The First meeting of the Performance Review Committee of the Ministry Of Rural Development for the financial year 2011-12 got underway. The two day meeting on 6th and 7th June 2011 will take stock of the progress under the various schemes of the ministry. The performance under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, preparations for BPL Census along with the progress under National Social Assistance Program are being discussed today. Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) , Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY) and Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) / National Rural Livelihood Mission would be taken up for review on Tuesday, the 7th June . The progress of training programs of the ministry and the status of Vigilance and Monitoring Committees is on the agenda as well.
During the financial year 2010-11, up to March 2011,under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, 5.45 crore households have been provided employment. Uttar Pradesh leads the pack with 64.2 lakh households being provided jobs while Rajasthan follows next with 62 lakh households being provided employment under the act. Ministry Of Rural Development has so far spent Rs..36848.49 crores till March 2011 which amounts to around 70% of the expenditure as against the total available funds. MGNREGA has generated 253.68 crore person days of employment during this period. Average number of days of employment provided per household has been around 47 days in 2010-11 while the average wages paid per day has gone up from Rs. 65 in 2005-06 to Rs.100 in 2010-11. The participation of Scheduled castes, Scheduled tribes has been around 30% and 22% respectively while the women’s contribution has been around 48%. Punjab has appointed Ombudsman in all 20 rural districts while in Andhra Pradesh has appointed Ombudsman in 21 out of 22 districts.
The agenda for discussions under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA include among others-
Analysis of State-wise performance in FY 2010-11
§ Physical & Financial Progress
§ Performance against Labour Budget for FY 2010-11
§ Difference between MIS and MPR
§ Unemployment Allowances
§ Delayed Wage Payments
§ Timely Wage Payments
§ Works: Wage-Material Ratio, Work Completion Rate
§ Capacity Building (Staffing)
§ Muster Roll Vrs. Measurement Book
§ Bharat Nirman Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendra
Transparency and Accountability
Status of Ombudsman & Status of Complaints
Performance Output Matrix (POM)
National Framework for use of ICT and Biometrics under MGNREGA
The Performance Review Committee Meetings over the years have been an important monitoring tool for the Ministry of Rural Development to take stock of the progress of the various flagship programs running all over the country. The participants include among others the Secretaries and representatives from all Sate Governments / UT Administrations overseeing the implementation of Rural Development Programs, Organizations like CAPART , NIRD along with the Ministry Of Panchayati Raj, Ministry Of Statistics and Program Implementation, Ministry of Finance, Planning Commission representatives.
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