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of Rs.2.08 lakh has been spent. This has a great potential in the area and it was suggested by SRD to the Sarpanch and the BDO to encourage people of the area to come up for such activities as it could lead to growth in the overall income on sustainable basis. It was also suggested to take up inter-cropping of the compatible crops that could also increase the income level and at the same time help grow Kinu plantation faster. c) Village Pond (ongoing work) – Around 70 workers found to be working on the excavation of this pond. Shri Raghuvir, the Gram Rojgar Sahayak was also found on the worksite but he was not able to produce the muster rolls on the worksite and also no job card was seen with any of the workers at that time. The Sarpanch and GRS also could not inform the approved cost of this pond. SRD also made Shrmdaan at this site for a while and interacted with women workers. 3. During the course of interaction with the village people for two hours on the day of arrival of the team at Kaluana Higher Secondary School on 21 st May 2010 at 9.00 PM, interaction with the students of the local school and worksite visit of Kaluana and Govindpura GPs on the next day, following facts were emerged:- A) Positive Aspect (a) MGNREGA has made substantial impact on the prevalent wage rate in the area around Kaluana GP which was ranging between Rs.50 to Rs.100 prior to MGNREGA depending upon the seasonal variation in demand of labour which has now gone up to Rs.200 to Rs.250 in the market. (b) There was differential wages for men and women prior to MGNREGA. The highest paid wages in the market is for cotton collection which was Rs.2 per Kg prior to NREGA and has reached to Rs.5-6 per Kg now. Average collection goes up to 50 Kg per day for cotton. We could also see a person collecting 70 kg a day. But this activity is available only for 10-15 days. (c) Notified wages under MG NREGA is Rs.141 but the State wage rate is Rs.151. The balance is paid from the State coffer. (d) Sarpanch was found to be dedicated, efficient and sincere. There was no complaint or voice of descent that could be heard against the functioning of the local Sarpanch and no complaint about the payment was made by any one. The MGNRGA workers were satisfied and happy.
(e) The local Sarpanch commands respect and affection from the community and was implementing the main objective of NREGA for providing wage employment but without following any defined processes and systems as envisaged under the Act and Guidelines. (f) Besides, the sarpanch has been actively involved in promotion of educational environment in the GP and has taken villagers into confidence thereby forming Siksha Samiti in the village which look after the educational affairs and with the local contribution has been raising funds on regular basis and based on which have arranged three private science and mathematics teachers to compensate bad teaching by the government teachers in the school. As a result, the school passout percentage has gone up above 90% from negligible level three years back. The students especially the girls were very happy and felt obliged to the Sarpach for his outstanding efforts towards promotion of educational environment especially for them. He has also hired the services of an institute which trains in English speaking for the school children at the local school. (g) The three NREGA workers Shri Bhup Singh, Shri Atma Ram and Shri Lilu Ram reported that they have worked for 100 days during 2009-10 and got the full amount of wages. All 20-25 workers present during this interaction in the night of 21 st May 2010 seemed to be satisfied at Kaluana GP. (h) The most noticeable fact that emerged out from the worker Shri Lilu Ram who was Scheduled Caste revealed that for the last 40 years prior to NREGA, he was almost doing the bonded labour(Sirkati) working from 4.00 AM in the morning till 9.00 PM in the evening serving the local rural elite. His father also passed his life under these circumstances. He could only free himself for the last three years when MGNREGA came into being and he is able to live a respectable life now. He could also repay his debt with the help of the wages he earned from Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. (i) Since works are decided by the BDO and the Sarpanch, they have ensured that MGNREGA works are taken up only during the lean agriculture season to provide employment when the workers need it most. (j) The women workers explained how they are able to buy cloths now for their children and pay school fees with the earnings from MGNREGA.
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