Lok Sabha Question No. 3786 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: MGNREGS in Gujarat
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3786

ANSWERED ON 21/12/2021

## MGNREGS IN GUJARAT

## 3786.   SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the manner in which the Government is committed to release funds for payment of wages and materials for proper implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
- (b) whether the amount of funds released for the said work during current year is higher than the last financial year;
- (c) if so, the extent to which the said funds have been increased as compared to the last year in Gujarat; and
- (d) the measures being taken for smooth implementation of the said scheme in Dahod, the tribal domain area of Gujarat?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a):   Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven  wage  employment  programme  and  funds  are  released  to  the States/UTs  on  the  basis  of  "agreed  to"  Labour  Budget  (LB)  and  performance  of  the States/UTs during the financial year. Fund release to States/UTs is a continuous process and Central Government is committed in making funds available keeping in view the demand for work on the ground.

The funds allocation has been increased more than 18% in the current financial year 2021-22 from previous financial year 2020-21 at Budget Estimate stage from Rs. 61,500 crore to Rs. 73,000 crore. Recently, Ministry of Finance allocated additional funds of Rs.10,000 crore for Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  as  an  interim  measure.  Further,  allocation  may  be  made  upon assessment of demand during the Revised Estimate (RE) stage.

(b):        Total  funds  released  to  States/UTs  for  the  implementation  of  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS in last two financial year 2019-20, 2020-21 and current financial year 2021-22 as on (17.12.2021) is given below:

(Rs. in crore)

| Financial Year   | 2019-20   | 2020-21     | 2021-22 (as on 17.12.2021)   |
|------------------|-----------|-------------|------------------------------|
| Funds released   | 71,687.71 | 1,11,170.86 | 74,388.01                    |

(c):  The  funds released to the State of Gujarat for the implementation of  Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last two financial year 2019-20, 2020-21 and current financial year 2021-22 as on (17.12.2021) is given below:

(Rs. in crore)

| Financial Year   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 (as on 17.12.2021) |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Funds released   |    775.84 |   1513.74 |                      1298.79 |

(d):     As per information shared by the State of Gujarat, the measures taken up for effective implantation  of  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  in  Dahod  District  of  Gujarat  is  given  at Annexure.

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## Annexure referred in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3786 dated 21.12.2021

The different type of measures taken by the State of Gujarat for smooth implementation of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in Dahod District of Gujarat is as under:

## Participation of Peoples in labour budget (Annual Planning)

The labour budget of Dahod district is made through participatory process. The process starts from 2nd October to 30 November. First of all door to door survey was started in August month by GRS & Mate. On the basis of GIS data some randomly selected gram panchayat planning was done. After gram Sabha what kind of work can be possible was selected  and  site  verification  was  done.  Work  estimate  was  prepared  by  technical assistant.  After  that  all  data  gathered  at  block  level  and  analysis  was  done  by  Block Staffs.  In  that  analysis  total  people  come  for  work,  total  man  days  generate  &  total income generate. After analysis, labour budget was prepared by Block level. After all this procedure final labour budget was prepared at Block level. Labour budget was first presented in final gram sabha, on the basis of gram sabha resolution labour budget was secondly present on block level governing body meeting. Finally, at Block panchayat budget  was  put  in  to  general  governing  body  meeting  for  approval.  After  getting approval from Block panchayat and that was being sent to District Panchayats' General meeting  for approval and  then submit  the budget  to commissionerate  of rural development  to  send  it  to  further  at  central  level  ministry.  Here  the  whole  process defines as under:

-  Door - to - Door visit
-  Visit of SHG group
-  Give invitation for meeting to the villagers

## ii. Innovation which promotes effective implementation of the programme (Timely Payment)

In  this  Dahod,  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS,  muster  is  tracked  every  day  to ensure timely payment to the workers. In order to pay the wages of the issued musters on time, a procedure has been adopted, in which after closing of muster period it has been divided into three different zones viz., Green Zone, Orange Zone and Red Zone. The period from T + 2 to T + 3 is shown in the green zone, the period from T + 4 to T + 6 in the orange zone, and the period from T + 7 to T + 8 in the red zone.

Also in Dahod district, call center has been set up for beneficiary problem.

## iii. Information, Education & Communication

In  the  Dahod  district  from  last  Five  years  we  have  done  different  activities  for community awareness about Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as per below:

In Dahod district, 533 Gram panchayats have been formed. In that wall panting on the gram panchayat wall was done in IEC activities under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. By this way we have created awareness in village level people in local language. In wall panting  the  message  spread  is  'What  is  MGNREGA  Scheme?',  'How  to  join  this scheme?', 'Labour rights?' & 'Basic act information'

## iv. Work demand leaflet:

For this, mates have been identified at taluka (Block) level. Work demand leaflet have been distributed to them. They had been tasked to gather information at village level people about:

How much day people want to work?

At what time they would like to come.

From one job card how many people want to come for work?

All  above  information  was  gathered  from  villages  by  mate.  Technical  Assistant prepares shelf of work project as per information taking into consideration information received from gram panchayat. By this way mate is the one way to spread information about Mahatma Gandhi NREGS at village level.

## v. Gram Sabha

At village level  quarterly  gram  sabha  had  been  organised  in  gram  panchayat.  All  the information related to scheme was spread by mate or taluka (block) level person.

## vi. Community meetings at village level.

At  village  level  through  mate  or  taluka  level  personnel  community  meetings  were organized. In that all complains of labour and villagers were taken into consideration and  resolved  it  out  at  their  level.  Also  other  information  from  district  level  was disseminated to labour in these meetings.

## vii. Symposium Workshop

Symposium workshop was organized at district level. MLA (Members of Legislative Assembly) & MP (Members of Parliament) was invited to attend this workshop. This workshop  was  organized  by  District  Development  Officer  (D.D.O)  on  behalf  of Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS.  All  selected  &  elected  members  of  district  &  block panchayat were also invited.

## viii. Planning Co-ordination and Leadership at District Level

All parameter of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS are monitored intensively in the district and the implementing/monitoring formations below were suitably guided.

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