Display at ea ch worksite the ‘Janata ’ estimate of t he work-showing the details of the work, estimated labour days, quantities of materials to be used in local terminology and item-wise cost of t he estimate. b) Display on prominent walls or public boards in the village: job cards list, number of days of work provided a nd the wages paid to each job card holder; and entitlements provided under the Act. c ) Display thr ough boa rds at the Gra m Pancha yat Office: shelf of projects approved, year- wise works taken up or completed by Gram Panchayats and Line Departments, employment provided, funds received and expenditure, list of materia ls with quantities used in each work, rates a t which the material was procu red. d) Display on the website: The Ministr y of Rural Development and the State Departments of Rural Development shall ensure that their websites ar e updted to fully comply with all the seventeen provisions of Section 4(1) (b) of the Right to Information Act (22 of 2 005) and all information about the Act is available in public domain, through free downloadable electronic form. ii)Requ ests for copies of MGNREGS-rela ted document s submitted under MGNR EGA-related information shall be compiled with within three days. No information shall be withheld by invoking Clause 8 of the RTI Act. All Mahatma Gandhi NREGA-related information shall be in the public domain. iii) Key documents related to MGNREGA should be proa ctively placed in public doma in, without wait ing for anyone to ‘apply’ for them. A list of such key documents(number of days of work provided and payments made to every Job Card holder in a year, list of works sanctioned, expenditure on labour and material component, quantity of var ious ma terial items a nd rates at which these were pr ocured. ) should be pr epared by the S tate Employment Guarantee Council, and updated from time to time. iv) Public access to key recor ds and key information should be ensured at all levels. Updated data on demand r eceived, registration, no of job car d issued, list of people who have demanded and been given/not given employment, funds received and spent, payments made, works sanctioned and works started, cost of works and details of expenditure on it, duration of work, person- days genera ted, reports of local commit tees, and copies of Muster Rolls should be made public in a pre-designated format outside all offices of all agencies involved in implementing Ma hatma Gandhi NREGS , and should also be p laced by the Gr am Panchayat before the Gram Sabha once in every quar ter. v) People should know who to apply to for seeking informa tion and for gaining access to records. There should be broad time limits for giving such information. The names and contact addresses of s uch key persons should be made known to the public. Fees cha rged for copies of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA-related documents should not exceed photocopying costs. Whenever feasible, key documents should be made availa ble on the Internet. vi) Mahatma Gandhi NREGS-related accounts of each Gram Panchayat shall be proactively displayed a nd updated twice a year. Summary accounts should be displa yed through var ious means, including painting on walls at the Village Council houses or BNRGSK Buildings, postings on notice boards and publication in Annua l Reports available at cost pr ice. vii) Repor t Cards on local works, employment a nd funds shall be pasted by the Village Employment Council on its premises or other prominent public places like schools, community centres, and by the Progr amme Officer at the Intermediate Pa nchayat/P rogra mme Officer ’s office, and for the whole Distr ict by the District Progr amme Coordina tor a t the District Pr ogr amme Coor dinator /District Panchayat office. viii) All accounts and records including muster rolls relating the scheme shall be made available for public scrutiny free of cos t. Any person desirous of obta ining a s copy or relevant extr acts therefrom may be pr ovided such copies or extract s on demand not later than three wor king days from the date of receipts of applica tion- 17 -Ex-140/2014 ix)Concurrent social audit sha ll be done for all works every month. For this purpose, Progr amme Officer sha ll make availa ble free of cost, details of works done and expenditure made during the past one month to the Bharat Nirman Volunteers, village social a uditors, self-help groups, youth or ganizations and such other village level or ga niza tions for verifica tion and report deviations i f a n y. x)Social Audit: Implementation of all condit ions for gua ranteed rur al employmentunder the Scheme and p rovision of minimum entitlements of labourers, including all expenditure under the act shall be subjected to social audit in the manner prescribed by Central Government at least once in every six months consisting of the following: a ) Identification, tra ining of local youth as social auditor s; and formation of tr ained social auditor teams for each Gra m Panchayat with youth from outside the Gra m Panchayat to conduct social a udit, pr ovided that at least 25% of village social auditors are from SC/ ST groups. F or services rendered by such youth, each one of them shall be paid and honorarium at a rate not less tha n the r emuneration payable to the skilled la bours under MGNREGA. b) Provision of recor ds (muster rolls, M-Books, pa y orders) to the socia l audit teams free of cost. c ) Verification of every work site to cross-check the measur ements in the field wit h t h a t on M-Books; and to assess the utility and outcomes of the work so execu ted. d) Verification of every dis bursement on r ecord with the concer ned beneficiar ies. e) Verification of outcomes with that of estimated outcomes. f)Verification of provision of entitlements in the field. g) Review the implementation of MGNREGA for vulnera ble groups. h) Conduct of Public hearings by the social auditors at t he Ward/Gram Pa nchayat and Block level to read out the findings. i)Systematic follow up action on the reports of the social audit and completing recover y of amounts found misappropria ted, and completing suitable disciplinary/criminal action on the irregula rities brought out in social audits within 6 months from the date of conduct of social audit. xi)The Right to Infor mation Act shall be followed both in letter and in spirit in all matters relating to section 4 of the MGNREGA 2005, which concerns proactive disclosure of information, must be str ictly complied with a t all levels. The information as available in the Management Information System (MIS) i.e. NREGASoft shall be painted on the walls of buildings in the Village Employment Council. The information painted will include number of days of work provided and payments made to every Job Card holder in a year, list of works sanctioned, expenditure on labour and material component, quantity of var ious ma terial items a nd rates at which these were pr ocured. This system (Janata Information System) will ensur e access of MIS information to villagers who cannot a ccess the internet. 25 . Quality Control, Monitoring & Evaluation: i)100% of the Rural Employment Guara ntee Scheme wor ks shall be inspected by the Block level officers, at least 50% of the wor ks by the Distr ict level officers a nd at least 10% of works by Sta te level officers. T he State Government shall designate Area Officers for each District for effective monitor ing. ii)The State Government shall set up State Quality Monitoring Unit and Internal Quality Mana gement Unit at the District a nd Block level for regular inspection and supervision of works for quality control to ensu re proper quality of work as well as to ensure tha t the total wages paid for the completion of the wor k is as per the quality and quantity of work done. The State Qualit y Monit oring Unit shall conduct inspection a s and when required and submit its reports or findings to the State Government as per prescribed format contained in the MGNREGA Operation Guidelines issued by Government of India from time to time.- 18 - Ex-140/2014 iii) State Government shall coordinate the act ivities of Programme Officer, District Progr amme Coordinator, Ombudsmen, Social Audit Units, call centres or help lines, Vigilance and Monitoring Committees, National Level Monitors, Rozgar Sahayata Kendras and any other entity authorised by the appropriate Government for an effective monitoring of the programme and redressa l of grieva nc es . 26 . Capa city Building and Training: Director, SIRD sha ll prepa re the Capacit y Building Pla n and the IEC Action P lan for the smooth implementation of the Schemes. Annual IEC Action Plan shall also be pr epared by the S IRD and the State Nodal Officer for IE C shall also be appoint ed by the State Government 27. Ombudsman: There shall be an Ombudsman for each Distr ict for receiving grievances, enquiring into and passing awar ds as p er guidelines issued by the M inistry of Rur al Development, Government of India from time to time. The State Government shall also constit ute an Appella te Authority t o consider representa tion by any party aggrieved by the awards of the Ombudsman consisting of the retired civil servant, academician and a representative of a civil society. 28. Staff complement for Scheme implementation: i)The State Government should ensure that full time dedica ted personnel, wherever required, are in place for implementing MGNREGA specially Village Level Administrative Assistant, Technical personnel, Progra mme Officer and any other staff at the State, District and Block level. ii)The recruitment of MGNREGA staff a t all levels shall be undertaken by a competent authority as notified by the State governments or Central government, a s the case may be. iii) In the recruit ment process, the reservation policy of t he Sta te for contract ual employment should be followed. The MGNREGS staff should b e adequately r epresented by women, SCs, STs, disabled etc. iv) The salaries of all staff engaged exclusively for MGNREGA may be met from the funds provided by the Central government for administr ative expenses possibly supplemented with additional contributions fr om the State government, through provisions in the S tate budget. 29. Annual Report: The District Progr amme Coordinator, the Programme Officer and the Gr am Panchayat shall prepare a report annually containing the facts a nd figures and achievements relating to the implementation of the scheme within his or its jurisdiction and a copy of the sa me shall be ma de available to the pu blic on demand on payment of such fee a s may be specified in the Scheme. 30. Record maintenance: i)The Village Council or Village Employment Council shall prepare and maintain or cause to be prepared and mainta ined such registers, vouchers and other documents in such form and in such manner as may be specified in the Scheme containing particulars of job ca rds and pass books issued, name, age and address of the head of the household and t he adult members of the households registered with the Gram Pancha yat. ii)The Village Council or Gr am Pachayat shall send such list or lists of the names and addresses of households and their a dult members r egistered with it and supply such ot her information to the concerned Progr amme Officer at such periods a nd in such form as may be specified in the Scheme.- 19 -Ex-140/2014 iii) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Schedule, in the event of any national ca lamity such as flood, cyclone, tsunami and earthquake resulting in mass dislocation of rural population, the adult members of rural hou seholds of areas so affected may- a ) seek for registration and get job card issued by the Gram Panchayat or Progr amme Officer of the area of temporary relocation; b) submit written or oral application for work to the Progr amme Officer or the Village Council or the Executive Body of the Village Employment Council of the area of temporary relocation; and c ) apply for re-registration and re-issuance of job card in the event of any loss or destruction. iv) The details of such job ca rds sha ll be intimated to the Distr ict Programme Coordina tor. v)In t he event of restoration of normalcy, the job card so issued shall be re-endorsed at original place of habitation and clubbed with the original job card on being retrieved. vi) The number of days of employment s o provided sha ll be counted while computing 100 days of guar anteed employment per household. 31. Payment of 1% Labour Cess State Government shall ensure that payment of 1% of Labour Cess to the Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board if MGNREGA workers have worked for 50 days in a fina ncial year. The 1% Labour Cess shall be paid from the Materia l Component. 32 . Misappropriation of Fund: Any misappr opriation of amount spent under the Act sha ll be r ecovera ble under the Revenue Laws for recover y prevailing in the State or in India. 33. Power t o amend the S chemes: The State Government shall have power to make any amendments, modification, addition, alteration, deletion and abolit ion of a nd to these Schemes as and when necessary. 34. Repeal and Savings: i)With effect from the date of commencement of these Schemes, the Mizor am Rural Employment Guar antee S cheme, 2 009 and its su bsequent amendments shall stand r epea led. ii)Notwithstanding such repea l, all orders issued and all a ctions taken or purpor ted to be issued or taken under the sa id Schemes, 2009 shall be deemed to have been issued or taken, or purported to be issued or ta ken, under these Schemes. R. Lalvena, Secr etary to the Govt. of Mizoram, Rura l Development Department. - 20 - Ex-140/2014 Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/500SCHEDULE I* List of Forms:*Annexures to the MGNREGA Operational Guidelines 2013, 4th Edition may be referred to. Latest edition of the said Operational Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Rural Development from time to time shall prevail over the previous Guidelines. Sl.No Annexure NoParticulars1Annexure IDetails of Work2Annexure 2Information of Construction Works done by GP/Other Implementing Agency3Annexure 3Detail Format for Application for Registration under MGNREGA4Annexure 4Proforma for Job Card Register5Annexure 5Format for Job Card6Annexure 6Application Form for Work7Annexure 7Application Form for Work (for Joint Application)8Annexure 8Dated Receipt of Work Application9Annexure 9Work Allotment Form10Annexure 10Labour Budget Format11Annexure 11Muster Roll Issue Register to be maintained at PO level12Annexure 12Muster Roll Receipt Register for GP and Block13Annexure 13Muster Roll Receipt Register for other implementing agencies other than GP14Annexure 14Muster Roll Format15Annexure 15Pay Slip Format16Annexure 16Tender/Contract Register to be maintained by GP/Block/District/other implementing agencies17Annexure 17Material Procurement Register to be maintained by GP/Block/District/other implementing agencies18Annexure 18Proforma for Job Card Application Register19Annexure 19Employment Register20Annexure 20Format for Work Register21Annexure 21Format for Asset Register22Annexure 22Complaint Register to be maintained at Block/District23Annexure 23Checklist for Release of 1st Tranche for Release of funds to State with SEGF24Annexure 24Checklist for Release of 1st Tranche for Release of funds to District from SEGF25Annexure 25Utilisation Certificate26Annexure 26Format for State/District to claim Central Funds27Annexure 27Checklist for Release of 2nd Tranche for Release of funds to State with SEGF28Annexure 28Checklist for Release of 2nd Tranche for Release of funds to State from SEGF29Annexure 29Checklist for Audit of Accounts at GP level30Annexure 30Certificate for MGNREGA Accounts of GP32Annexure 31A model Social Audit Structural Chart32Annexure 32Format for Quality Inspection of Works- 21 -Ex-140/2014