Employment Guarantee Scheme

 

            The Maharashtra Employment Guarantee Act, 1977.

 

                         An act to make effective provisions for securing the right to work by guaranteeing employment to all adult persons who volunteer to do unskilled manual work in rural areas in the State of Maharashtra.

 

Objective & Aim

 

1.                  To provide the unskilled manual work to adult labour residing in rural area and C class Municipal Council area and willing to do any unskilled manual work.

2.                  To construct the durable assets for the benefit of the community and the economy.

3.                  To overcome the rural unemployment problem in scarcity period.

 

Special Features.

 

·        State is taking guarantee to provide unskilled work to adult agricultural labourers.

·        Employment guarantee is at district level . The planning should be done to provide work within 8 km peripheral area of village or at least in the same panchayat samiti area.

 

WORKS TO BE DONE UNDER E.G.S.

 

I.          Soil & Water Conservation Works.                                                            55 %

a)                  Percolation Tank

b)                 Village Tank

c)                  Forest Tank

d)                 Nala Bunding

e)                  Graded bunding

f)                   Compartmental bunding etc.

g)                  Unskilled portion of irrigation project

h)                  Soil Conservation & Land development work.

i)                    Land development work in benefited area of irrigation project.

j)                   Farm ponds, Bodi, Vanrai bandhara, Gabbian structure etc.

 

II         Works under Irrigation Project                                                                        5%

a)                  Canal Work

b)                 Repairs of Canal

 

III            Afforestration  ( Work done by Forest & Social Forestry Department )            10%

a)                  Plantation on Forest Land

b)                 Plantation on Community Land

c)                  Fire Protection work in Forest area

 

IV        Roads

a)                  Roads under 1981-2001 Road development Plan.

b)                 Non Plan Roads

i)          Internal Roads in villages having population more than 500.

ii)                   Approach roads to wadi or Tanda

iii)                 Approach roads to water source

iv)                 Agricultural filed roads

 

Unskill : Skill Ratio

 

                        The ratio of expenditure on work done under E.G.S. should be within limits of 51:49 for unskil : skill work.  The 51:49 ratio is applicable for following works.

1)                  Minor irrigation Tanks

2)                  Percolation Tank

3)                  Village Tank

4)                  Malgujari Tank

5)                  Forest Tank

6)                  Gabbean Structure

7)                  Roads.

 

                        But for the soil conservation works, watershed development works, work done by Social Forestry dept. the unskilled: skill ratio is 60:40.

 

Wages to labour

 

                        The wages shall be paid according to the schedule of rates.  The schedule of rates shall be so fixed that a person working diligently for 7 hours a day would normally get a total wage equal to the minimum wage for agricultural labourer for the relevant zone fixed by the State Government from time to time.

 

                        The present schedule of rates is as under ( from 26.3.2001)

            a)            Circle – 1          Rs. 51/-

            b)            Circle – 2          Rs. 49/-

            c)            Circle – 3          Rs. 47/-

            d)            Circle – 4          Rs 45/-

 

                        The Akola district comes under Circle – 3 .

 

                        The wages shall be directly linked with the quality and quantity of work.

 

Amenities for labour

The following type of amenities are given to labour working on E.G.S. work

a)                  Drinking Water

b)                 Shade for taking rest

c)                  First aid Box for treatment

d)                 Supply of spects made up of metal wire instead of glass to labours doing the work of metal breaking

e)                  Ex gratia remuneration @ Rs 50000/- to labour accidental death or permanent disabilities while working on EGS work.

f)                   Maternity leave for female worker

g)                  The 14 days leave for female labour and 7 days leave for male labour is allowed for family planning operations.

h)                  Wages are given on forth-nightly basis.

 

Implementing Agencies.

 

 

Name of Agency

Type of work done

1

The district superintendent of Agriculture, Akola

Soil & water conservation works.  Water shed and land development works , Horticulture scheme.

2

Executive Engineer P.W.D. Akola

Plan Roads, Internal Roads, Farm roads. Approach Road.

3

Executive Engineer ( Works) Zilla Parishad Akola

4

Executive Engineer Irrigation Akola

Irrigation project work.

5

Executive Engineer M.I. ( Local Sector ) Akola

Village Tank, Peculation Tank (P.T.)

6

Executive Engineer M.I. Zilla Parishad, Akola

Jawahar well, P.T. & V.T.

7

Dy. Conservator of Forest Akola

Afforestation on forest land

8

Dy. Director Social Forestry Akola

Afforestation on community land,

9

Executive Engineer Water Supply Zilla Parishad

Drinking water, well.

 

 

II            Horticulture Development Scheme

 

·        This scheme was started under EGS from 1990

Aims and Objective :-

 

·        To uplift the financial & social status of farmer.

·        To bring the fallow land under cultivation.

·        Employment generation in rural area.

 

Target of Plantation.:-

 

            The annual target is given by state Government to each district.

 

Implementation. :-

 

            This scheme is implemented by the District Superintendent of Agriculture at district level.

 

Type of Plant to be Selected :-

 

A)        Dry land Horticulture

            i)            Mango             ii)            Cashewnut     iii)            Ber            iv)            Tamrind

            v)             Amla                vi)            Jamun               vii)            Jojoba            viii)            Bamboo

            ix)            Wood apple

 

B)            Irrigated Horticulture Crops :-

            i)            Orange             ii)            Coconut           iii)            Lemon    iv)        Sweet lime

            v)            Chikoo             vi)            Pomogranate    vii)            Guava    viii)       Fig

            ix)            Rubber             x)            Beetle nut

 

C)            Medicinal & Aromatic Plants :-

            i)            Guggul            ii)            Ashoka            iii)            Arjuna

 

Area limitation for Plantation :-

 

                                    Minimum                     -                       0.20 ha

                                    Maximum                    -                       4 ha

 

Eligibility for beneficiary :-

·        Agriculturist having land of his own.

·        Societies registered under Co-operative Society Act.

 

Time limit for Plantation:-

            For Konkan                        -            upto 30 September

            Rest of Maharashtra            -            upto 30 November

 

Grants :-

                                    Minimum                     -                       Rs. 17337/ha

                                    Maximum                    -                       Rs.  45665/ha

 

Result of Scheme :-

 

           

 

Plantation before start of Scheme (ha)

Plantation under EGS Horticulture Scheme from

90-91 to 2003-04 (ha)

 

Total

Akola

3500

26545

30045 ha

 

 

 

 

Maharashtra

242000

1081400

1323400 ha

 

 

Jawahar Well Scheme under EGS

 

            The Jawahar well scheme under EGS was started from 1st September 1988.

 

Implementing Agency :-

            Minor Irrigation Department, Zilla Parishad.

 

Eligibility for beneficiary :-

            Agriculturist having land holding more than 0.60 ha.

 

Time limit for completion of well :-

            The work should be started within period of two months and should be completed within 12 months from the date of work order.

 

Selection Committees

 

A)            District level beneficiary selection Committee.

 

            1)            Guardian Minister                                             President

            2)            All MlA’s in district                                      Member

            3)            President Zilla Parishad                                    Member

            4)            Vice President, Zilla Parishad                                   Member

            5)            Collector                                                         Member

            6)            Chief Executive Officer Zilla Parishad            Member

            7)            Addl. C.E.O. Zilla Parishad                                   Member

            8)            Executive Engineer (MI) Zilla Parishad.            Member Secretary.

 

B)        Taluka level beneficiary selection Committee

 

            1)            MLA from Tahsil                                           President

            2)            Chairman Panchayat Samiti                           Member

            3)            Vice Chairman Panchayat Samiti               Member

            4)            Deputy Collector (EGS)                          Member

            5)            Tahsildar                                                         Member

            6)            Block Development Officer                          Member Secretary

             

Grants :-

 

            The grants are sanctioned on the basis of underground strata of well. Maximum upto Rs. 61500/- from 1.10.2001.

 

 

Result :- (upto 2004-05)

 

 

Sanction limit for State Government

Actual Sanction

No. of completed well

No. of in complete well

 

Akola

 

5730

 

5507

 

3528

 

1953