History

⮚ Rural Manpower Programme

⮚ Crash Scheme for Rural Employment

The first phase of NREGA was launched in
Objective and February 2006
⮚ Pilot Intensive Rural Employment Programme implementation The gram panchayat should prepare and approve
a list of public works projects
of MGNREGA unemployment allowance

⮚ Drought Prone Area Programme

⮚ Marginal Farmers and Agricultural Laborer's

Scheme
In 2014 - limit MGNREGA programmes within
2500 tribal and poor areas coming under
Intensive Participatory Planning Exercise
⮚ Food for Work Programme change the labor : material ratio from 60:40 to
Amendments
51:49  (2014)
Expansion of cabinet replaced the rural minister
⮚ National Rural Employment Programme thus retrieving the amendment made

⮚ Rural Landless Employment Guarantee

Programme
Fake bills and fake muster rolls
Payments turned in significantly late
Shortcomings manual work with no benefit
of MGNREGA pay money to the Gram Pradhan or Sarapanch to
get a MGNREGA job card for 100 days unskilled
manual work.
Case study

Location

 Village : Timendabada
 Block: kushalgarh
 District: Banswara
 State: Rajasthan

Village overview

 Timendabada is located 70 km from

Banswara.
 The village is located adjust the natural
boundaries of hills, rivers, forests, and
undulating land with stony black soil.
Condition of the village before the Social status of women before the
 Population is estimated to be around 300 implementation of MGNREGA implementation of MGNREGA
per sq.km • migrate to cities due to lack of employment • not as much importance as the males
opportunities. • exploited and ignored in many
Occupation • adults do not encourage children to study circumstances
• lack of irrigation facilities and rain • Their views are not accepted in any kind of
 Agriculture, labouring, and work as • lack of awareness of health issues and lack decision
of sanitation and personal hygiene.
domestic servant at home and on the farm
land of the mahajans or other rich farmers.
 Education and literacy standards are low
compare to other districts of Rajasthan.
Changing the status of the rural poor after the implementation of MGNREGA

Livelihood and socio economic development of the rural poor

• means for a better sustainable livelihood
• opportunities to earn money for the maintenance of their families, sound health of mind and body
• removes hunger and thirst and provides healthy living

Development in the Agriculture status of the rural poor

• now they have channels and ponds and have set up irrigation systems for their crops
• Now people cultivate and harvest twice/ thrice in a year
• farmers earned money and used it by participating in the training program in relation to modern technology
and organic farming

Changes in the status of the women and their participation in development activities
• They were participating in the gram Sabha meetings and in social audits at the Panchayat level
• They are also more aware of their rights and now participate in decision making
• now they are sending their children to school and taking care of their health.