CONVERGENCE PROCESSPRESNTATION BY:

445, Phase III, Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon

THIS ACT CAME INTO FORCE FROM SEPTEMBER, 2005

IN 1ST STAGE ONLY DISTRICT HOSHIARPUR WAS SELECTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY MNREGA BEING IMPLEMENTED IN ALL DISTRICTS IN PUNJAB

GOVERNMENT LEGALLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR PROVIDING EMPLYMENT ON DEMAND

MNREGA PLANNING IS DECENTRALIZED AND FUNDS ARE UNTIED

WORKS PLANNED AS PER LOCAL SPECIFIC NEEDS 50% OF MNREGA WORKS RELATE TO WATER

CONSERVATION/WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT

THE BASIC OBJECTIVE: TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 100 DAYS OF

GUARANTEED WAGE EMPLOYMENT TO UNSKILLED LABOUR

ENHANCE LIVELIHOOD SECURITY IN RURAL AREAS

GENERATING PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT EMPOWERING RURAL WOMEN REDUCING MIGRATION

STRENGHTENING DEMOCRATIC PROCESS

ENABLING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE BENEFITS OF MNREGA

ENHANCING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES

GUIDELINES FOR MNREGA TO BE FOLLOWED

GRAM PANCHYATS TO BE CONSULTED AND WORKS IDENTIFIED WITH THEIR CONSENT IN WRITING

GRAM PANCHAYTS: FOCAL POINT FOR IMPLEMENTATION

SELECTION OF WORKS AS PERMISSIBLE UNDER MNREGA – REF.GUIDELINES MNREGA

WORKS TO BE SELECTED VERY CAREFULLY SO AS TO ACHIVE LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY

CONVERGENCE WITH IWMPFEW ACTIVITIES SUCH AS:PLANTATION, DESILTING OF CHECK DAMS, PONDS BE TAKEN UP

WORK TO BE DONE BY LANDLESS PEOPLE AND SELF HELP GROUP MEMBERS.

CONSTRCUTION OF CHECK DAMS DEEPENING AND DESILTING OF PONDS EXTENSION AND RENOVATION OF EXISTING IRRIGATION PROJECTS

FLOOD PROTECTION WORKS LIFT IRRIGATION WORKS CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DRAINS AND RENOVATION OF EXISTING DRAINS

REMOVAL OF VEGETATION GROWTH

UNDER MNREGA ALL ACTIVITES REQUIRED FOR WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED

CONVERGENCE BENEFICAL FOR RAIN FED AREAS

MNREGS GUIDELINES TO BE FOLLOWED COST PER Ha RS.12000/- NOT ADEQUATE? ADDITIONAL COST TO BE MET FROM MNREGA? LABOUR:MATERIAL COST i.e 60:40 RATIO TO

BE MAINTAINED WORKS BE DONE BY MANUAL LABOUR-

MACHINES TO BE AVOIDED CONTRACTOR SERVICE NOT ALLOWED CONVERGENCE ACTIVITIES TO BE IDENTIFIED

BY PIA

MNREGA AND IWMP CONVERGENCE REQUIRES COORDINATION AT:

MANAGEMENTPLANNINGWORKS

ENSURING THAT THE WORKS IDENTIFIED IN THE DPR WOULD BE AS PER PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN COMMON GUIDELINES 2008 FOR MNREGA AND IWMP GUIDELINES

APPROVAL IN SUCH CASES TO BE OBTAINED FROM DISTRICT PROGRAM COORDINATOR, MNREGA TO ENSURE CONVERGENCE

DISTRICT RESOURCE GROUP TO BE CREATED – TO BE REPRESENTED BY WATERSHED CELL AT DISTRICT LEVEL, PIA AND RD

KNOWLEDGE SHARING: Familiarization of both programs

PLANNING: As per common guidelines COMMUNICATION: Participatory processes TRAINING: To stakeholders TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Selection of works MONITORING AND EVALUATION: JOINT

MONITORING

GUIDELINES OF MNREGA: STIPULATES FORMULATION OF PERSPECTIVE

PLAN TO FACILITATE ADVANCE PLANNING AIM OF PERSPECTIVE PLAN: AIMS TO

IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF WORKS THAT SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED AND POTENTIAL LINKAGES BETWEEN THESE WORKS AND LONG TERM EMPLOYMENT GENERATION AND SUSTAINED DEVELOPMENT

DPR FOR IWMP TO INCLUDE YEAR WISE ACTION PLAN FOR MNREGA WORKS

SIMILARLY MNREGS ALSO TO INCLUDE YEAR WISE SHELF OF WORKS TO BE TAKEN UP BY PIA

AREAS WHERE NEW WATERSHEDS ARE PROPOSED:

ADDITIONAL WORKS: PROPOSED ACTIVITES AS PER GUIDELINES

OF MNREGA AND IWMP EXECUTION AS PER ABOVE GUIDELINES MAINTAINING LABOUR:MTERIAL AT 60:40

RATIO COST NORMS TO BE MAINTAINED AS PER

COMMON GUIDELINES. EXECUTION: AS PER MNREGA GUIDELINES

ONLY JOB CARD HOLDERS TO BE PROVIDED EMPLOYMENT FOR MNREGA WORKS

MUSTER ROLLS TO BE MAINTAINED ON WORK SITE, WITH COPIES IN THE GRAM PANCHAYAT AND TO BE ELECTRONICALLY MAINTAINED ON MNREGA WEBSITE: nrega.nic.in

SOCIAL AUDITS TO BE DONE BY GRAM SABHAS

WAGES TO LABOUR THROUGH BANKS/POST OFFICES

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