Answer» - If the State fails to respond with a satisfactory ATR or within the specified time, the Committee may recommend remedial action including stoppage of funds under Section 27(2) of the Act.
- Where the matter is of a serious nature, it could recommend CBI enquiry. Entrusting investigation to CBI would require consent of the State Government concerned under Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DPSE) Act, 1946.
- The State Government should take appropriate action on the matter and submit to the Ministry the Compliance Report within three weeks.
- The Compliance Report received from the State Government will again be placed before the Committee. If the Committee feels that the action taken by the State is satisfactory, then the Committee may recommend for release of full amount due to the State/district. In case of unsatisfactory compliance of the recommendations/ action, the Committee may continue to recommend stoppage of funds till a satisfactory ‘cure’ is commenced.
- In case ATRs are not received timely or are not satisfactory an Institutional NLM(s) may be deputed with the approval of Additional Secretary / Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development to enquire into the matter and submitting a report to the Ministry within a period of one month.
- In case of financial loss, the quantum of loss shall be treated as additional State liability (in addition to the due share as per Section 22). Upon recovery of misutilised amounts, the same will be deposited in SEGF (or in the MGNREGA fund at district level if the State has no SEGF) and States’ liability accordingly adjusted.
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