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&amp;ldquo;During this period, work on labour-intensive MNREGA works must be kept on hold so that labourers are available for agricultural operations,&amp;rdquo; Pawar has suggested.
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Alternatively, Pawar has suggested that the government consider &amp;ldquo;subsidising&amp;rdquo; wages being paid by farmers to the labourers in agricultural operations by, say 50 per cent, wage payment through NREGA.
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&amp;ldquo;Keeping in view the rising cost of input, subsidising wages being paid by the farmers to agricultural labourers for agricultural operations may be considered after due consultation with state governments,&amp;rdquo; the agriculture minister has proposed.
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The agriculture minister is learnt to have said that NREGA was supposed to be &amp;ldquo;fallback option&amp;rdquo; in situations when &amp;ldquo;rural economy failed to provide normal job opportunities in agriculture&amp;rdquo; either due to agriculture &amp;ldquo;off-season&amp;rdquo; or due to natural calamities.
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In the first high-level red-flag against the UPA government&amp;rsquo;s flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that while assets created under the NREGA &amp;ldquo;may or may not have...&#039;,
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In the first high-level red-flag against the UPA government&amp;rsquo;s flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that while assets created under the NREGA &amp;ldquo;may or may not have productive use&amp;rdquo;, the programme was &amp;ldquo;adversely&amp;rdquo; impacting the agriculture sector by &amp;ldquo;drawing out agriculture labourers from agricultural operations&amp;rdquo;.
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&amp;ldquo;Keeping in view the rising cost of input, subsidising wages being paid by the farmers to agricultural labourers for agricultural operations may be considered after due consultation with state governments,&amp;rdquo; the agriculture minister has proposed.
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&amp;ldquo;Past experience has, however, shown that in reality MNREGA works have started impacting agriculture sector itself as it has resulted in drawing out agriculture labourers from agricultural operations. Since critical agricultural operations are required to be carried out at appropriate times and cannot be postponed, this has led to increasing agricultural wage rates, impacting cost of cultivation and affecting farming viability adversely. Moreover, assets created under NREGA works may or may not have productive use,&amp;rdquo; Pawar has written.
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In the first high-level red-flag against the UPA government&rsquo;s flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that while assets created under the NREGA &ldquo;may or may not have productive use&rdquo;, the programme was &ldquo;adversely&rdquo; impacting the agriculture sector by &ldquo;drawing out agriculture labourers from agricultural operations&rdquo;.
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In a letter sent to the prime minister late last month, Pawar is learnt to have suggested that &ldquo;at least three months in a year&rdquo; be considered an &ldquo;off-duration of MNREGA&rdquo; so that agricultural labourers are available during the peak season of &ldquo;agricultural operations&rdquo; in various parts of the country.
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Alternatively, Pawar has suggested that the government consider &ldquo;subsidising&rdquo; wages being paid by farmers to the labourers in agricultural operations by, say 50 per cent, wage payment through NREGA.
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&ldquo;Keeping in view the rising cost of input, subsidising wages being paid by the farmers to agricultural labourers for agricultural operations may be considered after due consultation with state governments,&rdquo; the agriculture minister has proposed.
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The agriculture minister is learnt to have said that NREGA was supposed to be &ldquo;fallback option&rdquo; in situations when &ldquo;rural economy failed to provide normal job opportunities in agriculture&rdquo; either due to agriculture &ldquo;off-season&rdquo; or due to natural calamities.
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&ldquo;Past experience has, however, shown that in reality MNREGA works have started impacting agriculture sector itself as it has resulted in drawing out agriculture labourers from agricultural operations. Since critical agricultural operations are required to be carried out at appropriate times and cannot be postponed, this has led to increasing agricultural wage rates, impacting cost of cultivation and affecting farming viability adversely. Moreover, assets created under NREGA works may or may not have productive use,&rdquo; Pawar has written.
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In a letter sent to the prime minister late last month, Pawar is learnt to have suggested that &ldquo;at least three months in a year&rdquo; be considered an &ldquo;off-duration of MNREGA&rdquo; so that agricultural labourers are available during the peak season of &ldquo;agricultural operations&rdquo; in various parts of the country.
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Alternatively, Pawar has suggested that the government consider &ldquo;subsidising&rdquo; wages being paid by farmers to the labourers in agricultural operations by, say 50 per cent, wage payment through NREGA.
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&ldquo;Keeping in view the rising cost of input, subsidising wages being paid by the farmers to agricultural labourers for agricultural operations may be considered after due consultation with state governments,&rdquo; the agriculture minister has proposed.
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The agriculture minister is learnt to have said that NREGA was supposed to be &ldquo;fallback option&rdquo; in situations when &ldquo;rural economy failed to provide normal job opportunities in agriculture&rdquo; either due to agriculture &ldquo;off-season&rdquo; or due to natural calamities.
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Farms hit, freeze NREG for 3 months/yr: Pawar to PM by Ravish Tiwari

In the first high-level red-flag against the UPA government’s flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that while assets created under the NREGA “may or may not have productive use”, the programme was “adversely” impacting the agriculture sector by “drawing out agriculture labourers from agricultural operations”.   In a letter sent to the prime minister late last month, Pawar is learnt to have suggested that “at least three months in a year” be considered an “off-duration of MNREGA” so that agricultural labourers are available during the peak season of “agricultural operations” in various parts of the country. “During this period, work on labour-intensive MNREGA works must be kept on hold so that labourers are available for agricultural operations,” Pawar has suggested. Alternatively, Pawar has suggested that the government consider “subsidising” wages being paid by farmers to the labourers in agricultural operations by, say 50 per cent, wage payment through NREGA. “Keeping in view the rising cost of input, subsidising wages being paid by the farmers to agricultural labourers for agricultural operations may be considered after due consultation with state governments,” the agriculture minister has proposed. The agriculture minister is learnt to have said that NREGA was supposed to be “fallback option” in situations when “rural economy failed to provide normal job opportunities in agriculture” either due to agriculture “off-season” or due to natural calamities. “Past experience has, however, shown that in reality MNREGA works have started impacting agriculture sector itself as it has resulted in drawing out agriculture labourers from agricultural operations. Since critical agricultural operations are required to be carried out at appropriate times and cannot be postponed, this has led to increasing agricultural wage rates, impacting cost of cultivation and affecting farming viability adversely. Moreover, assets created under NREGA works may or may not have productive use,” Pawar has written. To buttress his point, Pawar has cited the example of Maharashtra, which pioneered employment guarantee scheme (EGS) during the 1970s. “It is worth noting that in case of Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS) in Maharashtra which is a model for expansion of MNREGA schemes, it was always kept in mind that employment under EGS is offered only during lean periods and not in sowing or harvesting seasons,” Pawar has written. Currently, the guidelines of MNREGA do not allow labourers under the scheme to undertake peak season “agricultural operations” like sowing and harvesting. It allows works related to non-peak season activities to provide for irrigation facility, horticulture plantation and land development on private lands. Given that the government’s budget for implementing the NREGA is running about Rs 40,000 crore annually, Pawar has urged the Prime Minister to use these resources to boost the agriculture sector to ensure Indian economy grows above 8 per cent annually. “It is, therefore, of utmost importance to maintain availability of agricultural labour at farm level at reasonable cost and also channelize the huge investment being made by Government of India on MGNREGA for augmenting assets which directly add to agriculture productivity,” said Pawar.