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Mahatma Gandhi National RuralEmployment Guarantee Act


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C o n t e n t s

Introduction 01Andhra Pradesh 04

Assam 10

Chhattisgarh 14

Gujarat 20

Himachal Pradesh 24

Jammu & Kashmir 28

Jharkhand 32Karnataka 36

Kerala 40

Madhya Pradesh 44

Maharashtra 50

Mizoram 54

Nagaland 58

Odisha 62Punjab 66

Rajasthan 70

Sikkim 74

Tamil Nadu 80

Tripura 84

Uttarakhand 88

Uttar Pradesh 92

West Bengal 96


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Introduction

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural EmploymentGuarantee Act (MGNREGA), with its legal frameworkand rights - based approach, aims at enhancing livelihood

security by providing upto one hundred days of guaranteed

wage employment in a nancial year to every rural household

whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual

work. The Act is currently being implemented in 626 rural

districts of the country.

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Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is the rst ever law internationally

that guarantees wage employment at an unprecedentedscale. The primary objective of the Act is augmenting wage

employment. The auxiliary objective is strengthening natural

resource management through works that address causes of

chronic poverty like drought, deforestation and soil erosion

and thus encourage sustainable development.

Mahatma Gandhi NREGA has been a vehicle for inclusive

growth and the marginalized sections of society have high

percentage of participation under the Act. The participation

rate of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in

FY 2010-11 is 52 %. The States with high SC participation are

Punjab (78%), Tamil Nadu (58%) and Uttar Pradesh (54%).

The States with high ST participation are Mizoram (99.8%),

Megalaya (95%) and Arunachal Pradesh (90%). Women

participation is higher than the mandated 33% and in the

current year the women participation is 49%.

The Act has augmented household income and the average

wage rate has increased from `65 in FY 2006-07 to `100 in

FY 2010-11. Post-MGNREGA, there has been a revision of

minimum wage for agricultural labourers across the country.

In order to increase transparency and bring the rural poor

under the organized banking sector and credit system,agencies for wage payment are being separated from

implementing agencies through accounts-based wage

payment. Initial experiments in the use of smart cards and

biometric signatures for wage payment to Mahatma Gandhi

NREGA workers in remote villages are being supported.

An Ombudsman for effective grievance redressal is being

instituted for each district. Ombudsman will be an agency

independent of the Central and State governments. The

Ombudsman will receive complaints from Mahatma Gandhi

NREGA workers and others on any matter, consider such

complaints and facilitate their disposal in accordance with law.

The Ombudsman will be appointed by the State Government

on the recommendation of the selection committee. Summary

report of cases disposed by Ombudsman will be reported to

the State Council and will also form part of the Annual Report

to be placed in the Legislative Assembly.

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ANDHRA Pradesh

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AndhraAndhra Experiences

Andhra PRADESH

Karamala Sarasamma from R Nadimpalli village in Punganurmandal, Chittoor feels MGNREGS is a great support to landless

widows like her to run the family. With the wage income,

she feeds her children thrice a day and is able to pay their

school fee, provide good clothes and meet all the day to day

requirements and expenses.

Thota Obanna from R. Nadimpalle village in Ramasamudram

mandal, Chittoor with the MGNREGS wage earnings has

performed his daughters marriage with dignity. He is also

supporting his brothers sons education. He no longer goes

to Bangalore in search of work as he now gets wages between

`90 - 120/- per day under MGNREGS in his own village as

compared to `60-70/- per day (in Bangalore). He and his

family members: his wife, brother, brothers wife, and father

are Mahatma Gandhi NREGS beneciaries since 2006.

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Thirty Five Year old Subamma of Chandramkulpalli GP,

Punganur Mandal, Chittoor, works in the plantation elds. With

her earnings she is able to provide her family with full meals

(dal, tomatoes, rice) which earlier consisted of Sanghati, two

ragi balls each.

Venku Naik a Scheduled Tribe (Sugali tribe) wage seeker

residing in PMK Thanda in Ramkuppam mandal, Chittoor

purchased a Jersey cow with the wages he earned under

MGNREGS. He feeds his cow with green grass grown in his

land levelled under MGNREGS. With this he also supplements

his MGNREGS earnings. He currently earns `3600 -5400/- per

month as regular income by selling milk, besides his wages of

at least `4000 -5000/- per month from MGNREGS works. From

the earned income, he regularly sends `700/- to `1000/- every

month to his daughter who is studying in Tirupati.

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P. Susheela is a Scheduled Tribe wage-seeker from RayagadhJammu village in GL Puram mandal, Vizianagaram. With the

wage earnings, she purchased a pair of 4 month- old goats

for`1000/ each for rearing with an intention to develop a

herd. With the condence of assured MGNREGS earnings,

she has taken the responsibility of feeding and taking care of

her brothers (who passed away in an accident) children in

addition to providing for their education. She also regularly

sends a monthly amount of`300-500/- to her niece studying in

Vizianagaram to pay for her hostel and other expenses.

Puvvula Dhannu a ST farmer from Raigadajammu, GL Puram,

Vizianagaram is grateful for the land leveling work in his 2 acres

paddy eld which has increased the area for paddy production.

He harvested 13 bags of additional paddy now. From the wage

earnings he is meeting day to day family expenses and also

sends every month `1000/- to his daughters studying for their

intermediate levels in Vizianagaram.

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Chinna Ranganna Gari Chandrasekhar from R. Nadimpalli

village in Ramasamudram mandal proudly mentionedthat from his EGS wage savings, he spent `50,000/- for

his daughters marriage. He also repaid a loan amount of

`5,000/- and is able to meet primary household requirements

and expenses besides providing for education of his two

daughters studying in Inter 1st year and 8th class.

New Mod el fo r Success

in An d h r a

Anchekatti Rangaswamy, 19 year old in Kurnool

district of Andhra Pradesh, during his summer break

from college will make the rocky land, belonging

to marginal farmers in the area, slightly more

cultivable. And the wages the teenager will earn

from the job under the Mahatma Gandhi National

Rural Employment Guarantee Act will go towardsrealizing his dream of attaining a management

degree and becoming a corporate executive.

I need at least `8,000 for my college fees and books

in B.Com last year and I hope to earn at least `4,000

during this summer vacation through MGNREGA

wages

- says Rangaswamy

Source: LIVEMINT

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ASSAM

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ASSAM

In c re a se in Are a , P ro d u c t io n a n d

Pr odu c t iv ity o f Agr icu l tu r e th r ou gh

MGNREGS

District : Nagaon

Micro and small irrigation development works underMGNREGS result in steady increase in single croppingpattern to double cropping pattern with increase in irrigation

and other facilities. The maximum benet is for summer

paddy cultivating areas where farmers can go for vertical

expansion of areas with High Yielding Varities (HYVs) and

Hybrids. Major contribution of area expansion in rice wasevident through summer paddy cultivation, wherein there is

virtually no risk of ood and drought.

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Im p r o v ed Live lih o o d o f

F a r m e r s

T

he MGNREG Schemes have improved rural connectivity

and access in farming areas, and as a result farmers from

the hinterland areas could get better marketing facilities,

visible improvement in their livelihood and food security.

The classic example is indirect effect of MGNREGS on paddy

procurement in Nagaon district where farmers used to sell

their products to the local merchants and get minimal prices.

Now more farmers are willing to sell their produces in the

procurement centres and this year District Administration is

planning to open more procurement centers in the district,

covering all paddy growing areas.

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CHHATTISGARH

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Level ing of Triba l Lan ds

District : KabeerdhamGram Panchayat : BorlaVillage : Jhalmalla

The land belonging to the tribals invillage Jhalmala, Gram PanchayatBordla was of undulating nature. The

land development department and

MGNREGA has helped in leveling such

lands. This has helped in rendering the

land t for agricultural practices, thereby

increasing the productivity of land and

income of the tribal population.

The assets are created mostly by the

marginalized sections of the society.

CHHATTISGARH

Once the assets created become

functional they are utilized by all

sections of the society, the barriers

relating to caste, creed and colour

which once existed are no more valid.

The concept of mutual sharing of

benets of assets (availability of water),

utilizing them and also conserving

them has taken place. This is a perfect

example of social cohesion which is an

outcome of MGNREGA.

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Voices from the eld

Jameen ubar khabar thi to kheti nahin ho paati thi.

NREGA se sarkar ney isko upjau bana diya

Land was undulating so agriculture could not be done,NREGA has made it productive.

- Villagers views

Check dam se hamare purey gaon ko paani mil gaya.

Jo kuwey sookh gaye thei, wey jinda ho

gaye.

Check dam has provided water to our village, the

wells which had dried have got recharged.

- Kholwa

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The aged and physically challenged have

become productive human resource owing

to MGNREGA. They are not doing physical

labour but instead are facilitating the families

who do the earth work, by taking care of their

infants and children in the crche.

A physically challenged who had no

expectation of work, is now working as

mate and is undertaking the responsibility

efciently. His education is being put to use

and he is able to fend for himself.

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Voices fr om the F ie ld

NREGS humarey liye vardan hey, ab bachhe izzat se pesh

aatey hai.

NREGS is a blessing for us, children now behave with

dignity.

- Pramod s/o Ashok, Chilpi

Humney kabhi bank sey apne aap paise nikaalney ka

nahin socha tha NREGA ney yeh sach kara diya woh bhi

machine se

We had never thought of withdrawing money from bank,

NREGA has made it a reality and that too by Machine.

- Anita Bai Sukuldhian, Rajnandgaon

NREGA ne humko pursho ke barabar majdoori diladi jo

pahele nahi milti thi. Sarkar ko dhanyawad

NREGA has brought wage parity with men which we never

got previously. Thanks to Government.

- Savitri Sahu, Rajnandgaon

Bank jana ek sapna tha. Hamne kabhi nahi socha tha ke

hum bank se paise layege. NREGA ne hamara sapna saakaar

kar diya

Going to bank was a dream. We had never thought that

we will bring money from bank. NREGA has fullled our

dream.

- Lalita Yadav, Gariaband,Raipur

Jo Dukandar pahle muh pher leta tha abb bula kar udhar

deta hai aur kehta jab majdoori miley de dena.

The shopkeeper who used to ignore us now calls us and

gives goods on credit and says pay when you get wages.

- Kaushalya Nair, Dongargarh

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GujArat

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In Kundrodi Gram Panchayat ofKachchh districts, convergence ofMGNREGA is with Malkhakiya Suvidha

(C.C Road), Gram Panchayat( Pipe line

for drinking water supply), Indira Awaas

Yojana, 12th Finance Commission,DWDU(District Wasteland and

Development Unit) Solar Street Lights.

The village Panchayat is providing

free drinking water to the settlement

developed under IAY. The Pashchim

Gujarat VIJ Company is providing

electricity free of cost to this Awaas

Yojana.

This has virtually transformed the life of

poverty stricken population living in the

village. They now live in neat and clean

environment and take better care of

their children thus leading a quality life.

GujArat

In District Junagarh, the local population

and youth have contributed money

to the Panchayat. This money was

converged with MGNREGA, resulting in

construction of the bridge which could

not be developed in past 30 years ,thusfacilitating smooth access of the villagers

to the nearest town.

In Ratanpur Village of District Porbander,

defunct mines have been converted into

water tanks through convergence. This

has resulted in increase in income of the

farmers as the ood waters have been

channelized, harvested and used for

irrigation purpose during lean season

and weak monsoon period. The two

adjoining Nagar Palikas-Porbander and

Chaya have thus been saved from oods.

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Voices from the eld

Parivar mein hum dono ke panch kanya hei, hum log makan

milne se bahut sukhi hei. NREGA mein kaam milnese ab

bacchiya padney jaati hei. Khana peena bhi accha ho gaya

hei. Meri ek bacchi bhukump se Goongi aur Bahri ho gayihei.

There are ve daughters in our family, we are happy to get a

house. One of my daughter had become deaf and dumb due

to the impact of earthquake. Working in Mahatma Gandhi

NREGA has helped my daughter to go to school and the food

intake has also improved.

- Chak Bai, Village Kundrodi

Mainey yahan dukan laga liya hai kyoki yaha aamdani

jaida hoti hai. Roj 150 se 200 rupey kamaa leta hoon.

I have set up a kiosk here because the income is better.

I earn `150/- to `200/ daily.

- Local Shopkeeper, Kachch

NREGA hamare liye bhagwan hei pichle 30 saal se gaon

wale koshish kar rahe the par yeh pul nahi ban pa raha

that, kitni sarkar aayi aur chali gayi, Barsaat mei bimaar

bade, buddhey, aurat ko shehar le jana badaa mushkil

tha, par NREGA ke aane se gaon walon ne mil kar yeh pul

banna liya.

NREGA is like God to Us. We have been able to construct

a bridge whose construction was pending since 30 years,

many governments changed but with no result. It was

difcult for the villagers to go to town during rainy season

but with the help of NREGA we have made the bridge.

- Solanki Jeevan Bhai,Committee incharge

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Himachal Pradesh

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Ga r im a Gre e n Go ld S a m i t i

Sa lon i - Con vergence o f

MGNREGA

District : ChambaBlock : Saloni

Anexample of convergence is seenin Saloni Block of Chamba districtwhere a vegetable collection centre has

been created. Here off season vegetables

are sold in retail and are bought by

even retailers from other States. Thecollection centre named Garima Green

Gold Samiti Saloni is created with

the help of SHG and vegetables are

Himachal PRADESH

collected from as many as 50 villages.

The turnover recorded was `1.5 crore.

The MGNREGA has been phenomenal

in providing irrigation facilities where

vegetables are grown under SHG

KRANTI and rural connectivity whichin turn enabled the farmers to easily sell

their produce in nearby centers.

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An Exam ple o f Ru r a l Con ne c t iv ity

District : KangraBlock : Bhanwan

An inhabitation was situated at a height and was difcultto access in Bhanwan block of Kangra district. At times ofhealth emergencies the patients were carried to the medical

centre with extreme difculty on foot only. With the initiative

of a few locals who voluntarily donated piece of land to

construct a path way, a road has been constructed which,

could be easily accessible by jeep. The work was constructed

under MGNREGS, with the convergence of PMGSY.

In the Sirathana village of Nageota Bagban, a bridge has

been constructed with 15% public support and 85% govt.

aid along with MGNREGA labour. This bridge has connected

more than 20 villages with the main road. Before this, people

had to travel 12km to access the main road.Voice from the eld

Ab barsat ka pani barbaad aur nuksan nahi karta hai kyoki

sara paani istmaal ke layek ho jata hai jo kheto mein kaam

aa jata hai.

De s il ta t i o n o f T ra d i t i o n a l W a te r b o d y

h a s Re ju ve n a t e d Agr i c u l tu r e

District : KangraBlock : Kangra

In Kangra Block, Kangra district a traditional water bodywas desilted under MGNREGA with the convergence ofIWDP. This water body has become a permanent asset for

the local population. Besides a kuhul was created under

MGNREGA in convergence with watershed project.

Through this Kuhul water goes to the agricultural elds

connected to it. Earlier the water current ushed the muddy

channels, which frequently got damaged and ooded the

elds and the surrounding land.

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Jammu & KASHMIR

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Re s id e n t s o f Ra jo u r i h a v e E mp lo ym e n t

Local ly with MGNREGA

W

ith the employment awarded to

them under Mahatma Gandhi

National Rural Employment Guarantee

Act (MGNREGA), residents in Rajouri

District of Kashmir are happy that with

the implementation of this scheme, they

have found work in their own district.

They said that they are now saved from

the trouble of traveling to other states in

search of employment.

Since MGNREGA has started, lots

of people have come forward and

participated in the scheme. Most

labourers started working locally and

today NREGA provides employment

to every household and people are

Jammu & kashmir

saved from going to nd work in Katra

or Shimla, said Shaqbir Ahmed, a

resident.

The most signicant gainers of the

scheme were women, as they have

got the opportunity to break the social

shackles of male dependency and be

self-sufcient.

There was once a time when womenwere not allowed to step out of the house

and women were not independent. Men

had the responsibility of taking care of

all the needs of women. Women were

completely dependant on men. But now

the times have changed and women are

working in MGNREGA, they are getting

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good rewards for their labour and now the participation of

women has increased more than men, Ahmed added.

Under the Programme, any villager can go to a nearby

government ofce and enroll for building roads, digging

wells or creating other rural infrastructure and be paid theminimum wage for 100 days a year.

The income has helped improve food intake and reduced

child labour, especially at times when crops fail or prices

shoot up. The consumption of food commodities has

increased in the rural areas as new markets have emerged

and shored up growth when investment has faltered.

Costing one percent of the GDP, the MGNREGA is the largestof Indias welfare schemes designed to protect the countrys

500 million poor who live on less than 1.25 dollars a day.

Source : NEWSTRACKINDIA

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Jharkhand

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District : PakurBlock : Hiranpur

A

new pond has generated the

feeling of sharing of resources for

maximization of benets. The villagers

are using ponds for sheries and are

enjoying the produce.

MGNREGA has created assets which

are used by all sections of society.

All sections of society now use these

resources jointly and they have also

started participating in social functionsand jointly organized a religious

festival.

The siphon system of irrigation in Pakur

is really commendable and can be

adopted in other areas having similar

uneven terrain.

Jharkhand

The SC, ST and BPL population who

were having no land holdings and were

working as bonded labour at farms of rich

land lords have become free from their

clutches owing to MGNREGA projects.

Their wage structure has also changedas they get higher wage rate in the local

market or in domestic chores. This has

given them dignity in the society.

The land leveling, pond development

and irrigation projects on the lands

of SC, ST and BPL have made their

lands more productive. They are

now able to get higher agricultureproduction, thus resulting in higher

income. The consumption pattern of

these marginalized sections have also

improved, they enjoy better health,

good clothing and improved dietary

habits.

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Voices from the eld

Bahut machhi hua, purey gaon ke log ney milkar khaya.

Plenty of sh was produced, whole village ate it.

- Lem Tudu,Abhua,Pakur

Sadak ban jane se aane jaane mey subhida ho gaya. Ab

bazaar se samaan la saktey hain

Road has helped in easy mobility, now we can bring goods

from market.

- Kamdeo Mandal,Gumpur,Deoghar

Bhagwan NREGA kaa bhala kare ab paise kamaney lagey

hai to bachey bhi khyal kartey hain.

God bless NREGA. We have started earning, and taking

care of children.

- Rohit Das, Jiyakhoda, Sarwan, Deoghar

Mahatma Gandhi NREGA mey kaam karkey talab ban

jayega jo poorey gaon ke kaam ayega. Ajeevan kaam

ayega.

Working in Mahatma Gandhi NREGA will help in

development of pond which will benet the whole village.

-Soni Devi, Abhua, Pakur

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Karnataka

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Karnataka

Blo s so m in g Ro se s r i n g in a

Pr om is ing L ife

District : DharwadTaluka : Hubli

Gram Panchayat : Rayanala

Basappa Hanumanthappa Navaluris a villager belonging toDevaragudihala village in Rayanala

Gram Panchayat in Hubli taluk of the

Dharwad district. He is a poor farmer

who is in possession of just one acre of

land. He would normally grow maizeand cotton in his land. He was earning

about 10-12 thousand rupees per

annum. It was not adequate for a family

with husband, wife and three children.

After all what could the poor man do!

He used to work in others elds and

earn some wages to compensate the

shortage. Saving money was a distant

dream for him. It was not possible for

him to send his children to school or

get them good clothes.

At the Gram Sabha, Basappa placed

a proposal of cultivating roses in hiseld and requested the concerned

ofcers to consider his request. He

got a work order and his work started

under the guidance of the horticulture

department. Basappa worked in his

own eld and got wages for his sweat

and he got wages for the other workers

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also. Basappa cultivated a rose garden with 2200 rose plants.

Now he is growing about 1000-1200 roses in his eld-garden.

Earlier Basappa would earn about `1000 in a month whereas

his income has risen to about `450 - `500 per day today.

He himself takes his roses and sells them in the market. His

income is increasing day by day. Now he is considered to be

a model farmer in the village and many others want to follow

his footsteps. Basappa today is able to give good education to

his children. He has now really grown into an economically

sound person.

M a k e s th e Im p o ss ib le P o s s ib le

District : ShimogaTaluka : SorbaGram Panchayat : Hanchi

Few years ago summer was carrying summons ofmigration to the residents of Hanchi Gram Panchayath,Sorba taluk. Except few aged in the houses, others were

not found in the village. The entire village used to be

desolate. Employment was generated only during the rainy

season and after that agricultural labourers migrated for

employment to coffee estates or Mangalore region.

The desilting of Talawar cistern began in 2008-09 under

MGNREGA and got completed after about a year, that is, in

2009-10. This project involved many other supplementary

works like desilting, strengthening the boundaries, etc.

Hundreds of workers from the village engaged in this

activity, strived for development and in return secured

means of livelihood.

Source:ABDUL NAZEER SAB STATE

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KERALA

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Kerala

The Mul t ip l ie r E ffect o f Maha tm a

Ga n d h i NRE GA

Parijan, a member of the traditional orthodox Muslimfamily is around 40 years of age. She was married toAbdul Rehman in 1987 when she was 18 years old. Shebecame a servant maid and agricultural laborer to run her

family after her husband met with an accident. She has two

daughters and the family lives in a hut. She registered and

started working under the scheme.

The wages she earned during the initial period was mainly

spent on consumption expenditure. Later she could save

some money and with that she started a canteen within the

premises of panchayat. She feels that MGNREGA has not

only helped her to earn wages, but also enabled her to start

a micro-enterprise which has now become an important

source of livelihood.

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M a h a tm a Ga n d h i NRE GS E n a b le d

Released f rom the Vicious Cyc le o f

P o v e r ty

District : Palakkad

Block : ChittorGram Panchayat : Pattancherry

Karthiyani and Vasanthi are two sisters from ST groupin Nandiyodu hamlet of Pattancherry Gram Panchayat.Their family was in the grip of the vicious cycle of poverty.

It is at this juncture they came to know about MGNREGS

through Kudumbashri and registered themselves under

the Scheme. They were active participants of MGNREGS.

After 2 years of work, they have a bank balance of`20,000.

MGNREGS provides assured work with a minimum wage

of `125/- per day. They have plans to construct a new

house through IAY (Indira Awas Yojana) with an additional

contribution from their own savings.

Source: www.crdkeralagov.in

Ag e h a s n o t W i th e r e d a wa y

th e S p i r i t to W o r k

District : AleppeyGram Panchayat : Nedumudi

O. Kunjamma (72 years), a senior citizen, has sevenchildren; all of them are settled. She joined MGNREGS.The work taken up in her ward under the scheme was

removal of weeds from the Bhoothapandam lake. She

actively participated in the work. She was quite happy as

she could earn at this stage, she could do some useful work

in the village and she could spend the wages earned for a

productive purpose viz., construction of a house for her son.

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MAdhya PRADESH

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Madhya Pradesh

District : ShahdolBlock : SohagpurGram Panchayat : Harra Tola

Khojram Singh said that the

MGNREGS has transformed hislife. Till 2007, Khojram worked as a

casual labourer on the farms of others

to eke out a meager living to sustain

his family while a major part of his

own land lay fallow without irrigation.

With MGNREGA support for his land,

his nancial condition has taken

an upward swing; he has not onlybecome self sufcient but is also able

to expand his assets and make further

improvements on his land. Through

his earnings, he has further expanded

his assets and purchased a diesel pump

replacing the old one, a pick-up van

to market the produce, paid off his old

loans, and constructed a new house

next to the old dilapidated one which

he utilizes to store his yield of onions.

He exemplies a rare case where an

agricultural labourer has turned into a

farmer and made several improvements

on his land in addition to providing for

family needs.

Mesram is eternally indebted to

MGNREGS for changing the landscapeof agriculture in his village. MGNREGA,

according to him, has been the best

thing for farmers like him as it has xed

the water crisis. Mesrams quality of life

has improved. As he says, pehle hum

kamzor thedaal chutney par guzaara

karte the par ab shaak sabzi khatey hai

(we were deprived, used to survive

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on daal and chutney but now we eat vegetables). With the

increase in income, Mesram could get his son and daughter

married off with dignity. He is currently building a shed on

his farm to keep the water pump he has recently purchased.

Mesram is a role model for Karaiya tola, he has inspired many

people in his village to follow his example.

District : ShahdolBlock : GohparuGram Panchayat : Pulsau

Ram Gopal Kanchi, Pulsau Gram Panchayat, Gohparu,

Shahdol: My education helped me in seeking

information and taking advantage of government schemes.

MGNREGA support has made a signicant difference to his

life. He has even installed a diesel pump and sows 3 crops

a year now which fetch him good income. He maintains a

good rapport with the Gram Panchayat members and attends

Gram Sabha meetings. He acknowledges that his education

has helped him seek information and take advantage of the

government schemes to become self reliant. He is currently

educating his three children and claims that the regular

income and full time employment on his land will take care

of his familys needs.

Rajdhar Shukla, Barha Village, Gohparu, Shahdol (a

physically challenged person): MGNREGA has given me a

new identity His new found condence and a working

image helped him to resuscitate himself from the previous

pitiable existence. He was however not aware of the special

emphasis within the Act on inclusion of persons with

disabilities in MGNREGA. He is beholden to the Panchayat

for having restored his dignity and for helping him to lead

a normal life. Evidently his family too is happy with his

income earning capability. To Rajdhar, MGNREGA hadchanged his economic situation, self respect and recognition

in the community as a productive member. Thakur Baiga,

Bandhavbada, Sohagpur, Shahdol: My misery is over....

Thakur Baiga used to go for Gram Sabha meetings off and

on.. His weary eyes had seen a lot of rural development

schemes but MGNREGA with its support has brought

smiles on peoples faces. It has brought about a positive

change in his village. He is hopeful that in coming years,

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with MGNREGA support, his village will be able to mitigate

the perennial water crisis thereby augmenting livelihoodopportunities for many distressed households. The families feel

more secure; sons no longer migrate; and they have job card and

earn wages through work announced by Panchayat. However,

his only appeal is to have the number of days increased from

100 to 300 under MGNREGA and that each adult should get a

job card irrespective of the chullhas in the family.

Nu t r i t io n a l S e cu r i t y t h r o u g h M GNREGA

District : DharBlock Taluka : SardarpurGram Panchayat : Foottalab, Sandla

Women in Foottalab Village say, Yes we do go to otherplaces, when there is no work we still need to eat tosurvive. We go to Gujarat- there we get some construction work,

some people engage in digging work, road construction, etc.

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income, we buy food items such as pulses, sh, meat, cereals,

occasionally we buy chicken also. When MGNREGA work

and income is not there, we eat onion and chapattis made

of corn our or we make curry by mixing corn our in water

and eat it with chapattis made of corn our. When we haveincome from MGNREGA we buy pulses and potato, chilly

powder, masala, and green leafy vegetables.

Women in Sandla village say, when we work in the eld we

earn `60/- and when we work for MGNREGA we earn `100/-.

Our purchase is dependent on how much we earn. If we earn

`60/- when we work in agricultural elds, we purchase less

(in quantity) and if we earn `100/- we purchase more. We

buy less oil, less spices, or very little pulses. But when we do

government work (Sarkari kaam) we get additional `40/-. We

use this to buy pulses, we can buy rice also. There are times

when we have only bought pulses. With additional earning

we purchase vegetables, pulses, tomato, spinach, etc. Earlier

we use to buy only corn, but when we do have money we also

buy wheat also.

The maximum amount of expenses from this income is onchildren, as the children are young, if they see something and

ask for it, we have to buy. Then there are expenses on childrens

education as well. After that there is expense on food. Yes we

buy spices for one week. We purchase according to money

that is in hand. If we dont do this labour work, we tend to

remain hungry.

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MAHARASHTRA

Melgha t sc r ip t s MGNREGA

Success Sto r y

District : Vidarbhas AmravatiArea : Melaghat

Innovations by the Department ofPost and the district administrationin the hilly Melghat area in Vidarbhas

Amravati district have helped script

MGNREGA success story with few

parallels, an effort that has worked

largely around what has come to be

known as the Melghat pattern.

Over the last 15 months, beneciaries

have earned enough not just for their

basic needs, but also to buy motorbikes,

mobile phones and gold. They

have better crops and are no longer

borrowing, and migration for jobs has

dropped 50 per cent.

The expeditious disbursal of wages

within 15 days is the factor behind the

success. The Melghat pattern is keeping

a rolling fund in Paratwada head Post-

Ofce and transporting the money

through vans to sub-POs. The sub-

POs are allowed to take entries of not

more than `10,000, so a way out wasfound to get multiple entries of 10,000

to deposit big money that was then

quickly distributed.

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Another innovation is a dedicated set-up called guardian

engineers, all civil engineers from Government Departments,

to prepare estimates of works. The Maharashtra Government

has since institutionalised the arrangement.

Over 500 wells have been created for individual beneciaries.

The landscape is now dotted with stone bunds called loose

boulder structures. Earthen dams, cement plugs, continuous

contour trenches, plantations and nurseries are coming

up; water bodies are being desilted; nullahs are being

straightened.

Kohama sarpanch Sobiram Kasdekar says the `22 lakh

received by 2,369 people has brought down migration to

virtually nil.

Peo ple voice

From my four acres I used to produce ve sacks of

soyabean. Now I get more than eight. I worked as

labourer on my own eld to construct a stone weir

that prevented erosion and ensured better rainwaterseepage. And since the stones were picked out, my

soil became more fertile. And I got wages for it too.

Birju Gopal Bachle, Doma gram panchayat in

Chikhaldara

Source: Indian Express

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MIZORAM

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Mizoram

La b o u r e r b e c o m e s a S h o p O w n e r

th r o u g h M GNRE GA

District : SaihaBlock : SaihaVillage : Zero Point

Zorammawia (50 years old)has been participating in all theworks under MGNREGS since its inception. His birthplacewas Jharkhand, but migrated to Saiha 25 years ago. He has a

large family consisting of 9 members. Prior to implementation

of MGNREGS, daily wage labour was his primary occupation.

Now with the help of MGNREGS wages he has opened a shop.

He is quite happy with the Scheme. He is even supporting hischildrens education with the help of MGNREGS wages. He

got 345 days of employment under MGNREGS during the last

four years and earned a sum of`35,252.

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M GNRE GS h e lp s t o E n su r e E d u c a t io n

an d Cul t iva t ion o f Land s

District : SaihaBlock : SaihaVillage : Niawhtlang II

Lalkui Hsanga (42 years old) used to be a casual labourerearlier. But after participating in MGNREGS works hemade one fruit garden in around 2 hectares of land. He even

renovated his house with MGNREGS money and supporting

his childrens education. He got 329 days of employment

under MGNREGS in the last four years and got a total amount

of`

33,604. He considers MGNREGS as a blessing to hisfamily and many other poor families like his.

La n d l e ve l in g fo r Ga m e s a n d S p o r t s

District : SaihaBlock : SaihaVillage : Maubawk L

Availability of plain land in a hilly state like Mizoram is aproblem, as a result some part of the hill particularly edgeof the hill after cutting is made plain and made available for

games and sports. One such project was completed in year

2009-10 at Maubawk L under MGNREGS with an amount

of `240608, by generating 2336 man-days. The youth and

children of the village in the absence of playground were

unable to play any games. Thus, their long-standing need

has been fullled with the completion of the ground. Striking

feature here is that to quench the thirst of the players during

and after games, a small water tank has been constructed

near the playground. Water owing in nearby stream is

stored in the tank through a pipeline tted in the tank.

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Nagaland

I n c o m e G en e r a t io n

th r o u g h M GNRE GS

District : Mon

Langrnai, a 44 year old woman living

with her large family comprising

12 members along with six children in

Tobu village of Tobu block. Though,

she has agricultural land but as no

plain land available in the villages, they

cultivated their land by rotation (jhoom

cultivation). As no irrigation facility

existed their agricultural productiontotally depended upon either rain or

stream. She registered her name in

MGNREGS. Now, she can manage the

minimum requirements of her family.

She informed that, the wages are spent

on food and on childrens education

mainly. She also says that she used to

be dependent on her husband for any

expenses but now she feels empowered

and independent as she is also an

earning member.

Ekham (ST- Age 45), a cultivator, living

in Jakphang village of Chen block, has

six members in his family along with

four children. Though he is a cultivator,he has no plain land. His agricultural

land is in a hilly place and jhoom

cultivation is practised and he have to

totally depend upon the natural water

or rain for irrigation. Therefore, the

production was not sufcient to meet

his daily needs.

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He actively participated in MGNREGS since 2006-07. He

worked for 100 days in 2009-10 and received `10000. Now his

livelihood has improved and he is able to send his two children

to school with the help of MGNREGS wages.

D r i n k in g W a t e r Ta n k

District : MonBlock : Chen

Drinking water overhead tank was constructed in Chenwetnyuvillage at the cost of`1765336, with total 8320 mandays.Before constructing the overhead tank, villagers used to collect

water from a nearby spring. Fetching of water from a distant place

was causing lot of problems to the villagers. With the completion

of the project in 2009-10, the problem of fetching water has

subsided. Water stored in overhead tank is being provided

through the pipeline to the villagers. As a result villagers can

collect water in their doorstep itself. Moreover the water is safe.

Thus the incidence of different water borne diseases, which were

earlier prevalent in the area, have drastically come down.

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ODISHA

Avenu e P lan ta t ion

District : GanjamBlock : HinjlicutGram Panchayat : Sikri

In Sikiri panchayat, super-cyclone in 1999 uprooted all thetrees on both sides of the road and the road remained treeless since then. In the year 2009-10, under MGNREGS, avenue

plantation work has been taken up by Forest Department.

Shadow bearing trees has been planted along the road side

from Sikiri to Nandika. Seeing the plantation and greenery,

the people of the village are happy.

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S ch o o l P la n t a t i o n u n d e r

MGNREGS

District : GanjamBlock : RangeilundaGram Panchayat : Badakusasthali

Plantation in UP school under MGNREGS during 2010-11 created healthy ecological environment in schoolcampus. It trains the students about the effect of green

environment and to take care of trees like old parents who

help us till the end of their lives. It has a good impact on

the students and their education. Under the leadership

of the District Administration school plantation was taken

up by involving soil conservation ofcials. They provided

technical know how and the students raised the plantation

which created scenic beauty. It is evident that MGNREGS

is a tool for improving the fragile ecological balance and

degraded forests.

Convergence of MGNREGAwith SGSY

District : GanjamGram Panchayat : Samarjhol

ATank was renovated under MGNREGA in the year 2008-09 at a cost of`1.83 lakhs at Darubhadra village ofSamarjhol G.P. After renovation the tank was leased to Maa

Santoshi SHG for 5 years. Bank Linkages of`2.32 lakhs was

made under SGSY for Pisciculture and Banana Cultivation in

the year 2009-10. Each Group member is earning `545 per

month from this venture.

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PUNJAB

M GNREGA E m p o we r s

W o m e n

The visit to areas in Jallandher,Hoshiyarpur, Amritsar districtsrevealed a high rate of women

participation on worksite, the women

were actively employed and the

participation rate was higher than

projected by the State. The women have

reected a sense of satisfaction due

to wage parity. There was no gender

discrimination in wage payment.

The women have started taking an equalrole in decision making. They earn and

contribute to family income so they

take decisions pertaining to clothing,

nutrition and health care of the family

members.

The women in Punjab are now

empowered and enjoy greater respect in

society. They move freely in the village,

go to Post Ofce / Banks, Markets, etc.

They feel proud to tell that they work in

MGNREGA.

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An a icu t e n su r e s Cro p

Cult ivat ion

District : SirohiVillage : Boki Bhagli

The construction of Anaicut invillage Boki Bhagli in Sirohi districtunder MGNREGA has come as a long-

term boon to the farmers who always

worried about their crops. Around 120-

130 Bigha of cultivable land is being

irrigated through the water available

from this Anaicut.

Earlier, farmers were reluctant to

cultivate rabi crops due to non-

availability of water. However, this

time around, they have sown wheat

and managed a good harvest. In terms

of water recharging too, the area has

beneted a lot. Ground water level has

increased by 10-15 ft in nearby wells.

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Co n v e rg e n c e w i th I r r i ga t i o n

In line with the vision of the scheme, funds ofMGNREGS have been dovetailed with the IrrigationDepartment of Sirohi district. These interventions

have resulted in efcient use of available water for

irrigation, increase in the irrigated area, reducedsalinity, improved soil fertility and resulted in high

cropping intensity and economic prosperity of the

farmers.

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MGNR EGA - A W ay to

Livel ihood

District : East Sikkim

Block : Khamdong

Martam Nazitam GPU, Khamdongblock of East Sikkim is the best grampanchayat based on their contribution

in implementing of MGNREGA.

Keeping in mind that one of the main

objective of the Scheme is to conserve

soil moisure, saplings of various water

conserving plants were planted under2 hectares of lands in Martam-Nazitam

GPU during the month of May 2011.

Now it is observed that more than 90%

of saplings have survived in the eld.

As a result, the discharge of the water

has seen a handsome increase with 11

ltr/min to15 ltr/min.

According to the villagers, the

programme has been very successful

and benecial to them. This is serving as

a very important water source in areas

where there is shortage of water source

or where the existing water source is

nearing exhaustion, the villagers said.

Besides this, with the objective to upliftthe economic status of the SC/ST and

families living Below Poverty Line,

the grafted guava plantations were

taken up in three wards under Martam

Nazitam GPU during the last nancial

year covering an area of 10 hectares of

land. 8250 guava saplings were planted

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The implementation of MGNREGA in Khamdong Block

has seen land development, construction of footpath and

protective work and fencing at Lingtam. The project was

taken up in and around Sekewa Bazaar. The Rural Produce

Marketing Centre is where local villagers used to come to

sell their produce and livestock every Sunday was in a sloppy

terrain area measuring 0.2340 hectare, surrounded by rocks.

Therefore under MGNREGA, works like construction of

retaining wall, development of footpath and fencing of

complex were taken up with an estimated cost of`18.63

lakhs.

With the creation of such assets, now the complex is

helping the villagers to supplement their livelihood income.The scheme has also provided wage employment to job

seekers and durable and permanent asset to the society. A

two roomed toilet was also sanctioned inside this complex

under the Total Sanitation Campaign.

Source: www.washingtonbanglaradio.com

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Co m m u n i ty P la ygr o u n d I n a u g u r a t e d

u n d e r M GNRE GA

District : West SikkimBlock : Gyalshing

Acommunity playground was constructed in GyalshingOmchung Gram Panchayat Unit, Lower Omchung Wardfalling under BAC Gyalshing in West District. The need for

a playground was felt since long. The site was a wasteland

covered with boulders, but it was adjacent to the road. About`11 lakh was sanctioned by the District Planning Committee

in the rst phase, subsequently in second phase `3 lakh was

sanctioned under the national agship program MGNREGA.

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moving machinery, rock breaker and excavator which is not

permissible under MGNREGA. This ground was created to

accommodate a football ground with a 30 feet high retaining

wall on the valley side to extend the ground. A total of 60

households worked for the creation of this asset and generated

9200 persondays of wage employment for them.

The youth of Legship will nd this infrastructure a gift

to positively utilize their energy and as a medium for

entertainment. Subsequently drainage and protective works

will also be taken up to complete this important communityasset.

Source: http://isikkim.com

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Adu l t li t e ra cy cam pa ign

to M GNRE GS wo rk e r s

District : Dindigul

MGNREGS is not considered as anEmployment Oriented Scheme. It

is viewed as a major tool for uplifting

the socio economic conditions of the

rural poor. MGNREGS workers are

being trained to read and write through

the staff of continuing education centers

during the lunch hour.

The Muster Roll is the clear indication

of literacy rate of the workers. Those

who put the thumb impression are the

target group for the literacy campaign.In total, nearly 13885 individuals were

made literate through this programme.

Now all the 13885 people are able to

write their name in the Muster Roll

instead of thumb impression. Cent

percent coverage of illiterate workers

turned to be literate in Anjukulipatti

Village Panchayat and Kamanur Village

Panchayat (No thumb impression

observed).

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He a l th E d u c a t io n to

M GNRE GS wo r k e r s

District : Dindigul

In Dindigul district, the health campaign is being organizedat every work spot frequently through the staff of local

Health Sub Center and Village Health Nurse. Sanitation,

hygiene practices, preventive measures, awareness about

immunization, polio and other vaccination are inculcated

during this campaign at lunch hours. No epidemic outbreaks,

increased awareness about environmental cleanliness and

increased no.of individual household latrines (Nearly 11,000

IHHL) are the major indicators of the impact.

S oc io E co n o m i c E m p o w e r m e n t

Success Sto r y

District : ErodeBlock : ErodeGram Panchayat : Koorapalayam

Shri.K. Pethan, S/o.Karuppan and his wife Smt.P.Raamaathalof Koorapalayam Panchayat, are MGNREGS workers.They earned money through MGNREGS for their daily

life. In the circumstances they have saved `7,000/- and

purchased two calves during 2009-2010, at `10,000/- each.

At present both cows are giving 6 litres milk per day and

the above couple are getting `100/- per day as additional

income.

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E co n o m ic a n d S o c ia l

E m p o w e r m e n t t h r o u gh

MGNREGA

District : DhalaiBlock : Ambassa

Village : Lalchari

Acouple named Mrasanu and AthaiMog (Scheduled Tribe) haveobtained benet of MGNREGS under

which they got nancial assistance of

`1.73 lakh in 2007-08 for creating pond

on their own land. Now they generate

incomes of`25000 per annum through

shery. The beneciary sells sh in local

market and similarly they consume

frequently whereas earlier they need to

buy from the local market. The incomes

which they earn from the ponds is

used for domestic requirements and

education of children, as this couple

has got two sons and a daughter.

Apai Mog (aged35 years) and Praba

Mog (aged30 years), beneciaries of

MGNREGS, got benet in 2006-07 in

the form of growing banana plantation

in their own land. The Banana plantation

was carried out on 2.5 Kani (2.5 Kani

is equivalent of 1 hectare). Now this

couple earns annually `25,000 from the

banana plantation. They supply banana

to the local market. The incomes which

they generate from banana cultivation

is used for domestic consumption

and education (as they have got two

children). Prior to MGNREGS, this

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family was unable to afford banana cultivation but now with

the help of scheme their socio- economic condition has

improved and they have earned respect within their own

community.

In Uttar Nalicherra (a beneciary of MGNREGS) Pramita

Biswas (SC- Age 70), a widow has a physically challenged

daughter. Prior to implementation of MGNREGS she was

an agricultural labourer. She gets `300 as pension under

Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme. Her

pension is not regular. Her daughter also gets pension for

physically handicapped of`200 a month. Both of them were

unable to sustain only on social assistance. As she is old,

local elected representatives assigned her to supply drinking

water to workers while work is in progress. She revealed that

MGNREGS is a boon for her to look after herself and herdaughter.

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In c lus ive Gr owth

Throughout the Kumaon region ofUttarakhand, efforts to promoteinclusive growth through enhanced

women participation are visible.

Traditionally women participationin work is prevalent in the State. In

MGNREGS works women come along

with their children and carry out the job

assigned to them. Women participation

has gone up to 70% at many plans.

M ic r o a n d M in o r

I r r i ga t io n W o r k s

Trenchpokhar & Jal Niyantran Nali are

constructed to check the water runoff

and prevent the soil erosion. These

structures are constructed widely underMGNREGS in the Thapliya Mehragaon

Gram Panchayat of Bheemtal Block of

Nainital. These structures have been

immensely successful in catering to

the local water needs and at the same

time restoring the local ecological

sites, specially the slopes where

scanty agricultural elds exist. The

construction of these sructures was

extensively observed in the Gram

Panchayats of Almora and Champawat.

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Ad d i t i o n a l I n c o m e f ro m M GNRE GA

e n s u r e s E d u c a tio n a n d G oo d F o o d

District :Varanasi

Women in Koirajpur in block Harhara in Varanasi districtdiscussed the benets of MGNREGA to women and

how it helps them. In their own words when they work for

MGNREGA, the additional income helps them use this money

for education needs of the children, meet demands from

children when they ask for some good food and buy clothes.

Further, at other times when there is no work, we have to

borrow money and manage our expenses and we are able

to return the money when we work under MGNREGA and

withdraw money from Bank accounts.

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Ca m p Ba se d Ap p r o a c h fo r Gra s s Ro o t

Leve l Com m un i ty Par t icipa t ion

District : HooglyBlock : JangiparaGram Panchayat : Rajbalhat II

On the basis of a complaint made by Paschim BangaKshet Majur Samity about not providing enough workto the job card holders at Rajbalhat-II, the District Authority

directed the Block Development Ofcer to organize a

camp to provide work to the job seekers under MGNREGA.

Accordingly Rajbalhat-II Gram Panchayat organized a camp

at Sansad Nos. 7 & 8 to provide Forms 4A & 4B to the job

seekers. In the camp 400 job card holders were provided jobon the spot on 15th, 16th and 17th May, 2010.

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MGNREGA Ensu r es L ive lihood

S ec u r i ty to W o m e n h e a d e d H o u s e h o ld

District : JalpaiguriBlock : SadarGram Panchayat : Sourth Berubari

Smt. Khirobala Roy South Berubari Gram Panchayat, wasnding it difcult to make both ends meet. She was havinga land but it was of no use and was not t for cultivation. This

woman led household was adjudged BPL and has a BPL card.

Her only son was a daily wage labourer. She expressed her

desire to develop her waste land and make it t for cultivation.

Assessing the need, South Berubari Gram Panchayat of which

Smt. Khirobala Roy was the resident, decided to develop thesame through MGNREGS work.

1665 man-days were generated during the work. 200

households got engaged in the work and about 240

individuals joined hands to work on the scheme. 61 Rural ST

households and 136 rural SC households worked together

for making the dream of Smt. Nirobala come true.

Now the land is t for cultivation. Smt. Khirobala Roy

has now started to cultivate in her own land to earn her

livelihood.

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