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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Sampooran Gramin Rozgar Yojana (SGRY)

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d. Parents of children withdrawn from hazardous occupations.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.

Important programs for rural development

Lack of information and awareness are major obstacles for disadvantaged rural communities to reap the benefits of the many programmes of the Ministry of Rural Development such as SGSY, SGRY, NREGP, NFFWP, NSAP, Swajaldhara, TSC, DPAP, IWDP, DDP, Hariyali etc.
http://www.sambhavindia.org/Pages/gva.html


SGSY,
Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)
www.rural.nic.in/anual0203/chap-5.pdf


SGRY,
Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY)
http://rural.nic.in/Presentation/Pres_SGRY.ppt
http://jammu.gov.in/departments/rural/schemes/sgry.pdf

NREGA(National Rural Employment Gurantee Act)
nrega.nic.in/

National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme NREGP,

The National Food For Work Programme (NFFWP) NFFWP,
nrega.nic.in/circular/circular_PrepAct.pdf
www.righttofoodindia.org/data/nffwp_critique.doc
rural.nic.in/nffwpguidelines.htm


National Social Assistance Program (NSAP) NSAP,
megcnrd.gov.in/forms/NSAP.pdf

Swajaldhara,
Swajaldhara program aims at establishing community

managed safe drinking water systems, improved

sanitation and hygiene practices and gradually making

the ...
www.shroffsfoundation.org/drudgery_psdw.htm


TSC, Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC)
http://www.ruraldev.gujarat.gov.in/PDF_08_09/Budget/CRD

_TSC_09.pdf

DPAP,Drought Prone Area Programme f DPAP) Watershed

Projects
http://www.dolr.nic.in/dpap.htm


IWDP, Integrated Wasteland Development Project (IWDP):
angul.nic.in/iwdp.htm
dolr.nic.in/iwdp1.htm
DDP, Desert Development Programme (DDP).
sirsa.gov.in/htfiles/ddp.pdf

Hariyali
www.dolr.nic.in/HariyaliGuidelines.htm

Watershed Development Projects are being taken up in different parts of the country under three major programmes of the Department i.e. the Integrated Wastelands Development Programme (IWDP), the Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP) and the Desert Development Programme (DDP).


Till 1.4.2008, Department implemented 3 watershed programmes viz. Integrated Wastelands Development Programme, Drought Prone Areas Programme, Desert Development Programme
Now one comprehensive programme named Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) being implemented under Common Guidelines on Watershed Development,2008.
http://dolr.nic.in/iwmp_main.htm

Old programs
Desert Development Programme (DDP)
Objectives
The basic object of the programme is to minimise the adverse effect of drought and control desertification through rejuvenation of natural resource base of the identified desert areas. The programme strives to achieve ecological balance in
the long run. The programme also aims at promoting overall economic development and improving the socio-economic conditions of the resource poor and disadvantaged sections inhabiting the programme areas.


NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME (NSAP)
The NSAP will include, for the time being, three benefits as its components, viz.,
(i) National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS)
(ii) National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS)
(iii) National Maternity Benefit Scheme (NMBS).

NSAP is a social assistance programme for poor households and represents a
significant step towards the fulfillment of the Directive Principles in Articles 41
and 42 of the Constitution recognizing the concurrent responsibility of the Central
and State governments in the matter.

The NSAP is a Centrally Sponsored Programme under which 100 per cent Central
assistance is extended to the States/UTs to provide the benefits in accordance with
the norms, guidelines and conditions laid down by the Central Government

The Barefoot Economist
http://business.in.com/article/person-of-the-year-09/the-barefoot-economist/8222/1


Jean Drèze (born 1959) is a Indian development Economist of Belgian origin. His co-authors include Nobel laureate in economics Amartya Sen, with whom he has written on famine, and Nicholas Stern, with whom he has written on policy reform when market prices are distorted. He is currently an honorary Professor at the Delhi School of Economics, and Senior Professor at the G. B. Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad. He is a former member of the National Advisory Council of India.

And on the National Advisory Council, a body of experts meant to ensure the UPA government’s agenda was being met, Dreze the activist seems to have married Dreze the academic. His interests matched the Left supported governments and Dreze was asked to write the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which says the government has to provide manual labour work, at minimum wages, to anyone who asks for it within two weeks. Dreze had written the NREGA for the Rajasthan government, as a relief measure for the drought.

Friday, August 28, 2009

Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART)

CAPART works with the objective of improving the quality of life in the rural areas, particularly the poor and socially disadvantaged sections of society. Thus, people below the poverty line, people belonging to the scheduled castes and tribes, bonded labour, women and people with disabilities are priority focus groups for CAPART.
http://capart.nic.in
The major goals of CAPART are:

* To support voluntary organisations in implementing projects for sustainable development in rural areas.
* To act as a national nodal point for development and promotion of appropriate rural technologies.
* To promote and support voluntary action and people's participation for rural development, through capacity-building for voluntary organisations and rural communities.
* To act as a data bank and clearing house for information on the voluntary sector, rural technologies and rural development.
* Facilitating community action for development.
* Building awareness on critical development issues.
* Building and strengthening village-level people and organisations.
* Promoting the development and dissemination of appropriate rural technologies.
* Strengthening the capacities of voluntary organisations in rural areas.
* Creating employment opportunities and economic self-reliance.
* Creation of community assets and fulfilment of basic needs.
* Conservation and regeneration of the environment and natural resources.
* Enabling women, persons with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups to participate in development

CAPART Headquarter
Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART)
India Habitat Centre, Zone-V-A, 2nd Floor
Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003.
Phone No. : 91 - 11 - 2464 2391, 2464 2393, 2464 2395
Fax : 91 - 11 - 2464 8607, 2462 5822
email : capart[at]caparthq.delhi.nic.in
Website : http://capart.nic.in/

List of Headquarter HoDs


CAPART's Regional Committee Addresses:

Ahmedabad :
Shri S. H. Indurkar,
Regional Representative & Member Convenor
West Zone Regional Committee, CAPART
Navjivan Trust Complex, Ashram Road
Ahmedabad-380014.
Phone : 079-7545072/7545073
Fax : 079-7545072.
email : rc_ahd[at]hotmail.com

Area of Operation: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Goa.



Bhubneswar :

Shri P. K. Gupta,
Regional Representative & Member Convenor
East Zone Regional Committee, CAPART
SIRD Campus, Unit-VIII, Near Stewart School
Bhubneswar-751012
Phone : 0674-2565850
Fax : 0674-2565860
E Mail : capart_rcbhub[at]sify.com

Area of Operation: Orissa, West Bengal, Chattisgarh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.



Chandigarh :
Shri Anupam Kashyap,
Regional Representative & Member Convenor
Regional Committee, CAPART
SCO/179-180,II floor,
Sector 17-C, Chandigarh
Tel : 2720465/2720478
Fax : 0172-2700457
E.Mail : capart_chd[at]rediffmail.com

Area of Operation: Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Chandigarh & Punjab.



Dharwad :
Shri Shashi Mohan,
Regional Representative & Member Convenor
Regional Committee, CAPART
No.304 " Indira Niwas" , Bharti Nagar ,3rd Main Roadl
Dasanakoppa Circle, District Dharwad (Karnataka) 580001
Phone : 0836-2770764
Fax : 0836-2770810
email : capartrcdwd[at]rediffmail.com

Areas of Operation: Lakshadweep, Karnataka,Kerala.



Guwahati :

Shri K. B. Rani,
Regional Representative & Member Convenor
North-East Zone Regional Committee, CAPART
Ashok Path, Bashishtha Road
Guwahati-781028
Phone : 0361-2268368, 2269113
Fax : 0361-2268368
email : capartrcghy[at]yahoo.co.in

Area of Operation: Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur,Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura & Meghalaya.



Hyderabad :
Shri Vijoy Kumar Rai,
Regional Representative & Member Convenor
South Zone Regional Committee, CAPART
Faculty Building No.II,
National Institute of Rural Development
Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad-500 030.
Phone : 040-24017851
Fax : 040-24018669
email : capartrchyd[at]hotmail.com

Areas of Operation : Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Monicoy Islands.



Jaipur :
Shri Chiranji Lal Kataria,
Regional Representative & Member Convenor
North Zone Regional Committee, CAPART
Tambi Tower,3rd Floor, Sansarchandra Road
Jaipur-302 001.

Phone : 0141-2379783,2373460
Fax : 0141-2379783
email : capart.rcjaipur[at]gmail.com

Areas of Operation: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh.



Lucknow :
Shri Sohan Bir,
Regional Representative & Member Convenor
Central Zone Regional Committee, CAPART
PICUP Bhawan, 6 th Floor, Block -A
Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.
Phone : 0522- 2721695
Fax : 0522-2721696
email : capart_rcluck[at]yahoo.co.in

Areas of Operation: Uttar Pradesh , Uttranchal

Patna :

Dr. Dipankar Shri Gyan,
Regional Representative & Member Convenor
Regional Committee, CAPART
Biscomaun Tower, 5th floor
West Gandhi Maidan, Patna-800 001.
Phone : 0612-2211648
Fax : 0612-2211648
emial : rcpatna[at]yahoo.com

Areas of Operation : Bihar, Jharkhand