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2002 Supreme(SC) 2208

B. N. KIRPAL, ARIJIT PASAYAT, H. K. SEMA
People's Union For Civil Liberties – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent


JUDGMENT :

1. After hearing learned counsel for the parties we issue the following directions.

    (a) The Gram Panchayats shall frame employment generation proposals in accordance with the Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana (SCRY) guidelines for creation of useful community assets that have the potential for generating sustained and gainful employment such as water and soil conservation, afforestation and agro-horticulture, salvipasture, minor irrigation and link roads. These proposals shall be approved and sanctioned by the Gram Panchayats and the work started expeditiously.

    (b) The respondents shall focus the SGRY programme towards agricultural wage earners, non-agricultural unskilled wage earners, marginal farmers and, in particular, SC and ST persons whose wage income constitutes a reasonable proportion of their household income and to give priority to them in employment, and within this sector shall give priority to women.

    (c) The respondents shall make the wage payment on a weekly basis.

    (d) The respondents shall prohibit the use of contractors in the SGRY programme.

    (e) The Central Government shall make financial releases under the different employment generation schemes to each State on

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