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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Andhra Pradesh CM views MGNREGA will be a boon for rural development in the State

Andhra Pradesh CM views MGNREGA will be a boon for rural development in the State

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published Published on Apr 6, 2011   modified Modified on Apr 6, 2011
The Chief Minister Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy is of the view that the inclusion of Rural Connectivity as one of the permissible categories of works under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) will be a boon for rural development in the State.

Providing connectivity to SC, ST and other remote habitations including providing internal roads in the SC/ST habitations are approved for implementation. The Chief Minister was informed by officials that the latest decision by the State Government on NREGA will benefit 1,500 SC/ST habitations spread over 22 districts in the State. He said Rs.1,000 crores will be available for the State to construct concrete roads and drains in the low lying SC/ST colonies under the NREGA scheme under certain conditions and stipulations.

As far as NREGA funds utilisation is concerned, Andhra Pradesh is Number 1 among the States and this scheme will be an added advantage for the development of SC/ST Colonies. The Chief Minister hoped that the construction of concrete drains in the low lying SC-ST Colonies will improve the overall hygienic conditions of the area. The Rural Connectivity is now one of the permissible categories of works under MGNREGA. Many of the SC/ST colonies are in the most disadvantageous locations where poor sanitation is prevailing and are prone to diseases like malaria. The Chief Minister is of the view that the decision is to create durable assets in SC/ST localities by providing hygienic conditions and clean sanitation so that diseases like Malaria, Cholera, Diarrohea are prevented. The District Collectors in the State can now accord administrative sanctions for creation of permanent concrete internal roads including pucca drains in selected SC/ST localities not exceeding 5 each in erstwhile block subject to wage:material ratio under MGNREG Act. Grama Panchayats having predominantly SC/ST populations shall be considered in selection of the 5 SC/ST locations.

The Weaker section housing colonies under INDIRAMMA shall be covered and will be given top priority. Grama Sabhas shall pass the resolutions to take up the pucca internal roads and pucca drains in selected SC/ST locations. There have been requests from many Grama Panchayats to enable them to implement all-weather rural connectivity to SC/ST localities by allowing convergence with the other developmental programmes like Assembly Constituency Development Programme (ACDP). It has been proposed by many Grama Panchayats that they will implement the internal roads in SC/ST localities by completing formation, gravelling, single-layer metalling along with pucca drains from Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) funds; and later take up such roads for Cement Concrete (CC) from ACDP funds. The Grama Panchayats are of the opinion that such a step will lead to creation of high quality assets under MGNREGA that has wide ramifications on the state of public health. The Commissioner, Rural Development therefore requested to approve such a convergence in order to create durable asset in the most disadvantaged habitations.

He said since these works have higher material component, they may be permitted on a small scale keeping in view the overall wage:material ratio in each district. The Chief Minister desired that the District Programme Coordinators in the districts could accord administrative sanction of projects for creation of pucca internal roads in selected SC/ST localities, not exceeding (5) per each erstwhile Block, subject to maintaining the wage:material ratio as per MGNREG Act. In no case, expenditure on CC component shall be booked from MGNREGS funds. The Chief Minister hoped that the Grama Sabhas having predominantly SC/ST populations can consider adopting the internal roads project in these localities within the overall labour budget provided to the Grama Panchayat and after following prioritisation laid down under the Act.

After Grama Sabhas pass the resolution requesting for the project, District Programme Coordinator & District Collector could accord administrative sanction for projects not exceeding (5) SC/ST localities per erstwhile Block, while ensuring that the overall wage:material ratio would remain as laid down under the Act. Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy desired that for the selected localities, the funds for the cement carpeting of the roads shall be fully tied up at the beginning, from the existing schemes such as - MPLADS, CDP (MLA LAD), ZPGF, MPGF, GPGF and any other Govt. programme - duly following all the guidelines issued for implementation of those schemes. After ensuring tie-up of funds for cement carpeting of the roads, shall the work on internal roads under MGNREGS could be commenced.

The Chief Minister hoped that the project will be implemented by the Grama Panchayat concerned through the Work Executing Member (WEM) who shall be one of the Grama Sabha ward members or Sarpanch or MPTC or ZPTC. The PR Engineering Department will provide the technical support as the Project Implementing Agency, discharging functions like conducting of survey, taking levels, preparing estimates and according technical approvals/technical sanctions, measurement, check-measurement & generating pay orders using the electronic Fund Management System.


OrissaDiary.com, 5 April, 2011, http://www.orissadiary.com/Shownews.asp?id=25768


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