Lok Sabha Question No. 817 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Performance Review of MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JOSE K. MANI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .817 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07 .201 6

## PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF MGNREGS

## 817. SHRI JOSE K. MANI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has brought out a performance review of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the highlights of performance review wi reference t o Kerala;
- (c) the details of shortfalls or loopholes identified in the review; and
- (d) whether the issue of payment delays is proposed to be addressed by the Govern and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

(a)to(d): The  Ministry  has  established  a  comprehensive  system  of  monitoring  a review  mechanism  for  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act (MGNREGA) in States/UTs including Kerala. The evaluation of works under MGNREGA is regularly  done in  the  Performance  Review  Committee  meetings,  Video  conferences  and weekly meetings. State specific reviews of States including Kerala are also undertaken time to time. Officers of the Ministry and National Level Monitorsalso visit various districts to  oversee  the  performance  of  MGNREGA. During  these  reviews,  the  implementation aspects  that  need  strengthening  are  identified  including  the  areas  for  improvemen quality  of  assets. The  major  steps  taken  by  th e  Government  to  improve  the  programme implementation including ensuring timely payment of wages workers under MGNREGA are given in the Annexure.

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## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a)to(d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 81 dated 21.07.2016

## Major  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  programme  implementation under MGNREGA

## Better planning and asset identification

- An  Intensive  Participatory  Planning  Exercise  (IPPE) /Mission  Antyodaya has been  launched  in  2569  most  backward  blocks.  Th is  exercise  has  helped  in identifying better quality assets that need to be created.
- For improving convergence with the line departments, and thereby to impr the quality of assets, the State Convergence Plans have been formulated.

## Improving the quality of works

- The associated outcomes of each work are being recorded before taking up work,  and  the  same  is  being  measured  after  completion  of  the  work - ther by bringing in more focus on outcomes.
- Ministry  has  conducted  training  of  Technical  Resource Persons  from  the States/UTs on different technical aspects of works which can be taken up the scheme. States have been asked to train Block resource persons and d resource persons to from technical teams.
- The States/UTs have been asked to depl oy State Quality Monitors to inspect the quality of assets created under the Scheme.
- States  have  been  advised  to  engage  technical  assistants/barefoot  enginee better technical planning and supervision of works under MGNREGA.

## Better transparency, acc ountability and grievance redressal

- States/UTs have been asked to strengthen Social audits of MGNREGS works i accordance with the provisions of the Audit of Schemes Rules 2011 issue consultation  with  the  Comptroller  and  Auditor  General  of  India. Soci al  Audit Action Plan has been formulated and shared with States.
- All States have been requested to set up an independent Social Audit Unit and appoint Ombudsman at the district level for grievance redressal.
- The Ministry has established a comprehensi ve system of monitoring and review mechanism for MGNREGA, which, inter alia, include visits of the Officers of Ministry and National Level Monitors.
- With a view to avoid bogus attendance and to check instances of tempering misuse of muster rolls, t he e - Muster system has been introduced.

## Fund management and avoiding delays in payment

The  Ministry  has  initiated  Electronic  Fund  Management  System  (e - FMS)  which  directly credits the wages into the respective beneficiary's accounts using the core bankin g system. The Central Government has also started National Electronic Fund Management System(NeFMS) in  11  States  (Assam,  Bihar,  Haryana,  Karnataka,  Kerala  Odisha  Punja Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand) and launched Dashboard for track of pending Fund Transfer Orders, Public Fund Management System, electronic Management System, Direct Benefit Transfer etc.

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## Project LIFE -MGNREGA

- The  Government  has  launched  Project  Livelihood  in  Full  Employment - Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Project LIFE - MGNREGA). It aims to plan and implement tailor - made livelihood interventions for rural households in  convergence  with  Na tional  Rural  Livelihood  Mission  (NRLM),  Krishi  Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) and Deen Dayal Updhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojna (DDU - GKY) thereby, converting them into skilled persons.
- Focus on NRM and individual assets.

## Monitoring and Review Mechanism

- The Scheme is regularly reviewed in the Performance Review Committee meetings Video  conferences  and  Regional  Review  meetings.  State  specific  reviews  are undertaken from time to time. Officers of the Ministry and National Level Mo also visit various distri cts to oversee the performance of MGNREGA.