CONVERGENCE PROCESS
PRESNTATION BY:
445, Phase III, Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon
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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
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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
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 SELECTION
OF WORKS AS
PERMISSIBLE UNDER MNREGA –
REF.GUIDELINES MNREGA
 WORKS TO BE SELECTED VERY
CAREFULLY SO AS TO ACHIVE
LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY
 CONVERGENCE
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WITH IWMP
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
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 UNDER
MNREGA ALL
ACTIVITES REQUIRED FOR
WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT
PERMITTED
 CONVERGENCE BENEFICAL
FOR RAIN FED AREAS
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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 LABOURMACHINES TO BE AVOIDED
CONTRACTOR SERVICE NOT ALLOWED
CONVERGENCE ACTIVITIES TO BE IDENTIFIED BY
PIA
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MNREGA AND IWMP CONVERGENCE REQUIRES
COORDINATION AT:
 MANAGEMENT
 PLANNING
 WORKS
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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
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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
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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
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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
THANK
YOU