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NREGA and PO. Objective of MGNREGA. To provide livelihood to rural household through Guaranteed wage employment of 100 days in a financial year Adult members who volunteer to do unskilled manual work are covered To reduce rural urban migration. Works taken up under NREGS.
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Objective of MGNREGA • To provide livelihood to rural household through • Guaranteed wage employment of 100 days in a financial year • Adult members who volunteer to do unskilled manual work are covered • To reduce rural urban migration
Works taken up under NREGS • Water conservation and harvesting • Irrigation works • Land development • Flood control works • Rural connectivity • Any other notified work
Wage payment • Wages are paid on weekly basis but not later than a fortnight • Payment is through bank or PO • Worker should open Savings account • Details of wage payment should be through wage slips and displayed in the notice board of GP office
Rights and entitlements • Every registered adult member entitled to work under NREGS for as many required days subject to maximum of 100 days per household • One third of the beneficiaries should be women • Employment will normally be provided within a radius of five km of the village • If not possible, work within the block provided and workers paid 10% extra to meet additional expenses • Medical treatment free of charge is available in case of injury due to accident in course of employment
Rights… cont’d • Following facilities to be provided at worksite • Safe drinking water • Shade for children • Periods of rest • First aid box • If number of children below 6 years accompanying women workers is 5 or more, one of the women to look after children at minimum wage rate
Rights…. Cont’d • Death or permanent disability during employment entails exgratia payment of Rs. 25000/- • Unemployment allowance – If applicant not provided employment within 15 days of application • One-fourth wage for the first 30 days of the financial year • One half of the wage for the remaining period of financial year
Household registration • Adult members of the household to register their names with local gram panchayat • GP verifies the particulars • Job cards with unique registration number issued within 15 days of registration and contain the following • Info on household and adult members willing to work • Details of employment provided
NREGA Accounts - features • Single Account • A Registered adult member of a household issued a Job Card • Joint Account • Joint A only • Husband and Wife(Both names should be in the job card) • Minimum deposit -NIL • Number of accounts-One • Minimum balanace -NIL • Type of deposit - Wages only • Non-transferable • No cheque facility
Features cont’d • Registration of nomination if applied • Job card number, date of issue, date of expiry be noted on SB-3 • Can be opened in BO,SO,& HO • BPM to issue PR • Identification of depositor through Job card and wage slip • Accounts will not be treated as silent
Withdrawals • Entire amount of wages credited can be withdrawn • In the normal course through SB-7 • Wage slip to be produced for verification at the time of withdrawal • Payment to depositor himself • Payment to representative of depositor in emergent cases-Written authority and wage slip of depositor required to be produced. • Payment of interest-SB procedure
Closure of account • On request by depositor and on authorisation/permission by Program officer • On deletion of name of depositor from Job list/Card • PM can close the account if it is not closed by the depositor within 30 days from date of deletion of his name from the job list • The balance with interest be remitted by Money order less MO commission
Opening accounts – BO role • BPM to ensure the following • SB 3 card is properly filled up • Contains signature of program officer or others as introducer • Job card number is correctly written on the top of SB-3 card • Application for new accounts should not be accepted from group leaders if they are not wage seekers • Passbook of new accounts to be delivered to wage earners immediately on receipt from AO
Opening of Accounts – Role of SO • AO to check correctness of SB-3 and introduction • New account to be opened and documents sent to HO within the time limit permitted as per MOU
Subsequent deposits • Receipt of wage list with cheque at SO in 5 copies • Cheque is for total amount and correctly prepared • Cheques be sent to Bank/HO immediately • On receipt of the information about clearance of cheque, concerned HO/SO make ledger entries, entries to be made in SO ledger and BO SB journal • Simultaneously SO/BO are informed through fastest means to effect payment. • At BO, wage list is pasted in BO SB Journal and BAT is noted. • Arrangements to be made for getting sufficient cash.
Conditions for withdrawals • Entire amount of wages credited in NREGS account will be allowed to be withdrawn • Part withdrawal permitted • Withdrawal beyond Rs 2000/ be referred to account office • In any case all payment should be completed with in 3 days from the date of receipt of wage lists • In case of heavy number of withdrawals, same may be spread over, but at least 200 withdrawals to be made in a day (all payments to be made within 3 days)
Withdrawal process • BPM to make payment immediately on receipt of cash • Ensure the following before making payment • Wage earner is present • Wage earner has signed/impressed thumb impression • Verify the SS with SS Book • Obtain witness signature • Pass book & wage slip be accompanied
Withdrawal… cont’d • Under no circumstances, amount of several Account Holders should be paid to Group Leaders/GRS/Field Assistants/Panchayat Secretary etc. The amount to be paid to concerned account holder directly by BPM. • Pass book to be returned to the account holder and should not be retained with BPM. • BPM/SPM to send weekly consolidated report to HO and DO
NREG disbursement at work spot Snapshot of Gulbarga district
