IN ADDITION TO THE OMBUDSMAN, PROGRAMME OFFICER,(ADM -Cum Project Director) AND THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY TOO RESPOSIBLE FOR PROVIDING INFORMATIONS TO THE APPLICANTS.

Provision of RTI in the Mahatma Gandhi National rural employment guarantee scheme has been given by the state government where in we can use this right in the implementation of this scheme.The onus of providing information rests on the following officials:-- The programme officers (PO) at the block level,in the employment guarantee scheme and they acts as the Information officer.Where in the village/ panchayat level the Panchayat secretary acts as the information officer.The District project coordinator (ADM-Cum Project Director) acts as the information officer in the District,under the Right to information act. Further the Rural employment guarantee Act also makes it mandatory for some types of information to be disclosed proactively.In accordance with that an information wall has to be created in every village.The objective of the scheme,non negotiable points , important guidelines,the details of work recorded in the annual plan ,in order of their priority, estimated cost of the works etc . Details of works under progress .Number of labourers alloted for the works . Details of payments made to labourers.Details of expenditure.Details of material purchased . Details of material supplied.The following registers are required to be maintained in the Gram panchayat:-- Requisition Register for the employment guarantee job cards .Job Applications Register .Water Register . Expenditure Register .Muster Roll Register .Assets Register . Complaints Register .In accordingly the appointment of Ombudsperson has been given to the states working for the welfare of community people demanding their livelihood from the system of governance and every district must have one Ombudsman who may provide justice to the people of area however the role of the Departmental officials too responsible to follow the RTI act publications and issue necessary informations to the applicants for which the general guidelines issued under law code manual prefixed by the RTI are applicable and the matter may also be brought to the notice of the Ombudsperson for justice by the community people demanding free and fair justice from the system of governance.