CONTENTS

1. Basic documents

1.1. Official documents

1.1.1. NREG Act 2005 with amendments, Dec 2009, updated

1.1.2. NREG Act Operational Guidelines, 3rd edition 2008(English)
1.1.2.a. NREG Act Operational Guidelines, 2006 (Hindi)
1.1.3. Selected Circulars:
a. Acceptance of NREGA Job Card as an officially valid document, Sep 2009
b. Regarding Accounts to be opened in PO / Bank, May 2008
c. Establish grievance redressal mechanism in the implementation of NREGA, Nov
2007
d. Establishment of the office of Ombudsman for redressal of grievances, Sep 2009
e. Nominations of members of the Ombudsman Selection Committee, Oct 2009
f. Circular on Management of Information System (MIS), Apr 2006
g. Guidelines to use funds for accountability and transparency, Oct 2009
h. Circular on ICT implementation, Sep 2008
i. Circular on spillover of works and accounts, Mar 2009
j. Special drive for muster roll verification, Feb 2008
k. Transparency and public accountability rules, a draft, 2008
l. Bank and Post Office Financial Inclusion BC Model, Mar 2010
m. Online submission of Funds released, Sept, 2010

1.1.4. Revised NREGA wages. Jan, 2011

1.1.5. Notification on Revised wage rate, Jan 2011
1.1.6. Notified wages for NREGA as effective on 1st January, 2009
1.1.7. NREGA Rules by Central Council 2006
1.1.8. Guidelines for convergence between NREGA and IWMP, May 2009
1.1.9. Guidelines for Implementation of works on Individual land under NREGA (draft),
Jan, 2010
1.1.10. Report on Works on Individual Lands, June 2010
1.1.11. NREGA Financial Rules, 2009
1.1.12. Right to Information Act 2005 with amendments.

1.2. Primers English

1.2.1. Key features of NREGA, 2005
1.2.2. NREGA Primer, Dec 2008
1.2.3. NREGA Powerpoint presentation, Jan 2011

1.3. Primers Hindi

 1.3.1. a. NREGA Illustrated Booklet & cover, 2010
1.3.2. NREGA Guidebook, 2010
1.3.3. NREGA Powerpoint Presentation, 2007
1.3.4. NREGA primer 2009
1.3.5. NREGA primer 2010
1.3.6. NREGA Pustika – Samanya Jaankari, 2010

1.4. RTI Basics

1.4.1. ‘Suchna Ka Adhikar Kanoon’ 2005 (Hindi)
1.4.2. RTI Primer 2005
1.4.3. ‘Suchna Ka Adhikar’ Primer 2005 (Hindi)

2. Muster Roll Verification

2.1. a. Muster Roll Ki Nigrani, Apr. 2007

b. MR Verification Guidelines, 3rd edition, Mar. 2009
2.2. a. Consolidation & Verification Sheets, 2007
b. Consolidation & Verification Sheets, 2006 (Hindi)
2.3. Summary table format for MR Verification, 2008
2.4. Practical Exercises:
a. Badhigam Case Study, 2008
b. Sample Summary of MR Verification, 2008

3. Social Audits

3.1. Social Audit Manual by NIRD, 2007

3.2. a. One Hundred Tips for Social Audit, 2009
b. One Hundred Tips for Social Audit, 2009 (Hindi)
3.3. Power-point Presentation on Social Audit by CES & NIRD
3.4. a. NREGA Field Survey Manual 2010 (comprehensive)
b. NREGA Field Survey Manual 2010 (abridged English)
c. NREGA Field Survey Manual 2010 (abridged Hindi)
3.5. Verifying Material Component, (Sample report) 2009
3.6. E- JC verification Format, 2010
3.7.. Social Audit Reports
SA1. Uttar Pradesh Social Audits
 SA2. Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu Social Audit
SA3. Orissa Social Audit
SA4. Araria Nov 2008
SA5. Bharawan distt Hardoi Asha parivar Social Audit
SA6. Social Audit final Report by NIRD 2008
SA7. Araria-Bhangahi Report, 2010
SA8. Araria Paikpar Report, 2010
SA9. Araria Saurgaon Report, 2010
SA10. Chattisgarh Jan Sunwai Nov, 2010
SA11. Chattisgarh NREGA Study Report. (PPT) Nov, 2010

4. Model Formats

4.1. NREGA Registration Form, 2007 (Hindi)

4.2.a. Group Work Application (Eng & Hindi)
b. Individual work Application (Eng & Hindi)
4.3.a. Unemployment Allowance Application Forms (Hindi)
b. Unemployment Allowance Application Forms
4.4. a. Complaint Form, 2009
b. Complaint Form, 2009 (Hindi)
4.5. a. Inspection form 2008 (Hindi)
b. Inspection form 2008
4.6. Model Bank Payment Order, 2008
4.7. a. RTI Application Form, 2006
b. RTI Application Form, 2006 (Hindi)
4.8. Compensation for delayed payments (collective application)
4.9. Samasya Checklist 2009 (Hindi)

5. Worksite Inspection

5.1. Worksite Checklist (full and abridged versions)

a. Abridged 2008
b. Abridged 2008 (Hindi)
c. Full, 2008
d. Full, 2008 (Hindi)
5.2. Sample Reports
a. NREGA in Orissa – A case study (Powerpoint Presentation)
b. How is NREGA Doing? (Powerpoint Presentation)
c. Ranchi Survey 2007 Findings
6. Household Survey

6.1. Survey Instruments

6.1.1. Worker’s Questionnaire 2008
6.1.2. Sample Worker’s Questionnaire (filled) (Hindi)
6.1.3. Bank Payment Questionnaire (Eng & Hindi)
6.1.4. Survey Manual (English)
6.1.5. Women Worker Questionnaire

6.2. Sample Reports

6.2.1. The Battle for Employment Guarantee 2008
6.2.2. Rozgar ki Jung 2008 (Hindi)

7. Prachar – prasar

7.1. Songs
7.1.1. Kaam Ka Adhikar
7.1.2. Jaanne ka Haq
7.1.3. Shri Radha Ram by Hela Party
7.1.4. Le Mashale Chal Pade Hai

7.2. Parchas
7.2.1. NREGA Leaflet by MKSS (2 versions)
7.2.2. NREGA Entitlements (full version)
7.2.3. NREGA Entitlements (abridged version)
7.2.4. Bank Account Parcha, 2009 (Hindi)
7.2.5. Lead and Lift Parcha

7.3. Videos
7.3.1. Law – RTI & EGA
7.3.2. Rozgar Adhikar Yatra
7.3.3. Haathon ko kaam
7.3.4. Gaon Chodab Naheen

7.4. Placards
7.4.1. Apna Haq Jano Booklet Images with Text
 7.4.2. Anpa Haq Jano Booklet Images without Text
7.5. Photo Gallery
7.6. Slogans
7.7. Script of the play ‘Aazadi’

8. Readings
8.1. Bibliography
8.2. Articles
8.3. Op-eds
8.4. Other

9. Sahayata Kendra

9.1. Sahayata Kendra Handbook (Draft, 2010)

9.2. SK Parcha (Khunti, 2010)
9.3. Interim Report…
9.4. Guidelines to register complaints and applications (Hindi)
9.5. Guidelines for telephonic complaints (Hindi)

10. Further Material

10.1. Compensation for delays in wage payments
10.1.1. Payment of Wages Act 1936
10.1.2. Payment of Wages Act & Relevant Sections of NREGA
10.1.3. Compensation for Delays in Wage payment (Collective application format, 09)
10.1.4. Khunti Compensation Cases (2010)
10.2. NREGA Calendar
10.3. Further Resources
Useful links
NREGA Map, 2007 - 08

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