Betul Nregs Presentation Jan09 Edited 05 06 09

Braving the Hurdles / Challenges…..NREGA in Betul……A Paradigm Shift

NREGA

Arun Kumar BhattCollector

&District Programme Coordinator

Betul (M.P.)

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Presentation Contains…. Betul – An Introduction

Innovative Approaches

NREGA Directives and Compliances

Impact of NREGS in Betul

Photo Gallery




Parameters…..when we started…hurdles

Predominantly tribal, ranks 15th lowest in State district, 238th in the country

High Poverty Rate (51% BPL) Low per capita income (0.28 DIF, Govt. of MP- 2004) Rural Population (81.43 %) Shifting of livelihood- Forest to Agriculture (subsistence) Average land holding size: 2.6 ha. The average annual rainfall is 1000 mm High Seasonal Migration 72.87 % villages not connected to pucca roads




Rural Development Schemes

Implementation Organogram




Innovative Approaches Nav Prabha – Weekly Radio Program by AIR, Betul Hello NREGA - A monthly interactive radio program

between district officials & villagers Use of Local TV Channel - On daily basis regarding

entitlements & activities Vikas Rath / Gyan Bailgadi – Tableau displaying

NREGA Information in all Panchayats Street Plays & Puppet Shows Mahila Adhiveshan targeting women for their rights

& entitlements under NREGA

Use of IEC




The works which require more proportion on material are converged with other Departmental Schemes like MP-LAD for C.C. Road, Culverts, etc.

To maintain the ratio in dug-wells sanctioned under the sub-scheme "Kapildhara" the field bunding under the sub-scheme "Bhoomishilp" has also been promoted in the field of same beneficiary.

ITDA, SGSY for plantation, engine – ensuring utilisation of assets. Revenue land which cannot be allotted is being developed by way of

Horticulture and given to SHGs under usufructs rights.

Convergence




Introduction of mobile banking-piloting completed successfully. This is being replicated throughout the district.

The GP A/c being topped up within 3 days if balance below Rs. 1.5 lakhs.

Introduction of dedicated ‘Cheque Postman’ at the district branch of the bank to transfer amount to GP A/c.

Ensuring Timely Payments




Introduction of ‘Parakh Express’ consists of district NREGA Officials for surprise worksite inspection

To & fro monitoring- Sarpanch & Secretary sign the movement register of sub-engineer & vice versa on each visit of the site

Use of telephony network (developed during recent bye-election) to get in-situ information on work progress to the District HQ

Display of social audit findings on the website Fund flow information in the newspaper Muster roll display on the Gram Sabha board

Monitoring, Control & Disclosure




IEC for awareness of Rights

A. IEC and Impact IEC Tools viz., interactive radio programs, local TV

network, street plays, puppet shows, tableau in local vernacular language

Contents designed by professionals & tested Targeting of each Gram Sabha & local Haat Bazaar Engineers & Mate are trained intensively- hands on As a result, 2.34 lakhs job cards issued & 1.67 lakhs

used.




B. HRD: Training & Staffing: Emphasis were- Village INRM Plan Development for Sustainable Livelihood

Perspective Targeting all PRIs Special Training to Women, SC/ST Linkages with Reputed Training Institutions to Provide Quality

Training & Certification (IIT, NIRD, CIDC) Regular Training to all Implementation Agencies On Job Training & Feedback Programme

NREGA Training & Capacity Building




Sr.No.

Participants No. of Participants No of Trainings Conducted

Agency

1 Sarpanch, Secretary

30 per event 39 RRD ETC Multai & WALMI, Bhopal

2 MATE 3811 1 Janpad Panchayat Level Officer as per Module

3 VMCs 7054 2 At GP Level by NGOs

B. HRD: Training & Staffing




0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

Total Participants Women Participants

Series1

SC Participants 1692

ST Participants 3242

Other Participants 4247

Total Participants 9181

Coverage of Women Members

Coverage of SC/ST Members

B. HRD: Training & Staffing




IEC & Rights Based Framework

Sr. No. Item No.s1 Awareness Camps 5442 Entitlement Awareness Rath 4823 Street plays 4994 Puppet show 4435 Awareness exhibitions 626 Lok Kalyan Shivirs 1027 Nav Prabha 528 Leaflets/Pamphlets distributed 9900009 Poster 52485

10 Flex Hoardings 26411 Signboards 11812 Wall Writing 7005




C. Finance, Accounts & Audits

Funds from Dist. Panchayat to GP directly thru. bank transfer

Top up fund to GP within 3 days, if balance < Rs. 1.5 lakhs All payment to laborers thru. bank/post office GP A/c & Laborers A/c in the same bank for easy transfer Pay order to the bank in favour of ‘Group of workers’ as

per muster roll

Contd….




Monthly Bank reconciliation between GP, JP & ZP A/c maintained at JP level in ‘Yojana Software’ Audit of GP, JP & ZP completed on time, audit report for FY

2007-08 submitted by 30th Sept. 08 Audit queries responded satisfactorily in due time ZP A/c audited by CA firm before submission of each

proposal




All surveyed HHs are being registered and issued job cards. 71 % of job cards in use.

Entry & up-dation of job cards done on weekly basis

80 % of issued muster rolls have been used by Dec. 08. Out of which 97 % verified by engineers. MR kept at the site

99.2 % issued MB have been used by Dec. 08. Out of which 80 % verified on weekly basis

In case of asset register, 100 % up-dation done. Monthly verification by block level (84%)

All other prescribed records are maintained & verified as specified

D. Record Maintenance




Village Perspective Plan compiled at the block and district level & regularly updated

The ‘Shelf of Projects’ prepared based on the perspective plan

In each GP, 5 community works & 25 individual beneficiary level works have been ensured

Bottom up planning Gram Sabha to ZP (participation of women & ST ensured)

Labour Budget of Rs. 161.26 Cr. for 2008-09 completed by Dec. 08

E. Planning




100 % of blocks with MIS fully operational District is leading in MIS feeding in current year MPR is being generated at the state & district level. Negligible difference in MPR generated through MIS

software & manually MIS training completed for all concerned officials, GP &

Mate (25 training events with 5077 participants)

F. MIS




The provision of all specified services viz. D. Water, First Aid, shed, crèche etc. on the worksite ensured

All worksites are provided with an information board with key information like the name of scheme & work, sanctioned amount, year, wage rate, implementing agency etc.

As per guidelines, 7 Mates per GP adding up to a total of 3840 are in place; of which 1224 have been certified by CIDC

G. Worksite Management




91.6 % works are inspected by block officials while 8.44 % & 1.18 % by the district & state officials respectively

A special inspection bus called ‘Parakh Express’ with concerned officials including Collector visits randomly selected worksite

Awards & Incentives for the GPs introduced Appointment of 1 Field Officer to provide hand-hold support for

preparing village plan for 2 to 3 GPs Continuous uploading of information viz. implementation related,

social audit etc on the website

H. Inspection




Participatory Village Perspective Plan Development followed by compilation into ‘Shelf of Projects’, approved by 3-tier PRI system

The GP present the progress of the work before the Gram Sabharegularly with 77 % attendance of villagers

A village level Vigilance & Monitoring committees constituted by Gram Sabhas to ensure adherence to norms & quality

Social audit ensured & facilitated by an external agency 2270 GP members have been trained for conduct of Gram Sabhas,

which is held 4 times a year

I. Gram Sabha




Appointment of a Media Officer to interact with media. Mechanism of immediate action on NREGA related media

coverage developed Regular press tours organized for transparency 156 press notes released in 2007-08 Publication of success stories through DD Network &

local media

J. Media Management




Percentage of GPs with VMCs* No. of GPs - 558* No of GPs with VMCs - 558* % of GPs with VMCs - 100%

Percentage of VMC members trained* No of VMC members trained - 3906* No of VMC members trained - 3788* % of VMC members trained - 97%

57 & 3 irregularities reported by GP & Dist. VMC receptively, of which 51 cases have been disposed off and penal action taken on 12 cases

K. Vigilance & Monitoring Committee




No. of GPs where social audits was conducted - 558 No. of GPs where social audits was conducted by NGO - 84 % of GPs where social audits was conducted - 100% % of social audits with verification of MR & job cards - 91% % of social audits with measurement of physical works - 10% % of social audits, where workers checked the MR

and wage payment - 58% % of cases where action taken on social audit findings - 90%

L. Social Audit




Display of NREGA related information at GPs was performed and updated regularly in year end or day before the Gram Shabhameeting.

100 % GPs & villages covered for wall writings. Work outsourced to an external agency to expedite the process.

All (63 nos.) queries under RTI disposed off in timely manner. No case of delayed response reported. Special Information Officer appointed for RTI queries

A nodal officer had also been appointed to support the Gram Sabhas in processes according to the ACT

Easy access to records has been ensured

M. Transparency & Sharing Information




48757Number of grievances Disposed84.8082.60%Status of Disposal

57469Number of grievances addressed57469Number of grievances received

District State levelGrievances

45 complaints disposed within 3 days Avg. time taken for disposal of complaints is 15 to 45 days Complaints register maintained at GP, JP & ZP 12 cases booked against wrong-doers

N. Grievances Management & Disposal of Complaints




357 CC roads of 42404 running meter 1321 Diesel / Electric pumps provided thru. SGSY to dug-

well beneficiaries 4 Forest nursery have been created for 12 lakh plants for

the planting in the areas where NREGS work done. No. of HHs reporting higher incomes due to

convergence- 15172

P. Livelihood Assets: Convergence




528.401321SGSY718.7861678Total

190.386357MP-LAD

Amount Dovetailed(in lakhs)

No. of Works

Schemes with Convergence

Convergence with MP LAD for CC road construction SGSY & Wadi program under ITDP to provide irrigation tools to

support farmers 5 key line depts. & 1 NGO have been assigned work under NREGS

O. Convergence




100.00%12801.434450.06113338351.377052Total

16.20%4275.22840.449613434.781143Rural Road Connectivity

8

1.05%381.3529.7124351.6474Flood Control & Security Measures

72.25%160.6941.57258119.12159Land Development6

1.73%40.172.643637.53122Traditional Water Source Enhancement

5

42.61%3210.561779.9884311430.583005Dug-wells 40.53%33.4113.581719.8337Small Irrigation3

7.88%1317.79716.73957601.06555Drought Relief & Forestation

2

27.75%3382.181025.376492356.811957Water Conservation1

Priority %Total Expenditure (Rs lakhs)

Expenditure (Rs lakhs)

Work under

progress

Expenditure (in (Rs lakhs)

Work Completed

ParticularsSr.No.

Compatibility of the Category of Works Undertaken with the Suggested Priority (2007-08 )




The local wage increased within the range of Rs. 100-135 due to improved negotiations by laborers

42 to 45% women reported control over wages earned thru. NREGS (findings thru. informal surveys)

Migration of laborers has almost stopped as observed thru. informal surveys (also corroborated by Mr. Wilfred Lakra, Special Rapporteur, NHRC in his tour to the district on 21st to 24th June 2008)

Approx. 9000 hectares additional irrigated area has been enhanced due to Kapildhara Dug-wells.

NREGA Outcomes




Results of NREGS in Betul

5149Person days generated for SCs/ STs(Percentile to total)

47.851147.28Women person days(in lakhs)

67.7963.33 Average Person days per family

113.212753.02Total person days generated(in lakhs)

1.6743.47 Household provided wages (in lakhs)

BetulM.P.Parameters




NilUnemployment Allowances6

Sr. No. Item No.s

1 Surveyed House Holds 234156

2 Registered House Holds 2341563 Issued Job Cards 234156

4 Used Job Cards 1667175 Entry / Up-dation of Job Cards Weekly




0

2040

60

80100

120

140160

180

Total Availability offund: Rs.Crore.

Expenditure:Rs.Crore.

Series1

Total Availability of fund: Rs. Crore 163.27Expenditure: Rs. Crore 131.39Expenditure: % 80.47%

Percentage of Funds Utilization (2007-08)




% of Bank A/c to total Job Card Holders - 84.86 % of Bank A/c to Job Card Holders applying for the Job under NREGA

- 100 % of Workers receiving wages thru. Banks/Post Offices - 100 GP is made responsible to help in opening Bank A/c with satisfactory

results Banks have been instructed to open A/cs of laborers- No frill A/c Laborers are issued Wage slips & payment made only on production of

these slips

Q. NREGS Payment Linkages with Bank




Households Provided Employment (2007-2008)Emp. provided to households: 166717

Person days generated (in lakhs) 113.207

Aver. Person days generated per house holds 68

Person daysgenerated(inlakhs)

Person daysgenerated perhouse holds




Share of Women in Employment

CategoryPerson

days PercentTotal 113.207 100.00%Women: 47.850 42.27%

Person-days

TotalWomen:

SCsSTsOthers

Share of SCs/STsin Employment

Category Person days PercentSCs 21.506 19.00%STs 57.304 50.62%

Others 34.397 30.38%




Through the Eye of Lens

NREGA in Betul




Infrastructure Development

Employment Generation




IEC Initiatives




Training of Key Functionaries




Capacity Building of women members




Human ResourceDevelopment




Human Resource Development: Training at various levels




NREGS Work in Progress




Certification of field level work supervisor (Mate) by CIDC




Participation of GP and ward members in Gram Sabha




Creating Awareness of Community




Individual & Community Works Under Implementation




Approach Road constructed with NREG funds




Dug-well under Kapildhara sub-scheme




Sub-scheme Bhumi-shilp, Land Development




Ensuring Women Participation




Phullo Bai

Catalyst of Change…….




On time payment of wages to workersthrough Mobile Banking




Adherence to prescribed monitoring schedules:On-site inspection by Officials




Facilities Available at Work Site




Parakh Express : District Officials in villages addressing issues on the spot




Vigilance and Monitoring Committee




Social Audit




Convergence with MPLad & MLA Fund




Exit Protocol




Impact of NREGS




Sustainable asset created : PlantationSustainable asset created : Plantation




Farm Pond

Tank




Coverage of NREGA events in media




80

SOSO

Gram Panchayat Co-ordinator Panchayat

District Monitors

Block Level Monitors

Block Level Team District Level Team

Dovetailing the Communication Plan of the Election…… Exploring the New possibilities




National Recognition………………




Thank You

Arun Kumar BhattCollector

&District Programme Coordinator

District Betul




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