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Report of Working Group II:

Report of Working Group II:. TRANSPARENCY IN IMPLEMENTATION with regard to selection of beneficiaries, identification of works, preparation of estimates etc. Members of Group II. Mr K S Gopal Dr Indira Rajaraman Mr Brajendra Ganesh Mr Pankaj Hazarika

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Report of Working Group II:

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  1. Report of Working Group II: TRANSPARENCY IN IMPLEMENTATION with regard to selection of beneficiaries, identification of works, preparation of estimates etc

  2. Members of Group II • Mr K S Gopal • Dr Indira Rajaraman • Mr Brajendra Ganesh • Mr Pankaj Hazarika • Mr D Bandyopadhyay (Chairperson) • Mr A P Mukherjee (Member, ARC) • Dr Lekha S Chakraborty (Rapporteur) • Dr H K Amarnath

  3. Question I: Selection Criteria • Interpreting Section III of Act. • Delimiting Household • Rigidly enforce “Kitchen” definition/ Census information. • When more than three adults in a household, SECOND JOB CARD should be provided.

  4. QII: How to ensure no “Elite Capture” • Anybody “entitled”/ volunteering should be provided jobcards. • If Panchayats does not give jobcards, the programme implementation officer must ensure this. • Distribution of Jobcards based on Census listing.

  5. QIII: Procurement of Materials • OPEN TENDER • DISPLAY TENDER NAMES, PRICING, MATERIALS ETC AT “EGAS WEBSITE” (village public display).

  6. Q IV: DATA IN PUBLIC DOMAIN • MUSTER ROLL should be available for anyone to inspect. • Create website at village level and present the details • Record every WEEK, the details in the website. • Tracking the entire process through IT and making the database available to the public.

  7. Q V: Checks and Balances • Strengthen Panchayat system. • Use SHGs in taking up works. • NGOs to be used, only if Panchayat system is not effective. • Corresponding check between Panchayat and NGOs.

  8. Q V: Checks and Balances (contd..) • Each block to have “Citizens’ Monitoring Committee” • involving local Doctors, Teachers, Journalists, Human Rights Activists with Review every three months and facility for inspection and report to the State Councils. • Synergy with RTI • at every step and pro-active information sharing by Govt. agencies.

  9. Q VII: WAGES • Not less than minimum wage: safety Clause to be included. • Wages to be EQUAL across gender and to be ensured by Programme Implementation Officer. • Task should be fair, reasonable and according to the capacity of an average man/woman.

  10. Q VII: WAGES (contd…) • ‘TIME AND MOTION “ study to be the basis for ‘outturn’ schedules. • Engineering Staff College of India study. • Gender specific works study to ensure minimum wages. • Schedule of rates of all Departments to be aligned with NREGI schedule of rates.

  11. Q VII: WAGES (contd…) • Ensure period-specific schedule of rates to determine variations in seasonality. • LEAD to be determined with Panchayat works having local lead. • Gender dimensions of LEADs must be included in deciding the schedule of rates.

  12. Q VIII: Quality of Work • Entrust work to LABOUR BANKS. • Provide advance to Labour Banks to take up work. • No involvement of Contractors. • QUALITY OF LIFE TO WORKERS at worksite should be ensured including crèches, shades and water.

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