International Institute for Population Science, Mumbai(Deemed university)

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme[Population and Development ]

Submitted To: Presented By:Prof. R. Nagarajan Pushpendra SinghPhD

Overview

The number of Indians living on less than $1 a day, called Below Poverty Line (BPL), was 300 million that barely declined over the last three decades ranging from 1973 to 2004.

The MGNREGA is notified on 7 September 2005 with the objective of “Enhancing livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year, to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work”.

What Is it ?

Scheme Provides at least 100 days of work at not less then 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

Implemented in 626 of 640 districts across the country

Objective Of MGNREGA

Unemployment

Sustainable Development

Enhancement Of Livelihood Security Of Households.Labour Market and MigrationEnvironmental Services and Agricultural Productivity

Sustainable Rural Assets creationCreate Livelihood Resource BaseRestore EnvironmentGender & Social Empowerment

Key Processes: Demand For Employment

Rural Households

Registration Application Gram Panchayat (GP)

Verification

Local Residence

not Poverty, Employment

Job Card HH and Employment Demand

Dated Receipt Work Allocation (15 Days Of Demand)

Work-Site

1. Muster Roll with Job Card Nos. Measurement 2. Wages – 15 Days 3. Work with in 5 KM

Facilities: Crèche, Medical Aid, Water

Expectation from MGNREGA

•supplement employment opportunityPRIMARY

•Regenerate natural resource base of rural livelihood for sustainable developmentAuxiliary

•Strengthen grass root processes of democracy •Infuse transparency and accountability in governance

Process Outcomes

Costing India’s Flagship Programme NREGA

Component of expenditure

Material cost Expenditure on wage Administrative cost

NREGA’14-34000 cr.

Material Wages

52%

14%

17%

14%

3%

Water conserva-tion 52%

Land de-velopment

Rural connectiv-ity provision of irriga-tion

Any other activity

Advantage from MGNREGA

Environmental Benefits and Vulnerability

Reduction

Every 5th rural Indian household

benefits from MGNREGA

Agricultural Sustainability

Women empowerment

Issues Of MGNREGA

Lack of Initiative on the Part of Sarpanch and TDOs

Lack of Awareness at the Taluka and Village Level Despite Intensive IEC activities

Failure on the Part of District Administration to get the village Plan Implemented.

Lack of desire among the People to Undertake MGNREGA works.

Non Involvement Of line Dept. in Implementation works

Lack of Technical support.

Challenges In Transparency

Documents

Job Cards ( in the custody of workers)

Muster Rolls,

Measurement Books

Asset Registers

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