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DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPMENT

AGENCY DRDA, DHENKANAL

Aims and objective of the organization of DRDA, Dhenkanal,

The main objectives of DRDA, in Dhenkanal are as follows:-

To identify, the target groups i.e. small and marginal farmers, agricultural laborers,

share coppers, rural artisans and non- agricultural laborers and other weaker sections

and their problems in the area.

To draw up plans for investment and production activities to be undertaken by the

target groups to solve these.To execute these plans for the benefit of the target groups either directly or through

others in coordination with the existing Agencies engaged in this direction in the

field whether private, public or cooperative, Corporation, Cooperative Banks,

Commercial Banks, Departments of the state and Central Government etc. To review

the progress of the execution of these activities as well as effectiveness of the benefits

directed towards the target groups.

Take steps to arrange adequate credit for target groups by providing grants to the

credit institutions operating in the area to cover any loaning risk that they may be

exposed in the financing the target groups.

To give such assistance including grants to the target groups as may be necessary for


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furthering the purpose of the plans and schemes undertake or supported by society.

To organize and arrange for providing supplies of agricultural and other inputs

required for the target group.

To arrange and organize supplies of improved equipments to the target group.

To arrange and organize the provision of custom services to be let out to the target

groups.

To render assistance for development of agriculture. Animal Husbandry, Farm

Forestry, Sericulture, Fishers, Rural industries etc. for the benefit of the identified

beneficiaries.

To undertake directly or through other works programmed such as irrigation and

leveling, graded building, soil conservation, land reclamation, etc. as may be deemed

necessary beneficial to the SMALL FARMERS AND MARGINAL FARMERS.

To organizing processing and marketing activities of the agriculture, livestock, diary

and finished products of the target groups.

To assist and strength then the marketing and processing societies and organizations.

Mission and Vision Economic development & social justice and implement such schemes for economic

Development & Social Justice.

ROLE AND FUNCTION OF THE DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

If effective programme design is critical to successful implementation of ruraldevelopment programmes, can have impact have unless they are implemented withclarity of purpose and a commitment to the task . it is here that the drdas play acitical

rule. The DRDAs are not be implemented with a clarity of purpose and a commitment

to the e task .it is here that that the DRDAs play acritical rules The DRDAs are not be

implementing agencies .but can be very effective in enhancing the quality of

implementing agencies .but can be very effective in enhancing the quality of

implementation through overseeing the Implementation of different programmes and

ensuring that necessary linkages are provided. To this extent the DRDA is a

supporting organization and needs to play very effective role as a catalyst in

development process.

The District Rural Development Agency is visualized as a specialized and a profesnalagency capable of managing the antipoverty programmers of the ministry of Rural

Devlopment on the one hand and to effectively relate these to the overall effort of

poverty eradication in the District. in other words .while the DRDA will continue to

watch over and ensure effective utilization of the funds intended for anti-poverty

programmes .it will need to develop a far greater understanding of the processes

necessary for poverty alleviation/eradication .it will also needs to develop the capacity

to build synergies among different agencies involved for the most effective results .it

will therefore need to develop distinctive capabilities rather than perform tasks that are

legitimately in the domain of the PRIs or the line departments. The rule of the DRDA


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will therefore be distinct from, all the other agencies including Zila parishad.

DRDAS must themselves be more professional and should be able to interacteffectively with various other agencies they are expected to coordinate the line

department the panchayati raj institution the bank and other financial institution the

NGOs as well as the technical institution with a view to gathering the support and

resources required for poverty reduction effort in the district. It shall be their endeavor

and objective to secure inter-sectional and inter-department coordination for reducing

poverty in the district it is their ability and bring about a convergence of approach

among different agencies for poverty alleviation that would set them apart the DRDAs

are expected too0 coordinate effectively with the panchayati raj the institution under

no circumstances will they perform the function of PRIs.

The DRDAs are expected to oversee the implementation of different antipovertyprogrammes of the ministry of rural development in the district this is not to be

confused with actual implementation which will be by the panchayati raj and otherinstitution the DRDAs will monitor closely the implementation through obtaining of

periodic reports as well as frequent field visits the purpose of the visit should be to be

facilitate the implementing agencies in improving implementation process be side

ensuring that the quality of implementation of programs is high this wood include

overseeing whether the intender beneficiaries receiving the benefits under the different

program.

The DRDAs shall keep the zilla parishad the state and the central government dulyinform of the progress of the implementation of the programme for periodic report in

the prescribed format special report as and when called for shall be provided.

It shall be the duty of the DRDAs over see and ensure that the benefits specifically earmart for certain target grooves rich them they shall take all necessary stapes to

achieved the prescribed norms.

The DRDAs shall take necessary stapes to improves the awareness regarding ruraldevelopment and poverty alleviation particularly among the rural poor this would

involved issue of poverty the opportunity available to the rural poor and generally in

fusing a sense of confident in their ability to overcome poverty it would also involve

sense ting the different functionaries in the district to the different aspect of povertyand poverty alleviation programme.

The DRDAs will strive to promote transferences in the implementation of differentand antipoverty program towards this end they shall publish periodically they details

of the different program and their implementation.

Keeping in view the substantial investment that are being made in poverty alivationprogram the DRDAs shall insure financial discipline in receipt of the funds received

by them whether them central of state government they shall also ensure that the

account are property maintain including in respect of the fund allocated to bank or


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implementing agencies in accordance with guidelines of different programs.

Thus the rule of the DRDAs is in terms of planning of effective implementation of antipoverty. The program coordinative with other agency governmental nongovernmental

technical and financial for successful. Program implementation to insure adherence to

guideline equity and efferent reporting to the prescribe other it is of the

implementation and promoting transference in decision making and implementation.

In addition the DRDAs shall coordinate and oversee the conduct of the BPL censusand such other surveys that are required from time the DRDASshall al so carry out aid

in carring out action research or evolution studies that are initiated by the central stategovernments.


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MAHAMTA GANDHAI NATIONAL RURALEMPLOYMENT GURANTEE ACT

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)

Objectives

Providing wage unemployment opportunities. Creating sustainable rural live hood through rejuvenation of natural resource base

i.e. augmenting productivity and supporting creation of durable assets. Strengthening rural governance through decentralization and process of

transparency and accountability.

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act aims enhancing thelife hood security of people in rural areas by guaranteeing hundred days of wage-

employment in a financial year to the rural household whose adult members volunteer

to do unskilled manual works.

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is anIndian job guarantee scheme, enacted by legislation on August 25, 2005.


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The scheme provides a legal guarantee for one hundred days of employment in everyfinancial year to adult members of any rural household in 2009 prices. The central

government outlay for scheme is 40,000 crore in FY 2010-11 willing to do public

work related unskilled manual works at the statutory minimum wage of 100 per day.

The act was introduced with an aim of improving the purchasing power of the ruralpeople, primarily semi or unskilled work to the people living in rural India, whether or

not they are below to the poverty line. Around one third of the stipulated work force is

women. The law was initially is called the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

(NREGA) but was renamed on October 2009.

The Plan

The act directs state governments to implement MNREGA schemes under theMGNREGA the central government meet the cost toward the payment of wage, of

material cost an d some percentage of administrative cost. State Governments pay the

UN employment allowance, of material cost and administrative cost of the state

council. Since the state Governments pay the unemployment allowance, they are

heavily incentivized offer employment to workers.

However, it is up to the state government to decide the amount of unemploymentallowance, subject to the stipulation that is not to be less than 1/4

ththe minimum wage

for the first 30 days, and not less than the minimum wage thereafter. 100 days of

employment per household must be provided to able and willing workers every

financial year.

MGNREGA: Positive Trends

Increase in agriculture Minimum wages and wage earned per day and annul income.Bargaining power of labor has increased.

Earnings per HH have increased from Rs 2795 in 2006-07 to Rs 3150in 2007-08 to Rs4060 in 2008-09 and about Rs 5000 in 2009-10.

Financial inclusion: 9.19 crore accounts opened. Distress migration has reduced in many parts. Green Jobs created as 70% works relate to water conservation, water harvesting,

restoration, renovation a d desalting of water bodies, drought proofing, plantation &

forestation . Productivity effects of NREGA reported Improvement in ground water Improved agricultural productivity & cropping intensity Livehood diversification in rural areas

Nature of MGNREGA works are such that they augment productivity

Community Lands

Water conservation

Water harvesting


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Irrigation Drought proofing Plantation & Afforestion Renovation of water bodies

Desilting of tanks & canals Flood control measures Rural connectivity

Employment under NREGAS in 2010

Indian Minister of state for Rural Pradeep Jain said in a written reply to a question inRajya Sabha on Tuesday that as of 30 June, a total of 179,43,189 families in the

country have been provided employment under MGNRES.

Works/Activities

The MGNRGA achieves twin objectives of rural development and employment. TheMGNREGA stipulates that works must be targeted towards a set of specific rural

development activities such as: construction and repair of embankments, etc. Digging

of new tanks/ ponds. Percolation tanks and construction of small check dams are also

given importance. The employment are given by the Panchayat to the Block office andthen the Block decides whether the work should be sanctioned.


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NREGA:OBJECTIVE AND SILENT FEATURES OF

THE ACT

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) was notified on September 7 2005

OBJECTIVE OF THE ACT

The objective of the act is to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing atleast 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household

whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual works.

NREGA GOALS

Strong social safety net for the vulnerable groups by providing a fall back employmentsource, when other employment alternatives are scarce inadequate.

Growth engine for sustainable development of an agricultural economy. Through theprocess of providing employment on works that address causes of chronic poverty

such as drought, deforestation and soil erosion, the act seeks to strengthen the natural

resource base of rural livelihood and create durable assets in rural areas. Effectively

implemented, NREGA has the potential to transform the geography of poverty.

Empowerment of rural poor through the process a right-based law. New ways of doing business, as a model governance reform anchored on the

principles of transparency and grass root democracy. Thus, NREGA fosters conditions

for inclusive growth ranging from basic wage security and recharging rural economy

to a transformative empowerment process of democracy.

COVRAGE

The Act was notified in 200 districts in the first phase with effect from February 2 nd2006 and then extended to additional 130 districts in the financial year 2007-2008.The

remaining districts have been notified under the NREGA with effect from April 1,

2008.Thus NREGA covers the entire country with the exception of districts that have a

hundred percent urban population.


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SALIENT FEATURES OF THE ACT

Adult members of rural household, willing to do unskilled manual work, may applyfor registration in writing or orally to the local Gram Panchayat.

The Gram Panchayat after due verification will a job card. The job card will bear thephotograph of all adult members of the household willing to work

under NREGA and is free of cost. The job card should be issued within 15days of application. A job card holder may submit a written application for employment to the Gram

Panchayat, stating the time and duration for which work sought. The minimum days of

employment have to be at least fourteen.

The Gram Panchayat will issue a dated receipt of the written application foremployment, against which the guarantee of providing employment within 15 days

operates.

Employment will be given 15 days application of work, if it is not then dailyemployment allowance is of the states.

Work should ordinarily be provided within 5km radios of the village. In case work isprovided beyond 5km, extra wages of 10% are payable to meet additional

transportation and living expenses.

Wages are to be paid according to the minimum Wages Act 1948 for agriculturallaborers in the state, unless the centre notifies a wage rate which will not be less than

Rs 60/- per day. Equal wages will be provided to both men and women.

Wages are to be paid according to piece rate or daily rate. Disbursement of wages hasto be done on weekly basis and not beyond a fortnight in any case.

At least one-third beneficiaries shall be women who have registered and requestedwork under the scheme.

Work site facilities such as crche,drinking water,shade have registered and requestedwork under the scheme.


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PARADIGM SHIFT FROM WAGE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES

NREGA marks a paradigm shift from all precedent wage employment programmes.

The significant aspects of this paradigm shift are captured below.

NREGA provides a statutory guarantee ofwage employment. It provides a rights-based framework for wage employment. Employment is

dependent upon the worker exercising the choice to apply for registration,

obtain a Job Card, and seek employment for the time and duration that the

worker wants.

There is a 15 day time limit for fulfilling the legal guarantee of providingemployment.

The legal mandate of providing employment in a time bound manner isunderpinned by the provision of Unemployment Allowance.

The Act is designed to offer an incentive structure to the States for providingemployment as ninety percent of the cost for employment provided is borne by

the Centre.

There is a concomitant disincentive for not providing emploY'!1ent asthe States then bear the double indemnity of unemployment and the cost of

unemployment allowance .

Unlike the earlier wage employment programmes that were allocationbased.NREGA is demand driven. Resource transfer under NREGA is based on

the demand for employment and this provides another critical incentive to

States to leverage the Act to meet the employment needs of the poor.

NREGA has extensive inbuilt transparency safeguards Documents: Job Cardsrecording entitlements (in the custody of workers) written application foremployment, Muster Rolls, Measurement Books and Asset.Registers Processes:

Acceptance of employment application, issue of dated receipts, time bound work

allocation and wage payment, Citizen Information Boards at worksites, Vigilance

Monitoring Committees, regular block, district and state level inspections and

social audits .

The public delivery system has been made accountable, as it envisages anAnnual. Report on the outcomes of NREGA to be presented by the Central

Government to the Parliament and to the Legislature by the State Government.

Specifically personnel responsible for implementing the Act have been made

legally responsible for delivering the guarantee under the Act.


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FORMULATION OF STATE EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE

SCHEMES

Under Section 4 of the Act the Scheme to be formulated by the StateGovernment will conform to the legally non-negotiable parameters laid

down in Schedules I and II of the Act. In addition, the Schemes will conform

to the operational parameters delineated in the Guidelines. The Scheme so

formulated will be called the National Rural Employment Guarantee

Scheme (NREGS), followed by the name of the State. The National level

name and logo is mandatory. This logo will be used for alilEC materials

and activities. The Scheme will be implemented as a Centrally Sponsored

Scheme on a cost-sharing basis between the Centre and the States as

determined by the Act.

STAKEHOLDERS

This chapter describes the,' key stakeholders and their roles and. responsibilities for

effective implementation of NREGS.

Key Stakeholders are Wage seekers Gram Sabha PRls, specially the gram panchayat Programme Officer at the block level District Programme Coordinator State Government Ministry of Rural Development

VILLAGE LEVEL

Wage Seekers:The wage seekers are the primary stake holders of the Act. Their exercise of

choice to demand employment is the trigger of key processes. The rights of

the wage seekers are:

Application for registration Obtaining a Job Card Application for work


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BLOCK LEVEL

Intermediate Panchayat (IP): The Intermediate Panchayat will be responsiblefor the consolidation of the GP plans at the Block level into a Block Plan and formonitoring and supervision .

Programme Officer (PO): The Programme Officer essentially acts as acoordinator for NREGS at the Block level. The chief responsibility of the

Programme Officer is to ensure that anyone who applies for work gets

employment within 15 days. A Programme Officer's other important functions

are:

Scrutinizing the annual development plan proposed by the GPs Including the proposals ofthe Intermediate Panchayat Consolidating all proposals into the block plan and submitting it to the

Intermediate Panchayat

Matching employment opportunities with the demand for work at the Blocklevel;

Monitoring;and,supervising implementation Disposal of complaints Ensuring that social audits are conducted by the Gram Sabhas and following

up onthem.

Payment of unemployment allowance in case employment is not provided ontime

The Programme Officer is accountable to the District Programme Coordinator.DISTRICT LEVEL

District Panchayats: District Panchayats will be responsible for finalizing theDistrict Plans and the Labour Budget and for monitoring and supervising the

Employment Guarantee Scheme in the District.

District Programme Coordinator (DPC): The State Government will designate aDistrict Programme Coordinator, who can be either the Chief Executive Officer

of the District Panchayat, or the District Collector, or any other District-level

officer of appropriate rank. The overall responsibility for ensuring that the

Scheme is implemented according to the Act belongs to the District

Programme Coordinator (DPC) at the District level. A District Programme

Coordinator will be responsible for:


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Information dissemination Training Consolidating block plans into a district plan Ensuring administrative and technical approvals to the shelf of projects

hasbeen accorded on time

Release and utilization of funds Ensuring hundred percent monitoring of works, Muster Roll Verifications, Submission of Monthly Progress Reports.

STATE LEVEL

State Employment Guarantee Council (SEGC): A State EmploymentGuarantee Council (or 'State Council') is to be set up by every State

Government under Section 12 of NREGA. The SEGC shall advise the StateGovernment on the implementation of the Scheme, and evaluate and monitor

it. Other roles of the State Council include deciding on the 'preferred works' to

be implemented under ,NREGS, . and recommending the proposals of works to

be submitted: to the Ceptral Government. The State Council will prepare an

Annual Report on the implementation of the NREGS in the State to be

presented to the Stat'e Legislature

The State Government will be responsible for: Wide communication of the Scheme Setting up the SEGC Establishing a State Employment Guarantee Fund Ensuring that full time dedicated personnel are in place for implementing

NREGA,specially the Gram Panchayat assistant (Gram Rozgar Sahayak)

and

the Programme Officer, and the technical staff

Ensuring that the State share of the NREGS budget is released on timeDelegation of financial and administrative powers to the District

Programme

Coordinator and the Programme Officer, as is deemed necessary for theeffective implementation of the Scheme

Training Establishing a network of professional agencies for technical support and

for

quality-control measures

Regular review, monitoring and evaluation of NREGS processes andoutcomes.

Ensuring accountability and transparency in the Scheme at all levels


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CENTRAL LEVEL

Central Employment Guarantee Council (CEGC): A Central EmploymentGuarantee Council (or 'Central Council') has been set up under the chairmanship

of the Minister of Rural development. The Central Council is responsible for

advising the Central Government on NREGA-related matters, and for monitoring

and evaluating the implementation of the Act. It will prepare Annual Reports on

the implementation of NREGA for submission to Parliament.

Ministry of Rural Development (MORD): The Ministry of Rural Development isthe nodal Ministry for the implementation of NREGA. It is responsible for

ensuring timely and adequate resource support to the States and to the Central

Council. It has to undertake regular review, monitoring and evaluation of

processes and outcomes. It is responsible for maintaining and operating the

MIS to capture and track data on critical aspects of implementation, and assess

the utilization of resources through a set of performance indicators. MORD will

support innovations that help in improving processes towards the achievement

of the objectives of the Act. It will support the use of Information Technology

(IT) to increase the efficiency and transparency of the processes as. well as

improve interface with the public. It will also ensure that the implementation of

NREGA at all levels is sought to be made transparent and accountable' to the

public.

PERSONNEL

The Act makes it mandatory for the State Government to make available to theDistrict Programme Coordinator and the Programme Officer, necessary staff

and technical support as may be necessary for the effective implementation of

the scheme. Ministry of Rural Development has suggested an administrative

pattern that may be adapted by States according to their contexts. There shallbe full funding by Government of India for management support at the District, .

Block and Gram Panchayat level.

Gram Rozgar Sahayak: The implementation of NREGS involves considerableorganizational responsibilities at the level of the Gram Panchayat. To ensure that these

are effectively discharged by the Gram Panchayat, the appointment of an 'Employment

Guarantee Assistant', in each Gram Panchayat is suggested. The Employment

Guarantee Assistant' could be called 'Gram Rozgar Sahayak', or an equivalent term in

the local language. The functions of the Gram Rozgar Sahayak are given in

Programme Coordinators and follow up action taken accordingly.


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Programme Officer: A Programme Officer should be appointed at the Blocklevel. The Programme Officer will not be below the rank of the Block DevelopmentOfficer. The Programme Officer will be a full-time dedicated officer, and may be

selected from among Departmental personnel and may be taken on deputation. Fresh

recruitment may also be made on contract. The responsibility of the Programme

Officer may be discharged by the BOO. In such circumstances, another person may be

appointed as the Additional Programme Officer. The expense on the salary of the

Programme Officer is a (non-negotiable) charge on the 4% administrative expense. To

facilitate programme functioning at the Block level, supportive staff should be

deployed Staff that should be put in place at the Block and GP level, on priority

include, engineers data entry opeperator, and accountants. The DPC should also be

assisted through supportive staff in key functional areas like works, IT and accounts.

Employinen Guarantee Commissioner: The State government will designate an officer,

not below the rank of a Commissioner, as the State Rural Employment Guarantee

Commissioner responsible for ensuring that all activities required to fulfil the objectives of

the Act are carried out. The Commissioner may also function as the Member Secretary of

the SEGC, and be authorized to hear appeals against the decisions or actions of the DPC.

He may also be directed to ensure that the system of grievance redressal, social

audit, applications for right to information, and other measures of public

accountability and transparency are effective as well as responsive to the

demands of NREGS workers and the community.

COMMUNICATION OF NREGA

Awareness generation through Information, Education and Communication(IEC) For people to know their rights under the Act, effective communication of

information about the Act and Scheme is essential.

For awareness generation every State Government will undertake an intensive.Information Education Communication (IEC) exercise to publicise the keyprovisions of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) and

procedures to be followed like the process of registration, demand for employment,

unemployment allowance, grievance redressal and social audit.

This IEC should target workers, rural households, PRls and pay specialattention to deprived areas and marginalized communities. The State

Government should draw up an IEC Plan and develop communication material

designed to help people articulate their demand and claim their entitlements.


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Information should be widely disseminated, specially in remote areas, SC/SThamlets through TV, radios, films, print media including vernacular newspapers,

pamphlets, brochures. While intensive communication should precede the

introduction of the Act,communication is also an integral part of the

implementation process, aimed at making this legislation a 'People's Act'. The

effectiveness of this communication process will be evident in the extent to

which people who need work under this Act register and apply for work. Other

signs of successful communication include the active involvement of local

communities at every stage, prompt grieva'nce redressal, vigilant social audits

by the Gram Sabhas, and wide use of the right to information .

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TRAINING OF KEY AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS

All key agencies will need to be trained in discharging their responsibilitiesunder the Act. This will include Gram Panchayats, other PRls, District and State-

level department personnel involved in implementing NREGS, as well as local

committees, groups formed for the purpose of vigilance, monitoring and social

audit. Basic training on core issues pertinent to the Act and guidelines must be

arranged by the State Government with priority accorded to its key functionaries,

especially the District Programme Coordinator, the Programme Officer and PRls. A

Training calendar should be made and training modules should be calibrated in

content and process according to different stakeholders .

In addition to helping various agencies in performing their duties under the Act.training programmes should give priority to the competencies required for

effective planning, work measurement, public disclosure, social audits and use

of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

PLANNING

Planning is critical to the successful implementation of the Rural EmploymentGuarantee Scheme (NREGS). A key indicator of success is the timely

generation of employment within 15 days while ensuring that the design and

selection of works are such that good quality assets are developed. The need

to act within a time limit necessitates advance planning. The basic aim of the

planning process is to ensure that the District is prepared well in advance to

offer productive employment on demand.


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DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Section 16 (3) (4) of the Act states that every Gram panchayat shall prepare adevelopment plan and maintain a shelf of works and forward it to the

Programme Officer for scrutiny and preliminary approval prior to thecommencement of the year in which it is proposed .

The Development Plan is an Annual Work Plan that should comprise a shelf ofprojects for each village with administrative and technical approvals so that

works can be started as soon as there is a demand for work. The Development

Plan will be like a rolling plan, since the approved shelf of projects m.ay carry

over from one financial year to the next. The Development Plan will include the

following components:

Assessment of labour demand

Identification of works to meet the estimated labour demand Estimated Cost of works and wages Benefits expected in terms of employment generated and physical

improvements (water conservation, land productivity),

PREPARING THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

The guiding principles for preparing the development plan are as follows: The number of works in the shelf of projects in a village should be adequately

more than the estimated demand.

The plot numbers of the sites where works are to be executed should bementioned,so that each work has a unique location code .

Outcomes expected from the works should be stated in terms of :

Estimated benefits in terms of employment generated measurable in person

days

Physical improvement envisaged measurable in specific units

Benefits to the community

.:. List of approved works with Technical estimates should be displayed on the

gram panchayat in simple local language

.:. Pre-Mid-Post Project condition of works will be recorded with

photographs

.:. Each work taken up with unique number ( irrespective of the implementing

agency) has to be recorded in the Works register to be maintained at GP to

enable verification and prevent duplication


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PRI PLANNING PROCESS

.:. Section 13 of NREGA makes the Panchayats at district, intermediate and

village levels the principal authorities for planning. The process of planning as

laid down under the Act gives under Section 16 of the Act, the power to make

recommendations on the works' to' be taken up under NREGA to the Gram

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Sabha and the power to prepare a development plan-

comprising a shelf of

projects on the basis of these recommendations of the Gram

Sabha to the

Gram Panchayat. The Gram Panchayat has to forward the

development plan

with its priorities to the Programme Officer for preliminaryscrutiny and approval

prior to the commencement ofthe year in which it is proposed

to be executed.

The Programme Officer has to consolidate the Gram

Panchayat proposals and

the proposals of the Intermediate Panchayat into a block plan

and after the

approval of the Intermediate Panchayat, forward it to the

District Programme

Coordinator. The DPC will consolidate the Block Plans and

proposals from

other implementing agencies and the District Panchayat will

approve the block

wise shelf of projects .

:. The sequence of approvals laid down under the Act necessitates time bound

coordination between different levels so that the spirit and intent of the Act is

maintained specially in terms of maintaining the works priorities. It is therefore

legally imperative that there are no delays in the approval of the plan of works

at any level and equally necessary to ensure that the priorities of the Gram

Sabha are maintained. The absence of an approved shelf of projects affects the

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Review of Literature

pace at which employment demand has to be met. Delay in finalising the plan

of works will affect the finalization of the Labour Budgets by December, which

in turn will affect fund release .

:. It is necessary to ensure timely scrutiny and approval at each level,so that an

adequate number of works with administrative and technical approvals are

available to meet the demand for employment., It is also necessary to ensure

that each level of approval maintains the order of priority between different

works that is indicated in the development projects forwarded by the GramPanchayat under Section 16(4) .

:. The ope will have overall responsibility for ensuring that the process of

identification of works, their consolidation, and final approval of the shelf of

projects is completed by December of the year preceding the financial year in

which the shelf of works are to be executed. The works so finalised will be

accorded technical and administrative approval and will constitute the shelf of

projects for the next financial year.

.:. At the block level, the Programme Officer (PO) will be responsible for ensuring

that the GramSabhas..,are held on 2nd October of each year for identification

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and recommendations of works. The priority in which the works have to be

taken up must also be mentioned in the resolution of the Gram Sabha. A copy

of the resolution of the Gram Sabha recornrnendinq the works to be taken up in

the following financial year and their priority will be sent to the PO. The PO will

also be responsible for ensuring that the Gram Panchayat approves and

consolidates all Gram Sabha recommendations into the village shelf of projects

and submits it to the Intermediate Panchayat within fifteen days of receiving all

the Gram Sabha recommendations. All the Gram Panchayat development

plans must reach the Programme Officer by October 15th .


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:. Once all the Gram Panchayat Plans have been received, the PO will scrutinize

the GP's Development Plan for its technical feasibility. The Programme Officer

will not reject a work proposed by the Gram Panchayat. If the proposal is not

within the parameters of the Act, or appears technically unfeasible, the

Programme Officer will return it to the Gram Panchayat for it to replace it with avalid proposal. The PO will consolidate all GP proposals into a Block plan and

submit it to the Intermediate Panchayat. This entire process of scrutiny, re-

reference to GP, if necessary, and consolidation and submission to the

Intermediate Panchayat will be completed by the PO by November 15th.

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.:. The Intermediate Panchayat will maintain the priority among different works

indicated by the Gram Panchayats. It is possible that there may be a need for

works that involve more than one Gram Panchayat. Only such works will be

included by the Intermediate Panchayat. The Intermediate Panchayat will not

include works that are limited in their scope to an area within the jurisdiction ofone Gram Panchayat.The Intermediate Panchayat will approve the Block Plan

within fifteen days of the submission by the Programme Officer and the

Programme Officer will submit the Block Plan to the District Programme

Coordinator (DPC) by November 30th .

:. The District Programme Coordinator will scrutinize the Block plans, examining

the appropriateness and adequacy of works in terms of likely demand as well

as their technical and financial feasibility. He/she will also invite and examine

work proposals from other Implementing Agencies,but in doing so, the priorities

of the Gram Panchayat and the priorities of inter Gram Panchayat works asindicated in the Block Plan by the Intermediate Panchayats will be

maintained.The DPC will be responsible for consolidating the Block plans

within a month-of receiving all the-Block Plans.The DPC will also formulate the

Labour Budget on the basis of the district plan to indicate the amount of funds

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required to implement the Scheme in the next financial year. The DPC will

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submit the Block wise shelf of Projects and the Labour Budget based on it to

the District Panchayat by 15th December. The District Panchayat will approve

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District Plan will comprise a Block-wise shelf of projects. The Block-wise shelf

of projects will be arran ed Gram Panchayat-wise. The Implementing Agency

for each work has to be identified keeping in view the mandatory minimum 50

per cent of the works to be executed by the Gram Panchayat. Gram

Panchayats may be given more than the minimum stipulated 50%. The DistrictProgramme Coordinator will coordinate the preparation of detailed technical

estimates and sanctions. The project report of each approved work shall

contain all details as may be specified in the technical/works manual of the

State Government. It will also clarify the expected outcomes such as person

days of employment, specifications of the physical assets (e.g.length of road,

size of a tank) and enduring outcomes (e.g. area irrigated, villages connected).

The District Programme Coordinator will communicate the sanctioned Plan to

the Programme Officer. The Programme Officer will forward a copy of the Block

Plan with the shelf of projects to be executed in each Gram Panchayat as well

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.:. The need to integrate work priorities with a longer-term development strategy is

reflected in Schedule I of the Act, which states that the 'creation of durable

assets and strengthening the livelihood resource base of the rural poor shall be

an important objective of the Scheme'. It is suggested, therefore, that Districts

develop Perspective Plans to enable them to assess the causal factors of

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as projects that may be inter Gram Panchayat. These will carry full project cost,time frame,person-days to be generated and the name of the Implementing

Agency. Planning for projects must give priority to low-wage areas, where the

demand for work at minimum wages is likely to be large. This process must be

completed by December of the preceding year .

:. The DPC wi" forward the Labour Budget to the State Government which will in

turn, forward it with its recommendation to the Ministry of Rural Development

by 31 st January to enable it to release the Central share of funds for

implementing the NREGS .

:. This entire exercise has to be undertaken and completed by 31 st December ofthe year preceding the year for which the shelf of projects and the Labour


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Budget are being formulated .

:. If a level fails to approve the plan proposal within the time limit indicated

above,it will be deemed to be approved. In case the Gram Panchayat does not

approve the Gram Sabha proposals within the time limit of October 15th, the

PO will have the right to satisfy himself/herself on the basis of the copy sent tothe PO' office of-thearecornmendationswof the Gramz-Sabha, that the

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:. If a level fails to approve the plan proposal within the time limit indicated

above,it will be deemed to be approved. In case the Gram Panchayat does not

approve the Gram Sabha proposals within the time limit of October 15th, the

PO will have the right to satisfy himself/herself on the basis of the copy sent to

the PO office of-the.srecornmendafionas'of the GrarnrSabha, that the,/ -,.' , ' .. ,. } -- ~ -,,-


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Indicate outcome-based strategies; Indicate methods for measurement of outcomes; Identify the existing programmes and financial resources and assess the

additional resources required .

:. The District Perspective Plan will enable the adoption of a project approach toworks rather thanjust an activity approach .

:. Relationship between the Perspective Plan and the annual development plan.

The Annual Development Plan will be the working plan that identifies the

activities to be taken up on in a year. The Perspective Plan will provide the

framework for facilitating this identification. If new activities need to be taken

up, their justification should be indicated in terms of needs and outcomes .

:. Detailed guidelines forperspective plans have been issued separately.

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REGISTRATION AND EMPLOYMENT

ELIGIBILITY

NREGA HOUSEHOLD

.:. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) will be open to

all rural households in the areas notified by the Central Government. The

entitlement of 100 days of guaranteed employment in a financial year is in

terms of a household. This entitlement of 100 days per year can be shared

within the household; more than one person in a household can be employed

(simultaneously or at different times) . :. All adult members of the household who register may apply for work. To

register, they have to:

Be local residents: 'Local' implies residing within the Gram Panchayat. Thisincludes those that may have migrated some time ago but may return

Be willing to do unskilled manual work Apply as a household at the local Gram Panchayat.:. 'Household'will mean a nuclear family comprising mother, father, and their

children,and may include any person ,wholly or substantially dependent on the

head oHhe\{amily .. Household.willalso mean a single-member: family.\

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APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION

.:. The application for registration may be given on plain paper to the local Gram

Panchayat. It should contain the names of those adult members of the

household who are willing to do unskilled manual work, and particulars such as

age, sex and SC/ST status. The details that must be included in an application

for registration The State Government may make a printed form available, but a


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printed form will not be insisted upon .

:. An individual may appear personally and make an oral request for registration .

:. Verification of applications will be regarding local residence in the GramPanchayat concerned, the household as an entity, and the fact that applicants

are adult members of the household . :. Notwithstanding the method of application, registration and verification

suggested above, a Gram Sabha shall be convened when the Act commences

in a district. The purpose of the Gram Sabha will be to explain the provisions of

the Act, mobilize applications for registration and conduct verifications.

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.:. A door-to-door survey may also be undertaken to identify persons willing to

register under the Act. The survey may be conducted by a team headed by the

President of the Gram Panchayat and involving Ward members, SC/ST and

women residents, a village-level Government functionary and the Gram

Panchayat Secretary. The team members may be given orientation at the

Block/District level.

.:. To allow maximum opportunities to families that may migrate, registration will

be open throughout the year at the Gram Panchayat office during working

hours.The process of verification shall be completed as early as possible, andin any case, not later than a fortnight after the receipt of the application in the

Gram Panchayat

.:. After verification, the Gram Panchayat will enter all particulars in the

Registrations Register in the Gram Panchayat.

.:. Every registered household will be assigned a unique registration number. The

registration number shall be assigned in accordance with a coding system

similar to that prescribed by the Central and State Governments for the BPL

Census 2002 .

:. Copies of the registration will be sent to the Programme Officer for the purpose

of reporting to the Intermediate! Panchayat and District. Panchayat for further

planning, tracking and recording. This must be .done immediately, so t~at the

Programme Officer has a consolidated record of likely demand to enable himl

her to organize resources accordingly .

:. A Gram Sabha of registered workers must be held. If a person who applies for

registration turns out to have submitted incorrect information regarding his/her

name, residence or adult status, he/she will become ineligible. In such cases,

the Gram Panchayat will refer the matter to the Programme Officer. The

Programme Officer, after independent verification of facts and giving the

concerned person an opportunity to be heard, may direct the Gram Panchayatto cancel such registration and Job Card. Such cancellation lists will have to be


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made public and should be presented to the Gram Sabha.

JOB CARDS

.:. The Gram Panchayat will issue Job Cards to every registered household. The

timely issue of well-designed Job Cards is essential; this isa critical legal

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EMPOWERING PEOPLE PROJECT INITIALATION MEETING

DELCARATION

I, Balaram Sasmal hereby declare that the project report entiteld " THE

ACHIEVEMENTS OF NREGS IN DHENKANAL DISTRICT" submitted by me to the

POST GRADUATE DEPARTMENT OF RURAL MANAGEMENT, S.M.I.T,

ANKUSPUR is of my own and it is not submitted to any other university or Institution

and it is not published at any time before.

Date : Balaram Sasmal

Place :

CONCLUSION

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. 2005 NREGA is a landmark in the

history of social security legislation in India and promise to be a major tool in the struggle

to secure the right to food. The Act provides enhancement livelihood security, giving at to

least 100 days of

guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household whose adult

members

volunteer to do unskilled manual work panchayats at districts intermediate and village

levels become the principal authorities for planning and implementation of the act.

continuous public vigilance in the implementation of the project laws and policies

it is essential that the potential beneficiaries and other stake holders of the scheme are

involved at every stage from planning to the to access their entitlements and assert their

right under NREGA in this professional institution were invited by ministry of rural

development in response the ministry of rural development had received 2400 number of


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proposal from the civil society to CAOPART for

regard expression of interest (EOL) from civil society organization and The success of the

scheme lies in

implementation monitoring and evolution to ensure this an initiative local rural

communities so as institution scrutiny and short listing of potential civil societyorganization and professional coming down to dhenkanal district and the work of

NREGS here it can be concluded that the rule of NREGS in the development of dhenkanal

district has been very good the status that has been billed by NREGS in various fields of

work and development of dhenkanal include 1.41872 lakhs of employment provided to

household which is the ultimate and main aim of NREGS

All total 13370 no of works are taken up by NREGS from which 5089 had been completed

till now and 8281 number are progress NREGS has become successful in meeting the no

of demanded employment of household since the number 90035 seem to be nearer to

i.e.90035 is the cumulative no of household provided employment.

The various schemes of NREGS like employment to people to people for 100

days has satisfied the rural people at lot. The people of all categories have provided with

job card as well as jobs which had built a positive faith in theme for themselves as NREGS

the various other work including the renovation of

traditional water bodies, water conservation and water harvesting irrigation canals and

many other works have helped the rural people in many way to of them are firstly their

rural area got the chance of development under NREGS and secondly they gotemployment in those work and are paid wages which helped them to ran their livelihood

for which they are very much thankful to NREGS.