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(g) Ensuring quality of training imparted and participation of trainees
throughout (h) Fund releases. (i) Grievance redress arrangements for PIAs, trainers, candidates and
employers. (i) Regular review of the projects. 12.4 The TSA or any of its sister organization/franchise would not be eligible for
empanelment with the Ministry for project implementation. 12.5 The Ministry would evolve an institutional mechanism for supervision; all PIAS
would have to adhere to the norms of this mechanism. 12.6 About 3% of the annual budget may be allowed to be used for engagement of
TSA and management of the scheme. 13. Project Monitoring : (i) Monitoring is a continuous measurement of progress while the project is on
going which involves checking and measuring progress, analysing the situation and reacting to new events, opportunities, and issues. Ministry may authorize TSA or any other agency to conduct concurrent monitoring and random checking of physical and financial reports on the MIS. Ministry's officials may also monitor the projects. The Information gathered from this will be fed into the decision making process for release of funds and sanctions of project
proposals. (ii) Monitoring may entail random visits to training centres and validate: (a) The presence of minimum infrastructure supposed to be present as per due
requirements. (b) MIS entries of conducting door to door household surveys/test calls to
certify the veracity of beneficiaries. (c) Validate facts about training, placement and retention of those candidates
from the residing area who were trained under the project and placed
outside the Panchayat, by meeting members of the beneficiary's family. 14. Audit : (i) The Ministry retains the right to carry out audit of the accounts of the project,
if deemed necessary, including audit by the CAG and by the Principal Account officer of the Ministry or by independent agency. The PIA shall make available all relevant records for the purpose whenever requested by an agency authorized
by the Ministry. (ii) Financial audit is to be carried out by the Chartered Accountant of PIA as per
the statutory provisions, and the accounts of the project shall be maintained separately in order to facilitate meaningful audit. (iii) The Audit Report together
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