Lok Sabha Question No. 78 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Skill Development under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL, KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPAERTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 78

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12 .2015

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT UNDER MGNREGS

## *78. SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL: SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to link Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGS) with skill development programme and expand the area of work to cover skill jobs, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to train Barefoot Technicians (BFTs) for supervising works under MGNREGS, ifso, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure creation ofquality and sustainable  assets  under  the scheme  especially  in  most  backward  areas of  the  country, State/UT - wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BIRENDER SINGH)

(a) to ( c) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statementin reply to Part s(a) to ( c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 78 for03.12.2015

(a): The  Government  has  formulated  a 'Project for Livelihoods  in  Full  Employment underMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Project LIFE-MGNREGA )' in  April  2015. The  project  has  been  formulated  in  consultation  with  Deen  Dayal  Upadh Grameen Kaushalya Yojna (DDU - GKY) and National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM).

The Project  LIFE - MGNREGA  aims  at  promoting  self  reliance  and  improving the skill base of the youth members in age group of 18 to 35 years (18 to 45 years in case of w SC/ ST) of MGNREGA households, and thereby improving the livelihood of these HHs, so they  can  move  from  current  status  of  partial  employment  to  ful l  employment.  All  State Governments were advised to prepare the plan in this regard. An outlay of Rs.100 crore has been kept under Capacity building fund under MGNREGA.

(b): The Ministry of Rural Development has initiated process training Barefoot Technicians in 4 pilot States viz. Rajasthan, Kerala, Jharkhand Chhattisgarh. 65  Trainers  from  the  State  Department,  Civil  Society  Organisations  and  P Implementing  Agencies  are  undergoing  a  training  of  Trainers  at  National  Institute Development from 20 - 30 th November 2015.

The  modules  for  the  training  have  been  developed with the  International  Labour Organisation and are available on the Ministry's website. The training for batches ofBarefoot Technicians will  start  in  their  respective  State  Institute  of  Rural  Deve from15 th December 2015. The Project will be extended to other States inphases .

(c): Steps taken by the Government to ensure creation of quality and sustainable ass MGNREGS, across the country are as follows:

- i. Intensive  Participatory  Planning  Exercise  (IPPE)/  Mission  Antyodaya by  the  Block Resource Teams trained by the Ministry is being carried out in all the backward that in the annual labour budget & shelf of projects, being prepared for the ye - 17, assets of durable & productive nature to ensure s ustainability of  livelihood.
- ii. Para  4(2)  of  Schedule -1,  MGNREGA  amended  recently  that,  ' District  Programme Coordinator shall ensure that at least 60% of works to be taken up in a d terms  of  cost  shall  be  for  creation  of  productive  assets  directly linkedto agriculture and allied activities through development of land, water & trees'.
- iii. For more clarity, vide Ministry Circular No. J - 11017/41/2012 - MGNREGA (UN) (Pt II) dated  17 th September,  2014,  'clarification  on  MGNREGA  works  directly  linked  to agri culture and allied  activities  through  development  of  land,  water  &  trees'  have been issued.
- iv. 'SAMARTHYA'  Technical  Training  Manual  (MGNREGA)  has  been  prepared  by  the Ministry  &  imparted  technical  training  to  260  members  of  State  Technical  Re Teams (S TRTs) of 31 States/ UTs from 23 rd March, 2015 to 11 th September, 2015. STRTs are imparting technical training to District & Block Technical Resource Teams target to train all the engineers & technical persons implementing MGNREGS.
- v. In 207 backward blocks, Cluster Facilitation Teams have been created who are worki the blocks for creation of assets of good quality & durable nature .