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No.885/EGS C/16/REGS Mahatma Gandhi NREGA State Mission
First Floor, Punarjani,
Panavila, Thiruvananthapuram
Dated 31.3.2017
CIRCULAR
Sub: - Mahatma Gandhi NREGA 2017 - 18 – Implementation Strategy Reg
` Ref: - 1. Government of India letter No H – 12020/02/2017/MGNREGA-
VIII (Part) dated 23.3.2017
2. Circular No 279/DD2/2016/LSGD Dated 5.10.2016
During the year 2017 18, certain objective goals are set to provide meticulous planning in
the utilization of the Person days as follows: -
1.Person Day Generation 2017 18: Government of India, as per the letter referred above
issued the minutes of the meeting of the Empowered Committee to consider the Labour
Budget of the State for the Financial Year 2017 18. As per Para 3 of the minutes, it is
informed that the Empowered Committee agreed to the Labour Budget of 450 Lakh
Person days (PDs) for Financial year 2017 18 for the State of Kerala. As such, the district
wise allocation of the approved LB was reworked after normalizing the approved LB
over the forecasted LB by the districts as follows
S No. District Approved LB
1 Alappuzha 3951000
2 Ernakulam 3015000
3 Idukki 3676500
4 Kannur 2142000
5 Kasargod 2502000
6 Kollam 4189500
7 Kottayam 1507500
8 Kozhikode 4099500
9 Malappuram 2893500
10 Palakkad 4959000
11 Pathanamthitta 1854000
12 Thiruvananthapuram 5134500
13 Thrissur 2866500
14 Wayanad 2209500
Total 45000000
The Districts may always come up with a proposal for the revision of the LB, at any point
of time of the year, if the performance of the district exceeds the agreed to LB
2. Mission Water Conservation: The Ministry also requested to adhere to the
Guidelines of the NRM component of the Labour Budget in blocks identified under
Mission Water Conservation. As per the MIS, the No of Works and the Person Days
requested in the three Mission Water Conservation Blocks for NRM Components is as
follows.
Mission Water Conservation Block NRM Component of LB in Blocks
identified under Mission Water
Conservation
No. of Works Estimated PD
Chittur 1511 1400495
Malampuzha 1441 484560
Palakkad District Sub Total 2952 1885055
Kasaragod 163 86086
Grand Total 3115 1971141
3. Apportionment of Person Days in Districts/Blocks/GPs: Hence, the District
Programme Coordinators/Joint Programme Coordinators of Palakkad and Kasaragod are
instructed to earmark the estimated PD first to the Mission Water Conservation Blocks
and thereafter apportion the balance to other blocks. In the case of allocation of Person
Days, the Districts may follow the same principle adopted by the State Mission. The
districts shall recalculate the eligibility of each block on the basis of the revised allocation
made as per table 1 above. In the same manner, all blocks may be requested to apportion
their allocation GP wise
4. Ensuring that Assets of good quality are created: In the Circular referred as second
paper above, it was stipulated that the works proposed for the FY 2017 18 prepared in the
map of the ward shall be presented in the Grama Sabha by the Agricultural Officer.
Hence, the all new works projected in the GP shall be available in the ward map. Further,
estimates also become available to the Programme Officer. Hence the PO should verify
each and every estimate and ensure that the work is in accordance with Schedule I and
are asset generating. Musters shall be issued only for such works which satisfy the
conditions laid down in amended Schedule I. The BDO/BPO should not issue MRs for
works which are non tangible, immeasurable and repetitive works such as agricultural
operations, grass removal etc. It may be noted that any violation of the above stipulations
will attract the provisions of Sec 25 of the Act and will be viewed seriously.
5. Focal Areas: The targets taken up by the State as noted by the Ministry under the focal
areas are as follows
Sl.
No. Type of Work
Spillover of FY
16-17 if any
Commitments
for FY 17-18 Total
1 Farm Ponds 3000 5000 8000
2 Vermi/NADEP Composting 81000 70000 151000
3 Anganwadi Centres 717 283 1000
4 Road Side Plantation (in Km) 644 3000 3644
5 Block Plantation 0 500 500
6 IHHL* 32559 9045 41604 *targets may be revised
In the year 2016 17, the performance of the district was not satisfactory. Hence, in the
current year all out efforts should be taken at the district level early to implement the
focal area interventions in an orderly manner so that completion of all targets can be
achieved and can be reported in the MIS. In this regard,
The State Mission in association with HARITAKERALAM and Suchitwa
Mission already started implementing the construction of Compost pits in a
concerted manner so that the works can be completed before the 2017
monsoon.
Construction of Anganwadies should start at the earliest since this activity is
suitable in the rainy season. The implementation of construction of AWC is
now conceived with better clarity by the Government Orders issued. Since
buildings are constructed and normally it takes more time, implementation
should start well in advance.
Government of India informed States that under IHHL, construction of spill
over houses taken up under IAY and PMAY shall be automatically included in
the focal areas
Farm ponds, needless to say, shall be taken up before the monsoon. Such
works should be implemented without interruption. In no case, such works
should spill to the monsoon season.
Tree plantation can be taken up on Forest lands, Waste lands, Public and
community lands, pasture lands, along riverside, canals & embankments,
along PMGSY roads & other roads and Private lands (block plantation or on
bunds of agricultural fields).Plantation can be linear or block depending on the
site requirements. Road Side Tree Plantation should also be planned in such a
way that order for procuring saplings. The plantation works may cover the
cost of planting materials, labour for digging pits and planting, fertilizers
(preferably organic), materials for watering, protection and maintenance of
plants for 3-5 years (depending on the species). Due permission of owner of
the land/ concerned department should be taken before taking up plantation on
their land. Monthly payments are based on survival of plants and
accomplishment of notified tasks. Wherever plantation is done on community
lands, the usufructs benefits of these plants, preferably upto 200 trees, may be
allocated to para 5 households.
6. Panchayat Focal Areas: In the same manner, each Grama Panchayat shall identify 4 –
5 numbers of Panchayat Focal Areas (PFA) annexed (See Annexure I) in such a way that at
least 75% of their works are taken up and completed from the PFA. It may be noted that once
the GP selects the PFA, no further change of the focal area identified in the FY will be
entertained. However, the list can be revisited in case of unforeseen natural calamities in the
GP. The Grama Panchayat after selection shall intimate their PFA to the PO. The list from
the block shall reach JPC who in turn shall hand over the list to the State Mission. This
exercise will provide sectoral intervention of MGNREGA district wise. The exercise shall be
completed by the JPCs and the list {See Annexure I (A), (B) and ( C ) } may be handed over
to the State Mission not later than 20.4.2017
7. Work Completion: The status of completion of works in the State is as follows:
Financial Year
No. of Works
taken-up
Works Completed
Numbers Percentage
Till FY 2014-15 760161 751542 98.87
Till FY 2015-16 984142 938738 95.38
Till FY 2016-17 (as on date) 1170735 970904 82.93
As on 30.3.2017, up to the FY 2015 16, Forty Thousand Nine Hundred and Nine (40909)
works are remaining incomplete out of the works taken up since inception till 31st March,
2016. JPCs should initiate a drive to ensure that all works taken up till 31.03.2016 should
be completed by 30.06.2017. The JPCs will also examine reasons for large number of
incomplete works and make efforts for completing all incomplete works (190963) by
31.12.2017 without fail. To take up a drive for work completion, Joint Programme
Coordinators should prepare a Plan of Action to complete works taken up till 31.3.2016
(40909 numbers at the State level) and completion of works taken up till FY 2016 17(
190963 numbers at the State level) and submit it to Mission Director on or before
10.4.2017. District wise details are annexed (Annexure II)
8. Delay in Payment of Wages: In the FY 2016-17, as on 30.3.2017, 26.01% of wage
payments are delayed. This is a matter of concern and the districts needs to chalk out its
strategy for minimizing the delay in payments. The strategy, so chalked out, will be
shared to the Mission Director within 15th
of April 2017. Government of India has
informed all States that Reduction in Delay payment considerably is the priority area in
the year 2017 18. However, if the situation of delay payment does not improve
considerably, Government of India alert that it may adversely impact the release of funds
in future. Hence, every district should device their own monitoring methods to
operationalise at least 85% of the wages paid timely by 30.06.2017. The district wise
delay rate is annexed (Annexure III). In this regard, the PO can use the dates entered in
the Muster issue Register and verify whether such Musters are entered on the T+6th
day
(As per Circular No 66791/DD2/14/LSGD Dated 6.2.2015) and ensure that the musters
are returning back from work sites in the stipulated time period and processes are under
way as envisaged.
9. Geo MGNREGA: Every asset that gets completed in FY 2017-18 has to be
mandatorily geo-tagged within one month of its completion. As on 30.03.2017, the State
generated 4, 31,436 numbers of Assets IDs against 9, 70,904 numbers of works
completed since inception of the programme. 232704 number of assets have been
accepted and geotagged. There is no GP where no MSE registered and zero GPs where
MSE registered by no geo tagging done. Hence, all districts shall ensure that the
photograph of the completed work will be geo tagged within 30 days from the date of
completion.
10. Mission Water Conservation and DIP: There are 03 blocks – Chittur, Malampuzha
& Kasaragod - that have been identified as Mission Water Conservation Blocks. At least
65% of the expenditure in these blocks should be on NRM related works in FY 2017-18
and the NRM component of the LB should be part of District Irrigation Plan (DIP). The
Joint Programme Coordinators of Palakkad and Kasaragod shall discuss this matter with
the Principle Agricultural Officer of the districts so as to revisit the works to be taken up
under NRM and make them part of DIP in these Blocks before 10.4.2017
11. Individual Assets: In order to strengthen the livelihood resource base of the rural
poor, it is desirable to put adequate emphasis on creation of Productive individual assets
of prescribed Durability for vulnerable rural households.
12. Conditions for taking Road Works: In the case of roads, the standard specification
as laid down by Government of India in the advisory no P-17026/2015-RC dated:
17.11.2016 for all non – PMGSY roads will be strictly adhered by the districts. .
13. Maintenance of 7 Registers: As per the MIS, all GPs have adopted all the seven
registers. However, JPCs should randomly check the maintenance of these registers at the
GPs to ensure proper up keep and proper entries. The adoption of 7 Registers will be
subject for verification by the Social Audit teams and NLMs.
14. Direct Benefit Transfer: In the districts in the State, as of now, 22, 92,331 numbers
(99%) of active workers have their accounts seeded into Mahatma Gandhi NREGA soft.
Out of the seeded accounts, 20, 05,805 numbers (87.51%) have been converted into
Aadhaar Based Payment System (ABPS). All JPCs should endeavor to bring every
Mahatma Gandhi NREGA workers into ABPS fold by 30.06.2017.
15. SECC Survey of Landless Manual Casual Labourers: The State has 19.16 Lakh
deprived household as per SECC data. Out of this, 12, 15,499 numbers are landless
household depending on manual casual labour. Special drive in the year 16 17 to survey
these deprived households and link them to Mahatma Gandhi NREGA has resulted into
registration of 9343 number of households, who were willing for Job Cards as on
16.03.2017 in FY 2016-17. The districts should make special endeavors to complete the
survey at the earliest as well as issue job cards to all willing households dependent upon
manual casual labour by 31.07.2017 without fail.
16. Bare Foot Technicians: In the Financial Year 2017 18, the State has to train
additional 150 number of persons under BFT training project. Hence all districts can
intimate their requirement to the State Mission. The criteria for proposing BFTs should
be based on expenditure and accessibility. Those GPs having high expenditure but only
having the maximum number of 6 staff and GPs which are inaccessible can propose for
BFT training and deployment in the year 2017 18.
17. Project LIFE: In the case of PROJECT LIFE, the target for FY 2017-18, component
wise are as follows:
Skilling for Wages 1000
Skilling for Self Employment 500
Livelihood up gradation 3500
18. Audit of Accounts: The Audit of accounts for the year 2016 17, right from the
Grama Panchayat level should start from 15.5.2017 so that the Audits of the Districts will
get completed by 30.6.2017. The timelines may be followed strictly so that timely claims
can be submitted to Government of India
19. Status of Job Cards: A random verification of the maintenance of Job Cards
revealed that they are not properly maintained even after the State reported more than
95% of Job Card Verification. This matter was also reiterated by the Central Team while
they visited Kerala in the month of March 2017. Fresh Job Cards with critical
information like photographs, Individual Workers Bank account Number, Aadhaar and
SECC TIN (Wherever applicable) should be provided to all Job Card Holders.
20. Citizen Information Boards: The Citizen Information Board at the worksites should
be strictly followed. The boards should be durable with adequate information made of
Cement and concrete of standardized dimensions. It is further reminded that the cost of
the board can be booked under the material component of the work. Critical information
like start and end date of work, estimated cost, name of the GP, work details,
employment details, Labour Material Ratio etc in the Local Language should be installed
on each MGNREGA worksite without fail. Right from 1.4.2017, geo tagged photographs
of works completed with the Citizen Information Boards should be uploaded
21. Convergence of MGNREGA with other Schemes: Each District should develop
convergent projects that help in generating assets and can be showcased. The districts in
association with line departments can develop themes in project mode. PMKSY, SBM
(Rural), Jalanidhi (CCDU), Coffee Board, Kerala State Bamboo Mission, Coir
Department/Corporation etc are some agencies and Agriculture, Animal Husbandry,
Scheduled Castes Development, Scheduled Tribes Development, Dairy, Fisheries,
Forests and Wild Life, General Education etc are some of the Line Departments through
which Convergence can be realized. The HARITAKERALA MISSION is the flag ship
initiative to ensure convergence of various schemes and the District level Advisory
Committee shall play a pivotal role in actively forging alliance with the District
HARITAKERALA MISSION
22. Capacity Building: The Capacity Building for 2017 18 is planned in two types of
training
1. Crash training program for all stakeholders directly responsible for addressing
the core issues in implementation of the scheme, like selection and identification of
NRM works, generation of productive assets, its implementation in watershed
base; Basic of material procurements etc.
2. Technical training to accredited engineers and overseers focusing on NRM
works.
In addition to the above intensive training to Data Entray Operators on MIS, data
analysis and report generation etc.
23. Wall Paintings: One of the most effective and popular methods to raise awareness
among the people is through wall painting which may be given utmost importance as
tool for the dissemination of knowledge related with MGNREGA. Details of
MGNREGS can be exhibited in all the offices of Panchayats and other offices which are
frequently visited by the common people. Also, Anganwadis and schools could be
utilized for this purpose. Templates for wall writings will be shared by State Mission
with the districts. During the current year, each GP should have Wall Writings in
prominent places and the plan of action and cost may be worked out and intimated to the
State office not later than 20.4.2017
24. Engaging Mates: Para 4.1.2 of the Operational Guidelines lays down that at least one
mate should be present for every fifty workers. The remuneration of an independent
mate should be based on person-days of her work, calculated at a wage rate equal to that
of a semi-skilled labour and should be included in the cost estimate under the material
component of the scheme.
25. Issue of Musters: From 1st of April 2017, it’s mandatory for the Block Programme
Officers to sign and issue the E musters. The system of delegating this authority to the
Joint BDOs should not be resorted to
26. Prudence in demand entry, work allocation and Muster Generation: In the year 2016
17, laxity in monitoring demand entry, work allocation and muster generation resulted in
many workers losing the opportunity to work 100 days. Excess demand generation,
allocating work to the corresponding demand without generating musters and musters
not getting generated as per the allocation resulted in workers losing their right to get
Annexure I
Mahatma Gandhi NREGA 2017 18 New 7 Focal Areas
1. Water conservation & irrigation
a) Drinking Water - Construction of Public Well – Private Wells – Well Recharge
– Parapet Wall for Wells - Recharge Pits – Soak Pits
b) Treatment of rivulet/Brooks/creeks Check Dam – Gully Plugging – Deepening
– Side Protection – Underground Dyke – Gabion Structures across
c) Pond – De siltation of traditional public water bodies – Renovation of traditional
water bodies - Construction of new pond in public places – Construction of farm
ponds in private land – Mini Percolation tanks – Sunken Pond - Strengthening
embankment of Traditional Water Bodies - Excavation of Ponds for pisciculture
d) Irrigation Canals - Construction of Canal, distributaries and minor, Lining of
Canals, Rehabilitation of Minors, sub minors
e) Flood Control - Construction of Intermediate and Link Drains - Construction of
Storm Water Drains - Deepening and repair of flood channels - Drainage in
Water logged Areas - Strengthening of Embankments
2. Eco Restoration, Afforestation & Allied activities
a) Afforestation – Nursery Raising – Plantation in Government Premises – Belt
Vegetation – Block Plantation – Avenue Plantation (RSTP) - Grass land
Development and Silvipasture – Plantation (Horti , Arecanut, Rubber, Coconut,
Bamboo etc) – Social Forestry - Sericulture
b) Forest Works – Eco Restoration of Forests – Water Bodies in Forests – Forest
Civil Constructions – Afforestation – Forest Protection – Plantation
c) Cattle Shed
d) Goat/Piggery Shed
e) Poultry Shed
3. Land development & Allied activities
a) Land Development – Stone Terracing – Earthen Bunding – Stone Bund –
Development of Waste Land – Land Leveling – Trenches of various types
b) Intervention in the Individual Land for Land Development – Land leveling,
Shaping, Development of Waste Land/Fallow Land, Reclamation of
Saline/Alkaline Soil – Contour Bunds
4. Housing, Public buildings & Roads
a) Housing
b) Construction of Anganwadi Centres
c) Local Buildings – Panchayat Buildings – Village Haats – Cyclone Shelters –
Crematoria - Kitchen shed for mid day meal in school – Elevated Platform for water
kiosks
d) Food grain storage Facility - Post Harvest Facility/Pacca Storage for agricultural
produce - Infra structure or Bio Fertiliser/Liquid Bio Manure
e) Roads – Cement Concrete – Brick/Stone Road – Cross Drainage – Gravel Road –
Cement interlocking roads - WBM
5. Sanitation related activities
a) Compost in Private Land – Vermi/Nadep/Berkeley
b) Individual Household Toilets
c) Public Toilets for Schools & Anganwadis
6. Common infrastructure
a) Play Grounds – Common Ground – Football Ground – Basket Ball Ground – Volley
Ball Ground – Ball Badminton Ground – Kho Kho Ground – Government school
compound wall
7. Production activities
a) Work shed for livelihood activities for SHGs
b) Fisheries – Excavation of Ponds – Fish Drying Yards
c) Production of Building Materials
Annexure I (A)
Panchayat level Report on PFA 2017 18
Name of GP -
Block –
District
Sl No
Name of Major Focal
Area
(Use the correct name) Sub Category
Number of
Works
identified for
2017 18
Approximate
Expenditure
expected
(Rs in Lakh)
1
2
3
4
5
6
Sub Total
Other Works -
Grand Total
Grama Panchayat Secretary
Annexure I(B)
Block level Consolidated Report on PFA 2017 18
Name of Block –
District
Sl No
Name of Focal Area
(Use the correct name)
Sub
Category
Number of
Works
identified for
2017 18
Approximate
Expenditure
expected
(Rs in Lakh)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10*
Sub Total
Other Works
Grand Total *Add more rows if needed
Block Programme Officer
Annexure I (C )
District level Consolidated Report on PFA 2017 18
Name of District
Sl No
Name of Focal Area
(Use the correct name)
Sub
Category
Number of
Works
identified for
2017 18
Approximate
Expenditure
expected
(Rs in Lakh)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14*
Sub Total
Other Works
Grand Total *Add more rows if needed
Joint Programme Coordinator
ANNEXURE II
Work completion status
Works up to 2015 16
Sl No District Started Completed Balance Work Completion Rate 1 Alappuzha 88754 86388 2366 97.33
2 Ernakulam 91258 89718 1540 98.31
3 Idukki 79466 77331 2135 97.31
4 Kannur 53121 50801 2320 95.63
5 Kasargod 50507 47298 3209 93.65
6 Kollam 72331 68262 4069 94.37
7 Kottayam 49365 47864 1501 96.96
8 Kozhikode 68019 62216 5803 91.47
9 Malappuram 63262 59692 3570 94.36
10 Palakkad 100082 94690 5392 94.61
11 Pathanamthitta 45979 44966 1013 97.80
12 Thiruvananthapuram 102572 99257 3315 96.77
13 Thrissur 81362 80192 1170 98.56
14 Wayanad 41809 38303 3506 91.61
Total 987887 946978 40909 95.86
Works up to 2016 17
Sl No District Started Completed Balance Work Completion Rate
1 Alappuzha 113238 94443 18795 83.40
2 Ernakulam 108130 96332 11798 89.09
3 Idukki 100649 82122 18527 81.59
4 Kannur 62570 54276 8294 86.74
5 Kasargod 62964 51055 11909 81.09
6 Kollam 86329 69828 16501 80.89
7 Kottayam 58292 51068 7224 87.61
8 Kozhikode 79738 64240 15498 80.56
9 Malappuram 75393 62626 12767 83.07
10 Palakkad 118880 96556 22324 81.22
11 Pathanamthitta 57036 47785 9251 83.78
12 Thiruvananthapuram 120251 104069 16182 86.54
13 Thrissur 97946 86610 11336 88.43
14 Wayanad 50772 40215 10557 79.21
Total 1192188 1001225 190963 83.98
ANNEXURE III
Delay in Payment of Wages: Status as on 30.3.2017
District
Total Delayed Payment
Total Payment For
Financial Year2016-2017
Percentage
of Delay
Percentage
of
transactions
delayed Total
Transactions
Amount
Involved
Total
Transactions
Amount
Involved
Alappuzha 243233 2628.62 1617970 17775.64 14.79 15.03
Ernakulam 107324 1060.76 868393 8382.08 12.66 12.36
Idukki 355347 4170.77 989347 11589.12 35.99 35.92
Kannur 157111 1523.97 620038 5984.06 25.47 25.34
Kasargod 241374 2539.72 727771 7592.77 33.45 33.17
Kollam 365446 3775.41 1346016 13573.68 27.81 27.15
Kottayam 106274 1078.66 527140 5288.92 20.39 20.16
Kozhikode 341953 3553.83 1257520 12928.67 27.49 27.19
Malappuram 229964 2439.21 880349 9172.7 26.59 26.12
Palakkad 513574 5451.09 1567617 16405.15 33.23 32.76
Pathanamthitta 169104 1805.3 557280 5934.89 30.42 30.34
Thiruvananthapuram 758016 8145.63 2307291 24752.2 32.91 32.85
Thrissur 139100 1444.23 997543 10072.39 14.34 13.94
Wayanad 124163 1258.26 775660 7717.98 16.30 16.01
Total 3851983 40875.46 15039935 157170.3 26.01 25.61