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Memo No. 626(29) /MGNREGA Date: 27th May, 2014

To The Block Development Officer ………………….Dev. Block (All)

Sub:- Organization of Gram Rozgar Diwas at every Gram Sansad

Ref:- (i) Letter of the Commissioner (MGNREGS) & Special Secretary, Govt. of West

Bengal, P&RD Department vide Memo No. 1622(22)-P&RD/PAC(NREGA)/P/18S-04/06 dt. 31.03.2014.

(ii) Memo No. 535(29)/MGNREGA, dt. 3rd April, 2014.

Madam/Sir,

Enclosed please find herewith the letter of the Commissioner (MGNREGS) & Joint

Secretary, Govt. of West Bengal, P&RD Department, which speaks for itself.

You are requested to organize Gram Rozgar Diwas at every gram sansad at earliest.

Yours faithfully,

Enclo : As stated

Sd/-

District Nodal Officer MGNREGA Cell Paschim Medinipur

Memo No. 626(29)/1(4) /MGNREGA Date: 27th May, 2014

Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to:-

1. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Midnapore Sadar / Kharagpur / Jhargram / Ghatal Sub-Division.

Sd/- District Nodal Officer MGNREGA Cell Paschim Medinipur

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Dibyendu SarkarCommissioner, MGNREGS

&Special Secretary

The Principal $ecretary, GTAThe District Magistrate & District Programme Coordinator (All Districts)The Additional Executive Officer, Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad

Date: 31,03"2014

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Sub: Organization of Sram Rozgar Diwas at every Gram SansadReference: Letter No. J-1 101210212012-MGNREGA dated 17.1A.2A13 of the Ministry

of Rural Development, Government of lndia (MGNREGA Divisron)

Madam / Sir,

You are certainly aware of the guidelines issued by the Government of lndia for organization of Gram

Rozgar Diwas at every ward of the Gram Panchayats. A copy of the said guideiines is attaitreOlor

favour of lour perusal. The same was earlierfonruarded to you as well vide this office no. 5822 dated

20 November 2014. Now, on the basis of the set of guidelines issued by the Ministry, lwould like to

indicate the State's plan of action for organization of Gram Rozgar Diwas which will be effective

immediately after the election process is complete and applicability of the tvlodel Code of Conduct for

the Partiamentary General Election, 2014 ceases.

2. Objectives:

To cater to the primary objectives of guSanteerng hundred daVs !! erlPlly**liin a financial year to

the interested rurai households having adult members, Gram Rozgar Diwas seeks to achieve the

following:

a. Generation of awareness among the rural families regarding their entitlements under Mahatma

Gandhi NREGA whictr shall include, among others, the wage-seekers right to get employment

within fifteen days from preferring demand for employment either individually or jointly with others,

right to unemployment allowance if the demand for employment is not met within fifteen day, right

to getting payment within fifteen days frorn the date of closure of the muster roll, right to

compensation for delayed payment of wages if the payment is not made within fifteen days from the

date of closure of musler roll, the right to minimum facilities at the work-site including drinking water,

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first-aid, rest shed for the workers and cr6che for the children accompanying mother at the work-

slte, right to redress of grievances etc. '

b. Registration of Job-cards for inclusion of new households as well as inclusion of new members in

existing households

c. Giving special emphasis to the needs and requirements of the vulnerable group of wage-seekers

d, Receiving work application from interested households and provide datecJ receipts 0n the spot

e, Discussing potential works in the area and their time of execution (seasonality)

f. Reoording grievances and submit the same to the appropriate authorities for action on grievances

g. To diseuss and resolve the issues relating to wage disbursement and ensure clearance of backtog

in wage disbursements in respect of different payment agencies like banks, BCs, Post Qffices etc.

h. Responding to the needs of the Job-card holding households and coordination of activities for

effective implementation of works under MGNREGS

3. $chedule of Gram Rozgar Diwas:

Gram Rozgar Diwas shall be organizedat'cvery_gam $anse{,{location to be decided by the Gram

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be decided by the respective Gram Panchayat. However, while fixing time convenience of the wage

seekers should be the primary deciding factor, Moreover, time should be identical for every month. We

would prefer organization of Gram Rozgar Diwas during the afternoon hours,

4. Organizational arrangements:

The guidelines issued by the Ministry indicate that the G:t l9ff{'gyut (GRS) should be the

cjlyglg for the Gram Rozgar Diwas and.should be present during the Proceedings. Since the

meetings will be organized on fixed days, there is no problem in making the GRS convener for the

meeting. However, since in our State we have several Gram Sansads going up to twenty five in the

Gram Panchayats, it is not physically possible for the GRS, Nirman Sahayak and the Secretary /

Executive Assistant to be present in all the proceeding*. They may develop a rcster of and attend the

meetings in systematic manner. Accordingly the following structure will be followed in the State:

a. Concerned Gram Panchayat member will act as the Chairperson for the meeting. Where there are

two members, the senior in age will be the Chairperson

b. The GRS associated with the Gram Panchayat shall be the convener (in absentia)

c. One leading Self Help Group (SHG) of the Gram Sansad will be identified for providing Secretarial

support to the forum. lnstead of identifying individual members and assigning individual

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responsibilities, the entire set of activities will be entrusted to the Iead SHG. The lead SHG in turn

will identify inclividual members for lEC, demand registration, work allocatiorr and other necessary

activities.

d, The Programme Officer shall issue specific authorization in favour of the leacl $HG for receiving

applications for new job-cards or adding new members against existing job-cards, accepting

demand for work, giving dated receipt and also allocating work, wherever feasible.

5. Participants:

The lead SHG shall contact every household of the area for parlicipation in the Grarn Rozgar Diwas

meetings, Special efforls will be made to involve women in the households, l-louseholds with no job-

cards but interested in having should also be persuaded to attend the meetings, From the official side

the elected GP members, official from the GP (whenever possible), representatives of other

implementing agencies and representatives of flnancial institutions will be requested to attend the

meetings.

6, Preparatory activities:

For effective implementation of Gram Rozgar Diwas, intensive IEC activities will have to be underiaken.

The Deparlment is in the process of preparing a desk calendar highlighting the day of Gram Rozgar

Diwas eve;y month and propagating related messages. The calendar should be nracle available to all

the Gram Panchayats, identified Supervisors, Civil Society Qrganizations, Community Based

Organizations and Self Help Groups in the District. There should be wall-writings about the Rozgar

Diwas. The calendar may also be used as flip charts for inter-personal communication on Gram Rozgar

Diwas.

7. Capacity Building:

The District should organize capacity building sessions on Gram Rozgar Drwas for the Prograrnme

Officers, APOs, Programme Assistants, Pradhans and other members of the GPs, GP officials including

GR$ and also for the members of the lead SHG.

B. Activities during Gram Rozgar Diwas:

Discussions bn the significance of the Gram Rozgar Diwas by the Chairperson of theMeeting

Accepting demand and giving dated receipt

Registration of demand

Disclosure of information

Registration of grievances

ldentifying households for lB$

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ldentifying wort<s and its seasonality

Assessin$thepositionofWagepaymentanddeliberationofpending

Deliberation on the functioning of finaneial institutions

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9. Recorcling of prnceedings and docurnentatlon: !,-.

proceedings of Gram Rozgar Diwas shail be recorded in the format attached to the guidelines issued

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the website .t ,:: rvrlnistl Photosraphs of the

meetinss should also be captured and uploaded on thewebsite li:lT;:ii: ri:T,, "r

meeting. The District programme coordinator w*r submit a comprreo re+ort of the d'rsirict rn ret1t1o1,to

'-:)-:: re District report should also contain the

Gram Rozgar Diwas to this Department on a monthly basis' Ti

detairs ofdem-ano received--**ipt, pr*dad, ,,.,* rab-cards registered, payments made, issues raised

and resolved.

AsyouwillappreciateeffectiveorganizationofGramRozgarDiwastoaddressthekeyissuesof

demandregistration,workallocationandwelfareofthewageseekerswillbethecornerstoneofffective leadership will certainly make it

Mahatma Gandhi NREGA implementation in 2014-15' Y-our e

possible for the $tate to showcase its initiative on Gram Rozgar Diwas at the national level'

Encl.: As stated.

M em o. Na. 1 622(22)1 1 ( 1 )-P &R D/PAC (NREGAyPi I 8S'04/06

Copv forwarded to Ms. Aparajita sarangi, Joint $ecretary, Ministt.y of Rural

tnct'ia. Xrisni Bhawan, New Delhi'

Date: 31.03 2014

DeveloPment, Government of

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Krishi Bhawan, New DelhiDated 17-10-2013

J-II012/02/2012-MGNREGAGovernment of India

Ministry of Rural DevelopmentMGNREGA Division

ToThe Principal Secretary/ Secretary(Incharge-MGNREGA)All States and UTs

Subject: Guidelines for 'Rozgar Diwas'.

Sir/Madam,

We are well aware that proper capturing of demand for work is crucial to thesuccess of MGNREGA. Organization of Rozgar Diwas atleast once in a month is asignificant way of capturing demand. It will also go a long way in bringing to the forevarious implementation issues and serve in awareness generation among rural massesabout the programme.

Ministry of Rural Development has framed suggestive guidelines on RozgarDiwas which is being forwarded to you for implementation.

Enclosure as above

Yours sincerely,

(A~.[ ;~) I" 1)'tl)1J>parajita .pangl -r l

Joint Secretary ( . GNREGA)Tel: 011-23383553

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GUIDELINES FOR

ROZGAR DIWAS

MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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1. Background

To meet the primary objectiveof Mahatma Gandhi NREGA i.e. guaranteeing

atleastone hundred days of wage employment to every registered rural household,it is

necessary that the demand for work is captured and rural people are made aware of

the provisions of MGNREG Act and its implementation process.

The Ministry of Rural Development and States have taken a number of initiatives for

effective implementation of MGNREGA but still muchremains to be done to capture

the full demand and provide work as mandated in the Act i.e., within 15 days from the

date of work application (Para 6, Schedule II). The Mahatma Gandhi NREGA

Operational Guidelines, 2013 (Para 3.3.) has suggested organization of„RozgarDiwas‟

as a means of demand capture.

2. RozgarDiwas

(i) RozgarDiwasis at least a monthlyevent organized possibly at the ward level

presided over by the ward member with representation of atleast 25% of the

registered ward job card holders in the ward. The event is forregistering

demand for work,issue of job cards, allocation of work, disclosure of

information, payment of wages, payment of unemployment allowance, etc.

and to generate awareness about the programme. At this event, the

WardPanchayat should pro-actively invite applications for work from potential

workers for the current as well subsequent quarters.

(ii) The District Programme Coordinator will ensure that RozgarDiwas is

organized accordingly.

3. Objectives

i. To make the communities aware about MGNREGS employment opportunities in

the concerned GPs.

ii. To cater to the needs and requirements of the vulnerable groups of wage seekers

i.e., PWDs, identified / liberated manual scavengers, bonded labourers, victims of

human trafficking, etc.

iii. To facilitate Job Card registration process for inclusion of new families/ adult

members.

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iv. To receive work applications from interested households and provide dated

receipts on the spot.

v. To discuss potential works in the area and their time of execution.

vi. To record grievances and submit the same to appropriate authorities for redressal.

vii. To discuss and resolve the issues relating to wage disbursement and ensure

clearance of backlog in wage disbursements in respect of different payment

agencies like Banks, BCs, Post Offices, etc.

viii. To respond to the needs of the job card holdersand requirements for effective

implementation of projects under MGNREGS.

4. Frequency and Schedule

i. To be organisedatleast once in a month as per the schedule fixed by the State

Government.

ii. The date/day/timefor Rozgardiwaswill be decided by the State as per their

convenience.The State may decide either particular day or date of the month for

its organization.

5. Venue

“RozgarDiwas” will be organised at the Ward level ata public location like School

building / Gram PanchayatBhawan/ Bharat Niram Rajiv Gandhi Sewa Kendra, etc.

6. Participants

Registered MGNREGA workers, rural people without job cards willing to work,

elected Panchayat members, MGNREGA functionaries, representatives of

implementing agencies, Banks/Post Offices/BCs, officials, etc. The Ward Sabha will

be presided over by the Ward member. The Gram RozgarSahayak shall be the

Convenor of the RozgarDiwas.

7. Preparatory Activities

i. Sensitization of MGNREGA functionaries:To sensitize the MGNREGA

functionaries about the significance of RozgarDiwas, a one / two day(s) training

cum orientation workshop be conducted at the local level, preferably at the Block/

District level.

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ii. Awareness campaign:

a. Wide use of the electronic and print media (local newspapers, etc.) on the

significance of RozgarDiwas in addressing MGNREGA workers‟ issues. It

should clearly spell out issues to be discussed during the RozgarDiwas.

b. To ensure that maximum number of MGNREGA workers participate, wide

campaign using IEC materials, wall writings, etc. should be carried out at

Gram Panchayat level about the significance of RozgarDiwas.

c. To ensure that all workers reach the venue, door to door campaign should be

carried out to make rural people aware of the date/day, time and the venue.

Bharat Nirman Volunteers (BNVs), SHG groups, CSOs,etc.may be actively

engaged in the process.

d. At the worksite mate should inform workers about the significance of

RozgarDiwas on a routine basis and especially on the day before

RozgarDiwas.

e. To make workers aware of the significance of RozgarDiwas, a banner should

be put up at the venue stating its importance and the kind of activities likely to

be carried out during the day.

f. All writings as part of awareness campaign should be in regional language.

g. Different means of creating awareness like street plays, drum beating,

documentary films, etc. may be considered to be adopted.

iii. Wall writing aboutRozgarDiwas: Day/date/, venue and time for

RozgarDiwasmay be written/ printed on a prominent wall.

iv. RozgarDiwasdetails on website: Details about RozgarDiwaspreparation and the

outcomes should be uploaded onthe website by the State.

v. Adequate number of Work Applications: As one of the main objectives of

RozgarDiwas is to register application for work and issue dated receipt, it is

necessary that theWardPanchayat should ensure that adequate number of

application formsfor work are made available at the venue. However, applications

for work can also be accepted on a plain paper. The receipt may be signed by the

Ward member or Gram RozgarSahayak.

vi. Availability of records: As any issue related to implementation is likely to be

discussed, it is necessary that all records are made available at the venue.

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8. Stakeholders

As any issue related to implementation can be raised by workers, it is necessary that

all local MGNREGA functionaries,PRI members, representatives of implementing

agencies, Line Department officials, Bank and post officials etc. are present

throughout the day with all records. Some of the important functionaries whose

presence should be made mandatory are:

i. Ward member.

ii. Panchayat Secretary, Gram RozgarSahayak, Technical Assistant, etc.

9. Organizing RozgarDiwas

i. To begin with,Ward member, Gram RozgarSahayak/ Panchayat Secretary should

speak about the significance of RozgarDiwas, provisions of MGNREGAand the

guidelines & advisories issued by the MoRD and the State Government and in

brief,provide details on outcomes, works in progress and those completed,number

of persons provided employment and details of wage payment. Updates/initiatives

(if any) taken by the Central / State Government be also shared with the workers.

ii. Ward member/Gram RozgarSahayak should facilitate the demand registration and

issuance of dated acknowledgement receipts to the applicants. All application for

registration should be received. The entire demand for work will be recorded and

dated receipts should be provided on the spot.

iii. Immediately on receipt of demand for work and its registration in the register,

Gram RozgarSahayak shall input the demand in NREGASoft. For this, State may

make arrangements for data input with mobile technology.

iv. To process job card applications including updation and carry out related activities

such as disclosure of informationaboutthe scheme especially those related to

allocation of work, payment of wages and payment of unemployment allowance

and compensation for delay in wage payment..

v. Gram RozgarSahayak should discuss the new works to be taken up and the timing

of execution of those works.

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vi. As during the event, implementation issuesmay be discussed, it is necessary for

theJunior Engineer/ Technical Assistant to ensure that all measurements or

payments, that were due till RozgarDiwas, are done.

vii. For all jobseekers who asked for work, works shall be allocated during

RozgarDiwas. After allocation, the same may be entered in NREGASoft with

mobile module.

10. Funding

The expenditure relating to the organization of RozgarDiwas at the Ward level

will be met out of 6% administrative costs.

11. Follow-up

i. To ensure that issues raised during the event are followed up and amicably

resolved, Gram RozgarSahayak/ Panchayat Secretary should document the

proceedings related to demand for work, issue of job cards, delay in wage

paymentsetc. and forward immediately to the Programme Officer with a copy to

the Gram Panchayat office (format attached).

ii. Photographs of RozgarDiwas will be uploaded on the website within two days of

the organization of RozgarDiwas

iii. The Programme Officer will ensure that the sufficient number of projects works

are ready with technical and administrative sanction including those by way of

convergenceto cater to the demands made during RozgarDiwas and also to

achieve the equally important objective of creating productive and durable assets

and thus contributing to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

iv. The District Programme Coordinator (DPC) will submit the compiled report of the

district to the State Rural Development Department on a monthly basis. The

District report should contain the details of demand received, receipts provided,

payments made, issues resolved, etc.

Note: Activities that would be taken up during RozgarDiwas should not be restricted

to RozgarDiwas.Demands for works should be accepted through many means already

conveyed by the MoRD and also applications for work should be accepted at any

time.

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Annexure-I

Format for Recording Proceedings of RozgarDiwas

S. No. Particular Details filled during RozgarDiwas

1 Name of the Ward/

Gram Panchayat/

Block/ District

2 Date of RozgarDiwas

3 Total number of

people turned out on

RozgarDiwas

4 Number of new

households registered

during the

RozgarDiwas and how

many belonged to

SC/ST and vulnerable

groups

5 Number of households

demanded for

employment

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6 Number of dated

receipts handed over

7 Total number of

households provided

employment against

the demand

8 Number of projects

initiated as per the

demand

9 Number of wage

disbursements made

(number of families)

10 Total number of

grievances recorded

11 Total number of

grievances redressed

12 Number of officials

with designation

present during

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RozgarDiwas

13 Any other matter

Signature

Name

Designation