MGNREGA_SAMEEKSHA

70 MGNREGA Sameeksha
A summary of the major issues faced in
implementation of the Scheme is provided in
Table 6.3. Each of these are sought to be addressed
through MGNREGA 2.0, a summary of which is
provided in Chapter 7.
Table 6.3
Key Issues with MGNREGA Implementation as Identified by Field Studies
Indicator
Issues
Demand for Work • Lack of awareness about the provision of demanding work
• Dated receipt not given to applicants for work
• Demand for work not recorded by States
• Work not provided within 15 days
• Job seeker denied employment
• Unemployment allowance not paid
Planning of Works • GSs not convened or not enough participation
• GS’s involvement in plan preparation is minimal, its role often confined to
a formality of approving what has already been done by the block
• Choice of works not oriented towards the priorities envisaged under MGNREGA
• Inadequate shelf of works for execution through the year or poor planning
• Lack of capacity in GP and shortage of technical staff with GPs for planning
• Technical sanction and administrative sanctions not obtained
Worksite Management • Worksite facilities not available
• MRs not available at worksites or not properly maintained
• JCs not with beneficiaries or not updated
• Measurement not being done on time
• Improper supervision or allocation of work
• Presence of machinery or contractors
• Fake entries or tampered MRs
Quality of Works • Poor planning results in poor results (plantations made but no arrangement for
watering meant plants died, etc.)
• Several works left incomplete
• Shortage of staff a serious issue in ensuring technical quality and durability
• Some works, like roads, required machinery and tractors to ensure durability
Wage and Wage Payments • Delays in payment; in some panchayats, delays cross 2–3 months
• SoRs not accurately determined
• Long gaps between work and measurement also cause delays in wage payments
• Shortage of funds at block level also reportedly a cause of delayed wage payments
• Increases in task rates made at the state level do not translate into similar increases
at the GP level because it does not have the capacity to rework the estimates and
engineers who can do so are too few in number.
• Banks/Post Offices do not have branches/staff, etc. to cater to MGNREGA
• Fudging of MRs/ghost workers (workers that do not exist yet are shown as
beneficiaries)
Other Administrative • Poor maintenance of Records like employment registers
Constraints • Poor ICT infrastructure for monitoring (including computers, internet connectivity)
Transparency and Social • Social Audits not conducted
Audit • Reports and documents show that there are:
– No active vigilance committees
– No vigilance committees
– In case social audits done, no records made available of the event
• Ineffective or non-existent grievance redressal mechanisms
Source: Ministry of Rural Development.