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Mahatma Gandhi NREGA - Report to the People 1

MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT, 2005

Report to the People2nd February 2013

Ministry of Rural DevelopmentDepartment of Rural DevelopmentGovernment of IndiaNew Delhi

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CHAPTER 1 01The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act: Salient Features 03 1. Mandate&Objectives 03 2. SalientFeaturesoftheAct 04 3. Funding 06

CHAPTER 2 09 Programme Outcomes since Inception 11 1. EnhancedWageEarningandLivelihoodSecurity 11 2. FinancialInclusion 12 3. InclusiveGrowth 12 4. Women’sEmpowerment 12 5. NaturalResourceRegenerationandSustainableDevelopment 13 6. ImpactonAgriculturalProductivity 13

CHAPTER 3 15Performance of the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA in FY 2012-13 17 1. HouseholdsProvidedEmployment 17 2. ExpenditureonWages 18 3. EmploymentProvidedtotheMarginalized&Women 18 4. WorksTakenupandAssetsCreated(bytype) 20

CHAPTER 4 21Critical Issues and Initiatives taken to Strengthen Implementation 23 1. ExpandingtheScopeofMahatmaGandhiNrega 23 2. MahatmaGandhiNregaOperationalGuidelines,2013 24 3. ProgrammeAdvisoryGroup 26 4. AdditionalDaysofEmploymentinDroughtAffectedTalukas/Blocks 26 5. Mgnrega,UidaiandDirectBenefitTransfers 26 6.ParticipationofMarginalizedGroups 27 7.TransparencyandAccountability 27 8. MonitoringandEvaluationMechanisms 28 9. CollaborationwithotherMinistriesorDepartments 30 10. Awards 30

ANNEXURES 31 1. TheMahatmaGandhiNregaOutcomes: Fy2012-13uptoDecember2012(PhysicalEmployment) 33 2. TheMahatmaGandhiNregaOutcomes:

Fy2012-13uptoDecember2012(FinancialProgress) 35

3. TheMahatmaGandhiNregaOutcomes:

Fy2012-13uptoDecember2012(Physical:Assets) 37

4. ListofAwardees 40

CONTENTS

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1. Mandate & Objectives

TheMinistryofRuralDevelopment,MahatmaGandhiNationalRuralEmploymentGuaranteeAct(MahatmaGandhiNREGA)aimsatenhancinglivelihoodsecurityofhouseholdsinruralareasofthecountrybyprovidingatleastonehundreddaysofguaranteedwageemploymentinafinancialyeartoeveryhouseholdwhoseadultmembersvolunteertodounskilledmanualwork.TheMahatmaGandhiNREGAhasbecomeapowerful instrument for inclusivegrowth in rural India through itsimpactonsocialprotection,livelihoodsecurityanddemocraticgovernance.

TheActcameintoforceonFebruary2,2006andwasimplementedinaphasedmanner.InPhaseIitwasintroducedin200ofthemostbackwarddistrictsofthecountry.Itwasimplementedinanadditional130districtsinPhaseII2007-2008.TheActwasnotifiedintheremainingruraldistrictsofIndiafromApril1,2008inPhaseIII.(AllruraldistrictswerecoveredunderMahatmaGandhiNREGA)

MahatmaGandhiNREGA is the first ever law internationally that guaranteeswage employmentat an unprecedented scale. The primary objective of the Act is augmentingwage employment.Itsauxiliaryobjective isstrengtheningnatural resourcemanagementthroughworksthataddresscausesofchronicpovertylikedrought,deforestationandsoilerosionandsoencouragesustainabledevelopment.Theprocessoutcomesincludestrengtheninggrassrootprocessesofdemocracyandinfusingtransparencyandaccountabilityingovernance.

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2. Salient Features of the ActSalient features of the Act are summarised below:

2.1. Registration

(a) Adult members of a rural household willing to do unskilled manual work,may apply forregistrationeitherinwriting,ororallytothelocalGramPanchayat(GP).

(b) Theunitforregistrationisahousehold.

(c) UndertheAct,eachhouseholdisentitledtoa100daysofemploymenteveryyear.

2.2. Job Card

(a) Afterdueverificationofplaceofresidenceandageofthemember/s(onlyadultmembersareeligibleforemployment),theregisteredhouseholdisissuedaJobCard(JC).

(b) AJCistobeissuedwithin15daysofregistration.JobCardformsthebasisofidentificationfordemandingemployment.

2.3. Application for Work

(a) AwrittenapplicationseekingworkistobemadetotheGPorBlockOffice,statingthetimeanddurationforwhichworkissought.

(b) TheGPwillissueadatedreceiptofthewrittenapplicationforemployment,againstwhichtheguaranteeofprovidingemploymentwithin15daysoperates.

2.4. Unemployment allowance: In case employment is not provided within 15 days, the state (as per the Act) will pay an unemployment allowance to the beneficiary.

2.5. Provision and Execution of Work

(a) Workisprovidedwithin5kilometres(kms)radiusofthevillage

(b) In case,work is provided beyond 5 kms, extrawages of 10 per cent are payable tomeetadditionaltransportationandlivingexpenses.

(c) Priority is awarded to women, such that at least one-third of the beneficiaries under theSchemearewomen.

(d) Atleast50percentofworks,intermsofcost,aretobeexecutedbytheGPs.

(e) Thecostofmaterialcomponentofprojectsincludingthewagesoftheskilledandsemi-skilledworkerstakenupundertheSchemeshallnotexceed40percentofthetotalprojectcosts.

(f) Contractorsanduseoflabourdisplacingmachineryareprohibited.

(g) Worksitefacilitiessuchascrèche,drinkingwater,shadehavetobeprovided.

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2.6. Wages

(a) WagesaretobepaidaspertheState-wiseGovernmentofIndia(GoI)notifiedMGNREGAwages.

(b) Wagesarealsotobepaidaccordingtopiecerate,aspertheScheduleofRates(SoRs).

(c) Paymentofwageshastobedoneonaweeklybasisandnotbeyondafortnightinanycase.

(d) Paymentofwagesismandatorilydonethroughbank/postofficebeneficiaryaccounts.

2.7. Planning

(a) PlansanddecisionsregardingthenatureandchoiceofworkstobeundertakeinaFYalongwiththeorderinwhicheachworkistobetakenup,siteselection,etc.arealltobemadeintheGramSabha(GS)andratifiedbytheGP.

(b) Thedistrict’sshelfofworkstoprovideemploymentaretobeselectedfromthelistofpermissibleworks.

(c) Thedifferentcategoriesofpermissibleworksareasfollows:

i. WaterConservationandwaterharvesting includingcontourtrenches,contourbunds,boulderchecks,gabionstructures,undergrounddykes,earthendams,stopdamsandspringsheddevelopment;

ii. DroughtProofingincludingplantationandafforestation;

iii. Irrigationcanalsincludingmicroandminorirrigationworks;

iv. Provisionofirrigationfacility,dugoutfarmpond,horticulture,plantation,farmbundingandlanddevelopment;

v. Renovationoftraditionalwaterbodiesincludingdesiltingoftanks;

vi. LandDevelopment;

vii. Floodcontrolandprotectionworksincludingdrainageinwaterloggedareasincludingdeepening and repairing of flood channels, chaur renovation, construction of stormwaterdrainsforcoastalprotection;

viii. Ruralconnectivitytoprovideallweatheraccess,includingculvertsandroadswithinavillage,wherevernecessary;

ix. ConstructionofBharatNirmanRajivGandhiSewaKendraasKnowledgeResourceCentreattheBlocklevelandasGramPanchayatBhawanattheGramPanchayatlevel;

x. Agriculture relatedworks, suchas,NADEPcomposting,vermi-composting, liquidbio-manures;

xi. Livestock relatedworks, such as, poultry shelter, goat shelter, construction of puccafloor,urinetankandfoddertroughforcattle,azollaascattle-feedsupplement;

xii. Fisheriesrelatedworks,suchas,fisheriesinseasonalwaterbodiesonpublicland;

xiii. Worksincoastalareas,suchas,fishdryingyards,beltvegetation;

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xiv. Ruraldrinkingwaterrelatedworks,suchas,soakpits,rechargepits;

xv. Ruralsanitationrelatedworks,suchas,individualhouseholdlatrines,schooltoiletunits,anganwaditoilets,solidandliquidwastemanagement;

xv(a) Constructionofanganwadicentres.

xv(b) Constructionofplayfields.

xvi. AnyotherworkwhichmaybenotifiedbytheCentralGovernmentinconsultationwiththeStateGovernment.

Note:Allabove-mentionedactivitiesinitems(iv),(x),(xi)anditems(xiii)to(xv)shallbeallowedonlandorhomesteadownedbyhouseholdsbelongingtothe ScheduledCastesandtheScheduledTribesorbelowpovertylinefamiliesorthebeneficiariesoflandreformsorthebeneficiariesundertheIndiraAwasYojanaoftheGovernmentofIndiaorthatofthesmallormarginalfarmersasdefinedintheAgricultureDebtWaiverandDebtReliefScheme,2008,orthebeneficiariesundertheScheduledTribesandOtherTraditionalForestDwellers (RecognitionofForestRights)Act,2006(2of2007). 2.8. Social Audits

Social Audit has to be done by the Gram Sabha at least once in every six months.

2.9. Grievance Redressal

Grievanceredressalmechanismshavetobeputinplaceforensuringaresponsiveimplementationprocess.

2.10 Public Disclosure

All accounts and records relating to the Scheme are to be made available for public scrutiny and to any person desirous of obtaining a copy of such records, on demand and after paying a specified fee.

3. Funding

3.1 The Central Government bears the costs on the following items:

• Theentirecostofwagesofunskilledmanualworkers.

• 75%ofthecostofmaterial,wagesofskilledandsemi-skilledworkers.

• AdministrativeexpensesasmaybedeterminedbytheCentralGovernment,whichwillinclude,interalia,thesalaryandtheallowancesoftheProgrammeOfficerandhissupportingstaffandworksitefacilities.

• ExpensesoftheCentralEmploymentGuaranteeCouncil.

The State Government bears the costs on the following items:

• 25%ofthecostofmaterial,wagesofskilledandsemi-skilledworkers.

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• Unemployment allowance payable in case the State Government cannot provide wageemploymentontime.

• AdministrativeexpensesoftheStateEmploymentGuaranteeCouncil.

3.2. State Employment Guarantee Fund (SEGF)

TheMinistryhasstressedontheformationofStateEmploymentGuaranteeFunds(SEGF).EighteenStateshaveconstitutedSEGFandhavededicatedaccountforMahatmaGandhiNREGA.

In remainingStateswhereSEGFhasnotbeenconstituted,eachDistricthasadedicatedaccountforMahatmaGandhiNREGAfunds.Proposalsaresubmittedbasedonclearlydelineatedguidelinessothatfundsmaybedistributedefficientlyateachlevel,andadequatefundsmaybeavailabletorespondtodemand.UnderMahatmaGandhiNREGA,fundreleasesarebasedonanappraisalofbothfinancialandphysicalindicatorsofoutcomes.

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PERFORMANCE OF THE MAHATMA GANDHI NREGA (National Overview )

(FY06-07)200

Districts

(FY07-08)330

Districts

(FY08-09)615

Districts

(FY09-10)619Districts

(FY2010-11)626Districts

(FY2011-12)

626Districts(Provisional)

(FY2012-13)632Districts(reportedtill31/12/2012)

Total Job Card issued[in Crore]

3.78 6.48 10.01 11.25 11.98 12.39 12.54

Employment provided to households [in Crore]

2.10 3.39 4.51 5.26 5.49 5.04 4.16

Persondays [in Crore]

Total: 90.5 143.59 216.32 283.59 257.15 216.34 140.66

SCs 22.95[25%] 39.36[27%] 63.36[29%] 86.45[30%] 78.76[31%] 47.70[22%] 31.42[22%]

STs 32.98[36%] 42.07[29%] 55.02[25%] 58.74[21%] 53.62[21%] 39.59[18%] 22.14[16%]

Women 36.40[40%] 61.15[43%] 103.57[48%] 136.40[48%] 122.74[48%] 103.81[48%] 74.74[53%]

Others 34.56[38%] 62.16[43%] 97.95[45%] 138.40[49%] 124.78[48%] 129.06[60%] 87.10[62%]

Persondays per HH[Days]

43 42 48 54 47 43 34

Budget Outlay(InRsCrore)

11300 12000 30000 39100 40100 40000 33000

Central Release(InRsCrore)

8640.85 12610.39 29939.60 33506.61 35768.95 29189.77 23579.18

Total available fund [including OB]InRs.Crore.

12073.55 19305.81 37397.06 49579.19 54172.14 48832.49 39620.16

Expenditure(InRs.Crore.)[percentageagainstavailablefunds]

8823.35[73%]

15856.89[82%]

27250.10[73%]

37905.23[76%]

39377.27[73%]

38034.70[78%] 25074.69[63%]

Expenditure on Wages(InRs.Crore.)

5842.37[66%]

10738.47[68%]

18200.03[67%]

25579.32[70%]

25686.53[68%]

24860.91[69%] 18270.14[76%]

Total works taken up (InLakhs)

8.35 17.88 27.75 46.17 50.99 82.51 70.50

Works completed 3.87 8.22 12.14 22.59 25.90 18.56 10.21

Works break up

Waterconservation 4.51[54%] 8.73[49%] 12.79[46%] 23.43[51%] 24.26[48%] 44.09[53%] 42.40[60%]

ProvisionofIrrigationfacilitytolandownedbySC/ST/BPLandIAYbeneficiaries

0.81[10%] 2.63[15%] 5.67[20%] 7.73[17%] 9.15[18%] 9.52[12%] 8.47[12%]

RuralConnectivity 1.80[21%] 3.08[17%] 5.03[18%] 7.64[17%] 9.31[18%] 17.87[22%] 11.90[17%]

LandDevelopment 0.89[11%] 2.88[16%] 3.98[15%] 6.38[14%] 7.04[14%] 7.69[9%] 5.48[8%]

Anyotheractivity 0.34[4%] 0.56[3%] 0.28[1%] 0.98[2%] 1.06[2%] 3.06[4%] 1.84[2.61%]

BharatNirmanRajivGandhiSevaKendra

- - - - 0.17[0.33%] 0.28[0.34%] 0.24[0.35%]

CoastalAreas - - - - - - 0.00008[0.0001%]

RuralDrinkingWater - - - - - - 0.00278[0.004%]

Fisheries - - - - - - 0.00648[0.01%]

RuralSanitation - - - - - - 0.15492[0.22%]

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SinceitsinceptiontheMahatmaGandhiNREGAhasensuredsocialprotectionforthemostvulnerableandmarginalized communities in rural India through providing employment opportunities. ThischapterliststhesignificantachievementsandoutcomesoftheSchemesinceitsinceptionalongwithsomekeyfindingsfromindependentstudies.

1. Enhanced wage earning and livelihood securityMahatmaGandhiNREGAhasprovidedbasic incomesecurity toa largenumberofbeneficiaries.TheSchemeprovidesemploymenttoaround5crorehouseholds,onanaverage,everyyear.Thisisalmostone-fourthofthetotalruralhouseholdsinthecountry.SinceitsinceptionMahatmaGandhiNREGAhasgenerated1348crorepersondaysofemployment.

FromFY2006-07uptoFY2012-12(uptoDec,12)overRs.1,29,000crorehasbeenspentonwages.Thisisalmost70%ofthetotalexpenditure.TheScheme’snotifiedwageshaveincreasedacrossallStatessince2006.TheaveragewageearnedperbeneficiaryhasrisenfromRs.65perpersondayin2006toRs.115by2012.

Apanel survey conductedby theNational Sample SurveyOrganization (NSSO) on theMahatmaGandhiNREGAin3states,alsoshowsthattheSchemeprovidesworkatatimewhennootherworkoralternateemploymentopportunitiesexist,TheSchemehasalsocontributedtoensuringgreaterfoodsecurity,monthlypercapitaexpenditure,savingsetc.i

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Infactarecentreportbyaglobalresearchorganizationindicatesthatforthefirsttimeinnearly25years,growthinruralspendingoutpacedurbanconsumptioninthetwoyearsbetween2009-10and2011-12.ItalsoconcludedthattheincreaseinruralconsumptionisdriveninsignificantpartbytheMahatmaGandhiNREGA.ii

2. Financial InclusionToensuretransparencyinwagepaymentsandpreventmisappropriations,theGovernmentofIndiamandatedthatallMGNREGAwagepaymentsshouldbemadethroughbanks/postofficeaccountsopenedinthenameoftheworker.Asaresult,nearly8.6crorebank/postofficeaccounts(asperMISdata)ofruralpeoplehavebeenopenedunderMGNREGAandaround80percentofMGNREGApaymentsaremadethroughthisroute.Thereare4.08croreaccountsinbanksand4.53croreinPostOffices(asperMISdata).Theopeningofaccountshasbroughtthepoorintotheorganisedsectorandinsomecasesprovidedthemwithbetteraccesstocredit,anunprecedentedfinancialinclusioninitiative

3. Inclusive GrowthEvidencesuggeststhattheMahatmaGandhiNREGAissucceedingasaself-targetingprogramme,withhigh participation frommarginalised groups including the Scheduled Castes(SCs) and ScheduledTribes(STs).Atthenationallevel,theshareofSCsandSTsintheworkprovidedunderMGNREGAhas been high and ranged between 40–60 per cent across each of the years of the Scheme’simplementation.SCsandSTsparticipationrateintheSchemeexceedsthepercentageshareinthetotalpopulationinmoststates.

WorksonprivatelandsundertheScheme,hasalsogreatlybenefitedthemarginalized.Since2006–07,around10lakhhouseholdshavebenefitedunderthiscategoryofworks.Micro-levelcasestudiesindicatethepositive impactoftheSchemeincreatingsustainablelivelihoodsfortheseindividualbeneficiaryhouseholds.iii

TheSchemealsoprovidesanalternativesourceofincomeforrurallabourers,raisingthereservationwageandimplicitlyofferinglabourersbargainingpowersinanotherwiseinequitablerural labourmarket.TheSchemehasprovidedlabourers(particularlythosewhoareindebtbondageorcontractlabour) with a dignified choice of work.iv MGNREGA has also reduced distress migration fromtraditionallymigration-intensiveareas

4. Women’s Empowerment VariousprovisionsundertheActanditsGuidelines,aimtoensurethatwomenhaveequitableandeasyaccess towork,decentworkingconditions,equalpaymentofwagesand representationondecision-makingbodies.FromFY2006–07uptoFY2012–13(uptoDec,2012),aroundRs62,000crorehavebeenspentonwagesforwomen.Womenparticipationratehasrangedbetween40-48percentofthetotalperson-daysgenerated,muchabovethestatutoryminimumrequirementof33percent.

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Infact, theparticipation rateofwomenunder theSchemehasbeenhigher than in all formsofrecordedwork.ResearchstudiesalsoindicatethatMGNREGAisanimportantworkopportunityforwomenwhowouldhaveotherwiseremainedunemployedorunderemployed.v

Withanincreasedrateofparticipationandlargeamountsbeingspentonwagesforwomen,studiesandfieldevidencesuggestapositiveimpactoftheSchemeontheeconomicwell-beingofwomen.TheSchemehasalsoledtogenderparityinwages.TheNSSO66thRoundindicatedthatMGNREGAhasreducedtraditionalwagediscriminationinpublicworks.

Accesstoeconomicresourceshasalsohadafavourable impactonthesocialstatusofwomen,forexamplewomenhaveagreatersayinthewaythemoneyisspentinhouseholds.Alargepercentageofthesewomenspendtheirmoneytoavoidhunger,repaysmalldebts,payingtheirchild’sschoolingetc.

5. Natural resource regeneration and sustainable developmentThe works undertaken through Mahatma Gandhi NREGA give priority to activities related towaterharvesting,groundwaterrecharge,drought-proofing,andfloodprotection.Itsfocusoneco-restorationandsustainablelivelihoodswillleadovertime,toanincreaseinlandproductivityandaidtheworkersinmovingfromwageemploymenttosustainableemployment.Almost53%worksrelate to soil andwaterconservation.MahatmaGandhiNREGAworks focuson regenerating theruralecosystemandcreatingruralinfrastructurethatsupportssustainablelivelihoods.

Where planned and implemented well, MGNREGA works have led to a rise in ground water,improvementinsoilqualityandreductioninvulnerabilityofproductionsystemtoclimatevariability.However, theextentandkindof impactofMGNREGAworksontheenvironmentdependonthescaleoftheactivitiesundertaken,thetechnicaldesign,thequalityofassetscreatedandownershipanduseofphysicalstructuresconstructed.AstudyfoundthatduetocheckdamscreatedundertheMahatmaGandhiNREGA,thepercolationpotentialofthevillagesstudiedimprovedby1,000–28,000cubicmetresayear.Constructionofpercolationtanksalso improvedrecharge inthewatershedsconsidered.vi

6. Impact on agricultural productivity ProvisionofwaterisvitalforagricultureandensuringfoodandwatersecurityinruralIndia.Researchsuggests thatwater-relatedassets createdunderMGNREGAhave increased thenumberofdaysin a yearwater is availableandalso thequantityofwateravailable for irrigation. The increasedavailabilityofwaterhasalsoledtochangesincroppatternsandincreasedareaundercultivationaccordingtosomestudies.

To further strengthen the Scheme’s synergy with agriculture and livelihood creation, the list ofpermissibleworksunderMahatmaGandhiNREGAhasbeenexpanded.Theexpansionofwork islikely to improvethesocio-economicconditionofmarginalisedsectionof thesociety i.e.,SC/ST/SmallandMarginalfarmers/IAYbeneficiaries/ForestRightActbeneficiariesetc.sincemostofthenewworksareallowedonthelandorhomesteadofthesesections.

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TheMinistryofRuralDevelopmenthastakenseveralkeystepstostrengthentheimplementationoftheSchemeandaddresschallengesthisyear.TheMinistryofRuralDevelopmenthasbroughtoutthenewOperationGuidelinesforMGNREGAandareformagenda,namelyMGNREGA2.0(detailsinnextchapter).

SomeofthemainquantitativeachievementsoftheSchemeinFY2012-13are:

1. Households provided employmentIn currentfinancial year,2012-13, (uptoDecember,2012)4.16crorehouseholds (Figure1)wereprovidedemploymentand141crorepersondaysofemploymentweregenerated.

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Figure 1: Households provided employment in FY 2012-13 (Upto Dec’ 2012)

2. Expenditure on wagesInthecurrentfinancialyear,2012-13,Rs.18270crore(76%ofthetotalexpenditure)hasbeenonwages.

3. Employment provided to the marginalized & womenAsineachofthepreviousyears,theprogrammehadhighworkparticipationformarginalizedgroupslikeSC/ST(38%),in2012-13(uptoDecember,2012)(Figure2&3).

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Figure 2: Share of Women (in persondays) in FYl 2012-13 (Upto December 2012)

National Average: 53%

Figure 3: Participation of SC/ST in FY 2012-13, (Upto Dec ‘2012)

SC & ST participation rate: 38%SC participation rate: 22%, ST participation rate: 16%

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4. Works taken up and assets created (by type)Around71lakhworkswereundertaken(includingnewworksaswellasspill-overworksfromthepreviousFY),ofwhich60%relatetowaterconservation,12%fortheprovisionofirrigationfacilitytolandownedbySC/ST/BPL,IAYbeneficiaries,smallfarmersormarginalfarmersasdefinedintheAgricultureDebtwaiver&debtreliefschemesorbeneficiariesundertheScheduledTribes&othertraditionalforestdwellers(recognitionofforestright)Act2006,17%ruralconnectivityand8%forlanddevelopment(Figure4).

Figure 4: Works taken up in FY 2012-13 (Upto Dec’2012)

Total works taken up: 70.50 Lakh

Annexures1,2&3providedetailsonthephysicalandfinancialprogressoftheScheme

AnyotheractivityapprovedbyMoRD

WaterConservation

60%

17%

12%

8%3%

0.35%

RuralConnectivity

ProvisionofIrrigationfacilitytolandownedbySC/ST/BPLS&MFarmersandIAYbeneficiaries

LandDevelopment

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AradicalAct like theMahatmaGandhiNREGA isbound to faceseveral challengesas it seeks toempowerpoorruralcommunitiesandtransformtraditionalhierarchiesthroughitsdemand-drivenandrightsbasedprocesses.TheMinistryhastakenvariousinitiativestoaddresstheseissuessuchasaccuratecapturingofdemand,planningofworks,closingofmusterrollsontimetocheckdelayedpayment, timelymeasurement ofworks and improved tracking of expenditure.These are brieflydiscussedbelow:

1. Expanding the scope of Mahatma Gandhi NREGAa. Expansion list of permissibleworks: The list of permissibleworks underMahatmaGandhi

NREGAhasbeenexpandedwithafocustostrengthenthesynergybetweenMGNREGAandrural livelihoods, particularly agriculture, and create durable quality assets. The expansionof work is likely to improve the socio-economic condition of marginalised section of thesocietyi.e.,SC/ST/SmallandMarginalfarmers/IAYbeneficiaries/ForestRightActbeneficiariesetc. becausemostof newworks are allowedon the landor homesteadof these sections.

b. Improved Access to sanitation facilities throughMGNREGA: The labour contribution fromMahatma Gandhi NREGA for construction of Individual Household Laterine (IHHL) underTotal SanitationCampaign,nowrenamedasNirmalBharatAbhiyan,hasbeen increased toRs.4500fromRs.1200.AdetailedguidelinehasbeenissuedbyMinistryofRuralDevelopment.

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2. Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Operational Guidelines, 2013Ministryhas revised theMahatmaGandhiNREGAOperationalGuidelineson thebasis of reportsubmittedbyDr.MihirShah’sCommitteeontherevisionofMahatmaGandhiNREGAOperationalGuidelines.SomeofthehighlightsandfocuspointsoftheOperationalGuidelinesare:

a. Strengthen human resources for implementation of the Scheme: For providing assistancein planning or works, implementation and monitoring of the Scheme Cluster FacilitationTeams(CFTs),StateEmploymentGuaranteeMission,StateManagementTeamandNationalManagementTeamshouldbeconstituted.

Dedicated ProgrammeOfficers should be deployed in Blocks that have high concentrationofSC/ST/landless labourersandare likely tohavemoredemand forMGNREGAworks.ThededicatedPOshouldnotbeassignedresponsibilitiesnotdirectlyrelatedtoMGNREGA.

b. Accuratelycapturedemandforwork:Forbettercaptureofdemand,applicationsforworkmayberegisteredthroughtelephonesincludingmobilephones.TomakethissystemconvenienttoilliterateworkersprovisionhasbeenmadetoincludeInteractiveVoiceResponseSystem(IVRS)andvoice-enabledinteractions.

c. BuildcapacityofMGNREGAfunctionaries:NetworkofInstitutionsforbuildingthecapacityofMGNREGAfunctionariesmaybeidentified.

d. Conductbaselinesurveytoassessquantumandtimingofdemandforwork

e. PriorityandapprovalofALLworkstobedecidedbyGramPanchayatinmeetingsoftheGramSabhaandtheWardSabha.Habitationlevelastheunitofplanningandidentificationofproject

f. Maintainlabour:materiali.e.,60:40atGramPanchayat/Blocklevel.

g. Paymentofworkersonpieceratebasis:Toensurethatworkersarepaidfortheirlabour,thewagespaidtoworkersshallbecalculatedonthebasisofworkout-turn

h. SuggestivetimelinesforvariousstepsinvolvedinpreparationandfinalizationofLabourBudgetareatTable1.

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Table 1: Timelines for finalization of Labour Budget

Date Action to be taken

15thAugust GramSabhatoapproveGPAnnualPlanandsubmittoPO

15thSeptember POsubmitsconsolidatedGPPlanstoBlockPanchayat

2ndOctober BlockPanchayattoapprovetheBlockAnnualPlanandsubmittoDPC

15thNovember DPCtopresentDistrictAnnualPlanandLBtoDistrictPanchayat

1stDecember DistrictPanchayattoapproveDistrictAnnualPlan

15thDecember DPCtoensurethatshelfofprojectsforeachGPisready

31stDecember LabourBudgetissubmittedtoCentralGovt.

January MinistryscrutinizestheLabourBudgetandrequestsforcompliancefordeficiencies,ifany

February MeetingsofEmpoweredCommitteeareheldandLBfinalized

February,March AgreedtoLBcommunicatedtoStates.StatestofeeddataofMonthwiseandDistrictwisebreakupof“Agreedto”LBinMISandcommunicatethesametoDistricts/blocks/GPs

Before7thApril StatestocommunicateOB,Centertoreleaseupfront/1stTranche.

i. Provisionformaintenanceofassets:ToensurethesustainabilityofassetsmaintenanceshouldbeundertakenonlyforthoseassetsthathavebeencreatedunderMGNREGA.

j. Formationoflabourgroups:Toprovideaplatformtoworkersforarticulatingthecollectivevoiceanddemandofthewageseekers.

k. Strategytoaddress incompleteworks:ToensurethatworkstakenupunderMGNREGAarecompleted.

l. StressononlinereportingthroughMIS.TheguidelinesprovideaflowchartforeachactivitytobeenteredontoNREGASoft

m. StressonInformationTechnology(IT)basedendtoendsolutionsfor instancetheElectronicFundManagementSystem(e-FMS)

n. Encouragepartnershipswith civil societyorganizations in awareness-building,mobilization,supportandstrengtheningcapacitiesofwage-seekers.

o. Additional focusonstrategiesfor inclusionofvulnerablegroupssuchasdisabled,widowedwomenetc.toenhancetheirlivelihoodsecurity.

p. GuidelinesonqualitymanagementofworkstoensurethatassetscreatedunderMGNREGAaredurableandhelpinstrengtheningthelivelihoodresourcebaseoftheruralpoor.

q. FrameworkforconvergencebetweenMGNREGAandotherprogrammes

r. Enforcing application of Section 25 wherever applicable for not adhering the roles andresponsibilitiesmentionedinActandSchedule.

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3. Programme Advisory GroupTo operationalize the newMahatmaGandhi NREGAOperational Guidelines and to analyse, thepolicyplanningandimplementationissuesandprovidesupporttoStateGovernmentforeffectiveimplementationoftheprogramme,aProgrammeAdvisoryGroup(PAG)onMahatmaGandhiNREGAhas been constituted. The PAG identifies policy and implementation issues related toMahatmaGandhi NREGA at the local, state and national level for focusing entitlements and livelihoods,coveringprocessesandprocedures,systemsandinstitutions,techniquesandtechnologies.

4. Additional days of employment in drought affected talukas/blocksMinistryhasmadeaprovision foradditional employmentoverandabove100daysperhouseholdunderMahatmaGandhiNREGAinnotifieddroughtaffectedtalukas/blocksforthecurrentfinancialyear.

5. MGNREGA,UIDAIandDirectBenefitTransfersTherehasbeenastrongfocusontheuseofinformationcommunicationtechnology(ICT)toimproveprogrammeefficiency,promotetimelywagepayments and instill transparencyat every level.Atpresentthereare12croreJobCardsand9croreMusterRollsuploadedonMIS;allMISinformationisavailableinpublicdomain.

ICT-based end-to-end solutions are also being considered for capturing attendance, preparingelectronicMusterRolls(e-musterrolls),disbursingwagepayments,etc.

a. Electronic Fund Management System (eFMS)

To reducedelay inpaymentofwages,Ministryhas initiated“ElectronicFundmanagementSystem(eFMS).ThishasbeeninitiatedinKarnataka,Orissa,Gujarat,TripuraandRajasthan,fordirectlycreditingwagesintobeneficiaryaccountsusingCoreBankingSystem.eFMSwillensurecaptureofrealtimetransactions,eliminatedelaysandleakages.MinistryisnowworkingtoimplementeFMSinidentified46MGNREGAdistrictsforDirectBenefitTransfer.

b. Electronic Muster Roll Measurement System (eMMS)

Toreducedelayinmeasurement,MinistryhasinitiatedElectronicMusterRollMeasurementSystem (eMMS). This has been introduced using NREGASoft and mobile based softwarewhereinelectronicMusterRollsarepreparedandeverydaythelabourattendanceistakeninthemobilesandputinthepublicdomain.TheeMMSenablesinformationflowdirectlyfromworksitetothewebsite.eMMSisinusebymostoftheStates.ThemobilebasedapplicationisbeingpilotedinAndhraPradeshandChhattisgarh.

c. Aadhaar

AadhaarenableddirectelectronicscreditingofaccountspaymentsforworkersinMahatmaGandhiNREGAisbeingimplementedin51districts,initspilotphase.

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d. eFMS with Post Offices (Sanchaya Post):IntegrationofNREGASoftwithSanchayaPost(DepartmentofPost)hasbeenworkedout.ThiswillenabletotransferthewagesofMGNREGAbeneficiariesdirectlyintotheaccountofPostOffices.ThishasbeenpilottestedinHimatnagarBlock,Gujarat.MinistryandDepartmentofPostareworkingtoimplementthisframeworkin46identifieddistricts.

e. Business Correspondent Model:TheMinistryhasmadeanefforttoencouragetheuseofbusinesscorrespondentmodel,smartcardsandbio-metricstoensurethatpaymentismadeontimetoMahatmaGandhiNREGAworkers.

6. Participation of marginalized groupsa. ToincreasewomenparticipationintheScheme,majorinitiativesarebeingsuggestedincluding,

openingindividualbank/postofficeaccountsforallwomenworkers,identifyingandprovidingJobCardstowidowed,desertedanddestitutewomen,whoqualifyasahouseholdundertheAct,toensurethattheyareprovidedJobCards,ensuringgender,ageanddisabilitysensitiveScheduleofRates,ensuringwomenfunctionaries,includingworksitesupervisors(mates)etc.

b. Insurance Coverage:ThescopeofRashtriyaSwathyaBimaYojna(RSBY)hasbeenexpandedtoprovidehealthinsurancetoMahatmaGandhiNREGAworkerswhohaveworkedforfifteendaysinthepreviousfinancialyear.AsperdataavailableonMIS(till31stDecember,2012)6.7lakhMahatmaGandhiNREGAworkershavebeencoveredunderRSBY.

7.TransparencyandAccountabilityTostrengthen transparencyandaccountability in theScheme,anumberofmeasureshavebeentaken.Theseinclude,notificationoftheSocialAuditrules,auditbyCharteredAccountantsetc.

a. Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Audits of Schemes Rules, 2011

TheMahatmaGandhiNREGAAuditsofSchemesRuleshavebeennotifiedinJune2011.TheruledmakeitnecessarytohaveasocialauditconductedbytheGramSabhaaccordingtotheprescribedprocedureundertheAct,twiceayear.ASocialAuditUnitmustalsobeestablishedatstateleveltofacilitatetheconductoftheseaudits.Theprogresswithregardtotheserulesis

• PilotSocialAuditsarebeingdone in13StatesnamelyAndhraPradesh,Chhattisgarh,Jharkhand,Karnataka,Kerala,MadhyaPradesh,Maharastra,Odisha,Punjab,Rajasthan,TamilNadu, SikkimandUttarPradeshhave conductedpilot social audit in identifiedBlock/s.Thiswillbeuniversalizedduringtheyear2013-14.

• AppointmentofDirector,SocialAudithastakenplacein6StatesnamelyAndhraPradesh,Jammu&Kashmir,MadhyaPradesh,Sikkim,TamilNaduandUttarPradesh.

• SocialAuditUnithasbeensetupin6StatesnamelyAndhraPradesh,Mizoram,Odisha,Rajasthan,SikkimandUttarPradesh(eitherSocietyorDirectorate).

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b. Proactive Disclosure by Gram Sabha

To ensure due compliance with the statutory requirements of placing information on theSchemeinpublicdomain,thefollowinghasbeenmandatedtobedisclosedintheGramSabha:

• Namesofworksbothcompletedandon-goingwithwagespaidandmaterialcomponent

• Namesofpersons,preferablywith JobCardNo.whohaveworked,daysworkedandwagespaidtoeachofthem.

• Quantityandpriceofmaterialspurchasedforeachprojectalongwithnameofagencywhichsuppliedmaterial.

c. Audit of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA

• CAG Audit: Performance audit of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA by the Comptroller andAuditorGeneral(CAG)hasbeenundertakenforallStates.

• CAAuditatGPLevel:CertificationofMGNREGAaccountsattheGPlevelbycharteredaccountantsin10%GPsintheidentifiedhighestspendingdistrictinalltheStatesbasedonaccountsof2011-12.Thiswillbecomecompulsoryovertime.GPshavebeenselectedfromallBlocksinthedistrictsarrangedalphabeticallyandpickeduprandomlytogiveitanadequaterepresentationandafairdistribution.

d. Grievance Redressal

• StandardOperating Procedures has been formulated to effectively address issues ofconcernon implementationofMahatmaGandhiNREGSand leakages intheScheme.Thenewmechanismdelineatesproceduresandtimelinesformanagingvarioustypesincluding financial irregularities etc, of complaints thatwill streamline the grievanceredressalprocedures.

• District levelOmbudsman: To strengthen the grievance redressalmechanisms StateshavebeenadvisedfortheappointmentofOmbudsmenattheDistrict-level.Atpresent22StateshavetheOmbudsmansysteminplace.TheOmbudsmenareindependentofthe jurisdictionof theCentral or StateGovernment. TheOmbudsman shall have thepowers, inter-alia to receive complaints fromMGNREGAworkers and facilitate theirdisposalinaccordancewithlaw;issuedirectionforconductingspotinvestigation;lodgeFIRsagainsttheerringparties;initiateproceedingssuomotu;reporthisfindingstotheChiefSecretaryoftheStateandtheSecretary,StateNodalDepartmentforappropriatelegalactionagainsterringperson.

8. Monitoring and Evaluation Mechanisms TheMinistry of Rural Development has set up internal and external systems to closelymonitorMahatmaGandhi NREGA both physical and financial performance of States. ThesemechanismsalsoassessthepaceandqualityofMahatmaGandhiNREGAprocessesandproceduresandidentifycriticalissuesthatneedtobeaddressedonpriority.

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a. Management Information System (MIS):MahatmaGandhiNREGAhasoneofthemosteffectiveICTenabledpublicinterfaceathttp://www.mgnrega.nic.in.Itisfullyfunctional.ThearchitectureoftheMISisconstructedontherequirementsofthelegalprocessoftheAct.Allphysicalandfinancialperformancedataisavailableinpublicdomain.ThisinfusestransparencyinMahatmaGandhiNREGAinformationsystem,enablesmonitoringofimplementationgapsandpromotespromptresponsetolabourdemandandlabourgrievances.Thevillagelevelhouseholddatabasehasinternalchecksforensuringconsistencyandconformitytonormativeprocesses.

TheparametersaremonitoredbyMISinclude,workers’entitlementdataanddocumentssuchasregistration,jobcards,musterrolls,shelfofapprovedandsanctionedworks,worksunderexecution,measurement,employmentprovided,financialindicatorsincludingwagepayment.

Propercheckshavebeenintroducedtovalidatethedataenteredandstopwrongentries.MISgeneratesmultiplealertstoimplementingagenciesaboutthevariousirregularities,importantactivities,andmessages for funds so that correctiveactioncanbe taken.MISalsoenablestrackingoffundstoensurethatthefundsbeingreleasedthroughtheStateFundareaccordingtofinancialnorms.

b. National Level Monitors and Area Officers:TheNationalLevelMonitors,AreaOfficersandofficialsoftheMinistryofRuralDevelopmentundertakefieldvisitstodistricts.

c. Review with States: Feedbackonprogramme implementation isdiscussedandanalyzedwith State Governments through quarterly Performance Review Committee meeting andperiodicstatelevelreviews.

d. National Institutional Network (NIN):NINisanetworkofinstitutions,includingIndianInstitutes of Management(IIMs), Indian Institutes of Technology(IITs), National InstituteofRuralDevelopment (NIRD),AgricultureUniversities,Administrative StaffCollegeof India(ASCI),thinktanks,civilsocietyorganizationsandotherprofessionalinstitutes.Itundertakesassessment, studies, research/action research to identifywithin districts and across states,efficientmanagementpractices,procedures,processes,factorsthathavecontributedtogoodperformanceand thepositiveoutcomes.Basedon theirfieldexperiencesandprimaryandsecondary data, the institutesmake recommendations and strategies for dissemination ofthesepracticesandfactorsthathaveorwilllimittheoptimalperformanceoftheScheme.

e. Concurrent Evaluation Office (CEO):Toinstitutionalizethesystemofregularmonitoringandevaluationsoftheprocessesandoutcomes,andalsotoensureindependentassessmentoftheimplementationoftheScheme,theMinistrywillbesettinguptheConcurrentEvaluationOffice(CEO).TheConcurrentEvaluationOffice(CEO)willbesetuptoundertakeevaluationsoftheMinistryofRuralDevelopment’sSchemetobetterunderstandtheirdevelopmentimpactandoutcomes.TheCEOwillidentifytheappropriateevaluationstobeundertakenandguidetheimplementationofstudies.Itwillalsoreview,disseminateandmonitorfollowuponthefindingsofthestudies.

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f. MGNREGA Sameeksha

The comprehensive anthology of over 130 major independent evaluation studies on theMGNREGAwascompiledpublishedbytheMinistryofRuralDevelopmentin2012.MGNREGASameekshaprovidesanobjectivesummaryofboththepositiveimpactsoftheSchemeaswellasitsconstraints.ThereadonlyversionofMGNREGASameekshaisavailableonourwebsite:www.mgnrega.nic.in

9. Collaboration with other Ministries or DepartmentsMinistryhasundertakennumberof initiativeswithotherMinistriesorDepartments foreffectiveimplementationofMahatmaGandhiNREGA.Someofthemajorcollaborationsarefollowing:

a. MinistryofWomenandChildforconstructionofAnganwadicentresasaconvergenceprojectwithIntegratedChildDevelopmentServices(ICDS).WorkdemandregistrationofMGNREGAworkersbyAnganwadiSahayikas.

b. MinistryofDrinkingWaterandSanitationforconstructionof IndividualHouseholdLaterine(IHHL)underTotalSanitationCampaign,nowrenamedasNirmalBharatAbhiyan.

c. DepartmentofFinancialServicesforexpansionofbankingnetworksandtimelypaymentofwagesthroughBanks.

d. DepartmentofPostfortimelypaymentofwagesthroughPostOffices.

e. DepartmentofTelecomtoexpediteinternetconnectivityatGPlevel.

f. UIDAIforseedingofADHAARnumberwiththejobcarddetails.

g. MinistryofLabourandEmploymentforRSBYbenefitstoMGNREGAworkers.

10. AwardsTheAwardsforeffectiveinitiativeunderMahatmaGandhiNREGAforfinancialyear2010-11wasgivento06Districtsand09GramPanchayats(listofAwardeesisannexed)

TheAwardofExcellenceinMahatmaGandhiNREGAAdministration(FinancialInclusion)wasgiventoselectedBanksandPostOffices.

The Rozgar Jagrookta Puruskar award to recognize outstanding contributions by Civil SocietyOrganisations at State, District, Block and Gram Panchayat levels to generate awareness aboutprovisionsandentitlementsandensuringcompliancewith implementingprocesseswasgiven toBAIFInstituteofRuralDevelopment,Dharward,Karnataka.DetailsareatAnnexure4.

iMGNREGASameeksha:AnAnthologyofResearchStudiesonMGNREGA,Chapter1,MinistryofRuralDevelopment2012iiCRISILResearchInsightAugust2012http://crisil.com/pdf/economy/research-insight_rural-consumption_Aug12.pdfiiiMGNREGASameeksha.Op.CitivMGNREGASameeksha,Chapter5vMGNREGASameeksha,Chapter2viMGNREGASameeksha,Chapter4

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The Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Ooutcomes: FY 2012-13 upto December, 2012 (Physical: Employment )

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S. No.

States

EMPLOYMENTGENERATED

No.of households

who have demanded

employment

No.of households

provided employment

Persondays In Lakhs

Total SCs %age of SC participation

STs %ageofSTparticipation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 ANDHRAPRADESH 5278928 5278928 2267.75 548.02 24.17 332.73 14.67

2 ARUNACHALPRADESH 94674 45165 9.14 0.00 0.02 7.94 86.85

3 ASSAM 903548 897999 177.65 10.08 5.68 34.15 19.22

4 BIHAR 1529882 1492974 498.69 120.14 24.09 8.91 1.79

5 CHHATTISGARH 2203344 2197867 689.70 67.56 9.80 229.17 33.23

6 GUJARAT 591576 584529 181.24 16.64 9.18 65.16 35.95

7 HARYANA 213556 212155 69.64 36.00 51.69 0.04 0.05

8 HIMACHALPRADESH 451521 394514 147.01 43.78 29.78 9.83 6.68

9 JAMMUANDKASHMIR 261091 253232 90.01 4.10 4.56 11.47 12.75

10 JHARKHAND 1084689 1076813 336.56 41.76 12.41 136.12 40.45

11 KARNATAKA 756839 754871 179.40 30.26 16.87 16.85 9.39

12 KERALA 1600827 1597862 500.11 75.75 15.15 14.58 2.91

13 MADHYAPRADESH 2486550 2468737 757.47 146.24 19.31 215.02 28.39

14 MAHARASHTRA 1270673 1257721 568.27 37.06 6.52 73.38 12.91

15 MANIPUR 351296 338330 89.87 0.83 0.93 52.10 57.97

16 MEGHALAYA 253097 251496 85.35 0.46 0.54 80.67 94.51

17 MIZORAM 171471 171435 84.69 0.01 0.01 84.47 99.74

18 NAGALAND 236947 231682 66.88 0.02 0.03 62.75 93.82

19 ODISHA 1339934 1333681 310.02 57.30 18.48 103.29 33.32

20 PUNJAB 172489 171328 37.50 29.39 78.36 0.02 0.04

21 RAJASTHAN 4070247 4027195 1479.16 272.01 18.39 368.28 24.90

22 SIKKIM 32944 30633 11.59 0.53 4.55 3.59 30.97

23 TAMILNADU 6533272 6484252 2938.52 837.39 28.50 37.65 1.28

24 TRIPURA 583818 583481 340.00 59.30 17.44 145.26 42.72

25 UTTARPRADESH 4428765 4409642 899.81 302.87 33.66 9.99 1.11

26 UTTARAKHAND 251167 247888 77.06 14.23 18.46 2.18 2.83

27 WESTBENGAL 4757678 4721768 1160.81 387.31 33.37 108.18 9.32

28 ANDAMANANDNICOBAR 9317 8253 2.92 0.00 0.01 0.15 5.21

29 DADRA&NAGARHAVELI NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

30 DAMAN&DIU NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

31 GOA 3782 3617 0.46 0.02 4.40 0.06 13.95

32 LAKSHADWEEP 841 821 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.25 97.09

33 PUDUCHERRY 41156 41151 8.53 3.00 35.13 0.01 0.06

34 CHANDIGARH NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

TOTAL 41965919 41570020 14066.05 3142.07 22.34 2214.22 15.74

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S. No.

States

EMPLOYMENTGENERATED

Persondays In Lakhs Average persondays

per Household

Number of households

availed 100 days of

employment

% of HH completed 100 days

Employment

Women %age of Women

participation

Others

9 10 11 12 13 14

1 ANDHRAPRADESH 1312.24 10 1387.00 43 381826 7.23

2 ARUNACHALPRADESH 2.93 32.00 1.20 20 913 2.02

3 ASSAM 44.06 24.80 133.41 20 1201 0.13

4 BIHAR 151.50 30.38 369.65 33 59812 4.01

5 CHHATTISGARH 325.55 47.20 392.96 31 44933 2.04

6 GUJARAT 77.55 42.79 99.43 31 23158 3.96

7 HARYANA 27.97 40.17 33.61 33 5976 2.82

8 HIMACHALPRADESH 90.11 61.30 93.40 37 8913 2.26

9 JAMMUANDKASHMIR 17.90 19.89 74.44 36 7512 2.97

10 JHARKHAND 109.05 32.40 158.68 31 16775 1.56

11 KARNATAKA 83.48 46.53 132.29 24 12743 1.69

12 KERALA 463.21 92.62 409.78 31 21233 1.33

13 MADHYAPRADESH 322.37 42.56 396.22 31 50436 2.04

14 MAHARASHTRA 254.47 44.78 457.83 45 131209 10.43

15 MANIPUR 32.32 35.96 36.94 27 58 0.02

16 MEGHALAYA 35.04 41.05 4.23 34 9954 3.96

17 MIZORAM 19.23 22.71 0.21 49 0 0.00

18 NAGALAND 16.60 24.82 4.12 29 0 0.00

19 ODISHA 116.73 37.65 149.43 23 16482 1.24

20 PUNJAB 17.58 46.87 8.10 22 961 0.56

21 RAJASTHAN 1019.96 68.96 838.87 37 114763 2.85

22 SIKKIM 5.42 46.77 7.47 38 1149 3.75

23 TAMILNADU 2194.36 74.68 2063.48 45 364925 5.63

24 TRIPURA 140.89 41.44 135.43 58 17897 3.07

25 UTTARPRADESH 168.81 18.76 586.95 20 15087 0.34

26 UTTARAKHAND 34.04 44.17 60.65 31 2645 1.07

27 WESTBENGAL 381.61 32.87 665.32 25 54837 1.16

28 ANDAMANANDNICOBAR 1.32 45.02 2.77 35 231 2.80

29 DADRA&NAGARHAVELI NR NR NR NR NR NR

30 DAMAN&DIU NR NR NR NR NR NR

31 GOA 0.37 81.47 0.37 13 0 0.00

32 LAKSHADWEEP 0.05 20.78 0.01 31 16 1.95

33 PUDUCHERRY 7.16 83.95 5.53 21 4 0.01

34 CHANDIGARH NR NR NR NR NR NR

TOTAL 7473.85 53.13 8709.76 34 1365649 3.29

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ANNEXURE 2

S. No.

States

FINANCIALOUTCOMES

Central Release (In

Crore)

TotalFundsAvailable

including O. B. (In Crore)

TotalExpenditure

(In Crore)

%age of expenditure against total

available fund

Expenditure on Wages (In

Crore)

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 ANDHRAPRADESH 2396.07 4206.10 3447.27 81.96 2556.74

2 ARUNACHALPRADESH 26.54 40.09 11.00 27.43 9.76

3 ASSAM 387.91 509.56 389.49 76.44 243.71

4 BIHAR 934.01 1912.47 1242.08 64.95 827.02

5 CHHATTISGARH 2031.36 2662.36 1274.65 47.88 920.74

6 GOA 2.41 4.94 1.14 23.05 0.85

7 GUJARAT 353.35 544.26 386.50 71.01 216.98

8 HARYANA 336.85 366.26 196.41 53.63 138.85

9 HIMACHALPRADESH 321.37 510.95 294.73 57.68 202.31

10 JAMMUANDKASHMIR 434.26 634.04 273.37 43.12 129.43

11 JHARKHAND 375.00 1021.49 705.51 69.07 410.19

12 KARNATAKA 950.00 1476.72 1108.30 75.05 668.68

13 KERALA 1053.73 1218.12 901.34 73.99 846.87

14 MADHYAPRADESH 545.80 2922.04 1816.54 62.17 1108.10

15 MAHARASHTRA 1137.34 1765.23 1443.02 81.75 1114.86

16 MANIPUR 450.99 478.25 160.66 33.59 128.27

17 MEGHALAYA 156.58 205.74 158.58 77.08 109.35

18 MIZORAM 230.27 267.25 142.68 53.39 115.41

19 NAGALAND 232.13 255.51 123.57 48.36 82.89

20 ODISHA 769.38 1202.81 635.91 52.87 383.03

21 PUNJAB 89.97 140.25 104.39 74.43 66.59

22 RAJASTHAN 1931.49 3279.41 2304.99 70.29 1606.33

23 SIKKIM 53.27 60.86 27.41 45.05 15.81

24 TAMILNADU 3546.05 6216.58 2827.71 45.49 2764.50

25 TRIPURA 767.99 1355.65 559.52 41.27 414.40

26 UTTARPRADESH 1170.29 2886.63 1639.40 56.79 1127.86

27 UTTARAKHAND 223.20 263.83 169.73 64.33 104.06

28 WESTBENGAL 2655.18 3178.79 2709.08 85.22 1938.87

29 ANDAMANANDNICOBAR 10.01 12.16 6.50 53.46 5.49

30 CHANDIGARH 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

31 DADRA&NAGARHAVELI 0.40 0.74 NR NR NR

32 DAMAN&DIU 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

33 LAKSHADWEEP 1.18 2.66 0.97 36.55 0.64

34 PUDUCHERRY 4.81 18.41 12.22 66.35 11.56

TOTAL 23579.18 39620.16 25074.69 63.29 18270.14

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S. No.

States

FINANCIALOUTCOMES

% age of Expenditure

on wages

Expenditure on Material (In Crore)

%age of Expenditure on Material

Administrative Expenditure

(In Crore)

%age of Administrative

Expenditure

7 8 9 10 11

1 ANDHRAPRADESH 82.82 530.33 17.18 360.20 10.45

2 ARUNACHALPRADESH 91.04 0.96 8.96 0.28 2.53

3 ASSAM 65.99 125.61 34.01 20.16 5.18

4 BIHAR 68.24 384.89 31.76 30.17 2.43

5 CHHATTISGARH 75.00 306.90 25.00 47.01 3.69

6 GOA 80.82 0.20 19.18 0.09 8.15

7 GUJARAT 60.16 143.70 39.84 25.82 6.68

8 HARYANA 72.81 51.85 27.19 5.72 2.91

9 HIMACHALPRADESH 72.03 78.54 27.97 13.88 4.71

10 JAMMUANDKASHMIR 48.86 135.47 51.14 8.47 3.10

11 JHARKHAND 60.79 264.62 39.21 30.69 4.35

12 KARNATAKA 62.68 398.09 37.32 41.53 3.75

13 KERALA 97.56 21.21 2.44 33.26 3.69

14 MADHYAPRADESH 63.98 623.87 36.02 84.58 4.66

15 MAHARASHTRA 79.78 282.60 20.22 45.55 3.16

16 MANIPUR 81.08 29.93 18.92 2.45 1.53

17 MEGHALAYA 71.64 43.28 28.36 5.95 3.75

18 MIZORAM 85.33 19.84 14.67 7.43 5.21

19 NAGALAND 67.07 40.69 32.93 0.00 0.00

20 ODISHA 62.76 227.30 37.24 25.59 4.02

21 PUNJAB 67.68 31.79 32.32 6.01 5.76

22 RAJASTHAN 73.33 584.28 26.67 114.38 4.96

23 SIKKIM 61.43 9.93 38.57 1.68 6.13

24 TAMILNADU 99.21 21.94 0.79 41.27 1.46

25 TRIPURA 76.67 126.10 23.33 19.02 3.40

26 UTTARPRADESH 73.56 405.35 26.44 106.19 6.48

27 UTTARAKHAND 63.75 59.17 36.25 6.51 3.83

28 WESTBENGAL 73.45 700.79 26.55 69.42 2.56

29 ANDAMANANDNICOBAR 99.52 0.03 0.48 0.98 15.14

30 CHANDIGARH 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

31 DADRA&NAGARHAVELI NR NR NR NR NR

32 DAMAN&DIU 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

33 LAKSHADWEEP 81.93 0.14 18.07 0.20 20.14

34 PUDUCHERRY 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.66 5.41

TOTAL 76.38 5649.38 23.62 1155.16 4.61

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S. No.

States

ASSETSCREATED

Rural Connectivity

Flood Control and Protection

Water Conservation

and Water Harvesting

Drought Proofing

Micro Irrigation

Works

Taken up Completed Taken up Completed Taken up Completed Taken up Completed Taken up Completed

1 ANDHRAPRADESH 103526 120 42664 62 1133425 1203 543353 98 314319 1141

2 ARUNACHALPRADESH 529 0 138 0 45 0 13 0 130 0

3 ASSAM 28287 3830 2735 463 3316 347 11866 1948 2064 305

4 BIHAR 89650 13902 5304 1177 18684 2969 147492 5931 17412 3565

5 CHHATTISGARH 44413 16530 2200 679 21041 8574 11880 3236 4886 1982

6 GUJARAT 14371 3979 12172 4208 17437 4817 13454 2532 799 124

7 HARYANA 4781 1006 407 129 1740 286 154 31 2648 453

8 HIMACHALPRADESH 14162 4249 8024 2411 15262 4229 1652 623 5534 1396

9 JAMMUANDKASHMIR 34010 2463 18343 1048 7020 371 705 21 9716 936

10 JHARKHAND 33137 9024 385 121 113705 34738 4119 572 1110 339

11 KARNATAKA 28094 4188 26529 4727 39844 6957 34445 3244 14090 1801

12 KERALA 1993 640 23926 9240 27609 8474 4053 1198 9416 2769

13 MADHYAPRADESH 117773 25550 2104 499 214657 55730 104069 25567 1927 382

14 MAHARASHTRA 32521 873 709 17 104629 3346 95883 2045 2985 80

15 MANIPUR 4228 85 1214 72 872 28 1271 1 1374 76

16 MEGHALAYA 9601 405 617 32 3014 70 1449 18 416 8

17 MIZORAM 8151 700 532 6 407 53 795 224 96 6

18 NAGALAND 17402 72 884 43 1365 10 979 4 1396 15

19 ODISHA 49368 11429 867 227 36244 6719 19086 880 2359 347

20 PUNJAB 4019 1723 383 135 200 102 1835 296 942 341

21 RAJASTHAN 92477 27604 4211 980 60467 17741 19558 4130 16906 5338

22 SIKKIM 782 157 350 74 212 42 466 203 201 37

23 TAMILNADU 27118 16587 438 275 21471 12149 11 6 14121 8030

24 TRIPURA 16334 3591 619 125 7755 1180 7265 1487 7456 2117

25 UTTARPRADESH 319096 74637 35735 7657 75106 13933 42864 5094 39452 5363

26 UTTARAKHAND 6563 327 18808 1049 13671 1431 5591 269 5179 502

27 WESTBENGAL 87563 23986 14117 3970 64040 24025 90260 22738 11656 3559

28 ANDAMANANDNICOBAR 175 17 59 2 131 6 40 11 20 0

29 DADRA&NAGARHAVELI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

30 DAMAN&DIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

31 GOA 151 0 228 0 21 0 0 0 9 0

32 LAKSHADWEEP 5 0 9 0 38 12 18 0 0 0

33 PUDUCHERRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 6 0

34 CHANDIGARH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GRAND TOTAL 1190280 247674 224711 39428 2003428 209542 1164668 82407 488625 41012

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S. No.

States

Assets Created

Provision of Irrigation

facility to Land Owned by

Renovation ofTraditionalWater bodies

Land Development

Any Other activity

Approved by MRD

Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendra

Taken up Completed Taken up Completed Taken up Completed Taken up Completed Taken up Completed

1 ANDHRAPRADESH 230897 4 66807 108 64759 5 8926 0 4066 0

2 ARUNACHALPRADESH 1 0 2 0 122 0 51 0 0 0

3 ASSAM 6323 3609 1353 201 6824 1046 4518 1018 187 21

4 BIHAR 517 55 9709 2183 15548 1508 5480 761 583 0

5 CHHATTISGARH 35597 20498 13489 5898 35574 18257 1478 419 1261 73

6 GUJARAT 20752 7313 7475 4413 5405 1163 4659 1504 2240 39

7 HARYANA 94 7 890 170 2008 380 258 47 761 80

8 HIMACHALPRADESH 7518 1871 2138 689 12883 3955 1041 325 93 3

9 JAMMUANDKASHMIR 95 2 2565 86 10476 496 3367 347 47 0

10 JHARKHAND 35446 7988 6883 2276 13089 3675 5671 1498 1579 68

11 KARNATAKA 24448 3603 15859 1592 37685 6245 10200 724 1569 63

12 KERALA 12209 3587 14028 6322 61351 16662 783 85 1 0

13 MADHYAPRADESH 150904 37964 17911 5102 97758 39230 13747 4193 0 0

14 MAHARASHTRA 72907 892 17994 1489 10989 1852 6540 503 605 5

15 MANIPUR 0 0 240 6 1187 32 277 0 66 3

16 MEGHALAYA 7 0 858 13 1385 87 242 22 269 5

17 MIZORAM 5 0 31 3 1553 124 413 134 133 1

18 NAGALAND 16 0 58 0 1258 18 1423 8 0 0

19 ODISHA 27976 9106 24781 4544 10226 3468 15676 1528 4035 714

20 PUNJAB 0 0 3345 984 2052 542 1030 499 352 54

21 RAJASTHAN 91811 11502 30733 11937 25964 6959 17954 2281 5926 461

22 SIKKIM 1 0 21 7 1702 407 134 66 0 0

23 TAMILNADU 15 3 52359 27653 116 60 144 36 0 0

24 TRIPURA 196 51 1407 152 23720 5133 5054 466 61 1

25 UTTARPRADESH 109253 19674 23168 4161 64977 15906 70543 12493 344 21

26 UTTARAKHAND 546 17 3752 186 7927 568 1118 47 42 1

27 WESTBENGAL 19076 6477 38891 14756 31543 11669 3159 846 264 24

28 ANDAMANANDNICOBAR 86 13 28 1 65 4 184 1 1 0

29 DADRA&NAGARHAVELI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

30 DAMAN&DIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

31 GOA 6 0 75 0 292 0 1 0 0 0

32 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 13 1 38 0 1 0 0 0

33 PUDUCHERRY 0 0 1636 502 1 0 47 0 0 0

34 CHANDIGARH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GRAND TOTAL 846702 134236 358499 95435 548477 139451 184119 29851 24485 1637

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States

Assets Created

Coastal Areas Rural Drinking

Water

Fisheries Rural Sanitation

TotalWorks Takenup

TotalWorks

Completed

% Age of Works

Completed

Taken up Completed Taken up Completed Taken up Completed Taken up Completed

ANDHRAPRADESH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2512742 2741 0.11

ARUNACHALPRADESH 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1037 0 0.00

ASSAM 0 0 0 0 22 0 100 0 67595 12788 18.92

BIHAR 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 310383 32051 10.33

CHHATTISGARH 0 0 0 0 0 0 246 0 172065 76146 44.25

GUJARAT 0 0 20 1 10 1 565 18 99359 30112 30.31

HARYANA 0 0 14 3 0 0 33 9 13788 2601 18.86

HIMACHALPRADESH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68307 19751 28.92

JAMMUANDKASHMIR 0 0 9 0 1 1 264 22 86618 5793 6.69

JHARKHAND 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 0 215148 60299 28.03

KARNATAKA 1 0 117 0 10 0 9318 471 242209 33615 13.88

KERALA 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 155382 48977 31.52

MADHYAPRADESH 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 67 720919 194284 26.95

MAHARASHTRA 0 0 39 7 0 0 36 0 345837 11109 3.21

MANIPUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10729 303 2.82

MEGHALAYA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17858 660 3.70

MIZORAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12116 1251 10.33

NAGALAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24781 170 0.69

ODISHA 4 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 190640 38962 20.44

PUNJAB 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14159 4676 33.02

RAJASTHAN 0 0 3 0 1 0 1533 25 367544 88958 24.20

SIKKIM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3869 993 25.67

TAMILNADU 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 115794 64799 55.96

TRIPURA 0 0 1 0 595 37 603 145 71066 14485 20.38

UTTARPRADESH 0 0 32 0 1 0 2683 10 783254 158949 20.29

UTTARAKHAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63197 4397 6.96

WESTBENGAL 0 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 360582 112050 31.07

ANDAMANANDNICOBAR 3 0 2 0 5 0 6 0 805 55 6.83

DADRA&NAGARHAVELI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DAMAN&DIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GOA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 783 0 0.00

LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 13 10.66

PUDUCHERRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1732 502 28.98

CHANDIGARH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GRAND TOTAL 8 0 278 11 648 39 15492 767 7050420 1021490 14.49

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List of Awardees

ANNEXURE 4

Awards for Districts

S.No. Districts Name of DPC Category

1 Surguja(Chhattisgarh) ShriPrasannaR EffectiveleadershipandteamworkinIAPDistrict

2 Nanded(Maharashtra) DrShrikarParadeshi Planningforwaterconservation

3 Nicobar(Andaman&Nicobar) ShriRupeshKumarTakur Initiativeinthechallengingenvironment

4 Vizianagaram(AndhraPradesh) ShriM.VeeraBrahmayya Effectivemobilizationoflabour

5 Nalanda(Bihar) ShriSanjaykumarAgarwal Revivaloftraditionalwatermanagement

6 Coimbatore(TamilNadu) DrPUmanath Equityinparticipation

Awards for Gram Panchayats

S.No. Gram Panchayat Sarpanch District State

1 LeirongthelNingel ShriP.H.HeraManiSingh Thoubal Manipur

2 Beed(Sitepur) ShriDevidasVikramBante Bhandara Maharashtra

3 MotiTimbi SushriAnjuBalaKatara Banswara Rajasthan

4 MartamNazitan ShriDeepakTamang EastDistrict Sikkim

5 Pimpal ShriKirtiBhaiPurushottambhaiPatel Patan Gujarat

6 Fulbari ShriBagirathBarman Coochbehav WestBengal

7 Thimmasamuthiram Smt.N.Subeetha Kanchipuram Tamilnadu

8 BhansruKalan ShriRajKumar Rohtak Haryana

9 Yadwad ShriMadivalappaPDindalkoppa Dharwad Karnataka

Rojgar Jagrookta Puraskar

BAIFInstituteofRuralDevelopment,Dharward,Karnataka

Financial Inclusion

S.No. Name Postal Division Postal Circle

1. ShriK.RaghunadhaSwamy Nalgonda AndhraPradesh

2. ShriKShivaiah Molkacherla AndhraPradesh

3. MrsHamidaKhatun Nagaon Assam

4. ShriSendhabhaiBParmar Tadav Gujarat

5. ShriNepalSah SanthalPragaan Jharkhand

6. SmtL.Shantharani RPGhat Karnataka

7. ShriRamNathPatel Shahdol MadhyaPradesh

8. ShriD.G.Padvi Aurangabad Maharashtra

9. MohdYusufKhan Jodhpur Rajasthan

10. ShriRatanPuri Barmer Rajasthan

11. NiladriSaha Jalpaiguri WestBengal

12. ShriGouriShankarMahato Purulia WestBengal

Bharat Nirman Volunteer

KanaparthiVillage,PrakasamDistrict,AndhraPradesh

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