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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot;&gt;MGNREGA&lt;/a&gt;, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &amp;ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&amp;rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &amp;ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &amp;ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &amp;ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &amp;ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &amp;ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;A. Watershed Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Contour Trench&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Contour Bund&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Boulder Check&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Farm Bunding&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Gabion Structures&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Underground Dyke&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Earthen Dam&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Dugout Farm Ponds&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;9. Stop Dam&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;10. Springshed Development&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;C. Agriculture Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;11. NADEP Composting&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;12. Vermi-Composting&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;13. Liquid Manures&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;14. Bio-Gas Plant&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;D. Livestock Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;16. Poultry Shelter&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;17. Goat Shelter&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;E. Fisheries Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;F. Works in Coastal Areas&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;21. Fish Drying Yards&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;22. Artificial Reefs&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;23. Belt Vegetation&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;25. Soak Pits&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;H. Rural Sanitation Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;27. Individual Household Latrines&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;28. School Toilet Units&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;29. Anganwadi Toilets&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Check on Misuse of Funds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New vehicles&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New buildings&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Air-conditioners&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Preparation of Labour Budget&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Strict Time-Schedules&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Adequate Human Resources&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Reducing Delays in Payments&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Greater Role for Civil Society&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&quot;&gt;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&quot;&gt;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&quot;&gt;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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MGNREGA, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the...&#039;,
	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot;&gt;MGNREGA&lt;/a&gt;, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &amp;ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&amp;rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &amp;ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &amp;ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &amp;ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &amp;ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &amp;ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;A. Watershed Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Contour Trench&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Contour Bund&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Boulder Check&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Farm Bunding&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Gabion Structures&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Underground Dyke&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Earthen Dam&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Dugout Farm Ponds&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;9. Stop Dam&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;10. Springshed Development&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;C. Agriculture Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;11. NADEP Composting&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;12. Vermi-Composting&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;13. Liquid Manures&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;14. Bio-Gas Plant&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;D. Livestock Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;16. Poultry Shelter&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;17. Goat Shelter&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;E. Fisheries Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;F. Works in Coastal Areas&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;21. Fish Drying Yards&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;22. Artificial Reefs&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;23. Belt Vegetation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;25. Soak Pits&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;H. Rural Sanitation Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;27. Individual Household Latrines&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;28. School Toilet Units&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;29. Anganwadi Toilets&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Check on Misuse of Funds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New vehicles&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New buildings&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Air-conditioners&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Preparation of Labour Budget&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Strict Time-Schedules&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Adequate Human Resources&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Reducing Delays in Payments&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Greater Role for Civil Society&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. 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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot;&gt;MGNREGA&lt;/a&gt;, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &amp;ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&amp;rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &amp;ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &amp;ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &amp;ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &amp;ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &amp;ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;A. Watershed Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Contour Trench&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Contour Bund&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Boulder Check&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Farm Bunding&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Gabion Structures&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Underground Dyke&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Earthen Dam&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Dugout Farm Ponds&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;9. Stop Dam&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;10. Springshed Development&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;C. Agriculture Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;11. NADEP Composting&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;12. Vermi-Composting&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;13. Liquid Manures&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;14. Bio-Gas Plant&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;D. Livestock Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;16. Poultry Shelter&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;17. Goat Shelter&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;E. Fisheries Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;F. Works in Coastal Areas&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;21. Fish Drying Yards&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;22. Artificial Reefs&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;23. Belt Vegetation&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;25. Soak Pits&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;H. Rural Sanitation Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;27. Individual Household Latrines&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;28. School Toilet Units&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;29. Anganwadi Toilets&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Check on Misuse of Funds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New vehicles&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New buildings&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Air-conditioners&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Preparation of Labour Budget&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Strict Time-Schedules&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Adequate Human Resources&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Reducing Delays in Payments&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Greater Role for Civil Society&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&quot;&gt;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&quot;&gt;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&quot;&gt;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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MGNREGA, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the...&#039;
$disp = &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot;&gt;MGNREGA&lt;/a&gt;, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &amp;ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&amp;rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &amp;ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &amp;ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &amp;ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &amp;ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &amp;ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;A. Watershed Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Contour Trench&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Contour Bund&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Boulder Check&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Farm Bunding&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Gabion Structures&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Underground Dyke&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Earthen Dam&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Dugout Farm Ponds&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;9. Stop Dam&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;10. Springshed Development&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;C. Agriculture Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;11. NADEP Composting&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;12. Vermi-Composting&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;13. Liquid Manures&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;14. Bio-Gas Plant&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;D. Livestock Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;16. Poultry Shelter&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;17. Goat Shelter&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;E. Fisheries Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;F. Works in Coastal Areas&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;21. Fish Drying Yards&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;22. Artificial Reefs&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;23. Belt Vegetation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;25. Soak Pits&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;H. Rural Sanitation Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;27. Individual Household Latrines&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;28. School Toilet Units&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;29. Anganwadi Toilets&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Check on Misuse of Funds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New vehicles&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New buildings&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Air-conditioners&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Preparation of Labour Budget&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Strict Time-Schedules&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Adequate Human Resources&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Reducing Delays in Payments&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Greater Role for Civil Society&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&quot; title=&quot;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&quot;&gt;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&quot; title=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&quot;&gt;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-&lt;br /&gt;aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&quot; title=&quot;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&quot;&gt;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;v&lt;br /&gt;iew=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html&quot; title=&quot;https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&#039;
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                <div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><a href="https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html" title="https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html">MGNREGA</a>, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&rdquo;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">A. Watershed Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">1. Contour Trench</div><div style="text-align:justify">2. Contour Bund</div><div style="text-align:justify">3. Boulder Check</div><div style="text-align:justify">4. Farm Bunding</div><div style="text-align:justify">5. Gabion Structures</div><div style="text-align:justify">6. Underground Dyke</div><div style="text-align:justify">7. Earthen Dam</div><div style="text-align:justify">8. Dugout Farm Ponds</div><div style="text-align:justify">9. Stop Dam</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">10. Springshed Development</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">C. Agriculture Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">11. NADEP Composting</div><div style="text-align:justify">12. Vermi-Composting</div><div style="text-align:justify">13. Liquid Manures</div><div style="text-align:justify">14. Bio-Gas Plant</div><div style="text-align:justify">15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)</div><div style="text-align:justify">Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">D. Livestock Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">16. Poultry Shelter</div><div style="text-align:justify">17. Goat Shelter</div><div style="text-align:justify">18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle</div><div style="text-align:justify">19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">E. Fisheries Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">F. Works in Coastal Areas</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">21. Fish Drying Yards</div><div style="text-align:justify">22. Artificial Reefs</div><div style="text-align:justify">23. Belt Vegetation</div><div style="text-align:justify">24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">25. Soak Pits</div><div style="text-align:justify">26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">H. Rural Sanitation Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">27. Individual Household Latrines</div><div style="text-align:justify">28. School Toilet Units</div><div style="text-align:justify">29. Anganwadi Toilets</div><div style="text-align:justify">30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>To Check on Misuse of Funds</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:</div><div style="text-align:justify">o New vehicles</div><div style="text-align:justify">o New buildings</div><div style="text-align:justify">o Air-conditioners</div><div style="text-align:justify">o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">2. Preparation of Labour Budget</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">3. Strict Time-Schedules</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">4. Adequate Human Resources</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">6. Reducing Delays in Payments</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">7. Greater Role for Civil Society</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><em><strong>References:</strong>&nbsp;</em></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a> to access</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a>&nbsp;to access.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a> to access</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, <a href="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472" title="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472">http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472</a> &nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx" title="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx">http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-<br />aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt"><a href="http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36" title="http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36">http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;v<br />iew=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please <a href="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html" title="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html">click here</a> to access</span></p></div>               </font>
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot;&gt;MGNREGA&lt;/a&gt;, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &amp;ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&amp;rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &amp;ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &amp;ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &amp;ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &amp;ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &amp;ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;A. Watershed Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Contour Trench&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Contour Bund&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Boulder Check&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Farm Bunding&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Gabion Structures&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Underground Dyke&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Earthen Dam&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Dugout Farm Ponds&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;9. Stop Dam&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;10. Springshed Development&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;C. Agriculture Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;11. NADEP Composting&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;12. Vermi-Composting&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;13. Liquid Manures&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;14. Bio-Gas Plant&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;D. Livestock Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;16. Poultry Shelter&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;17. Goat Shelter&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;E. Fisheries Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;F. Works in Coastal Areas&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;21. Fish Drying Yards&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;22. Artificial Reefs&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;23. Belt Vegetation&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;25. Soak Pits&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;H. Rural Sanitation Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;27. Individual Household Latrines&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;28. School Toilet Units&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;29. Anganwadi Toilets&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Check on Misuse of Funds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New vehicles&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New buildings&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Air-conditioners&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Preparation of Labour Budget&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Strict Time-Schedules&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Adequate Human Resources&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Reducing Delays in Payments&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Greater Role for Civil Society&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&quot;&gt;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&quot;&gt;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&quot;&gt;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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MGNREGA, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the...&#039;,
	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot;&gt;MGNREGA&lt;/a&gt;, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &amp;ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&amp;rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &amp;ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &amp;ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &amp;ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &amp;ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &amp;ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;A. Watershed Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Contour Trench&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Contour Bund&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Boulder Check&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Farm Bunding&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Gabion Structures&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Underground Dyke&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Earthen Dam&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Dugout Farm Ponds&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;9. Stop Dam&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;10. Springshed Development&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;C. Agriculture Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;11. NADEP Composting&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;12. Vermi-Composting&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;13. Liquid Manures&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;14. Bio-Gas Plant&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;D. Livestock Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;16. Poultry Shelter&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;17. Goat Shelter&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;E. Fisheries Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;F. Works in Coastal Areas&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;21. Fish Drying Yards&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;22. Artificial Reefs&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;23. Belt Vegetation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;25. Soak Pits&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;H. Rural Sanitation Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;27. Individual Household Latrines&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;28. School Toilet Units&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;29. Anganwadi Toilets&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Check on Misuse of Funds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New vehicles&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New buildings&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Air-conditioners&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Preparation of Labour Budget&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Strict Time-Schedules&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Adequate Human Resources&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Reducing Delays in Payments&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Greater Role for Civil Society&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&quot; title=&quot;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&quot;&gt;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&quot; title=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&quot;&gt;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-&lt;br /&gt;aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&quot; title=&quot;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&quot;&gt;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;v&lt;br /&gt;iew=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html&quot; title=&quot;https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
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	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;MIHIR SHAH UNVEILS A BOLD NREGA-2&#039;,
	&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot;&gt;MGNREGA&lt;/a&gt;, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &amp;ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&amp;rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &amp;ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &amp;ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &amp;ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &amp;ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &amp;ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;A. Watershed Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Contour Trench&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Contour Bund&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Boulder Check&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Farm Bunding&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Gabion Structures&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Underground Dyke&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Earthen Dam&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Dugout Farm Ponds&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;9. Stop Dam&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;10. Springshed Development&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;C. Agriculture Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;11. NADEP Composting&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;12. Vermi-Composting&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;13. Liquid Manures&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;14. Bio-Gas Plant&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;D. Livestock Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;16. Poultry Shelter&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;17. Goat Shelter&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;E. Fisheries Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;F. Works in Coastal Areas&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;21. Fish Drying Yards&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;22. Artificial Reefs&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;23. Belt Vegetation&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;25. Soak Pits&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;H. Rural Sanitation Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;27. Individual Household Latrines&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;28. School Toilet Units&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;29. Anganwadi Toilets&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Check on Misuse of Funds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New vehicles&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New buildings&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Air-conditioners&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Preparation of Labour Budget&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Strict Time-Schedules&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Adequate Human Resources&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Reducing Delays in Payments&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Greater Role for Civil Society&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&quot;&gt;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&quot;&gt;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&quot;&gt;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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MGNREGA, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the...&#039;
$disp = &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot;&gt;MGNREGA&lt;/a&gt;, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &amp;ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&amp;rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &amp;ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &amp;ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &amp;ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &amp;ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &amp;ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;A. Watershed Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Contour Trench&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Contour Bund&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Boulder Check&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Farm Bunding&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Gabion Structures&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Underground Dyke&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Earthen Dam&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Dugout Farm Ponds&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;9. Stop Dam&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;10. Springshed Development&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;C. Agriculture Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;11. NADEP Composting&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;12. Vermi-Composting&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;13. Liquid Manures&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;14. Bio-Gas Plant&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;D. Livestock Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;16. Poultry Shelter&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;17. Goat Shelter&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;E. Fisheries Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;F. Works in Coastal Areas&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;21. Fish Drying Yards&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;22. Artificial Reefs&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;23. Belt Vegetation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;25. Soak Pits&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;H. Rural Sanitation Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;27. Individual Household Latrines&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;28. School Toilet Units&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;29. Anganwadi Toilets&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Check on Misuse of Funds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New vehicles&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New buildings&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Air-conditioners&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Preparation of Labour Budget&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Strict Time-Schedules&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Adequate Human Resources&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Reducing Delays in Payments&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Greater Role for Civil Society&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&quot; title=&quot;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&quot;&gt;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&quot; title=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&quot;&gt;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-&lt;br /&gt;aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&quot; title=&quot;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&quot;&gt;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;v&lt;br /&gt;iew=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html&quot; title=&quot;https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&#039;
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                <div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><a href="https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html" title="https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html">MGNREGA</a>, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&rdquo;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">A. Watershed Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">1. Contour Trench</div><div style="text-align:justify">2. Contour Bund</div><div style="text-align:justify">3. Boulder Check</div><div style="text-align:justify">4. Farm Bunding</div><div style="text-align:justify">5. Gabion Structures</div><div style="text-align:justify">6. Underground Dyke</div><div style="text-align:justify">7. Earthen Dam</div><div style="text-align:justify">8. Dugout Farm Ponds</div><div style="text-align:justify">9. Stop Dam</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">10. Springshed Development</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">C. Agriculture Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">11. NADEP Composting</div><div style="text-align:justify">12. Vermi-Composting</div><div style="text-align:justify">13. Liquid Manures</div><div style="text-align:justify">14. Bio-Gas Plant</div><div style="text-align:justify">15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)</div><div style="text-align:justify">Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">D. Livestock Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">16. Poultry Shelter</div><div style="text-align:justify">17. Goat Shelter</div><div style="text-align:justify">18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle</div><div style="text-align:justify">19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">E. Fisheries Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">F. Works in Coastal Areas</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">21. Fish Drying Yards</div><div style="text-align:justify">22. Artificial Reefs</div><div style="text-align:justify">23. Belt Vegetation</div><div style="text-align:justify">24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">25. Soak Pits</div><div style="text-align:justify">26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">H. Rural Sanitation Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">27. Individual Household Latrines</div><div style="text-align:justify">28. School Toilet Units</div><div style="text-align:justify">29. Anganwadi Toilets</div><div style="text-align:justify">30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>To Check on Misuse of Funds</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:</div><div style="text-align:justify">o New vehicles</div><div style="text-align:justify">o New buildings</div><div style="text-align:justify">o Air-conditioners</div><div style="text-align:justify">o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">2. Preparation of Labour Budget</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">3. Strict Time-Schedules</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">4. Adequate Human Resources</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">6. Reducing Delays in Payments</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">7. Greater Role for Civil Society</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><em><strong>References:</strong>&nbsp;</em></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a> to access</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a>&nbsp;to access.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a> to access</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, <a href="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472" title="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472">http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472</a> &nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx" title="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx">http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-<br />aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt"><a href="http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36" title="http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36">http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;v<br />iew=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please <a href="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html" title="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html">click here</a> to access</span></p></div>               </font>
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot;&gt;MGNREGA&lt;/a&gt;, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &amp;ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&amp;rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &amp;ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &amp;ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &amp;ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &amp;ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &amp;ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;A. Watershed Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Contour Trench&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Contour Bund&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Boulder Check&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Farm Bunding&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Gabion Structures&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Underground Dyke&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Earthen Dam&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Dugout Farm Ponds&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;9. Stop Dam&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;10. Springshed Development&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;C. Agriculture Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;11. NADEP Composting&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;12. Vermi-Composting&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;13. Liquid Manures&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;14. Bio-Gas Plant&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;D. Livestock Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;16. Poultry Shelter&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;17. Goat Shelter&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;E. Fisheries Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;F. Works in Coastal Areas&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;21. Fish Drying Yards&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;22. Artificial Reefs&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;23. Belt Vegetation&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;25. Soak Pits&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;H. Rural Sanitation Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;27. Individual Household Latrines&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;28. School Toilet Units&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;29. Anganwadi Toilets&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Check on Misuse of Funds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New vehicles&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New buildings&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Air-conditioners&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Preparation of Labour Budget&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Strict Time-Schedules&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Adequate Human Resources&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Reducing Delays in Payments&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Greater Role for Civil Society&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&quot;&gt;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&quot;&gt;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&quot;&gt;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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MGNREGA, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the...&#039;,
	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot;&gt;MGNREGA&lt;/a&gt;, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &amp;ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&amp;rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &amp;ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &amp;ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &amp;ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &amp;ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &amp;ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;A. Watershed Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Contour Trench&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Contour Bund&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Boulder Check&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Farm Bunding&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Gabion Structures&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Underground Dyke&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Earthen Dam&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Dugout Farm Ponds&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;9. Stop Dam&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;10. Springshed Development&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;C. Agriculture Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;11. NADEP Composting&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;12. Vermi-Composting&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;13. Liquid Manures&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;14. Bio-Gas Plant&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;D. Livestock Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;16. Poultry Shelter&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;17. Goat Shelter&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;E. Fisheries Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;F. Works in Coastal Areas&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;21. Fish Drying Yards&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;22. Artificial Reefs&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;23. Belt Vegetation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;25. Soak Pits&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;H. Rural Sanitation Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;27. Individual Household Latrines&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;28. School Toilet Units&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;29. Anganwadi Toilets&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Check on Misuse of Funds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New vehicles&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New buildings&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Air-conditioners&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Preparation of Labour Budget&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Strict Time-Schedules&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Adequate Human Resources&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Reducing Delays in Payments&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Greater Role for Civil Society&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&quot; title=&quot;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&quot;&gt;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&quot; title=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&quot;&gt;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-&lt;br /&gt;aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&quot; title=&quot;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&quot;&gt;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;v&lt;br /&gt;iew=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html&quot; title=&quot;https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot;&gt;MGNREGA&lt;/a&gt;, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &amp;ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&amp;rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &amp;ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &amp;ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &amp;ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &amp;ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &amp;ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;A. Watershed Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Contour Trench&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Contour Bund&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Boulder Check&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Farm Bunding&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Gabion Structures&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Underground Dyke&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Earthen Dam&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Dugout Farm Ponds&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;9. Stop Dam&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;10. Springshed Development&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;C. Agriculture Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;11. NADEP Composting&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;12. Vermi-Composting&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;13. Liquid Manures&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;14. Bio-Gas Plant&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;D. Livestock Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;16. Poultry Shelter&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;17. Goat Shelter&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;E. Fisheries Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;F. Works in Coastal Areas&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;21. Fish Drying Yards&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;22. Artificial Reefs&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;23. Belt Vegetation&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;25. Soak Pits&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;H. Rural Sanitation Related Works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;27. Individual Household Latrines&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;28. School Toilet Units&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;29. Anganwadi Toilets&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Check on Misuse of Funds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New vehicles&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New buildings&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Air-conditioners&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Preparation of Labour Budget&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Strict Time-Schedules&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Adequate Human Resources&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Reducing Delays in Payments&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Greater Role for Civil Society&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&quot;&gt;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&quot;&gt;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&quot;&gt;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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MGNREGA, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the...&#039;
$disp = &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html&quot;&gt;MGNREGA&lt;/a&gt;, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &amp;ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&amp;rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &amp;ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &amp;ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &amp;ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &amp;ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &amp;ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;A. Watershed Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Contour Trench&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Contour Bund&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Boulder Check&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Farm Bunding&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Gabion Structures&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Underground Dyke&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Earthen Dam&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Dugout Farm Ponds&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;9. Stop Dam&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;10. Springshed Development&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;C. Agriculture Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;11. NADEP Composting&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;12. Vermi-Composting&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;13. Liquid Manures&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;14. Bio-Gas Plant&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;D. Livestock Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;16. Poultry Shelter&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;17. Goat Shelter&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;E. Fisheries Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;F. Works in Coastal Areas&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;21. Fish Drying Yards&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;22. Artificial Reefs&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;23. Belt Vegetation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;25. Soak Pits&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;H. Rural Sanitation Related Works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;27. Individual Household Latrines&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;28. School Toilet Units&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;29. Anganwadi Toilets&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Check on Misuse of Funds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New vehicles&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o New buildings&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Air-conditioners&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;2. Preparation of Labour Budget&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;3. Strict Time-Schedules&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;4. Adequate Human Resources&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;6. Reducing Delays in Payments&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;7. Greater Role for Civil Society&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to access.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&quot; title=&quot;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&quot;&gt;http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&quot; title=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&quot;&gt;http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-&lt;br /&gt;aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&quot; title=&quot;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&quot;&gt;http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;v&lt;br /&gt;iew=article&amp;amp;id=400973&amp;amp;catid=36&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt&quot;&gt;Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html&quot; title=&quot;https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&#039;
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                <div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><a href="https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html" title="https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html">MGNREGA</a>, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&rdquo;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">A. Watershed Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">1. Contour Trench</div><div style="text-align:justify">2. Contour Bund</div><div style="text-align:justify">3. Boulder Check</div><div style="text-align:justify">4. Farm Bunding</div><div style="text-align:justify">5. Gabion Structures</div><div style="text-align:justify">6. Underground Dyke</div><div style="text-align:justify">7. Earthen Dam</div><div style="text-align:justify">8. Dugout Farm Ponds</div><div style="text-align:justify">9. Stop Dam</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">10. Springshed Development</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">C. Agriculture Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">11. NADEP Composting</div><div style="text-align:justify">12. Vermi-Composting</div><div style="text-align:justify">13. Liquid Manures</div><div style="text-align:justify">14. Bio-Gas Plant</div><div style="text-align:justify">15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)</div><div style="text-align:justify">Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">D. Livestock Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">16. Poultry Shelter</div><div style="text-align:justify">17. Goat Shelter</div><div style="text-align:justify">18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle</div><div style="text-align:justify">19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">E. Fisheries Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">F. Works in Coastal Areas</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">21. Fish Drying Yards</div><div style="text-align:justify">22. Artificial Reefs</div><div style="text-align:justify">23. Belt Vegetation</div><div style="text-align:justify">24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">25. Soak Pits</div><div style="text-align:justify">26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">H. Rural Sanitation Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">27. Individual Household Latrines</div><div style="text-align:justify">28. School Toilet Units</div><div style="text-align:justify">29. Anganwadi Toilets</div><div style="text-align:justify">30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>To Check on Misuse of Funds</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:</div><div style="text-align:justify">o New vehicles</div><div style="text-align:justify">o New buildings</div><div style="text-align:justify">o Air-conditioners</div><div style="text-align:justify">o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">2. Preparation of Labour Budget</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">3. Strict Time-Schedules</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">4. Adequate Human Resources</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">6. Reducing Delays in Payments</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">7. Greater Role for Civil Society</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><em><strong>References:</strong>&nbsp;</em></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a> to access</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a>&nbsp;to access.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a> to access</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, <a href="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472" title="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472">http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472</a> &nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx" title="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx">http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-<br />aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt"><a href="http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36" title="http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36">http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;v<br />iew=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please <a href="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html" title="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html">click here</a> to access</span></p></div>               </font>
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<div style="text-align:justify"><a href="https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html">MGNREGA</a>, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&rdquo;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify"><strong>ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA</strong></div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">A. Watershed Related Works</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">1. Contour Trench</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">2. Contour Bund</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">3. Boulder Check</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">4. Farm Bunding</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">5. Gabion Structures</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">6. Underground Dyke</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">7. Earthen Dam</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">8. Dugout Farm Ponds</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">9. Stop Dam</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">10. Springshed Development</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">C. Agriculture Related Works</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">11. NADEP Composting</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">12. Vermi-Composting</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">13. Liquid Manures</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">14. Bio-Gas Plant</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">D. Livestock Related Works</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">16. Poultry Shelter</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">17. Goat Shelter</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">E. Fisheries Related Works</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">F. Works in Coastal Areas</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">21. Fish Drying Yards</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">22. Artificial Reefs</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">23. Belt Vegetation</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">25. Soak Pits</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">H. Rural Sanitation Related Works</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">27. Individual Household Latrines</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">28. School Toilet Units</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">29. Anganwadi Toilets</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify"><strong>To Check on Misuse of Funds</strong></div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">o New vehicles</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">o New buildings</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">o Air-conditioners</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify"><strong>Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:</strong></div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">2. Preparation of Labour Budget</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">3. Strict Time-Schedules</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">4. Adequate Human Resources</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">6. Reducing Delays in Payments</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">7. Greater Role for Civil Society</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify"><em><strong>References:</strong>&nbsp;</em></div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">
<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a> to access</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a>&nbsp;to access.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a> to access</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, <a href="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472">http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472</a> &nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx">http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx</a> </span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt"><a href="http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36">http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36</a> </span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please <a href="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html">click here</a> to access</span></p>
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MGNREGA, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the...',
	'disp' => '<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><a href="https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html" title="https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html">MGNREGA</a>, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&rdquo;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">A. Watershed Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">1. Contour Trench</div><div style="text-align:justify">2. Contour Bund</div><div style="text-align:justify">3. Boulder Check</div><div style="text-align:justify">4. Farm Bunding</div><div style="text-align:justify">5. Gabion Structures</div><div style="text-align:justify">6. Underground Dyke</div><div style="text-align:justify">7. Earthen Dam</div><div style="text-align:justify">8. Dugout Farm Ponds</div><div style="text-align:justify">9. Stop Dam</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">10. Springshed Development</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">C. Agriculture Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">11. NADEP Composting</div><div style="text-align:justify">12. Vermi-Composting</div><div style="text-align:justify">13. Liquid Manures</div><div style="text-align:justify">14. Bio-Gas Plant</div><div style="text-align:justify">15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)</div><div style="text-align:justify">Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">D. Livestock Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">16. Poultry Shelter</div><div style="text-align:justify">17. Goat Shelter</div><div style="text-align:justify">18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle</div><div style="text-align:justify">19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">E. Fisheries Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">F. Works in Coastal Areas</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">21. Fish Drying Yards</div><div style="text-align:justify">22. Artificial Reefs</div><div style="text-align:justify">23. Belt Vegetation</div><div style="text-align:justify">24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">25. Soak Pits</div><div style="text-align:justify">26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">H. Rural Sanitation Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">27. Individual Household Latrines</div><div style="text-align:justify">28. School Toilet Units</div><div style="text-align:justify">29. Anganwadi Toilets</div><div style="text-align:justify">30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>To Check on Misuse of Funds</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:</div><div style="text-align:justify">o New vehicles</div><div style="text-align:justify">o New buildings</div><div style="text-align:justify">o Air-conditioners</div><div style="text-align:justify">o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">2. Preparation of Labour Budget</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">3. Strict Time-Schedules</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">4. Adequate Human Resources</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">6. Reducing Delays in Payments</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">7. Greater Role for Civil Society</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><em><strong>References:</strong>&nbsp;</em></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a> to access</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a>&nbsp;to access.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a> to access</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, <a href="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472" title="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472">http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472</a> &nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx" title="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx">http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-<br />aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt"><a href="http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36" title="http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36">http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;v<br />iew=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please <a href="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html" title="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html">click here</a> to access</span></p></div>',
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<div style="text-align:justify"><a href="https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html">MGNREGA</a>, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&rdquo;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify"><strong>ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA</strong></div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">A. Watershed Related Works</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">1. Contour Trench</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">2. Contour Bund</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">3. Boulder Check</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">4. Farm Bunding</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">5. Gabion Structures</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">6. Underground Dyke</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">7. Earthen Dam</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">8. Dugout Farm Ponds</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">9. Stop Dam</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">10. Springshed Development</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">C. Agriculture Related Works</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">11. NADEP Composting</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">12. Vermi-Composting</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">13. Liquid Manures</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">14. Bio-Gas Plant</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">D. Livestock Related Works</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">16. Poultry Shelter</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">17. Goat Shelter</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">E. Fisheries Related Works</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">F. Works in Coastal Areas</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">21. Fish Drying Yards</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">22. Artificial Reefs</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">23. Belt Vegetation</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">25. Soak Pits</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">H. Rural Sanitation Related Works</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">27. Individual Household Latrines</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">28. School Toilet Units</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">29. Anganwadi Toilets</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify"><strong>To Check on Misuse of Funds</strong></div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">o New vehicles</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">o New buildings</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">o Air-conditioners</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify"><strong>Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:</strong></div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">2. Preparation of Labour Budget</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">3. Strict Time-Schedules</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">4. Adequate Human Resources</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">6. Reducing Delays in Payments</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">7. Greater Role for Civil Society</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify"><em><strong>References:</strong>&nbsp;</em></div>

<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div>

<div style="text-align:justify">
<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a> to access</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a>&nbsp;to access.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a> to access</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, <a href="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472">http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472</a> &nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx">http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx</a> </span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt"><a href="http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36">http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36</a> </span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please <a href="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html">click here</a> to access</span></p>
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MGNREGA, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the...'
$disp = '<div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><a href="https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html" title="https://im4change.org/empowerment/right-to-work-mg-nrega-39.html">MGNREGA</a>, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called &ldquo;MGNREGA 2.0&rdquo;, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users &ndash; GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level &ndash; all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides &ndash; one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: &ldquo;The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture &ndash; for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.&rdquo;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">A. Watershed Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">1. Contour Trench</div><div style="text-align:justify">2. Contour Bund</div><div style="text-align:justify">3. Boulder Check</div><div style="text-align:justify">4. Farm Bunding</div><div style="text-align:justify">5. Gabion Structures</div><div style="text-align:justify">6. Underground Dyke</div><div style="text-align:justify">7. Earthen Dam</div><div style="text-align:justify">8. Dugout Farm Ponds</div><div style="text-align:justify">9. Stop Dam</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">10. Springshed Development</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">C. Agriculture Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">11. NADEP Composting</div><div style="text-align:justify">12. Vermi-Composting</div><div style="text-align:justify">13. Liquid Manures</div><div style="text-align:justify">14. Bio-Gas Plant</div><div style="text-align:justify">15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI)</div><div style="text-align:justify">Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">D. Livestock Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">16. Poultry Shelter</div><div style="text-align:justify">17. Goat Shelter</div><div style="text-align:justify">18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle</div><div style="text-align:justify">19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">E. Fisheries Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">F. Works in Coastal Areas</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">21. Fish Drying Yards</div><div style="text-align:justify">22. Artificial Reefs</div><div style="text-align:justify">23. Belt Vegetation</div><div style="text-align:justify">24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">25. Soak Pits</div><div style="text-align:justify">26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">H. Rural Sanitation Related Works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">27. Individual Household Latrines</div><div style="text-align:justify">28. School Toilet Units</div><div style="text-align:justify">29. Anganwadi Toilets</div><div style="text-align:justify">30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>To Check on Misuse of Funds</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Unreasonable delays in measurement of works</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Unreasonable delays in payment of wages</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below</div><div style="text-align:justify">&bull; The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA:</div><div style="text-align:justify">o New vehicles</div><div style="text-align:justify">o New buildings</div><div style="text-align:justify">o Air-conditioners</div><div style="text-align:justify">o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">2. Preparation of Labour Budget</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">3. Strict Time-Schedules</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">4. Adequate Human Resources</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">5. Expanded List of Permissible Works&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">6. Reducing Delays in Payments</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">7. Greater Role for Civil Society</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><em><strong>References:</strong>&nbsp;</em></div><div style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align:justify"><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/Operational_guidelines_4thEdition_eng_2013.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a> to access</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a>&nbsp;to access.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please <a href="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://im4change.org/upload/files/report_committee_revision_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a> to access</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, <a href="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472" title="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472">http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472</a> &nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx" title="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx">http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2-<br />aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt"><a href="http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36" title="http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36">http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&amp;v<br />iew=article&amp;id=400973&amp;catid=36</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please <a href="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html" title="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/XGgTK8SEckrEq0z6p5dV8I/Ourview--Inventing-NREGA-20.html">click here</a> to access</span></p></div>'
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MIHIR SHAH UNVEILS A BOLD NREGA-2

MGNREGA, which entitles millions of workers enrolled under it to at least Rs 100 a day for 100 days of work in a year, is undergoing an overhaul based on a set of recommendations of a committee headed by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah.   Encapsulated in The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - Operational Guidelines 2012 in what is being called “MGNREGA 2.0”, the recommendations aim for creation of durable assets and an increase in farm productivity, greater efficiency, overcoming major complaints such as delays in payments of wages and develop mechanisms to eliminate the scope of corruption under the programme.   The highlight is the inclusion of new works under MNREGA. The new activities proposed for inclusion include rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI), soil conservation activities, production of manure and bio pesticides, construction of seed-storage bins and shelters for cattle and poultry. Also included are developmental works such as rural water supply and sanitation, besides area-focused activities like fish drying yards and storm water drains for coastal areas.   It makes it mandatory for the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to accept applications for work on a continuous basis. Providing detailed guidelines, it makes refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts a contravention of Section 25 of MGNREGA.    The committee also suggested ways to check payment delays and suggested that all payments under MGNREGA be made within 15 days and interim payments be allowed in cases where measurement of work has not been finished. Delay in payment should be considered a punishable offence under section 25 of the Act.   The committee noted that an important cause for delay of wage payments is non-availability of sufficient funds at district/block/GP level, while in others there is a surplus. It suggests the States can adopt an integrated fund management system called eFMS (Electronic Fund Management System) under which the MGNREGS fund is a centrally pooled fund managed at state level. Users – GP at village level or Program Officer at Block level or DPC at district level – all-across the state, will have access to this pooled fund for making payments. This improves efficiency of the program on the whole and also has a multiplier effect on timely delivery of wage payments.   It suggests preparation of a Labour Budget which has two sides – one, assessment of quantum and timing of demand for work and two, preparing a shelf of projects to meet this demand in a timely manner. This would help opening work synchronized with the pattern of migration in an area so as to pre-empt distress migration.    Instead of presenting Annual Plans for approval at the Gram Sabha on October 2, far too late to prevent distress migration of households, the committee panel says this would be done now on August 15.   Writing in the Preface of the Operational Guidelines for MGNREGA, Jairam Ramesh has put it succinctly: “The real success of MGNREGA will lie in raising the agricultural productivity of millions of these farmers who will then be able to return once again to farming and will no longer need to depend on MGNREGA for their survival. Urgent measures are required to convert MGNREGA into a productivity-enhancing instrument that will also allay the falsely perceived conflict between MGNREGA and agriculture – for MGNREGA is the foundation for solving the problems of the poorest farmers of our country.”   ADDITIONAL LIST OF PERMISSIBLE WORKS UNDER MGNREGA   A. Watershed Related Works   1. Contour Trench 2. Contour Bund 3. Boulder Check 4. Farm Bunding 5. Gabion Structures 6. Underground Dyke 7. Earthen Dam 8. Dugout Farm Ponds 9. Stop Dam   B. Watershed Related Works in Mountain Regions   10. Springshed Development   C. Agriculture Related Works   11. NADEP Composting 12. Vermi-Composting 13. Liquid Manures 14. Bio-Gas Plant 15. System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Each farmer (qualifying for support under MGNREGA) willing to try out SRI will be eligible for 8 person-days of work per acre for one-time transplantation, 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 10 to 15 days after transplantation and 2 person-days of work per acre for weeding at 20 to 30 days after transplantation   D. Livestock Related Works   16. Poultry Shelter 17. Goat Shelter 18. Construction of Pucca Floor, Urine Tank And Fodder Trough For Cattle 19. Azolla as Cattle-Feed Supplement   E. Fisheries Related Works   20. Fisheries in Seasonal Water Bodies On Public Land   F. Works in Coastal Areas   21. Fish Drying Yards 22. Artificial Reefs 23. Belt Vegetation 24. Construction of Storm Water Drains for Coastal Protection   G. Rural Drinking Water Related Works   25. Soak Pits 26. Recharge Pits (for Point Recharge)   H. Rural Sanitation Related Works   27. Individual Household Latrines 28. School Toilet Units 29. Anganwadi Toilets 30. Solid and Liquid Waste Management   To Check on Misuse of Funds   a. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal   b. The following will be considered offences punishable under Section 25 of the Act:   • Job cards found in the possession of any Panchayat or MGNREGA functionary • Missing entries or delay in entries in the Job Card • Refusal to accept applications and provide dated receipts • Unreasonable delays in measurement of works • Unreasonable delays in payment of wages • Failure to dispose of complaints within 7 days   c. Limitations on Administrative Expenses:   • At least two-thirds of the 6% admissible under this head will be spent at the block-level and below • The following items shall under no condition be booked under the administrative costs of MGNREGA: o New vehicles o New buildings o Air-conditioners o Salaries/ remuneration/ honorarium of functionaries who are not exclusively or wholly dedicated to MGNREGA work   Highlights of New MGNREGA Guidelines proposed by Mihir Shah Committee:   1. Strengthening the Demand-driven character of the programme   2. Preparation of Labour Budget   3. Strict Time-Schedules   4. Adequate Human Resources   5. Expanded List of Permissible Works    6. Reducing Delays in Payments   7. Greater Role for Civil Society   8. Strengthening Social Audits, Vigilance and Grievance Redressal     References:    MG-NREGA 2005,Operational Guidelines 2012, 4th Edition, please click here to access Report of the Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, Submitted by Dr. Mihir Shah Chairperson, Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Operational Guidelines, please click here to access.  Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times, 23 February, 2012, please click here to access   New MGNREGA will boost farm productivity, Says Jairam, Press Information Bureau, 22 February, 2012, http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80472     NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2 by Prasad Nichenametla, The Hindustan Times, 22 February, 2012, http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/NREGA-2- aimed-at-bolstering-UPA-2/Article1-815496.aspx   Jairam makes NREGA more agriculture-focused by Nirendra Dev, The Statesman, 22 February, 2012, http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&v iew=article&id=400973&catid=36   Inventing NREGA 2.0, Live Mint, 10 February, 2012, please click here to access