NREGA

National rural employement guarantee act Click to edit Master subtitle style

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NREGA? Rural Employment National

WHAT IS

Guarantee Act, in short NREGA/EGA, aims at enhancing livelihood security of households in rural areas of the country by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work
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This act is perhaps one of the most progressive and interesting bills passed by the Indian parliament in the recent times.

This bill seems to hold the potential to bring a huge change in rural India.

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Notification of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act came in September 2005. It was launched on February 2, 2006.

NREGA is the flagship programme of the UPA Government that directly touches lives of the poor and promotes inclusive growth.
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The ongoing programmes of Sampoorn Grameen Rozgar yojna & National Food for Work Programme were subsumed within this programme in the 200 of the most backward districts of the country, in which it was introduced in phase 1. In phase2 it was introduced in 130 additional districts.The scheme was extended to 274 rural 4/14/12

OBJECTIVES OF NREGA

The basic objective of the Act is to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by Providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every BPL & APL household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work
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Strengthening the rural governance through decentralisation and processes of transparency and accountability Reducing rural urban migration and fostering social equity, among others.

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National Rural Employment Programme (NREP): 1980-89

PREVIOUS Wage Employment Programmes (WEP)

Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP): 1983-89 Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY): 1989-99 Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS): 1993-99
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Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana

COMPARISON OF NREGS & EARLIER PROGRAMMES Parameters NREGS Earlier Programmes

Concept Demand based Focus on employment Supply based Focus on assets Off-season employment Peak season expenditure Planning Long preparatory phase Hurried quick-fix plans Real Peoples Plan Organization Panchayat in central place Fortnightly measuring and payment Administration 4/14/12 Real records Close monitoring Bureaucratic plan Middleman-contractor in central place Often once or twice per work Often "created" records Routine monitoring

NREGA 2005 in a Nutshell

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 is a law whereby: any adult who is willing to do unskilled manual work at the minimum wage is entitled to being employed on local public works within 15 days of applying.
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Who is eligible?
Anyone above the age of 18 who resides in rural areas.
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Is there a limit on the number of days of work?

Yes: 100 days per household per year.

Each nuclear family counts as a separate household.

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The Unemployment Allowance

If employment is not provided within 15 days, the applicant is entitled to an unemployment allowance: At least one fourth of the minimum wage for the first 30 days.
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Where will the work be provided?

Within 5 kilometres of the applicants residence, as far as possible.

If work is provided beyond 5 kilometres, a travel allowance has to be paid.

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What is the minimum wage due to NREGA labourers?

Labourers are entitled to the statutory minimum wage for agricultural labourers in the state, unless the Central Government notifies a different norm.

If the Central Government notifies,

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the norm is subject to a minimum of

How and when are wages to be paid?

Weekly, or in any case not later than a fortnight.

Directly to the person concerned, in front of the community.

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Mandatory worksite facilities

Drinking water Shade Medical aid Creche if more than five children below age 6 are present

Note: These facilities are to be 4/14/12

IMPLEMENTATION OF NREGA
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Work Execution
Shelf of Works

1
Work SU Intimation

Panchayat Grouping of Wage seekers

Muster Roll Progress Report

Generate Comm Letter Mtrl SO Work Sty MCC Work progress monitoring Wage computation based on 6 outturn Material and Effort Re-Estimation Modifications to wage rates, muster rolls.

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Work Site

Closure Report

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Fund & Accounts Management

Fund Allocation Note

Gram Panchayat

Work Startup Order Fund Status Report

MCC

Wage Fund receipt, transfer Advances Claims Savings Account Mgt Maint of ledgers Period financial

Payment for material delivered

Material Suppliers

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STAKEHOLDERS

Key Stakeholders are:

I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. Wage seekers Gram Sabha PRIs, specially the gram panchayat Programme Officer at the block level District Programme Coordinator State Government Ministry of Rural Development

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Responsibility Panchayat :

of

Gram

Planning of works Receiving registration applications for

Verifying registration applications Registering households

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Issuing Job Cards

Responsibility at Block Level

Scrutinizing the annual development plan proposed by the GPs Including the proposals of the Intermediate Panchayat Matching employment opportunities with the demand for work Monitoring and supervising implementation Disposal of complaints

I.

II.

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

Ensuring that social audits are conducted by the 4/14/12 Gram Sabha

Responsibility at District
Information dissemination Training Consolidating district plan block plans into

1) 2) 3)

4)

Ensuring administrative and technical approvals to the shelf of projects Release and utilization of funds

5)

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Responsibility at State Level

Wide communication Scheme of the

I.

II.

Ensuring that full time dedicated personnel are in place for implementing NREGA at all levels

III.

Ensuring that the State share of the NREGS budget is released on time 4/14/12

PERMISSIBLE WORKS
The Works permissible under NREG are :
I.

Water conservation harvesting;

and

water

II.

drought proofing, including afforestation and tree plantation; irrigation canals, including micro and minor irrigation works;

III.

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VI . VII.

land development; flood-control and protection works, including drainage in waterlogged areas;

VIII. rural connectivity to provide allweather access. The construction of roads may include culverts where necessary, and within the village area may be taken up along with 4/14/12 drains. Care should be taken not to

IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES

The Gram Panchayat is the single most important agency for executing works The other Implementing Agencies are (1) Taluka Panchayat (2)District Panchayats (3) line departments Government 4/14/12 of the

CASE STUDY
THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN
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ACHIEVEMENTS
S.NO. ACTIVITY

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