G.O.(Ms) No.112, Reconstitution of Selection Committee for Appointment of Ombudsman, 2021
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 112 dated 6 September 2021 to reconstitute the Selection Committee that selects and appoints Ombudsmen for districts or clusters of districts under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. It replaces the committee composition previously reconstituted under Government Order (Ms.) No. 50 dated 24 February 2020 and does not deal with land ownership, registration or property records.
What the order does
Government Order (Ms.) No. 112 dated 6 September 2021, issued by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (CGS.1) Department, reconstitutes the Selection Committee responsible for selecting and appointing Ombudsmen for individual districts or clusters of districts under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
The Ombudsman office handles grievances under the scheme within a time bound process. The Central Government had directed the State Government to establish this system using powers under section 27 of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
Reconstituted Selection Committee
Government Order (Ms.) No. 112 establishes the following committee composition:
- The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department, as Chairperson.
- The Principal Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, as Member-Convener.
- A representative of the Union Ministry of Rural Development, as Member.
- An eminent civil society person nominated by the Union Ministry of Rural Development, as Member.
The Government accepted the revised proposal submitted by the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj.
Earlier arrangements
Government Order (D) No. 375 dated 27 July 2010 established the Office of the Ombudsman for grievances under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. That earlier order also prescribed matters including the selection procedure, qualifications, tenure and territorial jurisdiction of Ombudsmen.
Government Order (Ms.) No. 50 dated 24 February 2020 had previously reconstituted the Selection Committee. Government Order (Ms.) No. 112 dated 6 September 2021 reconstitutes its membership again with the officials and nominees listed above.
Who is affected
Government Order (Ms.) No. 112 directly concerns the government departments, Union Ministry representatives and civil society nominee involved in selecting Ombudsmen. It also concerns persons considered for appointment as Ombudsmen and the district grievance redressal structure under the employment guarantee scheme.
Property buyers and landowners are not given any new duty or right by the document. Its stated subject is the selection of scheme Ombudsmen, not patta, land title, survey, registration or land use.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) No. 112 affect my patta or land ownership?
No provision in the document concerns patta, land ownership, survey, registration or land use. It only reconstitutes a committee for selecting Ombudsmen under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
Who chairs the reconstituted Selection Committee?
The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department, is the Chairperson.
Who serves as Member-Convener of the committee?
The Principal Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, serves as Member-Convener.
What does an Ombudsman appointed through this process handle?
The Ombudsman handles grievances under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme through a time bound redressal process.
