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People should be actively involved in the implementation, monitoring and social audit of the programme MGNREGA
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said that the government proposes to create a biometric data base of all workers covered under its flagship MGNREGA scheme at a function held in New Delhi to mark five years of the launch of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
He showed apprehension over problems in implementation of MGNREGA in Naxal-affected areas. The Prime Minister also announced that the government will establish a technical unit, comprising a panchayat development officer and a junior engineer, in each gram panchayat."Priority is being given to Left-wing extremism affected districts, and districts where the annual MNREGA expenditure is above Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion)," Singh said.
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The Prime Minister maintained that MGNREGA had generated 880 crore person days of work since its initiation. "The average person days of employment per household under MNREGA in the last financial year was 54 days," Singh said. He also noted that wages under MNREGA were now being expended through more than 10 crore bank and post office accounts.
He pointed out that the role of Right to Information Act is important in this regard. The Prime Minister added that the government also plans to formulate micro-plans at the village level with people`s participation to determine which works should be undertaken and where.
Addressing the function the National Advisory Council Chairperson Mrs.Sonia Gandhi expressed concern over shortcomings in implementation of MGNREGA scheme but put the obligation on the states to deal with them. She noted despite appointment of district level officers, the present system of hearing and solving complaints of the people is not fully satisfactory.
The government also plans to formulate micro-plans at the village level with people's participation to determine which works should be undertaken and where."The people should be actively involved in the implementation, monitoring and social audit of the programme," Singh said, adding the role of Panchayati Raj could be enhanced for this. The Prime Minister also expressed concern that millions of small and marginal farmers, especially in tribal areas, are being forced to work as MNREGA laborers because their lands are no longer productive enough to support their families."The real success of MNREGA will be achieved when it is able to address the
Addressing the function the National Advisory Council Chairperson Mrs.Sonia Gandhi expressed concern over shortcomings in implementation of MGNREGA scheme but put the obligation on the states to deal with them. She noted despite appointment of district level officers, the present system of hearing and solving complaints of the people is not fully satisfactory.
The government also plans to formulate micro-plans at the village level with people's participation to determine which works should be undertaken and where."The people should be actively involved in the implementation, monitoring and social audit of the programme," Singh said, adding the role of Panchayati Raj could be enhanced for this. The Prime Minister also expressed concern that millions of small and marginal farmers, especially in tribal areas, are being forced to work as MNREGA laborers because their lands are no longer productive enough to support their families."The real success of MNREGA will be achieved when it is able to address the
circumstances that made the programme necessary in the first place," he said.
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