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Information on Right To Information Version 05.11 (b) To strengthen the VDBs and ULBs level programme with appropriate capacity building to facilitate participatory planning, decision making, implementation and monitoring to reflect local needs. (c) To provide professional support to local bodies for planning, implementation and monitoring their plans. (d) To improve the performance and delivery of critical functions assigned to VDBs and counter possible efficiency and equity losses on account of inadequate local capacity building. 2.3 The fund under BRGF is allocated to VDBs and ULBs on the basis of rural and urban population. The fund is allocated to the VDBs in the like manner of Grant-in-Aid to VDBs based on tax- paying households of the BRGF districts. 2.4 The BRGF schemes are implemented by village community supervised by VDBs in case of rural schemes and in towns the schemes are implemented by the Town Councils under the technical supervision of the E.E, P.W.D of the concerned District. 2.5 During 2010-11, as against the Budget allocation of `3700.00 lakhs, `2222.00 lakhs has been released by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. The sanctioned amount has since been released to 5 ULBs and 421 VDBs. 3. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS): 3.1.1 The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. It is an employment generation programme, implemented in consonance with the enforcement of the Section 4 of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) 2005. The scheme is funded on the basis of 90:10 ratio between Centre and State Govt. respectively. 3.1.2 Objectives of the Scheme: a. To provide 100 days of guaranteed employment in a financial year to every household in the rural areas notified by Central Government under Section3(1) of the NREGA and whose adult members, by application, are willing to do unskilled manual works. b. To create durable assets in rural areas. c. To strengthen the livelihood resource base of the rural poor; and d. Ultimately to enhance the livelihood security of the rural households. 3.1.3 Under the Programme, wages paid to the unskilled laborers/workers shall not be less than the minimum wage prevalent in the State which was ` 66/- per day, enhanced to `100/- per day per head till December 2010. Subsequently, the Govt. of India have enhanced wages to ` 118/- per day per head w.e.f 1st January, 2011. Men and Women will be paid equal wages under the scheme. The material cost/component of the projects including the wages of the skilled and semi-skilled workers involved under the scheme shall not exceed 40% of the total project cost. 3.1.4 Unemployment Allowance also forms the part of the scheme. A person who is registered under the scheme and who has applied for employment but is not given employment within 15 days shall be entitled to receive unemployment allowances at the rate of ¼ of the daily wage for the first 30 days and thence ½ per day beyond that. In case of failure to provide work when the funds are available, the State has to bear the cost of unemployment allowance. 184
Information on Right To Information Version 05.11 3.2. Permissible works: 3.2.1 As per the Schedule I of the Act, the following works are permissible under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). Water Conservation and water harvesting, Drought proofing, aforestation and tree plantation Irrigation canals, including micro and minor irrigation works and Horticulture plantation Provision of irrigation facility to land owned by households belonging to the ST/SC or beneficiaries of land reforms or to the beneficiaries under IAY Renovation of traditional water bodies, including de-silting of tanks Land development Flood control and protection works, including drainage in water logged areas Rural connectivity to provide all weather access Any other work that may be notified by Central govt. in consultation with the State Govt 3.3 Funding: 3.3.1 The Central Government will bear the costs on the following: a) The entire cost of wages of unskilled manual workers. b) 75% of the cost of material and wages of skilled and semi-skilled workers. c) Administrative expenses as may be determined by the Central Government 3.3.2 The State Government will bear the costs on the following items: a) 25% of the cost of material and wages of skilled and semi-skilled workers. b) Unemployment allowance. c) Administrative expenses of the State Employment Guarantee Council. d) State share of funds to be released within 15 days of the release of Central funds. 3.4 Phase-I NREGA District: 3.4.1 Initially, the NREGA Programme was implemented only in one District of the State. Accordingly, Mon District being one of the most Backward Districts was selected as Phase-I NREGA District for implementation of the scheme during 2005-2006. However, the actual implementation could start during 2006-07 only. Phase-II NREGA Districts: 3.4.2 In the subsequent year i.e. 2007-2008, 4 more Districts viz. Kohima, Mokokchung, Wokha and Tuensang were declared as NREGA Districts. With this, 5 districts were covered under NREGA, including Mon (Phase-I). Phase-III NREGA Districts: 3.4.3 The Government of India, vide its Notification have declared all the Districts in the Country for implementation of NREGA w.e.f 1st April, 2008. Accordingly, the programme is being implemented in the remaining Districts of Dimapur, Phek, Zunheboto, Longleng, Kiphire and Peren. 3.4.4 All Districts in the State are covered under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) from the year 2008-09 onwards. Status of implementation during 2010-11: 3.4.5 Till February, 2011, 3,33,690 households have been issued job cards, out of which 2,74,580 households have been provided wage employment. In the process 1,12,50,100 mandays generated, creating 11068 Nos. of durable assets. 3.4.6 During the current year, the Govt. of India, through its Notification, have raised the unskilled wages from ` 100 per day to `118 per day for the State of Nagaland with effect from 1st January, 2011. 3.4.7 The Govt. of India have released ` 50096.26 lakhs during 2010-11 till date as Central share. The State Government has also released `1950.00 lakhs as the State Matching share during 2010-11. 185
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