Lok Sabha Question No. 1844 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Use of Machines under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1844

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.03.2020

## USE OF MACHINES UNDER MGNREGS

## 1844.   SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan/takenaction to support the use of machines to avoid  manuallabour  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  RuralEmployment  Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) which is currently restricted to the use of only manual labour toprovide employment to the rural people of thecountry;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  some  of  the  State  Governments  have  written  to  the  Union  Government regarding the use of machines for the labourers working under MGNREGS;
- (d) if so, the details of the initiatives taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)to(e):        Para  22  of  Schedule-I  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Act  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA),  2005  lays  down  that 'as  far  as  practicable, works  executed  by  the  programme  implementation  agencies  shall  be  performed  by  using manual labour and no labour displacing machines shall be used'. There may be activities in executing works which cannot be carried out by manual labour, where use of machine may become essential  for  maintaining  the  quality  and  durability  of  works.   A  suggested  list  of activities and machines which can be used under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is at Annexure .

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## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a)to(e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1844 dated 03.03.2020

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|   S. No. | Name of work as per para 4.(1) of Schedule-1, MGNREGA                        | Name of Activity                                                                                                                                   | Name of Machine(s) that can be used                                                                                     |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | II. Category B: (i) Improving productivity of lands, dug wells               | i) The excavation/ deepening of dug well i)Pump                                                                                                    | set for dewatering, ii)Tractor mounted Compressor hammer for rocky strata, iii)Lifting device/ Chain pulley (motorised) |
|        2 | IV. Category D: (ii) Road connectivity                                       | i) Compaction of earthen embankment in 15 to 23 cm layers, at optimum moisture content                                                             | i) Power Roller ii)Trailer mounted water browser                                                                        |
|        2 | IV. Category D: (ii) Road connectivity                                       | ii)Compaction of morum/ gravel in 15 to 20 cm layers at optimum moisture content                                                                   | i) Static smooth wheeled roller of 8 - 20 ton weight. ii)Trailer mounted water browser                                  |
|        2 | IV. Category D: (ii) Road connectivity                                       | iii) Mixing of cement concrete.                                                                                                                    | i) Mechanical Mixer                                                                                                     |
|        2 | IV. Category D: (ii) Road connectivity                                       | iv)Compaction of cement concrete                                                                                                                   | i) Mechanical Vibrator                                                                                                  |
|        2 | IV. Category D: (ii) Road connectivity                                       | v) Cutting of joint in Cement Concrete                                                                                                             | i) Concrete joint cutter                                                                                                |
|        3 | IV. Category D: (v) Construction of building                                 | i) RCC Footing, Column, Beam and Roof                                                                                                              | i) Mechanical mixer and Mechanical vibrator.                                                                            |
|        4 | IV. Category D: (vii) Production of building materials                       | i)For compressing Compressed Stabilised Earthen Blocks (CSEB)                                                                                      | i) Machine for CSEB, such as Aurum Press, Cinvaram, Terstara, Mardini, TARA- Balram, etc.                               |
|        4 | IV. Category D: (vii) Production of building materials                       | ii) For production of fly ash bricks/ blocks                                                                                                       | ii) Pan mixer &Brick/ block making machine (Vibratory table/ Hydraulic press)                                           |
|        5 | I. Category A: (v) Afforestation, tree plantation in common and forest lands | i) Digging pits for plantation, which cannot be done manually in Usar areas, where there is Kankar pan and soil is alkaline with pH more than 8.5. | i) Mechanical Auger                                                                                                     |