The PO acts as a coordinator for Mahatma Gandhi NREGS (MGNREGS) at the Block level. The primary responsibility of the PO is to ensure that anyone who applies for work gets employment within 15 days. Other important functions of the PO are: 

i) Consolidating, after scrutiny, all project proposals received from GPs into the Block Plan and submitting it to the District Panchayat for scrutiny and consolidation 

ii) Matching employment opportunities arising from works within the Block Plan with the demand for work at each GP in the Block 

iii) Ensuring baseline surveys to assess work demand 

iv) Monitoring and supervising implementation of works taken up by GPs and other implementing agencies within the Block 

v) Ensuring prompt and fair payment of wages to all labourers and payment of unemployment allowance in case employment is not provided on time 

vi) Maintaining proper accounts of the resources received, released and utilised 

vii) Redressing grievances within the Block. The PO shall enter every complaint in a complaint register and issue dated and numbered acknowledgement. Complaints that fall within the jurisdiction of the PO, including any complaints concerning the implementation of the Act by a GP shall be disposed of by the PO within 7 days, as prescribed under Section 23(6) of the Act. In case a complaint relates to a matter to be resolved by any other authority, the PO shall conduct a preliminary enquiry and refer the matter to such authority within seven days under intimation to the complainant 

viii) Ensuring conduct of social audits and following up on required actions 

ix) Ensuring all the required information and records of all implementing agencies such as JC register, employment register, work register, GS resolution, copies of the sanctions (administrative or technical or financial), work estimates, work commencement order, Muster Roll issue and receipt register, Muster Rolls, wage payment acquaintance, materials – bills and vouchers (for each work), measurement books (for each work), asset register, action taken report on previous social audits, grievance or complaints register 

x) Ensuring any other documents that the Social Audit Unit (SAU) requires to conduct the social audit processes are properly collated in the requisite formats; and provided along with photocopies to the SAU for facilitating conduct of social audit at least fifteen days in advance of the scheduled date of meeting of the GS

xi. Setting up Cluster-Level Facilitation Teams (CFTs) to provide technical support to GPs within each Cluster of GPs where the CFTs are not established in convergence with National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) as per the convergence project of MGNREGA with NRLM 

xii) Facilitating technical support to Gram Panchayats by CFTs 

xiii) Liaison with banks and post offices in opening up of new accounts and making regular and timely payments to labour. Liaison between GPs and block as also between block and district for all correspondence and communication 

xiv) Organise formal monthly meetings with civil society organisations (CSOs) involved in facilitating MGNREGS implementation in the block