MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON -6-10-2024 AT 7PM TO 8-10PM ON THE CAPTIONED SUBJECT OF APPOINTMENT OF THE OMBUDSMAN IN EACH DISTRICT OF THE STATE.

An urgent RTI meeting was held on 6-10-2024 at 7pm to 8-10 pm on the captioned subject of appointment of the ombudsman in each district of the state of Himachal pradesh as people facing problems because of the non compliance of investigation activities against the field verification of social audit reports and conclusion made by the department of panchayati raj and the rural development. On the one hand government is funding to the individual for their personal benefits of the use for improvement in their life and the liberty and on the other hand there is no budget in the general development works of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes. As such complaints have been registered before the Additional Deputy Commissioner Bilaspur and the respective Chief Secretary of the state government to follow clause 9 of the MGNREGS and do needful provision of the appointment of the ombudsman in each district, so that people may take benefits of the provision made under revision of the instructions for the appointment of ombudsman and no difficulties may arise in the field for required verification of the site inspection and observation made by the enquiry officer as fair advocacy of the complaints before the independent agency particularly appointed for the good governance and charter of public accountability in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes and Act for the use of awards and the submission for the welfare of community service required for the benefits of MGNREG Schemes. The matter has been discussed in detail and the meeting was attended by Shri Sudhir Kumar from Chamba zone, Shri Parkash Chand Thakur from Mandi zone (Vice president of the Group) Dr Chaman Deep Guleria (General Secretary of the Group) and meeting was chaired by Er Fateh Chand Guleria, Director, RTI Welfare Group, Registered number HPCD -3552 .