THE ORISSA STATE WATER AND
SANITATION MISSION
Drinking water supply
programme is being implemented with the assistance from Government of India.
In 1972, Govt. of India introduced Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP).
Minimum Need Programme(MNP) is the State matching component for the above.
Despite an impressive coverage, the programme was continued to 9th
five-year plan due to reemergence of problem habitation and lack of
sustainability of sources as also water quality problem. The current situation
is that, the State has achieved coverage of more than 99% of its habitations.
However, in spite of this impressive performance, use of safe drinking water
in rural households is required to be improved further through greater
sustainability of the sources and awareness of the people.
Recognizing the
imperatives for a change from target based, supply driven approach to demand
driven approach, Government of India have initiated a community oriented
programme of Sector Reforms in Water Supply and Sanitation. This programme is
being implemented in three pilot districts of the State i.e. Ganjam, Balasore
and Sundargarh to be funded by Govt. of India. Some of the major highlights
of Sector Reforms are as follows:
Ø
Shift from Supply to Demand Driven approach.
Ø
Stress on social mobilisation to ensure sustainability.
Ø
Ensuring community participation with contribution of
user charges for the operation and maintenance by them.
Ø
Establishing inter sectoral linkages
Ø
Ensuring transfer of all existing and new Rural Piped
Water Supply projects to Users’ Associations for maintenance and operation.
With this approach for the Water Supply and Sanitation
Programmes, it was felt that creation of a State Level Water Supply &
Sanitation Mission with necessary operational flexibility in line with Rajiv
Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM) set up by Govt. of India would
be more effective in making the new initiative successful. Accordingly Govt.
Resolution No. 9990/RD dt. 5.7.2002 was issued for establishment of Orissa
State Water & Sanitation Mission.
“Orissa State
Water & Sanitation Mission” (OSW&SM) referred as “State Mission
has been constituted and established in R.D. Department resolution No.9990
dt.5.7.2002 and registered itself under Society Registration Act 1860 on
14.8.2002 for providing overall policy guidance for community led and
participatory WATSAN projects.
The area of operation of the society shall extend to the
whole of Orissa State.
Aims & Objectives of the
Mission:-The Mission shall have the overall goal to improve the
quality of life by enhancing access to better water supply & sanitation
facilities in the rural areas ensuring sustainability. The Mission will be
responsible for the following action points.
(i)
To promote community ownership of the projects with
the responsibility for operation and maintenance in order to ensure
sustainability.
(ii)
Overall policy guidance and coordination of programmes
implemented by the District Water & Sanitation Missions keeping in view the
guidelines of Govt. of India & Govt. of Orissa for water and sanitation
programmes in order to make the water supply projects self-sustainable.
(iii)
To ensure transfer of all existing and new Rural Piped
Water Supply projects to the Users’ Association.
(iv)
To ensure coordination with different departments,
agencies and convergence of different activities related to water supply and
sanitation in rural areas.
(v)
To take any other activities that are consistent with
the aims & objectives of the Mission.
Rules and Regulations
1. Short title and commencement
(a)
The rules and regulations be called the Rules of Orissa
State Water & Sanitation Mission.
(b)
These rules shall come into force from the date on which
the Society, namely Orissa State Water & Sanitation Mission is registered
under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
2.
The registered
office of the society shall be at Bhubaneswar.
3.
Governing Body. The governing body of the Orissa State Water & Sanitation
Mission shall be constituted as such under the regulation of the society.
(i) Chief Secretary ,Orissa
Chairman
(ii) Development Commission, Orissa
Vice-Chairman
(iii) Agriculture Production Commissioner
Member
(iv) Secretary, Rural Development Deptt.
Member Secretary
(v) Secretary, PanchayatiRaj Deptt.
Member
(vi) Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Deptt. Member
(vii) Secretary, Finance Deptt.
Member
(viii) Secretary, Information & Pupblic
Relation Deptt. Member
(ix) Secretary, School & Mass Education Deptt. Member
(x) Secretary, Women & Child Development Deptt. Member
(xi) Regional Director, Central Ground Water
Board Member
Bhubaneswar.
(xii) Representative of RGNDWM Ministry of
RD,GOI Member
(xiii) State Representative/Project Officer
(WES),
UNICEF, BBSR
Member
(xiv) R.D.C. of the 3 divisions
Member
(xv) Director, Rural Development
Member
(xvi) Chief Engineer, RWSS
Member
(xvii) Chief Engineer, HRD
Member
(xviii)
Any
other person to be nominated by
the Chief Secretary
Member
4.
Executive Body
(i) Secretary, Rural Development, Deptt
. Chairman
(ii) Director, Rural Development Deptt.
Member Secretary
(iii) Director, Panchayati Raj Department
Member
(iv) Director, Health Services
Member
(v) Director, Information & Public Relation
Member
(vi) Regional Director, Central Ground Water
Board, Member
Bhubaneswar.
(vii) Director, ST & SC Development
Member
(viii) Director, Elementary Education
Member
(ix) Director, Social Welfare
Member
(x) Chief Engineer, RWSS
Member
(xi)
Joint Secretary/Deputy Secretary, R.D.Deptt. Member
In charge of RWSS
(xii) Chief Engineer, HRD
Member
(xiii) Project Officer (WES) UNICEF
Member
(xiv) Banabasi Seva Samity
Baliguda,Kandhamal Member
(xv) United Artists Association, Ganjam
Member
(xvi) Member Secretary-CYSD-BBSR
Member
(xvii) The names of two NGOs be nominated by
Mission. Member
5.
Membership
(i)
The Official members will hold office as ex-officio
members.
(ii)
The non-official members will hold office in the Mission
as members for a period of 3 (three) years.
6. Termination of
Ex-Officio Membership
Where a person becomes a Member of the State Mission by
virtue of the office or appointment, which he/she holds, his/her Membership of
the State Mission shall stand terminated when he/she ceases to hold that
office or appointment.
7. Termination of
membership of others.
Membership of other than
ex-officio Members, shall stand terminated on the happening of any of the
following events:-
(i)
On the expiry of the period of Membership for which
nominated;
(ii)
Death, resignation, insolvency, lunacy or conviction
for a criminal offence involving moral turpitude;
(iii)
When a Member does not attend three- consecutive
meetings without proper leave of absence.
8.
Power/ Functions of the office bearers:
A. Chairman & Vice-Chairman
(i)
The Chairman will preside over all meetings of
Governing Body and in his/her absence the Vice-Chairman will preside.
(ii)
For Executive Body, the Chairman and in his/her absence
the member Secretary will preside over the meetings.
(iii)
The Vice-Chairman, Member Secretary and all members will
have the right to attend all Governing Body/ Executive Body meeting.
B.
Member Secretary
(i)
All executive and financial power of the mission shall
vest on the Member Secretary who shall be responsible for the planning;
implementation and monitoring of activities as would be guided and decided by
the mission.
(ii)
Will exercise and discharge such duties as may be
delegated to the Secretary by the Mission.
9. Power & function
of the Mission:
A.
Governing Body
(i)
Overall policy guidance & coordination of programmes
implemented by the District WATSAN missions.
(ii)
To ensure coordination with various departments,
agencies and convergence of different activities related to water supply &
sanitation in rural areas.
(iii)
To approve & sanction the Annual Plan & Budget.
(iv)
Make, alter and revise the rules and regulations of the
mission.
(v)
Delegate powers & function to the employees of the
mission.
B.
Executive Body
(i)
Implement the policies/decision of the Governing Body.
(ii)
Interact with GOI/RGNDW.M and support the
implementation of or directly implement, various Rural Water Supply and
Sanitation schemes and other related activities as well as programmes funded
by external donors like DFID, UNICEF, DANIDA etc.
(iii)
Liaise & Co-ordinate with various line departments, State
Govt. & other sector partners and ensuring participation of the SHGs and the
communities in different projects.
(iv)
Identify, mobilise NGO’s to undertake work as per schemes
notified by the Department of Rural Development. This would include providing
technical assistance, guidance and training.
(v)
Ensure establishment of Missions in the District Level
and Panchayat Level.
(vi)
Ensure opening of separate Bank account at District Level
and Panchayat Level.
(vii)
Organise meeting/Workshop/Study tours/Seminars with
involvement of all concerned prepare IEC/ Publicity materials for Sanitation
and Sector reforms projects and other related activities.
(viii)
To promote adoption of demand driven & participatory
approach, service delivery maximizing empowerment of villagers in decision
making on the choice of service levels.
(ix)
Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the schemes by
the various agencies including NGO’s.
(x)
Consider and approve the annual accounts ensuring proper
auditing of the expenditure by competent authority.
(xi)
Undertake any other activities that are consistent with
the aims & objectives of the Mission.
Meeting of the Mission
(i)
The Governing Body/ Executive Body of the Mission
shall meet as often as may be considered necessary for the transaction of the
business of the mission, provided that the Governing Body shall meet at least
once in 6 (six) months and Executive Body shall meet at least once in 3(three)
months.
(ii)
The meeting of the Mission shall be held at such date
and time as may be fixed by the Member Secretary in consultation with the
Chairman/ Vice Chairman.
(iii)
At least one week notice shall be given for convening a
meeting. An extra ordinary meeting may, however, be called at a shorter
notice.
(iv)
The Chairman and in his absence the Vice-Chairman for the
Governing Body or the Member Secretary for the Executive Body will preside
over every meeting of the Mission.
(v)
All decisions will be taken by majority vote of members
present and voting.
12. Emergency Power of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman & Member Secretary
Nothing in these rules & regulations shall prevent the
Chairman/ Vice-Chairman and Member Secretary from exercising all powers of the
Mission in case of emergencies for furtherance of the objectives of the
mission and action taken shall be reported to the mission in the next
Governing Body & Executive Body.
13. Proceedings of the meeting:
(i)
All business of the mission as far as possible will be
recorded as proceeding of the mission.
(ii)
All disputed questions shall be determined by majority
votes. Each member shall have one vote and in case of equality of votes the
Chairman shall have a second casting vote.
(iii)
The proceedings of the meeting of the mission shall be
circulated to all members.
14.
Remuneration of Chairman and Members
The Chairman or any
official member of the Mission shall not be entitled to any allowance or other
remuneration. The non-official members will be reimbursed the TA and DA cost
as may be approved by the mission.
15.
Funds of the Mission and Accounts
The fund of the mission shall consist of following
(i)
Grants made by or through Govt. of India or State Govt.
(ii)
All money received by way of grants, transfer or in any
other manner form any source other than the source of Govt.
16.
Budget
The Annual Budget will
show the estimated receipts and expenditure and shall be prepared in such form
as may be prescribed by the Govt. and submitted in such manner as may be
required.
17.
Management of Fund.
(i)
All money credited to the funds of the mission shall
be deposited in a Nationalised Bank. All withdrawals from funds shall be made
by cheques. All cheques shall be signed by two signatories Chair/Vice-Chairman
and the member secretary or any other designated authority as would be decided
by the mission.
(ii)
The mission by Resolution may decide the percentage of
contribution to be realised towards establishment and miscellaneous
expenditure of the mission.
18.
Accounts and Audit
(i)
The Accounts of the Mission shall be maintained in
double entry book keeping system and in the format prescribed according to the
directions issued by the Government of India with the following minimum books
of accounts & records.
(i)
Cash
Book
(ii)
Journal
(iii)
Vouchers
(iv)
Bank
ledger
(v)
Bank
Draft/ Cheque receipt register
(vi)
Cheque issue register
(vii)Any other register as
would be prescribed by mission.
(ii)
The Accounts of the mission shall be audited by a
Chartered Accountant or any other qualified person or agency who shall be
appointed by Govt. of India/ State Govt. in Rural Development Department .
(iii)
A monthly account showing the allotment and expenditure
under each item shall be prepared and submitted to Govt. of India. At the
close of each quarter, a consolidated account showing the total receipts,
payments during the period under several heads of account with opening &
closing balances shall be prepared and submitted to Govt. of India. The Member
Secretary shall present the Annual Accounts of the Mission by a date not later
than 20th June of every year comprising receipt & payment accounts
and balance sheets.
(iv)
A copy of such audit report duly signed by the Auditor
and Chairman or Vice-Chairman and Member Secretary of the Mission shall be
furnished to the Govt. of India not later than 30th June of every
year.
(v)
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India shall have
the same rights, privileges and authority to conduct audit of the accounts of
the Mission as he has in connection with the audit of the Govt. accounts and
for this purpose shall have the right to demand the production of books of
accounts and other relevant records of the mission.
19.
Assets
(i)
A Statement showing the inventory of fixed assets
held by the Mission at the end of each financial year shall be sent to Govt.
of India and Government of Orissa along with the annual statement of accounts.
No depreciation shall be charged and the value of the assets will be shown at
the original cost with accounts.
(ii)
Separate utilisation certificate in respect of grant
received from the Govt. of India and other sources for different programme
shall be sent to the Ministry, R.D.Deptt, RGNDWM and programme officers of
respective donor agencies, along with audited statement of accounts.
20.
Authentication
All orders and decision of
the mission shall be authenticated by the signature of the Chairman/Vice-
Chairman and all other papers/ documents shall be authenticated by the
signature of the Member Secretary.
21.
Directions of Central / State
Government.
The Mission shall carry
out such directions as may be issued to it from time to time by the Government
of India or State Government. It shall furnish to the Govt. of India or the
State Govt. such reports, returns and other information as may be required by
them from time to time.
22.
General/ Legal Action.
(i)
The mission may sue or may be sued in the name of the
Member Secretary.
(ii)
The income & property of the mission derived, shall be
applied towards the promotion of the objectives there-of, subject nevertheless
to financial discipline in respects of the expenditure of grants imposed by
the Central Government from time to time.
(iii)
No portion of the income and property of the mission
shall be paid or transferred directly and indirectly by way of dividend, bonus
or otherwise to any person or organisation who at any time was or has been
Member of the mission.
(iv)
In the event of winding up or dissolution of the mission
and after satisfactory setting of its liabilities, all remaining assets shall
not be paid to or distributed among with the Members or any of them but shall
be disposed in such manner as the Central/ State Govt. may determine.
23.
Staffing Pattern.
The Mission can appoint
staffs on deputation from Govt./ State Govt. undertakings or appoint
professionals on contractual terms depending on the requirement & availability
of funds under different schemes with concurrence of Finance Department and
prior approval of Government. Selection will be made through open
advertisement.
24.
Amendment to the Rules & Regulation
The rules and regulation
of the Mission shall be amended by the Governing Body with prior approval of
the Govt.
25.
External Evaluation
The State Govt. may
conduct external evaluation of the Mission performance as & when felt
necessary through such agencies as deemed appropriate.