Registration of Rural Household for Wage Employment- Adult family members of a
rural household willing to do unskilled manual work may apply for registration either in
orally or writing to the local Gram Panchayat (GP). Under the MGNREGA, each
household is entitled to 100 days of employment every year.
Job Card for every registered household- Once all required mandatory documents and
information are verified of place of residence and age of the members, the registered
household is issued a job card (JC). A job card is to be issued within 15 days of
registration. Job card forms the basis of identification for demanding employment. The
job card will bear the photograph of all adult members of the households willing to
work under MGNREGA. The registered households are not charged anything in lieu of
the job card issued to them with photograph.
Application for Work- written application seeking work is to be made to the Block
Office or Gram Panchayat, stating the time and duration for which work is sought. A
dated receipt is issued to the applicant for employment by Gram Panchayat.
o Allotment for Work- Within 15 days of submitting the application or from the date
when employment is sought, employment should be provided by the Gram Panchayat.
o Payment of Unemployment allowance- In case the state fails to provide employment to
the beneficiary within 15 days, it will pay an unemployment allowance to the MGNREGA beneficiary.
Minimum Entitlement of Labourers - Wages are to be paid according to piece rate, as per the Schedule of Rates (SoRs).
• Wages are also to be paid as per the State-wise
• Government of India (GoI) notified Mahatma Gandhi NREGA wages.
• Payment of wages is mandatorily done through the joint/individual post office/bank beneficiary accounts.
• Wages are mandatorily to be paid weekly. In no case can the payment be delayed beyond a fortnight.
• Women are given the priority, such that at least one-third of the beneficiaries under the MGNREGA are women.
• The location of work provided cannot be beyond 5 km, of the radius of the village. In case, work is provided beyond 5km, extra wages of 10 percent are payable to meet living expenses and additional transportation.
Worksite Management
• In order to maintain the spirit of MGNREGA and keep wage employment as its main priority, MGNREGA mandates that in the total cost of works undertaken in a Gram Panchayat, the wage expenditure to material expenditure ratio should be 60:40.
• To ensure that the direct benefit of MGNREGA goes to the workers without any hurdle, the Act prohibits the use of machinery or contractors in execution of the works.
• Worksite facilities Work site facilities such as creche, shade and drinking water have to be provided.
Creation of Durable Assets- The focus of the work is on Drought Proofing including afforestation and plantation
• Water harvesting and water conservation including contour trenches, boulder checks, contour bunds, underground dykes, gabion structures, spring shed development, stop dams and earthen dams.
• Renovation of traditional water bodies including distilling of tanks
• Land Development
• Construction of storm water drains for coastal protection, flood control and protection works including drainage in water logged areas including deepening and repairing of flood channels and chaur renovation
• Rural connectivity to provide all weather access, including culverts and roads within a village, wherever it is considered essential
• Irrigation canals including minor and micro irrigation works
• Construction of Bharat Nirman Rajiv Gandhi Sewa Kendra as Knowledge Resource Centre at the Block level and as Gram Panchayat
• Bhawan at the Gram Panchayat level
• Rural drinking water related works
• Fisheries related works
• Any other work which may be notified by the Central Government in consultation with the State Government.
Accountability and Transparency Accountability and Transparency- and in the programme is ensured through the following:
• Grievance redressal mechanisms and rules have to be put in place for ensuring a responsive implementation process.
• Social Audit has to be done by the Gram Sabha at least once in every six months.
• All accounts and records relating to the Act should be available for public scrutiny
