1 / 9

Convergence of MGNREGS & NRLM Experience from Kerala

Presentation at the National Workshop on Convergence of MGNREGA with Other Programmes New Delhi; 17 th September 2013 Liby Johnson, Programme Manager Kudumbashree-National Resource Organization. Convergence of MGNREGS & NRLM Experience from Kerala. Neighbourhood Group (NHG).

samantha-mason
Download Presentation

Convergence of MGNREGS & NRLM Experience from Kerala

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Presentation at the National Workshop on Convergence of MGNREGA with Other Programmes New Delhi; 17th September 2013 Liby Johnson, Programme Manager Kudumbashree-National Resource Organization Convergence of MGNREGS & NRLM Experience from Kerala

  2. Neighbourhood Group (NHG) Neighbourhood Group (NHG) Habitation-level Ward-level Area Development Society (ADS) GP-level Community Development Society (CDS) Context • 93% of workers under MGNREGS in Kerala are women • The CBO-network under the State Rural Livelihoods Mission works closely with the Gram Panchayats

  3. Where & How they work together Awareness Generation & Mobilization • Awareness creation about MGNREGA at ward level NHG meetings and Gram Sabha • Job card forms distribution and submission by ADS • Door-to-door collection of registration forms, support for taking photographs • Job cards issued through NHG

  4. Where & How they work together Identification of works & Labour budgeting • Work identification by ADS • Labour budgeting at NHG level • Consolidated at Ward level (ADS); presented in Gram Sabha for approval • GP level consolidation supported by CDS • Work and worker prioritization done by ADS

  5. Where & How they work together Implementation • Mate – identified and selected by the ADS; trained by the CDS • Maintains muster rolls • ADS provides information to workers about start of work and nature of work • Stocking work implements and distribution as per need done by the ADS • Documentation of works – boards at site, photography etc. - done by ADS • Provision of work-site facilities

  6. Where & How they work together Payments • Co-ordination with GP for timely payments • Support of ADS for opening bank accounts and its operation • Corpus Fund at NHG level for advance wage payment – in case of special groups such as ST that need more regular payments • Collective as a pressure-group in case of delays

  7. Where & How they work together Livelihoods improvements • Use of MGNREGS for conversion of fallow land into crop lands • Area based planning focussed on needs of poorest families, with CDS level demand plan as base for articulating demand

  8. Where & How they work together Access to entitlements • Convergence with schemes for housing, sanitation etc. • Social security schemes, both Central and State

  9. Benefits of working together • Higher quality planning and implementation of MGNREGS • Wider coverage of the poor • More realistic work identification and execution • Strengthening of the community organization • Improved economic benefits • Wages • Better production and productivity • Stronger relationship between local governments and community based organizations

More Related