Lok Sabha Question No. 369 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Use of Machines under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.369

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.11.2019

## USE OF MACHINES UNDER MGNREGS

## 369. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry is aware of the increasing demand from multiple States to allow machines  for  undertaking  the  notified  works  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS),  especially  for  executing  projects  in difficult terrain;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Ministry is considering to allow the use of machines in work done under MGNREGS;
- (d) if so, the time by which changes are likely to be done; 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 .

## Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  parts  (a)to(e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.369 dated 19.11.2019

|   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 |                                                                              | 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                                                                                                            |