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The Maharashtra Employment Guarantee Act, 1977.

Maharashtra
Act number
20 of 1978
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Planning Department
Enacted
3 Oct 1978

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39 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Guarantee of rural employment to households.
  4. Section 3-AEmployment Guarantee Scheme for rural areas.
  5. Section 3-BConditions for providing guaranteed rural employment and facilities.
  6. Section 3-CWage rate.
  7. Section 3-DPayment of unemployment allowance.
  8. Section 3-ENon-disbursement of unemployment allowance in certain circumstances.
  9. Section 3-FDis-entitlement to receive unemployment allowance in certain circumstances.
  10. Section 4State Employment Guarantee Council.
  11. Section 5District and Panchayat Samiti Level Committees and their functions.
  12. Section 6Principal authorities for planning and implementation of Schemes.
  13. Section 6-1ADistrict Programme Co-ordinator and Joint District Programme Co-ordinator.
  14. Section 6-1BProgramme Officer, Joint Programme Officer, Additional Programme Officer and Special Programme Officer.
  15. Section 6-1CResponsibilities of the Gram Panchayats.
  16. Section 6-1DSocial audit of work by Gram Sabha.
  17. Section 6-1EResponsibilities of State Government in implementing Scheme.
  18. Section 6-1FGrievances redressal mechanism.
  19. Section 7Deleted.
  20. Section 7-ADeleted.
  21. Section 8Deleted.
  22. Section 9Penalty for drawing unemployment allowance when employed elsewhere.
  23. Section 10Deleted.
  24. Section 11Deleted.
  25. Section 12Establishment of Employment Guarantee Fund and its utilisation for the Scheme.
  26. Section 12-AMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme State Fund of Maharashtra.
  27. Section 12-BTransparency and accountability.
  28. Section 12-CAudit of accounts.
  29. Section 12-DImplementation of Scheme in urban areas.
  30. Section 12-EBeneficiaries of private lands entitled to subsidies in certain circumstances.
  31. Section 13Amendment of certain enactments and rule of construction for references to Scheme and Fund in other laws.
  32. Section 13-ACommissioner’s powers to supervise and review, implementation of Scheme in each Division.
  33. Section 14Delegation of powers.
  34. Section 14-APenalties.
  35. Section 15Protection of action taken in good faith.
  36. Section 16Act to have overriding effect.
  37. Section 16-APower to amend Schedules II and III.
  38. Section 16-BDeleted.
  39. Section 17Power to make rules.