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Impact Assessment of NREGA in
Bankura and Purba-Medinipur
Districts of West Bengal
Prof. P.B.S. Bhadoria
Dr. P.K. Bhowmick
Dr. A. Mishra
Rural Development Centre
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Kharagpur (W.B.) – 721302
Sources of Information
A
questionnaire
covering
various
was
issues
developed
pertaining
by
to
NREGA.
The related information was collected by
interviewing village workers on completed
and ongoing worksites.
Schematic of survey and response
analyses for NREGA
District
2- Districts
2- Blocks
in each District
4- GPs
in each Block
Block-1
GP1
Grouped Results
1. GPs-Work mpleted
2. On-Going Work
GP2
Block-2
GP3
GP4
GP5
Averaged: Work Completed
Averaged: On-Going Work
GP6
GP7
GP8
Salient Findings
Level of Awareness
About 80-90% Villagers are aware about
the NREGA in both the districts.
This
was
primarily
due
to
the
effectiveness of Panchayats system for
awareness of NREGA campaigns.
Job Cards
The job cards are issued within 15 days
(50%) to 30 days (45%) in Bankura
district.
In Purba Medinipur, within 15 days, much
of the demand for job cards are
materialized.
The custody of job cards by job seekers is
better in completed projects.
Employment
Irrespective
of
worksites,
women
participation is more than the men folk.
About 60-70% villagers agree that wage
employment is done by reading muster roll in
Bankura.
This figure
Medinipur.
is
90
to
100%
in
Purba
About 40-50% daily wage earners get the
job for a period of 8-14 days.
Payment
Mode of wage payment is mainly through
post office in Bankura. However in Purba
Medinipur, payment is mainly through
bank.
Women folk get the wages at par with the
male workers.
Most of the workers (75-80%) received
their payments within a week.
Distance to worksites is within 1-2 km for
Bakura and 1-5 km in Purba Medinapore.
Facilities
Only 15-20% wage earners are satisfied
with facilities at the worksites.
Providing
child
care
facility
would
encourage more women participation.
Special Observations
Bankura
The same job card without any photograph
is being used by different members of a
family.
In Ranibandh block, job cards are given to
registered only, but most of them are
without photographs.
Bankura (contd…)
Bankura district is unable to meet the
demand of job cards
All the job cards holder are not turning
up for work.
The job cards (like ration cards) are
being kept as necessary documents for
future needs.
Purba Medinipur
In Ramnagar-I Block the demand for the
job cards is less as villagers are receiving
higher wages.
Ratio of man to material may be changed
for the Panskura I.
The villagers want better road connectivity
particularly during the rainy season.
Occurrence of floods is very frequent here.
Suggestions
BPL families should get the first priority in
getting Job Cards.
Gov. of India direct the GPO for opening
the “0” balance accounts at all post offices.
Need based planning of NREGA projects
may be initiated at the local level and
should become a part of NREGA.
Common and universal recommendations
may not be given for all the villages.
Expansion of Areas
These NREGA projects should be made a
composite part of a village/regional plan,
put forward by the local community.
It should also include educational
resources like schools mainly for the
benefit of children of BPL families.
Expansion of Areas (contd…)
NREGA project should extend its funding to
productive
sectors,
along
with
re-inventing
biodiversity.
Job-card holders be insured to cover health-related
risks.
Loans should
cheaper rates.
be
extended
to
BPL
families
at
Land-reforms should be continuously re-visited for
efficiency and enforced.
Minimum wage act should be implemented.
Ombudsman Tribunal
A separate tribunal should be set up to
seek complaints about implementation of
NREGA projects in the State.
The tribunal after soliciting complaints
could setup district level committees for
completing the judicial process.
Funding of NREGA Project
There is hardly any doubt regarding the
humanness of NREGA project in eradicating
poverty.
Hence the allocation of funding to NREGA
may be enhanced.
Instead of investing in ailing or sick
banking establishments, the government
may concentrate more on investing in
NREGA.
Table 1: Information on employment, expenditure and job
cards of Ranibandh Block in District Bankura.
Name of Gram
Panchayats
Employment
Generated
(man days)
Expenditure
(Rs.)
H.H. issued
Job Cards
(No.) per
family
Name of
Villages
Worksites
Virati (Akkhuta)
Completed
(small
pond)
1,135
2,96,075
602
Lodda
Ongoing
(small
pond)
1,959
2,20,906
251
Haludkanali
Haludkanali
Ongoing
(Kachha
road )
13,220
12,24,995
2,620
Ranibandh
Katiam
(Moula)
Ongoing
(small
pond)
424
37,847
242
16,738
17,79,823
3,464
Rajakata
Ambikanagar
Total
Table 2: Information on employment, expenditure and job
cards of Hirbandh Block in District Bankura.
Name of
Gram
Panchayats
Name of
Villages
Works Sites
Employment
Generated
(man days)
Expenditure
(Rs.)
No record
1,70,000
3,298
H.H. issued
Job Cards
(No.) per
family
Malian
Chapasole
Completed
Gopalpur
Dungrigora
Ongoing
(Excavation
of pond)
1,353
94,713
56
Moshiara
Biradihi
Ongoing
(Excavation
of pond)
3,983
5,98,276
127
Hirbandh
Bhogda
Ongoing
(Excavation
of pond)
Not available
Not
available
Not available
5,336
8,62,989
3,481
Total
Table 3: Information on employment, expenditure and job
cards of Ramnagar-1 Block in District Purba
Medinipur.
Name of
Gram
Panchayat
Name of Village
Works Sites
Employment
Generated
(man days)
Expenditure
(Rs.)
H.H.
issued Job
Cards
(No.) per
family
Dakshin Gobra
Completed
(tree
plantation)
895
1,06,248
184
Basantapur
Deuli
Ongoing
(kachha
road)
574
57,431
88
Talgachari-1
Bardsulemantur
Ongoing (tree
plantation )
455
48,900
273
Haldia –II
Madhupur-I
Ongoing (new
kachha road)
213
18,293
108
Total
2,137
2,30,872
573
Gobra
Table 4: Information on employment, expenditure and job
cards of Panskura-1 Block in District Purba
Medinipur, West Bengal
Name of Gram
Panchayat
Name of
Village
Works
Sites
Employment
Generated
(man days)
Expenditure
(Rs.)
7,669
8,55,488
1,253
H.H
issued
Job Cards
(No.) per
family
Panskura-1
Naskardighi
Completed
(nursery
50000
sapling)
Ghoshpur
Ghoshpur /
Rajhati
Ongoing
(kachha
road)
100
1,02,000
129
Chaitannyapur–
1
Maguri
Jagannathchak
Ongoing
(kachha
road )
8,401
13,05,217
2,577
Raghunathbari
Kasharbandh
Ongoing
(murrum
spreading
561
48,367
196
17,304
23,11,072
4,155
Total
Table 5: Progress Report submitted by Blocks (28.02.09)
Name of
Block
Job
Card
issued
Demand for
employment
(cumulative)
Works
Completed
HH
Compl
eted
Individu
al
Expenditure
(cumulative)
Rs.
Mandays
generated
(cumulative)
In lakh
In
progre
ss
Bankura
Hirbandh
14890
4554
NA
77
206
3,20,44,545
2.46712
Ranibandh
22031
6928
NA
287
105
2,65,05,594
177252
Purba Medinipur
Panskura-1
34986
14053
18187
110
456
1,87,30,209
1.55281
Ramnagar-1
17935
2336
5413
64
209
63,97,59,800
0.6355483
Table
6:
Name of
Block
Ranibandh
Hirbandh
Progress Report
Bankura District
Name of
G.P.
Job
Card
issued
of
Gram
Panchayat-28.02.09,
Demand for
employment
(cumulative)
Works
Complete
d
HH
Indivi
dual
Co
mpl
ete
d
In
prog
ress
Expenditur
e
(cumulativ
e)
Rs. In lakh
Mandays
generated
(cumulativ
e) In lakh
Ba-in no.
Ambikanagar
3265
882
NA
31
11
25,60,580
29927
Haludkanali
2550
593
NA
17
4
10,30,550
11151
Ranibandh
2734
661
NA
21
5
15,22,065
11479
Rajakata
3227
1690
NA
38
25
57,01,823
14835
Malian
3300
208
5
10
8,91,926
9530
Gopalpur
2767
1037
21
30
65,69,941
58105
Moshiara
2723
422
10
18
28,95,634
19627
Hirbandh
3092
1612
13
20
41,92,867
34891
Table 7: Progress Report of Gram Panchayat-28.02.09, Purba
Medinipur District
Name of
Block
Ramnagar
-1
Panskura1
Job
Card
issue
d
Demnd for
employment
(cumulative
Works
Completed
HH
Indivi
dual
Com
plete
d
In
prog
ress
Gobra
2377
244
333
3
Basantapur
1840
406
565
Talgachari-1
1546
254
Haldia –II
NA
Chaitannyapu
r–1
Name of G.P.
Expenditu
re
(cumulativ
e)
Rs. In lakh
Mandays
generated
(cumulativ
e) In lakh
Ba-in no.
12
1,7507000
00212309
25
23
8,2467600
00886900
378
1
27
4,0539900
00441355
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2577
122
6
1226
8
17
1,117,094
7254
Ghoshpur
2659
115
9
1551
4
32
1,702,236.
50
16599
Panskura-1
1253
4
860
950
9
26
855488.00
0.07669
Raghunathbari
2225
628
783
12
12
441684.00
0.04749
Bankura District
Some Extent
(10%)
Awareness
Awareness
(Work Completed)
(Work Ongoing)
NO (0%)
NO (0%)
Some Extent
(35%)
Yes to a large
extent (90%)
Block Official
(20%)
Yes to a large
extent (65%)
Sources
Sources
(Work Completed)
(Work Ongoing)
Block Official
(3.3%)
Other (0%)
Other (3.3%)
Panchayat
Member
(93.3%)
Panchayat
Member (80%)
Bankura District
Persons employed - per Family (Work Completed)
>3 person (15%)
1 person (5%)
Persons employed - per Family (Work Ongoing)
>3 person
(16.7%)
1 person (6.7%)
2 person (60%)
3 person (6.7%)
3 person (20%)
2 person (70%)
Time gap between registration and issue of job card
(Work Completed)
Time gap between registration and issue of job card
(Work Ongoing)
> 30 days (5%)
> 30 days (5%)
within 15 days
(43.3%)
15-30 days
(45%)
within 15 days
(50%)
15-30 days
(51.7%)
Bankura District
Custody of job card (Work Ongoing)
Custody of job card (Work Completed)
Others (15%)
Yourself (50%)
Others (50%)
Yourself
(85%)
Awareness about equal wage payment for women
(Work Completed)
No (5%)
Awareness about equal wage payment for women
(Work Ongoing)
No (3.3%)
Yes (95%)
Yes (96.7%)
Bankura District
Wages payment (Work Ongoing)
Wages payment (Work Completed)
Bi-weekly
(25%)
Bi-weekly (20%)
Weekly (80%)
Weekly (75%)
Mode of wage payment
(Work Ongoing)
Mode of wage payment
(Work Completed)
Job Card
(16.7%)
Cash (0%)
Bank A/C (0%)
Job Card (0%)
Cash (16.7%)
Bank A/C (0%)
Post Office
Acount (100%)
Post Office
Acount (66.7%)
Bankura District
Reading muster rolls and job cards entries
(Work Completed)
Reading muster rolls and job cards entries
(Work Ongoing)
No (25%)
No (40%)
Yes (60%)
Yes (75%)
Distance of worksite
(Work Completed)
Distance of worksite
(Work Completed)
3 Km. to 5 Km
(0%)
> 5 Km (0%)
1Km. to 2 Km
(100%)
> 5 Km (0%)
3 Km. to 5 Km
(1.7%)
1Km. to 2 Km
(98.3%)
Bankura District
Facilities
(Work Completed)
Facilities
(Work Ongoing)
Not at all (35%)
Some extent
(45%)
Some extent
(40.8%)
Not at all
(40.8%)
Fully Satisfied
(18.3%)
Fully Satisfied
(20%)
Monthly days of employment
(Work Completed)
> 21 days (5%)
15-21 days
(45%)
Monthly days of employment
(Work Ongoing)
up to 7 days
(0%)
> 21 days
(11.7%)
8-14 days (50%)
up to 7 days
(1.7%)
8-14 days
(38.3%)
15 -21 days
(48.3%)
Bankura District
Whether local people are benefitted from NREGA
(Work Completed)
Whether local people are benefitted from NREGA
(Work Ongoing)
No (0%)
No (0%)
Yes (100%)
Yes (100%)
Whether complaints disposed with in time
(Work Completed)
Whether complaints disposed with in time
(Work Ongoing)
Yes (5%)
Yes (25%)
No (95%)
No (75%)
Purba Medinipur District
Awareness
Awareness
(Work Completed)
(Work Ongoing)
Some Extent
(10%)
NO (0%)
Some Extent
(6.7%)
NO (0%)
Yes to a large
extent (93.3%)
Yes to a large
extent (90%)
Sources
Sources
(Work Completed)
(Work Ongoing)
Block Official
(0%)
Other (1.7%)
Other (5%)
Block Official
(21.7%)
Panchayat
Member (95%)
Panchayat
Member
(76.7%)
Purba Medinipur District
Persons employed - per Family (Work Completed)
>3 person (5%)
Persons employed - per Family (Work Ongoing)
3 person
(13.3%)
3 person (0%)
>3 person
(3.3%)
1 person
(23.3%)
1 person (30%)
2 person (65%)
2 person (60%)
Time gap between registration and issue of job card
(Work Completed)
15-30 days
(15%)
Time gap between registration and issue of job card
(Work Ongoing)
> 30 days
(0%)
> 30 days
(10%)
15-30 days
(35%)
within 15
days (85%)
within 15
days (55%)
Purba Medinipur District
Custody of job card (Work Completed)
Custody of job card (Work Ongoing)
Others (5%)
Others
(18.3%)
Yourself
(95%)
Awareness about equal wage payment for women
(Work Completed)
Yourself
(81.7%)
Awareness about equal wage payment for women
(Work Ongoing)
No (8.3%)
No (25%)
Yes (75%)
Yes (91.7%)
Purba Medinipur District
Wages payment (Work Ongoing)
Wages payment (Work Completed)
Bi-weekly
(10%)
Bi-weekly
(15%)
Weekly
(85%)
Weekly
(90%)
Mode of wage payment
(Work Ongoing)
Mode of wage payment
(Work Completed)
Job Card (0%)
Cash (0%)
Post Office (0%)
Job Card (0%)
Cash (35%)
Bank A/C
(41.7%)
Bank A/C (100%)
Post Office
Acount (23.3%)
Purba Medinipur District
Reading muster rolls and job cards entries
(Work Completed)
No (0%)
Reading muster rolls and job cards entries
(Work Ongoing)
No (11.7%)
Yes (88.3%)
Yes (100%)
Distance of worksite
(Work Completed)
Distance of worksite
(Work Completed)
> 5 Km (0%)
> 5 Km
(6.7%)
3 Km. to 5
Km (25%)
3 Km. to 5
Km (8.3%)
1Km. to 2
Km (75%)
1Km. to 2
Km (85%)
Purba Medinipur District
Facilities
Facilities
(Work Completed)
(Work Ongoing)
Fully
Satisfied
(0%)
Not at all
(5%)
Fully
Satisfied
(15.8%)
Not at all
(2.1%)
Some extent
(95%)
Monthly days of employment
(Work Completed)
> 21 days
(5%)
15-21 days
(25%)
8-14 days
(40%)
Some extent
(82.1%)
Monthly days of employment
(Work Ongoing)
15 -21 days
(3.3%)
up to 7 days
(30%)
> 21 days
(0%)
8-14 days
(35%)
up to 7 days
(61.7%)
Purba Medinipur District
Facilities
Facilities
(Work Completed)
(Work Ongoing)
Fully
Satisfied
(0%)
Not at all
(5%)
Fully
Satisfied
(15.8%)
Not at all
(2.1%)
Some extent
(95%)
Monthly days of employment
(Work Completed)
> 21 days
(5%)
15-21 days
(25%)
8-14 days
(40%)
Some extent
(82.1%)
Monthly days of employment
(Work Ongoing)
15 -21 days
(3.3%)
up to 7 days
(30%)
> 21 days
(0%)
8-14 days
(35%)
up to 7 days
(61.7%)
Survey form
Composite Percentage Response of people at the Bankura District,
Ranibandh and Hirbandh Blocks
AWARENESS GENERATION
Work Completed
Work Ongoing
Are you aware about NREGA? ( 1- yes to a large extent, 2-Only to some extent,3- No
not at all )
80
20
0
65.0
35.0 0.0
From which source you came to know about it? (1- Panchyat members, 2-Block
officials,3- NGO’s Radio and Newspaper )
80
20
0
93.3
3.3
How many of you given employment? (1, 2, 3, >3)
5
60
20
6.7
70.0 6.7
What is the time gap between registration and issue of job card? (1- Within 15 days, 216-30 days, 3- More than a month)
50
45
5
43.3
51.7 5.0
Who has the custody of your job cards? (1- Your self, 2- some body like Gram
Panchayat,BDO, Gram Rozgar Sevak/Panchayat Secretary and NGOs)
85
15
50.0
50.0
Do you think that women are being paid the similar wage like you? (1- Yes, 2- No)
95
5
96.7
3.3
Do you receive the wages on weekly basis or fifteen days? (1- Yes, 2- No)
80
20
75.0
25.0
16.7
66.7 0.0
60.0
40.0
98.3
1.7
3.3
WORK APPLICATIONS AND REGISTRATION
15
16.7
WORKER’S ENTITLEMENTS
What is the mode of wage payment under NREGA? (1-Cash, 2-Post office Account, 3Bank Account, 4-Job Card)
0
100 0
At the time of payment of wages whether the muster rolls is being read out and
accordingly the job cards entries made? (1- Yes, 2- No)
75
25
From your habitat what will be the distance of your worksite? (1-1Km. to 2Km., 23Km. to 5Km. 3- 5Km and above)
100 0
0
0
16.7
0.0
WORKSITE
Are you satisfied with the facilities being provided at the work site? Shade, Drinking
water, First-Aid, Child care (1- Yes to some extent, 2-fully satisfied, 3-not at all)
45
20
35
40.8 18.3 40.8
Till date how many days of employment you got in a month (1-7 days., 2-14 days, 321 days, 4- > 21 days)
0
Are the local people benefitted out of this work (1- Yes, 2- No)
100 0
100.0 0.0
5
25.0
50
45
5
1.7
38.3 48.3 11.7
COMPLAINTS
Are all the complaints disposed with in the time limit (1- Yes, 2- No)
95
75.0
Composite Percentage Response of people at the Purba Medinipur District,
Panskura(1) and Ram Nagar (1) Blocks
AWARENESS GENERATION
Are you aware about NREGA? ( 1- yes to a large extent, 2-Only to some extent,3- No
not at all )
Work Completed
Work Ongoing
100
0
0
93.3
6.7
0.0
95
0
5
76.7 21.7
1.7
How many of you given employment? (1, 2, 3, >3)
30
65
0
What is the time gap between registration and issue of job card? (1- Within 15 days, 216-30 days, 3- More than a month)
85
15
0
Who has the custody of your job cards? (1- Your self, 2- some body like Gram
Panchayat,BDO, Gram Rozgar Sevak/Panchayat Secretary and NGOs)
95
5
Do you think that women are being paid the similar wage like you? (1- Yes, 2- No)
75
25
91.7
Do you receive the wages on weekly basis or fifteen days? (1- Yes, 2- No)
85
15
90.0 10.0
From which source you came to know about it? (1- Panchyat members, 2-Block
officials,3- NGO’s Radio and Newspaper )
WORK APPLICATIONS AND REGISTRATION
5
23.3 60.0 13.3
3.3
55.0 35.0 10.0
81.7 16.7
1.7
WORKER’S ENTITLEMENTS
What is the mode of wage payment under NREGA? (1-Cash, 2-Post office Account, 3Bank Account, 4-Job Card)
At the time of payment of wages whether the muster rolls is being read out and
accordingly the job cards entries made? (1- Yes, 2- No)
0
0 100
0
8.3
35.0 23.3 41.7
100
0
75
25
0
85.0
6.7
8.3
Are you satisfied with the facilities being provided at the work site? Shade, Drinking
water, First-Aid, Child care (1- Yes to some extent, 2-fully satisfied, 3-not at all)
95
0
5
82.1 15.8
2.1
Till date how many days of employment you got in a month (1-7 days., 2-14 days, 321 days, 4- > 21 days)
30
40
25
61.7 35.0
3.3
100
0
95.0
5.0
90
10
96.7
3.3
From your habitat what will be the distance of your worksite? (1-1Km. to 2Km., 23Km. to 5Km. 3- 5Km and above)
0.0
88.3 11.7
WORKSITE
Are the local people benefitted out of this work (1- Yes, 2- No)
5
COMPLAINTS
Are all the complaints disposed with in the time limit (1- Yes, 2- No)
0.0