The President of India, through the Secretary of Department of Rural Development in the Ministry of Rural Development (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Authority’, ‘the Head of Empanelment’, ‘the Procuring Entity’ and ‘the Department of Rural Development’ respectively), invites Expression of Interest (hereinafter referred as the ‘EOIs’) from eligible and qualified interested individuals and institutions (hereinafter referred as the ‘Applicant’) for empanelment of approx. 160 NLMs (120 Institutional and 40 Individual) to carry out activities as described in ‘Part II: Schedule of Requirements’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Services’). Interested Individuals and Institutions should provide sufficient and relevant information demonstrating that they meet the specified eligibility criteria and have the required qualifications to be shortlisted for providing the Services as NLMs. This Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) document, reference number Q- 11018/01/2023-NLM, details the process of such short listing and empanelment.

The information contained in this Request for Proposals document (RFP) or subsequently provided to Applicants, whether verbally or in documentary or any other form by or on behalf of the Authority or any of its employees or advisers, is provided to Applicants on the terms and conditions set out in this RFP and such other terms and conditions subject to which such information is provided.

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was notified in 2005. As per an amendment to the Act, the words ‘Mahatma Gandhi’ were prefixed to National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (hereinafter known as “Act”). The Act covers the entire country with the exception of districts that have hundred percent urban populations.

राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोजगार गारंटी (केन्द्रीय परिषद्) नियम, 2006 के कतिपय प्रारूप नियमों, राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोजगार गारंटी अधिनियम, 2005 (2005 का 42) की धारा 31 की उपधारा (2) के खंड (क) और खंड (ख) के साथ पठित उपधारा (1),द्वार प्रदत्: शक्तियों का प्रयोग करते हुए भारत सरकार के ग्रामीण विकास मंत्रालय (ग्रामीण विकास विभाग) की अधिसूचना।

It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different States or for different areas in a State and any reference in. any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision in such State or, as the case may be, in such area: