SAMPOORAN GRAMEEN ROZAGAR YOJANA
Funding Pattern : Centre 75% State 25%
The Govt. of India have merged the schemes of Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana and Employment Assurance Scheme from the year 2001-2002 and have launched a new scheme known as Sampooran Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY). Under this scheme, foodgrains are being provided, free of cost, to the State by the Govt. of India alongwith financial assistance.
OBJECTIVES
The Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) has the following objectives:
(a)
Primary
Objective
The primary objective of the Scheme is to provide additional wage employment in all rural areas and thereby provide food security and improve nutritional levels.
(b) Secondary Objective
The secondary objective is the creation of durable community, social and economic assets and infrastructural development in rural areas.
TARGET
GROUPS
The SGRY is open to all rural poor who are in need of wage employment and desire to do manual and unskilled work in and around his village/habitat. The Programme is self-targeting in nature.
PROGRAMME STRATEGY
From 2004-2005, the programme is being implemented as one Integrated scheme by all the 3 tiers of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). The resources are being distributed 20:30:50 proportion between the Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samitis and Gram Panchayats. 22.5 % resources are earmarked for individual beneficiaries under the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samitis share and 50% for development of need based infrastructure in the SC/STs habitation out of Gram Panchayat share.
WORKS TO BE TAKEN UP
UNDER THE SGRY AND THEIR EXECUTION
The works being taken up under SGRY are labour intensive, leading to the creation of additional wage- employment, durable assets and infrastructure, particularly those which would assist in drought-proofing such as soil and moisture conservation works, watershed development, promoting of traditional water resources, afforestation and construction of village infrastructure and link roads, village phirnies, water carrier channels, ring bands, retaining walls, remodeling of drains etc.
Contractors are not permitted to be engaged for execution of any of the works under the programme. The muster rolls are also required to be maintained for every work separately for showing the number and details of beneficiaries, payment of wages etc.
The works like Building for religious purposes such as temple, mosque, gurudwara, church, monuments, memorials, statue idols, arch gate/welcome gate, bridges, building for higher secondary schools, building for colleges and black toping of roads are not allowed under SGRY.
Annual
Action Plans
Each Zilla Parishad /DRDA, Panchyat Samiti and Gram Panchayat is required to prepare Annual Action Plan for the funds being earmarked to them. The said plans are thoroughly discussed in the General Body meetings of Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis. The Annual Action Plan prepared by the Gram Panchyats is thoroughly discussed in the meetings of Gram Sabha. The DRDAs are responsible for the overall coordination and supervision of works.
Payment of wages
The wages to the workers are being paid in the shape of cash and kind. At present, 10 kg. of wheat @ Rs.5.50/-per kg. and cash wage of Rs.40.13/- per manday are being provided to the workers engaged under SGRY.