National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Barmer

1. National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Barmer

2. Barmer Barmer

3. Barmer INTRODUCTION • Barmer District is situated in the western part of Rajasthan. It is surrounded by border with Pakistan in a length of 233 km in the western side. • The total area of district is 28327 sq. km. Most part of this area is desert. The total population of district according to 2001 census is 1964835 out of which 85% lives in rural areas. • This district comprises of 8 Blocks, 380 Gram panchayats and 2160 revenue villages. • The average annual rainfall of district. is 280 mm . Due to less rainfall the agricultural production is low, hence the residents migrates to nearby districts & states for jobs & survivals. • National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was initiated in the district from 2 nd May 2007.

4. People and Culture • Barmer district is part of the Great Indian Desert or Thar Desert. Like all other districts in the desert region, Barmer is known for its folk music and dance. The Bhopas (priest singers) are found in Barmer, who compose music in honour of the deities of the region and its war heroes. The other folk musicians come from a community called the Muslim Dholis (drummers) for most of whom this is the only means of livelihood. Langas and Manganiars are the some of these communities. • Barmer is famous for its carved wooden furniture and hand block printing industry. This area is best visited to gain an insight into the desert life and admire the decorative skills of the simple village folk. The villagers have some of the most beautiful mud huts that are decorated with delicate folk motifs. • Jasol, Juna Burmer, Khed, kiradu, Mallonath Fair (Cattle Fair), Meva Nagar (Nakoda, Kanana (sheetla fair) Neemari are the prime attractions of the district. Tilwara cattle fair is a popular fair visited by thousands of tourists every year. • People speak mostly Rajasthani Language, while Hindi is the official language here. English language also run here as an extra language and to help the tourists.

5. SCHEME • National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was introduced in the district from 2 nd May 2007. Intensive training to the public representatives as well as the officials related to the scheme was given at district as well as block level. Wide publicity about the scheme and Act was also done . For effective training display boards , vedio film and other resourses was used. Practical traing was given for maintainance of record.

6. YEAR WISE EMPLOYMENT GENERATION • To provide employment to the families demanded employment has become top priority and year wise employment generation is as under.

7. Barmer District Before Start of NREGS After completion of 2 Years 6 Months.

8. NREGS Barmer ( Rajasthan ) Year 2008-09 Year 2009-10 ( up to 30 Nov 2009 ) Total Families ( According to BPL Census ) 376667 377133 Job Card • SC 89556 90226 • ST 39295 39657 • Other 318585 321529 • Total 447436 451412 Families demanding • Employment 346887 254398 • Employed Families 346887

9. Year 2008-09 Year 2009-10 ( up to 30 Nov 2009 ) Mandays Generated ( in Lacs ) • SC 46.06 31.71 • ST 24.32 11.41 • Other 211.12 112.64 • Total 281.50 155.96 • Female 179.51 106.96 Families completing 100 days employment 132011 48370

10. Financial Status ( in Lacs ) Year 2008-09 Year 2009-10 ( up to 30 Nov 2009 ) • Fund Received From Centre 35533.82 26780.04 • From State 3137.07 1892.69 • Other 169.42 0.00 Total 38840.31 28672.73 Expenditure • Labour 23459.91 20160.28 • Skilled Labour 673.77 614.42 • Material 13174.19 16180.96 • Administration and Management 799.36 550.62 Total 38106.51 37506.28

11. Year 2008-09 Year 2009-10 Position of Payment Total Up to 30 Nov. 2009 • Total used muster rolls 250738 163889 • Feed Muster rolls 250738 141190

12. Position of works Year 2008-09 Year 2009-10 ( up to 30 Nov 2009 ) No. Amount ( Lacs) No. Amount ( Lacs) • Sanctioned works 37888 61200.28 29335 77853.50 • On going works of Prev. year 19072 40095.15 • Sanctioned in 2009-10 10263 39663.49 • Completed works 16690 10838.29 16268 15682.66 • On going Works 19072 26468.86 6389 14374.00 • On going works of Prev. year 19072 • Works Sanctioned in this Year 10263

13. Harit Rajasthan Campaign The Harit Rajasthan Campaign was started in the district from 15 July 2009. The main aim of the campaign is to do plantation along road side , within school boundaries, within reserved forest area and plantation in available govt. barren land. • Sanctioned works 1299 • Amount ( in lacs ) 1872.83 • Plantation Progress Target Achievement • Area 5000 Ha. 4806.05 Ha. ( other deptt.) 1652.50 Ha. • Total 6458.55 Ha. • Plantation 17.00 Lacs 12.65 Lacs

14. Wage Payment In beginning of the scheme the average wage rate was below Rs. 50 per day as initially the labourer were under the influence of famine relief works. Efforts were made at all levels to provoke the labours for sufficient work for getting Rs. 100 per day. Now the labourer have understood the theme of the scheme ( Jitna dam UtanaKam ) and hence now average wage rate in the district is Rs. 86 per day. • Administration is still trying to provoke labourers for getting Rs. 100 per day. New Initiatives • Speedy payment procedure • Initially the mode of payment was in cash but now the payment are being made through banks and post offices by opening personal labour accounts. • To avoid delay in payments by banks & post offices a Lump-sum amount is transferred in advance to main branches of banks & head post office. • The money is transferred to the labour account directly from the main branch & head post office on producing wage slip to the concern banks & post offices.

15. Information , Education and Communication • Vide publicity through Audio-Video Films at Panchayat HQ. & at main villages • Celebration of NREGA Day in 380 Gram Panchayats • Publishing the NEWS related to NREGS in NEWS PAPERS 300 Nos. • Publishing the ADVERTISEMENTS related to NREGS in NEWS PAPERS100 Nos. • Pamphlets distribution - 25000 • Awareness generation programme at NREGS work Site- 150 • Hoardings related to NREGS- 380 Gram Panchayats • Slogan Writing - 380 Gram Panchayats, 2160 rev. villages • Distribution of mate duties & responsibility books To each mate • Song , play and puppet show for publicity At 380 Gram Panchayats • Publicity of NREGS through ‘Kalla-Jatha’. At all Gram Panchayat • ‘Jhanki’ shows on THE INDEPENDENCE & REPUBLIC DAY. • Display boards at work sites. • Publication of the duties of the executive agencies. • Participation in Social – Audit Programme.

16. Information , Education and Communication

17. Training and Orientation The effective& intensive training was given to the public representatives as well as the officials related to the scheme at district as well as block level at start of scheme. This year also the State Govt. has given training to 4 District Resource Persons at Indira Gandhi Panchayati raj . Instt. Jaipur . These DRP’s have trained the Block Level Resource Persons and then these BRP’s have given traing to all Mates at Panchayat Level. In addition to this following trainings were arranged:- • Training Participants Training Place Duration No. of Participants • C.E.O. Jaipur 2 days 1 • Executive Engineer Jaipur 2 days 1 • District Resource Person Jaipur 5 days 4 • District Resource Person Jodhpur 3 days 4 • Distt. Level Public Rep. Barmer 2 days 250 • B.D.O. , Engineer Barmer 3 days 69 • Ideal Mate Training Barmer 3 days 66 • D R P’s & B R P ‘s Jaipur 1 days 36 • B R P’s Bhilwara 12 days 28 • B R P’s Barmer 5 days 32 • Mate Block Level 3 days 5900

18. Finance , Accounts and Audit Financial Status ( in Lacs ) Year 2008-09 Year 2009-10 ( up to 30 Nov 2009 ) • Fund Received From Centre 35533.82 26780.04 • From State 3137.07 1892.69 • Other 169.42 0.00 • Total 38840.31 28672.73 • Expenditure • Labour 23459.91 20160.28 • Skilled Labour 673.77 614.42 • Material 13174.19 16180.96 • Administration and Management 799.36 550.62 • Total 38106.51 37506.28 •  Position of Payment Total Up to 30 Nov. 2009

19. Record Maintenance • perfect arrangement foe maintaining the records at gram panchayat leve to distt. level is being made since start of the scheme. Following registers are being kept at GP level. • Annexure 1 Employment application entry register • Annexure 2 Employment registration register • Annexure 3 Job Card register • Annexure 4 Unemployment wage register •  Annexure 5 Village wise Job Card register •  Annexure 6 Job Demand register •  Annexure 7 Employment register •  Annexure 8 Employment Information register •  Annexure 9 Muster Roll issue register •  Annexure 10 Muster Roll issue register for other agencies •  Annexure 11 Muster Roll receive register •  Annexure 12 Asset register •  Annexure 13 Complaint register •  Annexure 14 Measurement Books •  Annexure 15 Work File

20. Annual Planning • In NREGS according to the need of each revenue village annual action plan is prepared in gram sabha . Then the plan is approved at block & district level general body meeting. • At GP level Labour and Material ratio is kept 60:40

21. Management of Information System  All informations related to NREGS are being computerised via internet. MIS manager is appointed at distt. hq. & 8 MIS managers are being appointed at block hq. Feeding work Issued Muster rolls Online MR 2009-10 163889 141190 Worksite Management  Drinking Water, shed, medical kit , creche facilities are provided at all work sites. Worksite register is being maintained at site & a file containing AS,TS,FS& photocopy of paid MR is kept at site.

22. Inspection • For proper control on various parameters at worksite payment position and effective control frequent & surprise inspections by DPC, ADPC, DLO’s, PO’s, BDO’s and also by mobile teams are being made. • Apart from the above inspections State Level Monitors are also inspecting the sites twice or thrice in a month • To control any discrepancies regarding payments , paid MR photo copy are being displayed at GP level.

23. Gram Sabha To prepare annual action plan , to give information regarding assets developed in various schemes to public , gram sabhas are being organised. By arranging “RatriChopals” all type of problems related to the villagers are being sort out and all type of informations desired by them is made available by the officers of various deptt.

24. Vigilance and Monitoring committees. • The Vigilance and Monitoring committees have been made up at revenue village level to monitor the work sites and to provide suggestion for reform. • The Vigilance and Monitoring committees are being trained time to time for their effective working. • These Vigilance and Monitoring committees are effectively working to stop corruption. • Following members of Vigilance and Monitoring committees have been trained so far -- • Constitution of Monitoring committees 2160 • Monitoring committees members 8640 • SC, ST Members 3836 • Headmaster members 2160 • Responsible persons of village 2160

25. Social Audit • Various steps has been taken up for effective social audit under NREGS in the district. • All instructions issued by the govt. for effective social audit are being followed and social audit is being done in the presence of distt. & block level officers by providing proper &complete training to the social audit members • At some places social audit has done in presence of NLM . • To ensure the participation of various NGO’s and general public in the Social audit wide publicity through news papers, information boards, wall painting is done before Social audit • During Social audit videography is also arranged.

26. Grievances Management and disposal of complaints • The arrangement for quick disposal of complaints are being made through -- 1. 4 Nos. mobile Teams 12 Nos. 2. Block level co-ordinators 8 Nos. 3. Programme Officers 8 Nos. 4. Tehsildars 8 Nos. 5. B.D.O.’s 8 Nos. • The complaints in news papers are being attended within 24 hours and defaulters are being panelised. • Help line at district level and at block level have established.

27. Convergence • In convergence with other department Harit roads with P.W.D. , forest Development with Forest deptt. & Watershed Management of IWMP ( Integrated Watershed Management Programme ) are being proposed in convergence with NREGS.

28. Outcomes • 90 % females have been engaged on various on going works of this scheme. This employment has developed strength in females. • Creation of jobs as well as permanent assests at local level • Stopped migration of labour to nearby states. • Eliminated drinking water problem by constructing tankas to collect rain water under individual beneficiaries category –IV • Financial position of female in the district has been strengthen and increases the number of self help group etc. • Transparency in payment and knowledge of various developed scheme • Number of Gravel road have been contracted in the scheme and hence • Developed irrigation facilities. • Drinking problems for animals have been sort out by renovation of traditional ponds and developed new nadies. • Due to sufficient network of gravel roads villagers are getting proper value of their production.

29. The standard of livelihood has been rise up due to NREGS wages. • No. of man days generated per house hold in the distt. is 66 days. • Total 130.75 lac man days generated by female labourers. • The labours used for farming is benefitted by getting twice the wages due to NREGS. Comparative position of completed category IV works in India

30. PROUD OF DISTRICT

31. PROUD OF DISTRICT • The district is proud of constructing highest number 35628 tanka under category IV of individual beneficiaries in the country. • This way a capacity of 38.25 million cubic feet has been developed to store rain water under the scheme. • Similarly a additional capacity of 312.56 million cuft has also been developed to store rain water by generating new ponds & traditional ponds , talabs , nadi etc.