GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSIBLE TO PROVIDE OMBUDSMAN IN EVERY DISTRICT,AS PER THE GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE MINISRY OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT (MGNREGA DIVISION),KRISHI BHAWAN NEW DELHI.

As for as the Mahatma Gandhi National rural employment guarantee scheme/Act is concerned Applicants can use the right to information act in this behalf as required in implementing MGNREGA schemes and programmes and for which the following officials are mainly responsible . The programme officers (PO) at the block level would act the public information officers and the at the level of villages/panchayats the panchayat secretaries would be act as the information officers .At the district level of the MGNREGA schemes and programmes the district project coordinator (ADM -Cum -project Director) would act as information officer in the respective district under right to information Act. In addition to above responsibilities of the RTI act publications and too the RTS act adjudication the Ombudsman are too appointed in the each district of Himachal Pradesh to deal with the grievances received from the community people and enquire into the matter required for passing the awards ,for which the guidelines constituting the role and responsibilities issued by the Ministry of Rural development on 22-12-21 .As for as the territorial jurisdiction of the Ombudsman is concerned it is stated that an ombudsman if unavailable for any reason in any district , including simple leave of absence ,an ombudsman of an adjoining district may be given all or any of the work of the district as may be specified.In case of termination or relinquishment, ombudsman of the adjoining district may be given charge of the district till new appointment is made which shall be not later than three months from the date of vacancy. The office of the MGNREGA Ombudsman shall be located at the district headquarters.As for as the technical and the administrative support is concerned it would be provided by the DRDA or any other body specified by the state government in this behalf.All necessary support to enable the ombudsman to carry out the assigned functions, including the support staff ,office equipments, complaint box and the telephone helpline etc shall be provided to the ombudsman by the district authority specified by the state government.The state government shall provide necessary legal support to cases in courts relating to the action taken in official capacity by the ombudsman.