Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

Introduction

About Department

A brief history

Irregularities of monsoon and frequent droughts have become a serious concern for the state government. Drought conditions lead to food, employment and water scarcity in rural areas of the state. Therefore, to reduce the threat and impact of drought on the rural people, the Maharashtra government has taken permanent and long-term measures by employing unskilled laborers. And conservation of natural resources in rural areas and management of forest, soil and water etc. during severe drought in the state. In view of all the above, the State Legislative Assembly passed the Maharashtra Employment Guarantee Act, 1977 and implemented it throughout the State. Maharashtra Employment Guarantee Scheme was launched under this Act and two different schemes were implemented across the state.

A scheme guaranteeing employment to all adult persons living in rural areas of the state and willing to do manual labour.Personal Benefit Scheme under Section 12 (e) of the Maharashtra Employment Guarantee Scheme Act, 1977. During the year 2005, the Parliament of India passed the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (now known as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) and implemented it for the whole of India. According to Section 28 of this Act “ is enacted to provide guarantee of employment to rural households for unskilled manual labor work in the State in which the Act exists or to provide employment guarantee to rural households in accordance with the provisions of this Act, under which the right to employment is provided to families. According to the option of the State Government to implement this Act, which is not inferior to the guarantees given under this Act, the Government of Maharashtra has adopted the option of keeping the Maharashtra Employment Guarantee Act, 1977 in the year 2006. However, in 2014, the Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly made necessary amendments to the Maharashtra Employment Guarantee Act, 1977 to provide funds to the state after the MNREGA Act, 2005, thus changing the procedure for implementation of the scheme and the aforesaid amended Act effective in the state came into force.

Vision& Mission/Objectives & Functions

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Maganragrarohyo)

The aim is to create permanent productive assets by guaranteeing at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural family willing to work voluntarily in rural areas.

The scheme focuses on social security for rural farmers / farm laborers, empowerment of women and weaker sections and employment by strengthening Panchayat Raj institutions.

Salient Features of Maganragrarohyo

The Central Government guarantees 100 days of employment per household to every adult in a rural family. Government of Maharashtra guarantees unskilled employment of more than 100 days.
Every family living in a rural area is entitled to a job card. which contains the names and photographs of all the adult members of the house. So that they can demand work and get work. Job card is a key document. In which the work done and received by the concerned family etc. Records the details of.
Every adult member of a registered family whose name is in the job card is eligible to apply for work demand for unskilled work under the scheme in Gram Panchayat. And work shall be provided to the laborer concerned within fifteen days of demand or application of work.
If the laborer does not provide 15 days of work work after demanding work, the concerned laborer is entitled to unemployment allowance as per Magrarohyo rules.
As per the recommendations of the Gram Sabha, it is the responsibility of the Gram Panchayat to inform about the work in the Gram Panchayat area under a scheme. Every adult member of a rural family has the right to participate in the Gram Sabha and determine the functions and priorities to be taken under MNREGA for his Gram Panchayat.
The laborer must be employed within 5 kilometers of her/his residence. Also work should definitely be given in the taluk. If a laborer is allotted work beyond 5 km from his residence, the laborer is entitled to travel allowance.
For all works undertaken by Gram Panchayats and other enforcement agencies under the scheme, skilled and semi-skilled should not exceed 40 per cent at the district level.
The works executed by the mechanism implementing the work shall be carried out by manual labor and machinery displacing unskilled labor shall not be used.
262 works are permissible under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.
At least 60% of the works to be undertaken in the district in terms of cost shall be for the production of productive mats directly connected with agriculture and agriculture through the development of land, water and trees. With emphasis on livelihood development,
Priority will be given to priority tasks in the convergence planning process of individual beneficiaries.
Preference will be given to families in the following categories while providing the benefit of individual works:
- Scheduled Caste
- Scheduled Tribes
- Nomadic tribes
- Notified Tribes
- Other families below the poverty line
- A family with female family heads
- Physically Handicapped Head Family
- Beneficiaries of land reforms
- Beneficiaries benefited under IAY / PMAY
At least one member of the family must be willing to work on the work undertaken by the beneficiary on their land or house site as defined in the Agricultural Loan Waiver on the lands of small or marginal farmers after the termination of all the above beneficiaries and on the basis of the Debt Relief Scheme, 2008. Other important matters:-
- Safe drinking water in the workplace, shade and rest periods for children, primary treatment box, facilities with adequate materials for emergency treatment of minor injuries.
- The laborer is entitled to receive wages within 15 days and if wages are not received within 15 days, the laborer is entitled to a late levy of 0.05% of wages per day in case of delay after 16 days of closing of attendance sheet.
- Grievance Redressal Authority – which enables laborers/citizens to file complaints and seek response thereon. Complainant is facilitated to file complaint through Online / Offline to file complaint. It includes written complaints, toll free help line numbers and online complaint registration portal and mobile applications.