Transcript NREGA Implementation [Presentation to NAC]

IMPLEMENTING NREGA
Ministry of Rural Development
Krishi Bhavan
New Delhi
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NREGA is designed as a safety net to
reduce migration by rural poor households
in the lean period
through
A hundred days of guaranteed unskilled
manual labour provided when demanded
at minimum wage
on
works focused on water conservation, land
development & drought proofing
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Key Processes
Application for job card
Selection of works
Approval of shelf of
projects
Verification
Issue of job card
Informing village PRI
Demand for employment
Acknowledgement of
demand
Preparation of estimates
And approvals
Work allocation
Maintenance of muster roll
Payment of wages
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Issues critical to fulfillment of NREGA
objective
Generating and processing applications
for job cards
-to ensure that rural families likely to seek
unskilled manual labour are identified
-to verify against reasonably reliable local data
base so that nondomiciled contractor’s
workers are not used on NREG works
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Issues critical to fulfillment of NREGA
objective
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Issue of job cards
Ensuring job card verification is done on the spot
against an existing data base
Reducing the time lag between application and issue
of job cards to eliminate the possibility of
rentseeking, and creating greater transparency etc
Ensuring that Job Cards are issued prior to
employment demand and work allocation rather than
being issued on work sites which could subvert the
aims of NREG
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Issues critical to fulfillment of NREGA
objective
Obtaining and acknowledging applications for
employment
-to ascertain choices and perceptions of households regarding lean
season employment
-to ensure exercise of the right to employment within the time
specified of fifteen days
-to ensure that works are started where and when there is demand
for labour, not demand for works
the process of issuing a dated acknowledgement for the
application for employment needs to be scrupulously observed.
In its absence, the guarantee cannot be exercised in its true spirit
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Issues critical to fulfillment of NREGA
objective.
Selection of works by gram sabha in villages and display
after approval of shelf of projects-to ensure public choice, transparency and accountability and
prevent material intensive, contractor based works and
concocted works records
Execution of Works
At least half the works should be run by gram panchayats
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Maintenance of muster roll by executing agency -numbered
muster rolls which only show job card holders must be found
at each work
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-to prevent contractor led works
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Issues critical to fulfillment of NREGA
objective
Regular measurement of work done
according to a schedule of rural rates sensitive
 Supervision of Works by qualified technical
personnel on time.
 Reading out muster rolls on work site during
regular measurement
-to prevent bogus records and payment of wages
below prescribed levels
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Issues critical to fulfillment of NREGA
objective
Payment of wages through banks and post
offices
-to close avenues for use of contractors, short
payment and corruption
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Issues critical to fulfillment of NREGA
objective
Provision of adequate quality of work site
facilities for women and men labourers
Creation and maintenance of durable assets
Adequate audit and evaluation mechanisms
Widespread institution of social audit and use
of findings
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Fund for NREGA
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NREGA Central Fund rules in process of
finalisation
Fund to be maintained in the form of nonlapsable public account and budget to be
transferred to this account as desired by ministry
Incremental fund release on demand by States
and districts on 60% utilisation and
On the basis of performance report on physical
and financial parameters
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Procedure adopted for fund release
Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of demand for employment and fund
requirement is being made based on
-reported number of those seeking employment
Checked against
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Job cards demanded and issued &
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employment provided and average turnout at work sites (as reported by State
and observed by field visits)
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Manner in which job card registration and demand for employment are being
processed at field level (as seen from reports of area officers and NMs)
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fund availability (as reported by State)
The endeavour is to place at once funds to meet up to 100 days of employment for
those reported to be seeking employment at district level
Fund allocation and utilisation and mandays generated in same districts under
wage employment programs last year is looked at for placing some funds on ad
hoc basis in States for which there is no demand and little data to ensure
adequate fund availability, up-front.
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IT interface to the programme
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NIC developed generalised software being used by States with
appropriate modification.
Andhra Pradesh: IT solution being used to register households and
generate formats for implementation of works at mandal level.
Problem areas are:
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Connectivity
Last mile IT outreach at the cutting edge level of the village
Non familiarity of the beneficiary workforce with IT usages.
Committee set up to suggest hardware alternatives at the village
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Handheld devices utility is being assessed.
A group set up for accreditation of IT software that private IT experts
may wish to develop for NREGA that can then be recommended to
States for their consideration.
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Visits of National Monitors and Area
Officers to Major States
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58 monitors made field visits in March, 2006 and 30 Area Officers visited States/districts
in April, 2006 Another 90 NLMs are visiting the remaining districts.
No. of visits by monitors
No. of visits of area officers
A.P.
4
3
Bihar
7
2
Chattisgarh
2
2
Jharkhand
3
2
Maharashtra
2
2
M.P.
3
4
Orissa
7
1
Rajasthan
2
6
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U.P.
6
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Qualitative monitoring and studies
by professional institutions
*Five institutions of repute identified to
undertake studies in 12 States
 Report to be submitted in 90 days
 Covering roughly 10 villages over 2 blocks
and 20 households to be covered in each
village
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Details of Institutions
Indian
Institute of
Women’s
Studies
Centre for
Budget &
Governance
Accountability
IIM Bangalore
Institute of
Human
Development
Centre for
Development
Alternatives
Objective
Analyse women
access to
NREGA, assess
State Schemes,
document labour
market
conditions, assist
design gender
sensitive works.
Monitor
implementation
of NREGA,
identify
implementation
challenges faced
by State Gov,
Local admn and
PRIs, increase
awareness of
NREGA,
Identify Practical
issues of
implementation,
management
and coordination
through quick
surveys at the
worksites,
village,
conformity with
Act & Guidelines
Process
documentation;
assess impact of
NREGA on
wages,
employment,
durable
assets;policy,
recommendation
s; sensitise
stakeholders
Suggestive
corrective
measures,
assess strengths
and weaknesses
in Schemes
Coverage
2 distts of
Orissa,Maharash
tra, TN, WB
1 distt. In AP, 2
each in
Chattisgarh,
Jharkhand, MP
1 in AP and 1 in
Karnataka
6 districts of
Bihar
6 districts of
Gujarat
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Institutional systems
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NREG Council rules formulated and notified
Council structure decided
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Process of nomination initiated
Technical secretariat being set up
Technical Advisory Group consisting of
experts set up to advise on implementation
of NREGA
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two meetings held,
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NREGA Progress
Date: July 12, 2006
Sl. No. State
Districts Rural households Applications Job cards Employment provided No. of works Funds released
1 Andhra Pradesh
13
6104032
3954522
3954522
704101
22063
20000
2 Arunachal Pradesh
1
7905
45070
16256
272.85
3 Assam
7
923966
160897
104383
6990
534
13970.845
4 Bihar
23
8943456
2401836
1071522
505281
17619
40503.38
5 Chattisgarh
11
1792584
1696860
1534636
162480
9671
17321.72
6 Gujarat
6
1596636
604695
597028
73791
1716
4113.94
7 Harayana
2
304178
81489
76421
15573
288
913.39
8 Himachal Pradesh
2
167349
70084
62408
24848
2249
683.64
9 Jammu & Kashmir
3
319692
169038
65531
4127
283
986.365
10 Jharkhand
20
3806040
1755005
1171831
467832
9451
37618.59
11 Karanataka
5
1484815
572892
315412
118810
3678
6329.69
12 Kerala
2
603527
225133
2179.51
13 Madhya Pradesh
18
3890287
4281258
4144413
1804953
69783
93617.22
14 Maharashtra
12
3706706
4139778
1094659
183075
6152
17961.645
15 Manipur
1
22299
45172
17880
570.89
16 Meghalaya
2
109577
2064.68
17 Mizoram
2
22828
41808
29016
298.9
18 Nagaland
1
48697
430.11
19 Orissa
19
3503354
2702290
1900553
563681
23559
31516.56
20 Punjab
1
237480
39318
33375
21284
976
755.75
21 Rajasthan
6
1461606
1443720
1423013
846263
13809
40000
22 Sikkim
1
7955
4696
4696
451.5
23 Tamil Nadu
6
1811557
541568
535519
82009
668
9889.21
24 Tripura
1
57709
62736
58114
16218
327
1456.66
25 Utttar Pradesh
22
9021545
1950901
1641250
466726
15627
33498.69
26 Uttranchal
3
211495
282182
176636
6206
1739
1910.6
27 West Bengal
10
7374151
3322241
1149145
495493
3305
18358.84
TOTAL
200
57541426
30595189
21178219
6569741
203497
397675.175
# In column applications are for registration of households
# Blank spaces in the table denote information not received from States
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Index:
1. Funds released pertain to 2006-7 [in lakh Rs.]
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