Two erstwhile schemes namely EAS & JRY
The Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) and Jawahar Rozgar. Yojana (JRY) and recasted as “Sampoorna
Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY)” in 2001.
The scheme has following objectives:-
1. To provide additional wage employment in rural areas.
2. To provide food security.
3. To create durable community, social and economic infrastructure in rural areas.
4. Special emphasis to provide Wage Employment to :-
a. Women
b. Scheduled caste
c. Scheduled Tribes.
d. Parents of children withdrawn from hazardous occupations.
IMPLEMENTATION
a) Through Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
SALIENT FEATURES OF SGRY
a. Centrally sponsored Wage Employment Scheme.
b. 75% Cash Component as central share .
c. Food grain Assistance also provided by the Central Government.
d. Payment of foodgrains to be made by Ministry of Rural Development to FCI.
e. Transport and handling charges to be born by the department.
f. On an average approximately 20.00 lacs man days of employment to be generated
every year in the Division.
g. A minimum of 5 Kgs of food grains per man day to be provided as part of wages.
h. Balance of the wages to be paid in cash. Minimum 25% wages to be paid in cash.
i. Cost of foodgrains to be worked out at BPL rates or APL rates or anywhere between
the two by the State government.
j. Works to be taken as per the felt need of the area within available funds.
k. 50% of the funds to be earmarked to the Village Panchayats for infrastructure
development work in SC/ST localities.
l. 30% of the employment opportunities reserved for women.
m. 22.5 % of the annual allocation (inclusive of food grains) allocated both at the district
level and intermediate level shall be earmarked for the individual group beneficiaries of
SC/ ST families living below poverty line.
WORKS PROHIBITED UNDER THE SCHEME
Buildings for religious purposes, Monuments, memorials, statutes, Idols, Arch
Gates/Welcome Gates, Bridges, buildings for Higher Secondary schools/colleges, block
topping of roads.
OTHER INPUTS ABOUT SCHEME
a. No ceilings on the cost of works but
b. Size, cost and nature to be such as could be completed within a period of one year.
c. In exceptional circumstances to be completed within 2 years.
d. Use of high level technical inputs to be avoided.
e. Contractors and labour displacing machines not permitted.
f. No middle man/ intermediate agency can be employed for executing works.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
a. Regular monitoring and evaluation through impact studies.
b. Monitoring by Govt. of India on monthly/Annual basis through Progress Reports.
c. Monitoring through Vigilance Committees at the State and District Levels.
d. D istrict Level and National level monitors appointed by Govt. of India to carry out
selected verification of works.
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