Haryana Rural Development Fund Administration Board was constituted under section (1) of the Haryana Rural Development Act,1986 to improve quality of agricultural produce, to provide good markets and to increase the facilities of sale. For this purpose a fee on ad valorem basis, at the rates of one per centum of the sale proceeds of the agricultural produce bought or sold or brought for processing in the notified market area was levied under section 5(1) of the Act. This fee has been increased by the Govt. from 1% to 2% vide notification dated 05.04.1999. The purpose of the fees was to accelerate the speed of rural development. The amount so collected is spent by the Board in the Rural areas for development of roads, establishment of dispensaries making arrangements of water supply, sanitation and other public facilities, welfare of agricultural labour, conversion of the notified market area into modern market areas by utilising technical know-how and to bring necessary improvements therein, constructions of god owns for the agricultural produce brought in the market area for sale/purchase and the construction of rest houses equipped with all modern amenities to make the stay of sellers and purchasers in the market area comfortable and for any other purpose which may be considered by the Board to be in the interest of and for the benefit of the person paying the fee. The fund may also be utilised by the Board to meet the cost of administering it. Principal Secretary to Govt. Haryana, Development and Panchayat Department and Director Panchayat are Chairman and Managing Director of the Board respectively. The funds of the Board shall be administered by the Board and the Chairman shall be authorised for payment out of the fund of the Board for the purposes specified in the Act and Rules made there under. Following are the official members of the Board: 1 | Financial Commissioner & Secretary to Government, Haryana, Development & Panchayat Department | Chairman | 2 | Director, Panchayat, Haryana | Member | 3 | Chief Administrator, HSAMB, Panchkula | Member | 4 | Director, Agriculture | Member | 5 | Director, Rural Development, Haryana | Member | 6 | Director, Education Department | Member | 7 | Chief Engineer PWD B&R) | Member | 8 | Chief Engineer (PR) | Member | 9 | Superintendent Engineer (PH) | Member |
There are non-official members also. The number may vary from 4 to 8. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE The office is divided into three wings namely Establishment, Legal and Accounts headed by the Rural Development Officer. The Managing Director enjoys the power of Head of Department. One Senior Accounts Officer supervising the accounts matters and Assistant District Attorney supervising the legal work, development schemes and other works as entrusted to him by the competent authority. The Senior Accounts Officer is the Drawing and Disbursing Officer of the Board. The Administrative Officer is looking after the work under RTI Act. All the files of the Board are put up by the Rural Development Officer to the Managing Director for final orders and wherever the decision of the chairman is required, the files are submitted to the Chairman-cum-FCDP. All cases of development schemes are put up to the Chairman of the Board for his final approval through the MD as provided in Rule 4 of the Haryana Rural Development Rules, 1987. Note: The Managing Director of the Board i.e. Director Panchayats, enjoys the Financial powers of 5 Lac and the Rural Development Officer is Competent up to 1 Lac. Besides the Chairman and Managing Director, the following staff is sanctioned on the strength of the Board. Sr. No. | Name of the Post | No. of Posts | Filled up | Vacant | 1. | Executive Director | 1 | 1 | - | 2. | Administrative Officer | 1 | 1 | - | 3. | Accounts Officer | 1 | 1 | - | 4. | Asstt. District Attorney | 1 | 1 | - | 5. | Superintendent | 1 | 1 | - | 6. | Section Officer | 3 | 3 | - | 7. | Asstt. Programmer (on fixed salary) | 1 | 1 | - | 8. | Assistants | 4 | 4 | - | 9. | Accountants | 26 | 19 | 7 | 10. | Accounts Clerk | 20 | 16 | 4 | 11. | Steno Grapher | 1 | 1 | - | 12. | Steno Typist | 1 | 1 | - | 13. | Data Entry Operator (Through Hartron on Job work basis) | 1 | 1 | - | 14. | Clerk | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15. | Typist | 1 | 1 | - | 16. | Driver | 3 | 3 | - | 17. | Peon | 4 | 4 | - | 18. | Chowkidar | 1 | 1 | - | 19. | Sweeper (Daily Wages) | 1 | - | 1 | 20. | Cook-cum-Peon | 1 | 1 | - | 21. | Mali (Daily Wages) | 1 | 1 | - |
One post of Accountant and one post of Accounts clerk has been sanctioned in each district under the control and supervision of the respective DDPOs. Rest of the above mentioned staff is posted at HQ (Chandigarh). Besides it, HRDF Board has been looking after the Administration of Panchayat Bhawan also for which the following posts have been created and allowed to be filled up by HBPE from the Hospitality Department on deputation basis: Sr. No. | Name of the Post | No. of Posts | Filled up | Vacant | 1. | Supervisors | 2 | - | 2 | 2. | Receptionist-cum-Clerk-cum-PBX Operator | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3. | Addl. Store-Keeper | 1 | - | 1 | 4. | Room Attendants | 4 | 2 | 2 |
The above staff of Panchayat Bhawan is on the establishment of HRDFA Board. WORKING OVERVIEW 1. Revenue Receipt The main income of the HRDFAB is from fee levied on sale and purchase of agriculture produce. All receipts of the Board are credited in the Board’s Accounts. Managing Director & Accounts Officer of the Board operates this account jointly. The Secretary of the respective Market Committee has been empowered to act as assessing authority for collecting 2% fee on advalorem basis from buyer and arranges to send it to Bank in Chandigarh in HRDF office account. HRDF Board pays 1.8% (earlier it was 3%) of the received amount in the Bank. 2. Development Works The funds shall be applied by the Board to meet the expenditure incurred in rural areas in connection with the: · development of rural roads · establishment of dispensaries, · making arrangements for drinking water supply, · sanitation and other public facilities, · welfare of agriculture laborer, · conversion of notified area (falling in rural area) in to model market area by utilizing technical know how thereto & bringing about other necessary improvements therein. · construction of go-downs & other places of storage for the agriculture produce brought in market area for sale/purchase, · construction of Rest Houses equipped with all modern amenities to make the stay of visitors (Seller & Purchasers) in market area comfortable. · for any purpose which may be considered by Board to be in the interest of and for the benefits of the person paying the fee. The Board to meet the cost of administering it, may utilize the funds. The development works of the HRDFA Board are supervised by Engineering Wing of the Development & Panchayats Department and are being executed by Gram Vikas Samities:& Under Rule 2(c) (d) of HRD Rules, 1987, the following officials have been appointed to administer the HRD funds Director, Panchayats | Appellate Authority | Executive Officer/ Secretary Market Committee | Assessing Authority | District Development & Panchayat Officer (DDPO) | HRD Fund Collector |
3. Audit Receipt & Expenditure accounts of the executing agencies i.e. Market Committees and XEN Panchayati Raj, BDPOs are being audited by the Local Audit Department, Haryana once a year on payment of fee fixed by the Government. 4. Authorities under RTI Act 1 | State Public Information Officer | Sh. Randhir Singh, Administrative Officer | 2 | Assistant Public Information Officer | Sh. Anil Kumar Bhardwaj, Assistant District Attorney | 3 | Appellate Authority | Managing Director, HRDFA Board |
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