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MNREGA

(MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL

EMPLOYMENT GUARENTEE ACT, 2005)

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INTRODUCTION!

The Ministry of Rural Development, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment

Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA) aims at enhancing livelihood security of

households in rural areas of the country y providing at least one hundred days of

guaranteed !age employment in a financial year to every household !hose adultmemers volunteer to do uns"illed manual !or"# The Mahatma Gandhi NREGA

has ecome a po!erful instrument for inclusive gro!th in rural $ndia through its

impact on social protection, livelihood security and democratic governance#

Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is the first ever la! internationally that guarantees !age

employment at an unprecedented scale# The Act came into force on %eruary &,

&'' and !as implemented in a phased manner# $n hase $ it !as introduced in &''

of the most ac"!ard districts of the country# $t !as implemented in an additional*+' districts in hase $$ &''-&''.# The Act !as notified in the remaining rural

districts of the country from April *, &''. in hase $$$# All rural districts are

covered under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA#

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(") rovide, on demand, not less than one hundred days of uns"illed manual !or"

in a financial year to every household in rural areas

(b) /reate productive assets of prescried 0uality and duraility through !age

employment,strengthen the livelihood resource ase of the rural poor

(*) roactively ensure social inclusion1 and

() 2trengthen anchayat Ra3 $nstitutions#


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S"in% -"%u.s o+ %# A*%

R/is%."%ion

(a) The adult memer of every household residing in any rural area and !illing to

do uns"illed manual !or" may sumit the names, age and the address of thehousehold to the Gram anchayat at the village level, in !hose 3urisdiction they

reside, for registration of their household to the local Gram anchayat#

() The unit for registration is a household#

(c) 4nder the Act, each household is entitled to a *'' days of employment every

year#

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(") After due verification of place of residence and age of the memer5s (only adult

memers are eligile for employment), the registered household is issued a 6o

/ard#

(b) A 6o /ard is to e issued !ithin *7 days of registration# 6o /ard forms the

asis of identification for demanding employment#

(*) The 3o card issued shall e valid for atleast five years after !hich, it may e

rene!ed after due verification#

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Unm1omn% Ao4"n* (") $n case employment is not provided !ithin fifteen days from the date of

registration of the demand for !or" or the date from !hich !or" has een

demanded in case of advance applications, !hichever is later, he5she shall e

entitled to a daily unemployment allo!ance#

(b) 4nemployment allo!ance shall e paid, as calculated automatically y the

computer system or the Management $nformation 2ystem and as provided

under the Act#

P.o&ision "n E9*u%ion o+ o.3 (") 8or" is provided !ithin 7 "ilometers ("ms) radius of the village#

(b) $n case, !or" is provided eyond 7 "ms, e9tra !ages of *' per cent are

payale to meet additional transportation and living e9penses#

(*) riority is given to !omen, such that at least one-third of the eneficiaries

under the 2cheme are !omen# Efforts should e made to increase participation

of the single and the disaled !omen#

() At least 7' per cent of !or"s, in terms of cost, are to e e9ecuted y theGram anchayats#

() %or all !or"s ta"en up y the Gram anchayats, the cost of the material

component including the !ages of the s"illed and semi-s"illed !or"ers shall

not e9ceed forty per cent at the Gram anchayat level# %or !or"s ta"en up y

the implementing agencies other than Gram anchayats, the overall material

component including the !ages of the s"illed and semi-s"illed !or"ers shall

not e9ceed forty per cent at the :loc" or intermediate level#

(+) /ontractors and use of laour displacing machinery are prohiited#

(/) 8or" site facilities such as safe drin"ing !ater, shade for children and

periods of rest and first aid o9 !ith ade0uate material for emergency

treatment for minor in3uries and other health ha;ards have to e provided#

"/s (") ayment of !ages shall only e made ased on the measurements

ta"en at the !or"site y the authorised personnel !ithin three days of closure

of the muster roll#


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(b) ayment of !ages has to e made as per the 2tate-!ise Government of

$ndia notified Mahatma Gandhi NREGA !ages#

(*) ayment of !ages has to e done on a !ee"ly asis and not eyond a

fortnight in any case#

() ayment of !ages has to e mandatorily done through an"5post office

eneficiary accounts unless e9empted y the Ministry of Rural Development#

P"nnin/ (") lans and decisions regarding the nature and choice of !or"s to e

underta"en in a financial year along !ith the order in !hich each !or" is to e

ta"en up, site selection, etc# are all to e made in the Gram 2aha and ratified

y the Gram anchayat#

(b) The districtand development !or"s in common land#


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C"%/o. '! Ini&iu" Ass%s +o. un."b S*%ions(i) $mproving productivity of lands of households specified in

aragraph 7 of 2chedule $ through land development and y

providing suitale infrastructure for irrigation including dug !ells,

farm ponds and other !ater harvesting structures

(ii) $mproving livelihoods through horticulture, sericulture, plantation,and farm forestry

(iii) Development of fallo! or !aste lands of households defined in

aragraph 7 of 2chedule $ to ring it under cultivation

(i&) 4ns"illed !age component in construction of houses sanctioned

under the $ndira A!aas ?o3ana or such other 2tate or /entral

Government 2cheme

(&) /reating infrastructure for promotion of livestoc" such as, poultry

shelter, goat shelter, piggery shelter, cattle shelter and fodder

troughs for cattle

(&i) /reating infrastructure for promotion of fisheries such as, fish

drying yards, storage facilities, and promotion of fisheries in

seasonal !ater odies on pulic land

C"%/o. C! Common In+."s%.u*%u. +o. NRLM

Com1i"n% S+ H1 G.ou1s (i) 8or"s for promoting agricultural productivity y creating

durale infrastructure re0uired for io-fertili;ers and post-

harvest facilities including pucca storage facilities for

agricultural produce

(ii) /ommon !or"-sheds for livelihood activities of self-help

groups#

C"%/o. D! Ru." In+."s%.u*%u.

Rural sanitation related !or"s, such as, individual household latrines, school toilet

units, Angan!adi toilets either independently or in convergence !ith schemes of


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other Government Departments to achieve @open defecation free< status# and solid

and li0uid !aste management as per prescried norms

*# roviding all-!eather rural road connectivity to

unconnected villages and to connect identified rural

production centres to the e9isting pucca road net!or"1

and construction of pucca internal roads or streets

including side drains and culverts !ithin a village

/onstruction of play fields

+# 8or"s for improving disaster preparedness or

restoration of roads or restoration of other essential

pulic infrastructure including flood control and

protection !or"s, providing drainage in !ater logged

areas, deepening and repairing of flood channels, chaurrenovation, construction of storm !ater drains for

coastal protection

# /onstruction of uildings for Gram anchayats, !omen

self-help groups< federations, cyclone shelters,

Angan!adi centres, village haats and crematoria at the

village or loc" level#

7# /onstruction of %ood Grain 2torage 2tructures for

implementing the provisions of The National %ood

2ecurity Act &'*+ (&' of &'*+)

# roduction of uilding material re0uired for

construction !or"s under the Act as a part of the

estimate of such construction !or"s#

# Maintenance of rural pulic assets created under the Act

.# Any other !or" !hich may e notified y the /entral

Government in consultation !ith the 2tate Governmentin this regard#

Note: All aove-mentioned activities permissile on

individual land !ill e prioritised on land or homestead

o!ned y households elonging to the= (a) 2cheduled

/astes () 2cheduled Tries (c) nomadic tries (d)

denotified tries (e) other families elo! the poverty


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line (f) !omen-headed households (g) physically

handicapped headed households (h) eneficiaries of

land reforms (i) the eneficiaries under the $ndira

A!aas ?o3ana (3) eneficiaries under the 2cheduled

Tries and Bther Traditional %orest D!ellers

(Recognition of %orest Rights) Act, &'' (& of &''),and After e9hausting the eligile eneficiaries under the

aove categories, on lands of the small or marginal

farmers as defined in the Agriculture Det 8aiver and

Det Relief 2cheme, &''. su3ect to the condition that

such households shall have a 3o card !ith at least one

memer !illing to !or" on the pro3ect underta"en on

their land or homestead#

So*i" Aui%s

(") 2ocial Audit has to e done y the Gram 2aha at least once in every si9

months#

(b) /oncurrent social audit has to e done for all !or"s every month#

G.i&"n* R.ss"

Grievance redressal mechanisms have to e put in place for ensuring a responsive

implementation process# All accounts and records relating to the 2cheme are to e

made availale for pulic scrutiny free of cost#

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T# Cn%." Go&.nmn% '".s %# Cos%s on %# -oo4in/ I%ms!

i# The entire cost of !ages of uns"illed manual !or"ers#

ii# 7C of the cost of material, !ages of s"illed and semi-s"illed !or"ers#


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iii# Administrative e9penses as may e determined y the /entral Government,

!hich !ill include, inter alia, the salary and the allo!ances of the

rogramme Bfficer and his supporting staff and !or" site facilities#

iv# E9penses of the /entral Employment Guarantee /ouncil#

T# S%"% Go&.nmn% '".s %# Cos%s on %# -oo4in/ I%ms!

&7C of the cost of material, !ages of s"illed and semi-s"illed !or"ers#

4nemployment allo!ance payale in case the 2tate Government cannot

provide !age employment on time#

Administrative e9penses of the 2tate Employment Guarantee /ouncil#

S%"% Em1omn% Gu"."n% -un (SEG-)!

The Ministry has stressed on the formation of 2tate Employment

Guarantee %unds (2EG%)# All states e9cept Goa and 4nion Territories have

constituted 2EG% and have dedicated account for Mahatma Gandhi

NREGA#

Since its inception the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA has ensured social protection

for the most vulnerable and marginalized communities in rural India through

providing employment opportunities !his chapter lists the significant

achievements and outcomes of the Scheme since its" inception along #ith some

$ey findings from independent studies

86 En#"n* "/ E".nin/ "n Li&i#oos S*u.i%

Mahatma Gandhi NREGA has provided asic income security to a large

numer of eneficiaries# $t provides employment to around 7 crore

households, on an average, every year# This is almost one- fourth of the total

rural households in the country# 2ince its inception Mahatma Gandhi NREGA


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has generated *77 crore persondays of employment upto Decemer, &'*+#

%rom financial year &''-' up to financial year &'*+-* (upto Decemer

&'*+) over Rs# *,77,''' crore has een spent on !ages# This is almost 'C of

the total e9penditure# The 2cheme


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!omen, studies and field evidence suggest a positive impact of the 2cheme on the

economic !ell-eing of !omen# The 2cheme has also led to gender parity in !ages#

The N22B th round indicated that Mahatma Gandhi NREGA has reduced

traditional !age discrimination in pulic !or"s# Access to economic resources has

also had a favourale impact on the social status of !omen, for e9ample !omen

have a greater say in the !ay the money is spent in households# A large percentageof these !omen spend their money to avoid hunger, repay small dets,paying their

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eneficiaries, etc# since many of the ne! !or"s are allo!ed on the land or

homestead of these sections#

%ritical Issues and Initiatives ta$en to Strengthen

Implementation

A radical Act like the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is bound to face several challenges

as it seeks to empower poor rural communities and transform traditional

hierarchies through its demand-driven and rights based processes. Ministry has

taken various initiatives to address these issues such as accurate capturing of

demand planning of works closing of muster rolls on time and timely measurement

of works to check delayed payment and improved tracking of e!penditure. "heseare briefly discussed below

86 E91"nin/ %# S*o1 o+ M"#"%m" G"n#i NREGA

Ne! !or"s have een added to the e9isting list of permissile !or"s under

Mahatma Gandhi NREGA !ith a focus to strengthen synergy et!een Mahatma

Gandhi NREGA and rural livelihoods, particularly in agriculture and land ased

activities# :esides ensuring durale 0uality assets, the e9pansion of Mahatma

Gandhi NREGA !or"s is li"ely to improve the socio-economic conditions ofmarginali;ed sections of the society Ivi;# 2/52T52mall and Marginal

farmers5$A? eneficiaries5%orest Rights Act eneficiaries, etc#J as many of the

ne! !or"s are no! permitted on the land or homestead of specified individual

eneficiaries#

26 P.1"."%ion o+ R"is%i* L"bou. P.o$*%ions

To reduce the gap et!een >aour :udget pro3ections and achievements of

2tates54Ts, the Bperational Guidelines have suggested a detailed participatory

ottom-up planning for preparation of >aour :udgets#

:6 A**u."% "n Tim C"1%u. o+ o.3 Dm"n

To ensure timely and accurate capture of laour demand, applications for !or"

can no! e registered through telephones including moile phones# To ma"e this

system convenient to illiterate !or"ers, provisions have een made to include

$nteractive Hoice Response 2ystem and voice-enaled interactions# $n addition,


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application for !or" can e made through a call centre or through a !e site or

through a "ios" set up for this purpose#

;6 P".%i*i1"%ion o+ M"./in"i> G.ou1s

To increase !omen participation in the 2cheme, ma3or initiatives are eing

suggested including opening individual an"5post office accounts for all !omen

!or"ers, identifying and providing 6o /ards to !ido!ed, deserted and destitute!omen, !ho 0ualify as a household under the Act#

56 O./"ni>in/ o.3.s

$n order to access the entitlements under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, the !age

see"ers need to e made a!are of various provisions of the 2cheme# Thus,

during %? &'*+-*, the 2tates have een as"ed to organi;e Mahatma Gandhi

NREGA !or"ers into laour groups# This !ould provide the !or"ers a platform

for articulating a collective voice and facilitating registration of !age demand in

rural areas# A frame!or" for organi;ing !or"ers into groups has een outlined in

Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Bperational Guidelines#

=6 In%.&n%ions +o. un."b G.ou1s

$n order to access the entitlements under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, the !age

see"ers need to e made a!are of various provisions of the 2cheme# Thus,

during %? &'*+-*, the 2tates have een as"ed to organi;e Mahatma Gandhi

NREGA !or"ers into laour groups# This !ould provide the !or"ers a platform

for articulating a collective voice and facilitating registration of !age demand inrural areas# A frame!or" for organi;ing !or"ers into groups has een outlined in

Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Bperational Guidelines# At least one laour intensive

pulic !or" !ith at least one !or" !hich is suitale for articularly Hulnerale

Groups especially the aged and the disaled !hich shall e "ept open at all times

to provide !or" as per demand##

?6E*%.oni* -un M"n"/mn% Ss%m (@-MS)K

To reduce delay in payment of !ages, Ministry has initiated LElectronic %und

management 2ystem (e-%M2)# This has een successfully initiated in Andhra

radesh, arnata"a, Bdisha, Gu3arat, aryana, Maharashtra, un3a, Tamil

Nadu, 4ttar radesh, uducherry, Ra3asthan and Madhya radesh, for directly

crediting !ages into eneficiary accounts using /ore :an"ing 2ystem# e-%M2

captures real time transactions, eliminates delays in !age payments and


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lea"ages# All non-e%M2 2tates have een re0uested to move to the e%M2 system

y the end of %eruary &'*#

6 E91ni%u. '"s -un R"s Ss%m (@-RS) K

To uild on the e%M2 and ensure that the fund flo!s are streamlined in such a !ay

that every 2tate is assured of funds for implementation at all times, it is no!decided to allo! release of funds to the 2tates ased on the actual e9penditure and

not promised e9penditure# The E9penditure Fased %und Release 2ysytem (E%R2)

!ill assure that funds are made availale at 2tate Employment Guarantee %und

(2EG%) at a minimum assured level in such a !ay that there is neither par"ing nor

shortage of programme funds at the field level# The main features of the E%R2 are=

a) 2anction order (funds sanctioned for release y the /entre ta"ing into account the

approved >aour :udget and the Bpening :alance of the 2tate) !ill e given t!icea year i#e# on April *st and Nov *st each year# ) %or each 2tate, a Minimum %und

Assured (M%A), !hich is a *-day average e9penditure ased on historical

(including seasonal) considerations, !ill e !or"ed out# %unds availale at 2EG%

!ill e maintained at this level all the time# c) As and !hen M%A is reached,

further releases !ill e made electronically and !ithin & hours to replenish the

2EG% so that M%A is reached# d) %or facilitating this release, NREGA2oft has

developed a daily 2tatement sho!ing the current amount in the 2EG% vis-O-vis the

M%A# e) 8here M%A has een reached and more funds are to e released (!ithin

the sanctioned amount), the current funds release procedure using the /2M2

platform !ill e used#

B6 R&is S*#u I "n S*#u II o+ %# M"#"%m" G"n#i NREGA

"6 N/"%i& is%! 8or"s !hich are non-tangile, not measurale, repetitive such as,

removing grass, peles, agricultural operations, shall not e ta"en up# (ara (+),

2chedule-$)

b6 P.io.i%is"%ion +o. %# *."%ion o+ ini&iu" "ss%s 8or"s creating individual

assets shall e prioritised on land or homestead o!ned y households elonging to

the= (a) 2cheduled /astes () 2cheduled Tries (c) nomadic tries (d) denotified

tries Mahatma Gandhi NREGA - Report to the eople 2 (e) other families elo!

the poverty line (f) !omen-headed households (g) physically handicapped headed


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households (h) eneficiaries of land reforms (i) the eneficiaries under the $ndira

A!aas ?o3ana (3) eneficiaries under the 2cheduled Tries and Bther Traditional

%orest D!ellers (Recognition of %orest Rights) Act, &'' (& of &''), and After

e9hausting the eligile eneficiaries under the aove categories, on lands of the

small or marginal farmers as defined in the Agriculture Det 8aiver and Det

Relief 2cheme, &''. su3ect to the condition that such households shall have a 3ocard !ith at least one memer !illing to !or" on the pro3ect underta"en on their

land or homestead# (ara 7, 2chedule $)

*6 On 4o.3 o1n &. %im +o. &un."b /.ou1s! At least one laour

intensive pulic !or" !ith at least one !or" !hich is suitale for articularly

Hulnerale Groups especially the aged and the disaled !hich shall e "ept open at

all times to provide !or" as per demand# (ara (*) 2chedule $)

6 Unm1omn% "o4"n*! $n case !or" could not e provided as per demand

!ithin the specified time limit, unemployment allo!ance shall e paid, as

calculated automatically y the computer system or the Management $nformation

2ystem and as provided under the Act# The programme officer can re3ect the

unemployment allo!ance only on grounds of force ma3eure# (ara *&(*), 2chedule

$)

6 Us"/ o+ o*" m"%.i"s! %or all !or"s involving construction, cost effective,laour intensive technologies and usage of local materials shall e employed as far

as possile# (ara *+(a) 2chedule $)

+6 P"mn% on on m"su.mn%! ayment shall only e made ased on the

measurements ta"en at the !or"site y the authorised personnel !ithin three days

of closure of the muster roll# (ara *, 2chedule $)

/6 o.3in/ #ou.s! The schedule of rates of !ages for various uns"illed laourersshall e fi9ed up so that an adult person !or"ed for eight hours !hich include an

hour of rest !ill earn a !age !hich is e0ual to the stipulated !age rate1 The

!or"ing hours of an adult !or"er shall e fle9ile ut shall not spread over more

than t!elve hours on any day# (ara *, 2chedule $)


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#6 A s1"."% s*#u o+ ."%s shall e finalised for !omen, the elderly, people

!ith disailities and people !ith deilitating ailments so to improve their

participation through productive !or"#(ara *., 2chedule $)

i6 On %#i. o+ %# "minis%."%i& 91nss "% G."m P"n*#""% &! But of

the administrative costs allo!ed under the 2cheme, at least one third (*5+rd) shall

e utilised at the Gram anchayat level to employ and pay the Gram Ro;gar

2ahaya",other technical personnel as per the !or" done and for other administrative

e9penses# (ara &, 2chedule $)#

$6 Con*u..n% so*i" "ui% shall e done for all !or"s every month# (ara &7(),

2chedule $)

36 Dis%in*% *oou. $ob *".! $f the 3o see"er is a single !oman or disaled person

or aged person or released onded laour or elonging to articularly Hulnerale

Trial Group, they must e given a special 3o card of a distinct colour !hich !ill

ensure them a special protection in providing !or"# (ara *, 2chedule $$)#

6 D" 1"mn% *om1ns"%ion! $n case the payment of !ages is not made

!ithin fifteen days from the date of closure of the muster roll, the !age see"ers

shall e entitled to receive payment of compensation for the delay, at the rate of

'#'7C of the unpaid !ages per day of delay eyond the si9teenth day of the closure

of muster roll# (ara &(*), 2chedule $$)

806 'usinss Co..s1onn% Mo

The Ministry has encouraged the use of usiness correspondent model, smart cards

and io-metrics to ensure that payment is made to Mahatma Gandhi NREGA

!or"ers at their door-step#

886 E*%.oni* Mus%. Ro (@MR) Electronic Muster Rolls (e-MRs) are pre-

printed muster rolls digitally populated !ith the names of the !or"ers !ho demand

!or"s under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA# e-MRs are generated through NREGA2oft#

:esides reducing processing time for payment of !ages, e-MRs help in eliminating

fa"e muster rolls, reducing ghost !or"ers and improving data entry into

NREGA2oft#


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826 Con&./n* "n Co"bo."%ion 4i%# o%#. Minis%.is7D1".%mn%s

The Ministry has underta"en a numer of initiatives !ith other

Ministries5Departments for more effective implementation of Mahatma Gandhi

NREGA# 2ome of the ma3or convergence5 collaorations are=

*# /onstruction of $ndividual ousehold >atrines ($>) under Total 2anitation/ampaign (i#e# Nirmal :harat Ahiyan) of M5o Drin"ing 8ater and 2anitation

/onstruction of Angan!adi centres as a convergence pro3ect !ith the

$ntegrated /hild Development 2ervices ($/D2) 2cheme of M5o of 8omen

and /hild Development#

+# Registration of !or" demand of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA !or"ers through

Angan!adi 2ahayi"as# K /onvergence !ith Dept# of 2ports and ?outh

Affairs< anchayat ?uva rida Aur hel Ahiyan (?A) scheme for

construction of village playfields#

# /onvergence !ith $ntegrated 8atershed Management rogramme of Dept# of

>and Resources#

7# /onvergence !ith Ministry of Te9tiles for ta"ing of ost lants of 2il"!orms#

# /onvergence !ith 2chemes of Ruer :oard and Ministry of /ommerce for

ta"ing up Ruer lantations#

# Regular revie! and discussions !ith senior officials of the Department of

%inancial 2ervices and Department of osts for timely payment of !agesthrough an"s and ost Bffices, respectively#

.# Discussions are eing held !ith the Department of Telecom to e9pedite

internet connectivity at the Gram anchayat level#

# Regular revie! meetings are held !ith officials of 4$DA$ for seeding of

ADAAR numers of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA !or"ers in NREGA2oft#

8:6 P.o/."mm A&iso. G.ou1

A rogramme Advisory Group (AG) on Mahatma Gandhi NREGA has een

constituted to

(a) operationali;e the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Bperational Guidelines

() analyse the policy planning and implementation issues


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(c) provide support to 2tate Governments for effective implementation of the

programme# The AG identifies policy and implementation issues related to

Mahatma Gandhi NREGA at the local, state and national level for focusing

entitlements and livelihoods, covering processes and procedures, systems and

institutions, techni0ues and technologies#

8;6 S%"% A&iso. G.ou1s (SAGs)

%or the AG to have greater impact at the 2tate level, !here support is most needed,

it has een decided to set up 2tate Advisory Groups (2AGs) in priority 2tates !ith

high poverty and lo! employment provision, namely, :ihar, 4ttar radesh, Bdisha

and North Eastern 2tates#

856 T."ns1".n* "n A**oun%"bii%

*# To strengthen transparency and accountaility in the operation of Mahatma

Gandhi NREGA activities the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Audits of 2chemes Rules

have een notified in 6une &'**# The rules ma"e it necessary to have a social audit

conducted y the Gram 2aha according to the prescried procedure under the Act,

at least t!ice a year#

Eight 2tates have set up 2ocial Audit 4nits and ten 2tates have appointed

Directors, 2ocial Audit#

+# ilot 2ocial Audits have een conducted in * 2tates and are in progress in the

remaining 2tates

8=6 G.i&"n* R.ss"

*# A 2tandard Bperating rocedure has een formulated to effectively address issues

of concern on implementation of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA# The ne! mechanism

delineates procedures and timelines for managing various types of complaintsincluding financial and procedural irregularities#

To strengthen the grievance redressal mechanisms, 2tates have een advised for

the appointment of Bmudsman at the District-level# The Bmudsmen are

independent of the 3urisdiction of the /entral or 2tate Government# The

Bmudsman has the po!ers, inter alia, to receive complaints from Mahatma


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Gandhi NREGA !or"ers and facilitate their disposal in accordance !ith la!1 issue

directions for conducting spot investigation1 lodge %$Rs against the erring parties1

initiate proceedings1 report his findings to the /hief 2ecretary of the 2tate and the

2ecretary, 2tate Nodal Department for appropriate action against erring persons#

8?6 Ai%ion" "s o+ Em1omn% in -oo A++*% Dis%.i*%7 T"u3"s7'o*3s

The Ministry has made a provision for sharing costs to!ards an additional 7' days

of employment over and aove *'' days per household under Mahatma Gandhi

NREGA in notified flood affected Districts5:loc"s5Talu"as of 4ttara"hand and

Bdisha for the current financial year#

86 Ro"m"1 +o. Con&./n* o+ M"#"%m" G"n#i NREGA 4i%# o%#.

S*#ms7 P.o/."mms

The Ministry has stressed on 2tates to organi;e 2tate level convergence !or"shops

and formulate a roadmap for convergence# %ifteen 2tates have conducted 2tate level

convergence !or"shops and are in the process of formulating roadmaps for

convergence of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA !ith other 2chemes5 programmes#

8B6 -o.mu"%ion o+ In+o.m"%ion Eu*"%ion "n Communi*"%ion (IEC) P"n

The Ministry has prepared an $E/ lan and shared !ith 2tates# Bn the asis of

national $E/ plan, 2tates have een advised to prepare 2tate $E/ plans# Ten 2tateshave so far prepared $E/ plans#

206 C"1"*i% 'uiin/ o+ M"#"%m" G"n#i NREGA -un*%ion".is

/reation of 2tate Resource Team (2RT) on Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Bperational

Guidelines= To ac0uaint the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA functionaries !ith the

provisions of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Bperational Guidelines, the Ministry !ith

National $nstitute of Rural Development conducted a three-day Training of Trainers programme as a part of ten such training programmes# The prime o3ective of this

training !as to develop a cadre of identified trainers5 e9perts in the su3ect matter

of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA implementation in respective 2tates# These trained

functionaries !ill in turn create District Resource teams and in turn :loc" Resource

Teams#


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