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3.8. Consortium arrangements & outsourcing of activities

The basic conditions to be fulfilled for participation of a consortium in DDU-GKY and/or franchising/outsourcing of some activities to other agencies will be as per conditions specified in the guidelines (refer section v and vi, para 4.7 pages 49, 50 and 47 respectively). These conditions will be enforced at the application stage. Following arrangements enable implementation of these conditions:

1. Consortium

• • Both the partners are jointly and severally responsible for the project, if consortium member default and are unable to fulfil the obligations as defined in the application form, the lead partner should inform SRLM for APS and CTSA for YPS within 10 days of the default. The Lead partner should also undertake the task assigned to defaulting. These arrangements should also be informed to SRLM and CTSA.
  • Failure to comply with this condition will lead to termination of the project. The condition for termination will be assessed as per the project status by the SRLM for APS and MoRD for YPS.

 2.  Outsourcing / Franchisee arrangement

• • Outsourcing of training and placement activities should be undertaken in consonance with information provided in the application form. If there is failure in the outsourcing arrangement, the PIA should undertake the activity directly. In no case is change of outsourcing partner permitted for training and placement.
  • For outsourcing of other activities, PIA should provide information of the outsourcing partner along with the financial and legal terms of arrangement. The information should be conveyed at least 10 days before commencement of the activity to SRLMs for APS and CTSA for YPS.
  • Once the outsourcing partner is chosen for an activity, a PIA will not be permitted to change the partner under any circumstances. The PIA should take up the activity directly if the arrangement fails.

The financial transactions will be transparent and done through PFMS. Till such time PFMS is in place all transactions between various agencies in the project should be done through the banking system only.

If these conditions are not met, a PIA is deemed to have defaulted and action can be initiated as per the rules.