Strengthening Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions in implementing National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in India

Objectives:

• To study the role of Panchayati Raj Institutions, in implementation of the NREGA, as envisaged.
• To study the status of implementation of NREGA and identify opportunities/gaps for strengthening of PRIs so that their roles in implementation of NREGA could be strengthened.

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Key areas/components:

• Data collection was done at 5 levels: State, district, block, gram panchayat and household by administering structured interviews and well designed sample surveys.
• Periodic monitoring of implementation of NREGA in 16 states on the basis of 6-monthly data generated from statistically sampled 5630 households spread over 24 districts of 16 states
• Statistically validated data and participatory inputs from primary and other stakeholders are analysed to undertake evidence based policy advocacy with Parliamentarians, Union/State Ministers, State Bureaucracy and district administration
• This is the largest and most impact full survey undertaken on this issue outside governmental periphery
• Awareness campaigns to educate PRI and GS members about detail state specific guidelines of NREGA

Key outputs:

• Findings of sample surveys and their analysis include:
• Panchayats or Sarpanch centric implementation of NREGA
• Registration and issuance of job cards
• Identification & planning for work
• Availability of exclusive officials for implementation of NREGA
• Capacity building of Pnachayats & Gram Sabha members
• Transparency & Accountability in NREGA implementation
• Wage payment & work sites
• Emerging trends, Best practies & Way forward
• Handholding and innovations are regularly undertaken to build models of implementation by Panchayats

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