Amended byelaws Memorandum of Association and Rules of
Amended bye-laws, Memorandum of Association and Rules of State Water Supply and Sanitation Mission (SWSM), Uttar Pradesh
Amended by-laws SWSM, UP Name of Society : The name of this society will be State Water & Sanitation Mission (hereinafter referred as SWSM), Uttar Pradesh. Headquarter of the Society: The SWSM shall have its head office in Lucknow. Address of the Society: State Water & Sanitation Mission, 6, Sarojini Naidu Marg, Lucknow-226 001. Short Title: These rules shall be called SWSM Rules Scope and Application : i. These rules shall extend to all the units and activities of the SWSM. ii. These rules shall come into force from the date on which the SWSM is registered under the society registration Act- 1860 as applicable to the State of U. P.
Definitions: • In these rules unless the context otherwise requires – Act means Society Registration Act - 1860 – SWSM means the State Water and Sanitation Mission. – Apex Committee means the registered body of mission as referred in rule 7. – Chairman means the chairperson of different bodies as referred in rule 20. – Executive Director means as referred in rule 21 – State Govt. means govt. of U. P. – Secretariat" refers to the Executive Director & the staff of the mission. – Project means National Rural Drinking Water Program (NRDWP) and Externally Aided Projects and their Successor programs. – Rural Development Department means R. D. deptt. of U. P – Panchayati Raj Deptt. Means Panchayati Raj Deptt. of U. P
Definitions: – – – – – Jal Nigam means U. P. J. N Managing Director means MD J. N. U. P NGO means Non Governmental Organisation. TSC means Total Sanitation Campaign Governing body means SWSM at State level and DWSM at district level. DWSM means District Water & Sanitation Mission. RGNDWM means Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission ( RGNDWM), Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (Mo. DWS) VWSC means Village Water & Sanitation Committee. Words imparting the singular number also include the plural number and vice-versa. Word imparting the masculine gender also includes feminine gender and vice –versa
Apex Committee The Apex Committee of the SWSM shall consist of the following members. Sl. No. 1 Name of Members Occupation & Address Chief Secretary Designation Chairperson 2 Agriculture Production Commissioner 3 Pr. Secretary/ Secretary , Rural Development Member 4 Pr. Secretary/ Secretary , Panchayati Raj Member 5 Pr. Secretary/ Secretary , Medical & Health Member 6 Pr. Secretary/ Secretary , Finance Member 7 Pr. Secretary/ Secretary , Urban Development Member 8 Pr. Secretary/ Secretary , Basic Education Member 9 Pr. Secretary/ Secretary , Women Welfare and Child Development Member 10 Pr. Secretary/ Secretary , Information Member 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pr. Secretary/ Secretary, Power Member Pr. Secretary/ Secretary, Ground Water Deptt. Pr. Secretary/ Secretary , Agriculture Pr. Secretary/ Secretary , Department of Non Convention Energy Director, Panchayati Raj Managing Director, Jal Nigam UP Experts/ Representatives of Hydrology, IEC, HRD, MIS, and NGO, nominated by Chairperson- Member 18 Executive Director, SWSM Vice Chairman Member Secretary
Functions of APEX Committee: • • • It is the highest body of State level Water and Sanitation Program. Act as an advisor, motivator and facilitator for implementation of Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Program including NRDWP and other Externally Aided Projects in the State. Provide policy guidance. Coordination with various State Government Departments and other partners in relevant activities. Convergence of water supply and sanitation activities including Special Projects. Monitoring and evaluation of physical and financial performance and management of the water supply and sanitation projects under NRDWP and Externally Aided Projects. To direct Executive Committee and Distt committee to take appropriate decision and monitor all such Mission/ Agencies/ Committees set up in the State for implementation of NRDWP and Externally Aided Projects. Integrating communication and capacity development programs for both water supply and sanitation. Maintaining the accounts for Programme Fund and Support Fund under NRDWP and accounts for Externally Aided Projects along with carrying out the required audits of the accounts. Any other activity required as per direction of Govt. of India relating to NRDWP.
Executive Committee Members Sl No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Name of Members, Occupation & Address Designation Chairman Principal Secretary Rural Development Govt of U. P. Principal Secretary/ Secretary Finance. Member Principal Secretary/ Secretary Planning Member Commissioner Rural Development Govt of U. P. Member Director, General Medical & Health Member Director, Information Member Director, Social Welfare Member Chief Engineer (Rural), UP Jal Nigam Member Director, Basic Education Member Director. Panchayati Raj Member Executive Director, State Water Sanitation Mission Member Secretary
• Other than State Government six experts of GOI / NGO’s / specialists shall be Co-opted members as follows: – – – Director ITRC , Lucknow. HOD, Environmental Engineering Department IIT, Kanpur. Director, Remote Sensing Application Center, Lucknow. WASH Specialist, UNICEF, Lucknow BGVS, Lucknow. D. G. , The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi.
Function of Executive Committee: • To implement all the decision taken by the Apex Committee. To issue directions to Distt. level Committee for implementation of NRDWP and Externally Aided Projects. • To extend all Information Education Communication (IEC), Human Resource Development (HRD), Monitoring and Information System (MIS) support to the Distt levels Units. • Scrutinizing working plans in all respects. • Monitoring (internal and external assessment) the Implementation of NRDWP and Externally Aided Projects in the Distt. through various levels and structured monitoring formats, documents, feedback, progress (village wise), Monthly Progress Report and Technical Progress Report etc. • Monitor regular IMIS entry and physical and financial report under the NRDWP and Externally Aided Projects. • Coordinate/ liaise with other Deptt. i. e. Health, Education, Panchayat Raj, Rural Development, Information, Financial institutions for seeking cooperation and assistance. • Monitor all software and hardware activities.
Function of Executive Committee: • Have the distt working plans prepared for executing the NRDWP and Externally Aided Projects. in a time bound manner. • Ensure establishment of Distt. , Block and GP Level Committees. • Ensure opening of separate bank account at the distt level for NRDWP and Externally Aided Projects. • • Identify and select the districts for the NRDWP and Externally Aided Projects. To oversee/ approve/ ratify financial sanctions to implementing agencies. • Recruit and appoint all the key administrative, technical and other staff of the SWSM for NRDWP & Externally Aided Projects. • Any other function required for better implementation the NRDWP and Externally Aided Projects and or directed by the Executive Committee/ Apex Committee and Rajeev Gandhi Drinking Water Mission, Govt. of India. • All the duties, power, function and rights, whatsoever, consequential and incidental to the carrying of the objectives of the SWSM shall only be exercised or performed by the Executive Committee.
Function of Executive Committee: • In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, the Executive Committee will---- – Make, amend or repeal any by-laws relating to administration and management of the affairs of the SWSM subject to the observance of the provisions contained in the Act. – Consider the annual budget and the annual action plan, its subsequent alterations placed before it by the Executive Director from time to time and pass it with such modifications as the Executive Committee may think fit; – Accept donations and endowment or give grants upon such terms and conditions as it may think fit; – Delegate its powers, other than those of making rules to the Chairman, Executive Director or other authorities as it may think fit; – Appoint committees, sub-committees and Boards etc. for such purpose and on such terms as it may deem fit, and to remove any of them; – Monitor the financial position of SWSM in order to ensure smooth income flow and to review annual audited accounts; – Do generally all such acts and things, as may be necessary or incidental to carrying out the objectives of the SWSM or any of them. Provided that nothing herein contained shall authorize the Executive Committee to do any act or to pass any byelaws which may be repugnant to the provisions hereof, to the powers hereby conferred on the Executive Committee and other authorities, or which may be inconsistent with the objectives of the SWSM.
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