MNREGA
- 1. 1 | P a g e ASSIGNMENT ON MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE MRM-522 RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT SUBMITTED BY- AVINASH CHANDRA MBA (RM) R.NO-1805205021 DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
- 2. 2 | P a g e Introduction The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is an Indian job guarantee scheme, enacted by legislation on August 25, 2005. The scheme provides a legal guarantee for one hundred days of employment in every financial year to adult members The law was initially called the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) but was renamed on 2 October 2009. Scheme Provides at least 100 days of work at not less than Rs 60/day which varies by state. 36.7 Million rural Households have benefitted so far in 2012-13, while 49.8 million rural household benefitted in 2011-12 launched on Feb 2,2006 from Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh ,that aims to guarantee the 'right to work' Objectives The scheme provides a legal guarantee for one hundred days of employment in every financial year to adult members. To reduce rural urban migration. Financial upgradation on Rural people. Right utilization of MNREGA FUNDS. Supplement wage employment in Rural areas. Impact of MGNREGA Reduction in migration. Financial Inclusion increased.
- 3. 3 | P a g e Women participation increased and equal wages on par with men. Reduction in hunger. Relief from village money lenders. Rural asset creation. Participation of SCs and STs increased. Increase in average wages and employment SALIENT FEATURES OF MGNREGA Implementation Status The scheme was introduced in 200 districts during financial year 2006- 07 and 130 districts during the financial year 2007-08. In April 2008 NREGA expanded to entire rural area of the country covering 34 States and Union Territories, 614 Districts, 6,096 blocks and 2.65 lakh Gram Panchayats. The scheme covered 644 districts , 6,576 blocks and 7.78 lakh villages in the financial year 2013-14.
- 4. 4 | P a g e Types of work under MGNREGA Water Conservation and water harvesting including contour trenches, contour bunds, boulder checks, gabion structures, underground dykes, earthen dams, stop dams and springshed development; Drought Proofing including plantation and afforestation; Irrigation canals including micro and minor irrigation works; Provision of irrigation facility, dug out farm pond, horticulture, plantation, farm bunding and land development; Renovation of traditional water bodies including desilting of tanks Flood control and protection works including drainage in water logged areas, deepening and repairing of flood channels, chaur renovation, construction of storm water drains for coastal protection; Livestock related works, such as, poultry shelter, goat shelter, construction of pucca floor, urine tank and fodder trough for cattle, azolla as cattle-feed supplement; Works in coastal areas, such as, fish drying yards, belt vegetation; Rural drinking water related works, such as, soak pits, recharge pits; Rural sanitation related works, such as, individual household latrines, school toilet units, anganwadi toilets, solid and liquid waste management; xv Construction of anganwadi centres. LIMITATIONS Registration problems in terms of caste discrimination. Uniform distribution of job cards is a time consuming process and leads to dissatisfaction. Only 19% of the 8.5 lakh differently able people registered for the scheme have got work under NREGA. Non-issuance of receipts to applicants. Unavailability of necessary facilities at the work places. Improper maintenance of attendance of the workers. Payments of wages delayed. Measurement of work done by the workers a major problem
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