Draft Roadmap on Convergence of
Mahatma Gandhi NREGA with other
schemes in Haryana
Rural Development Department
Haryana, Chandigarh.
Roadmap on convergence of MGNREGS with other schemes in Haryana
Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India has declared
financial year 2014-15 as the year of convergence in Mahatma Gandhi NREGA
and requested all the states to develop roadmap for convergence. The
purpose of this roadmap is to optimize public investments for creating durable
and productive assets and securing livelihood of rural households through
convergence of MGNREGA works with the resources of other
programmes/schemes available with Rural Development Department and
other Line departments.
To draw the convergence roadmap, one day "State level workshop on
convergence of MGNREGA with other schemes of various line departments"
was organized by the State Govt. with the help of Govt. of India, Ministry of
Rural Development. Detailed discussion was held on mode of convergence,
activities to be taken up under convergence, implementation modalities,
institutional arrangements, monitoring, supervision & quality assurance
mechanism, district initiatives and learning's from convergence activities done
in the state.
The draft State level convergence roadmap of MGNREGA with other
schemes is given below:
Modalities of Convergence:
All convergence initiatives should be within the objectives of the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Act and provisions outlined in the guidelines of the respective converging programme.
Only MGNREGA registered households will be utilized for MGNREGA component.
Financial Resources and / or Technical expertise of line departments may be utilized in works implemented by the Panchayats as PIA.
The line departments may also act as PIA in implementation of
MGNREGA works.
Mode of convergence
Funds may be utilized from other schemes, to meet cost of an identified part of the project that could result in enhanced durability of assets created / proposed using MGNREGA funds.
Funds may be made available from other schemes as livelihood component for putting to use for livelihood, assets created / proposed using MGNREGA fund.
Provision for technical input from line department officials and technical experts during the work execution for improving the quality of assets created / proposed or for capacity building for using assets for livelihood under MGNREGA.
Gap filling, pooling funds of MGNREGA and other schemes and deploying pooled funds for creation of an asset.
Combination of two or more of the above modes.
To enhance the value of work, durability of assets and gap filling, convergence of MGNREGA with other department schemes/ programmes becomes all are the important. Within the parameters of MGNREGS convergence guidelines, the roadmap for the proposed mode of convergence of MGNREGS with different schemes is as under:
S. No. Sector Activity Work under MGNREGA Works from resources of other/ line deptts. Department
1. Horticulture To establish new orchards/
horticulture plantation
Digging of Pits/ Water channels
Transportation of plants/ Mixing of manure/Plantation work
Earthen boundary/ Trenches along the boundary
Watering
Weeding/Hoeing
Saplings/ Seedlings for plantation
Fertilizer/ compost
Pesticide
Winter protection
Manpower for protection
Horticulture & Forestry dept
Drip & Sprinkler installations
Digging / labour work Supply of apparatus Horticulture /Agriculture Department under RKVY/NHM
Farm Ponds Digging/ labour work Brick lining /pucca Horticulture
To Establish Mushroom Units
Labour material cost as per Norms Completion Horticulture
2. Fisheries Pisciculture Digging / Construction of new ponds
Digging of water channel
Desilting of old village ponds
Fingerlings
Manure
Artificial feedings
Trainings
Technical know-how
Purchase of Net
Fisheries dept
3. Rural Sanitation
Construction of IHHLs
School & Anganwadi Toilets
SLWM
Digging of leach pits for IHHLs
Material component for IHHLs in 60:40 Ratio
Wages Component on School/Anganwadi Toilets
Earth Work on digging of stabilization ponds for Liquid Waste Management
Completion of remaining work IHHLs under NBA
Material Component for completion school/anganwadi toilets under NBA
Drainage/ Channels for intercepting waste water and material component used in
pucca work of the pond under NBA/. Health and Sanitation, Education and
Development & Panchayats Department /DRDAs
rural Roads and Communication Schemes under Community Development Programme
4. Irrigation/ Rehabilitation of Minors/ Field channels & water courses
Digging/desilting
Earth work
Earth work for strengthening of berms
Brick lining
Material
Irrigation Department
5. Rural Connectivity
New roads
Strengthening /
widening of
existing link roads
Rural/ Farm
Roads/
Village streets
Earth work
Watering & compaction
Pits for plantation
Strengthening of connecting roads
WBM and black topping
Construction of culverts & bridges
Compaction and black topping
Compaction and Pavement of
Inter-locking tiles
Drainage along side village streets
PWD(B&R)/ Haryana State Marketing Board/BRGF
HRDFAB/HRDA
Shivalik Development Agency/Development & Panchayats Department
Pavement of
streets in Mahatma
Gandhi Grameen
Basti Yojana
including Water
supply
Earth Work
Labour for pavement of inter-
locking tiles
Digging of trenches for laying
pipelines
Material/tiles
Pipes
HRDA/Development & Panchayats Department/ Public Health Engineering Department
6. Animal Husbandry
Cattle Rearing
Construction of trough/ shelter
Provision of Water for cattle
Plantation
Food supplement and check by vet
doctor
Diary and Animal Husbandry dept
7. Afforestation Plantation Digging of Pits
Digging of Contour trench
Earth Boundary & trenches
Watering, Hoeing, weeding
Nursery development
Sapling
Fertilizer/compost
Pesticides
Forest Department
8. Agriculture Land
development
Agriculture
development
activities
Land development
Farm ponds
Vermin Composting
Seeds/Fertilizers
Tool and equipment for agriculture
Technical inputs/
supervision
Agriculture Department
9. Soil and Water Conservation
Water & soil
conservation
Construction of nala & causeway
earth works in digging of Ponds
and check dams
Pitching
Stone work
Pucca works
Material
Technical inputs
SLNA/Soil Conservation Wing of Agriculture Department
10. Promotion of Sports activities and educational facilities/ infrastructure
Play grounds
School rooms
Earth Work
Labour Component
Material/Compaction
HRDFAB / Sports Department
Identification of Nodal Officer
Rural Development Department, Government of Haryana has already appointed Director, Rural Development Department as the State Nodal Officer for Convergence of MGNREGA with other Schemes. In the absence of State Nodal Officer, Project Officer (MGNREGA), Rural Development Department, Haryana will coordinate the activity of convergence. Nodal Officer has also been appointed by the converging departments.
Institutional arrangements for Convergence
State level Convergence Coordination Committee (SCCC):
A State level Coordination Committee has been constituted under
the Chairmanship of Chief Parliament Secretary comprising the Principal
Secretary of all the line departments for planning, technical support,
monitoring and supervision of convergence activities initiated through
MGNREGA.
Role and Responsibility of the State Coordination committee:
i) To examine feasible proposals from the line departments to
incorporate under MGNREGS.
ii) Dovetailing of funds from other departments components.
iii) Better coordination with other programme at the level of the
Management, Planning and Implementation of works.
iv) Advising the State Govt. on all matters concerning MGNREGS.
v) Monitoring the implementation of MGNEGS.
vi) The headquarters of the Committee will be at Chandigarh.
vii) The Committee will hold its meeting on quarterly basis.
District Level Task Force Committee for Convergence:
To execute the convergence model at Panchayat, Block and District
level, a district level Task Force Committee for convergence has been
constituted under the Chairmanship DPC, MGNREGA of all Line Departments.
Role and Responsibility of District Level Task Force Committee for Convergence:
i) To examine feasible proposals from the line departments to
incorporate the same in the Annual Shelf of Projects of MGNREGS.
ii) Other department’s components proposed to be dovetailed with
MGNREGS funds are to be reflected separately.
iii) Time frame for each activity to be prescribed.
iv) Approval of cost estimates and administrative sanctions of
schemes by the DC-cum-DPC, MGNREGS.
v) Better coordination with other programme at the level of the
Management, Planning and Implementation of works.
vi) To ensure coverage of all Gram Panchayats under MGNREGS.
vii) Intensive awareness generation, specially on Right to Work of the
rural households.
viii) To check delayed payments specially to MGNREGA workers.
ix) Full implementation of MGNREGS MIS.
x) To prepare the Annual Reports on MGNREGS with short term and
long term benefits.
xi) Allotment of atleast 50% works in terms of costs to each
Panchayat. However, the line departments may execute the
works through the Gram Panchayats who would release the
payments to the department concerned.
xii) Implementation of MGNREGS in accordance with the provisions of
the Act at each level.
xiii) Incentive funds from Central and State schemes to such
Panchayats which have implemented maximum MGNREGS works in
their areas.
xiv) The frequency of meetings should be quarterly. However, the first
meeting may be convened at the planning stage i.e. prior to start
of the financial year, next meetings may follow during the period
of seasonality of unemployment cycles in the districts.
xv) The Task Force would submit the reports to the Rural Development
Department on quarterly basis.
Convergence Process:
Project for convergence work will be Identified and approved by Gram Sabha.
Works identified under convergence will be included in the shelf of projects.
Planning for optimal use of available resources for convergence at district level.
Development of technical proposal and estimates at respective level. Prime role for developing technical proposal will be held with the expertise of line departments.
If source of funding is more than one department i.e. other than Mahatma Gandhi NREGA then both/all departments will prepare a
composite project clearly defining activity wise budget and/or technical support.
The implementing department of the converging programme will provide necessary technical expertise to the Gram Sabha so that convergence takes place in complementary manner.
The programme Officer, Mahatma Gandhi NREGA and the Gram Panchayat will be responsible for linking wage worker with the identified implementing agencies for convergence project.
E-muster roll will also be generated by Programme Officer, Mahatma Gandhi NREGA for all PIAs.
Works for which funds are not pooled, both the schemes will maintain separate accounts for the project and will have separate Project IDs
Projects in which funds are dovetailed from other schemes to meet the cost of an identifiable part of the project, a complete project proposal including all project activities and budget will be prepared.
All wage and material payment of MGNREGA activities will be made directly through e-FMS.
Issue of digital signature to all line department designated officers.
The 60:40 ratio for wage and material costs will be maintained at Gram Panchayat level for works to be taken up by Gram Panchayats.
For the works to be taken up by all other agencies will be maintained at the Block level.
The departments to converge with Mahatma Gandhi NREGS
The following departments have been identified for convergence with Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.
1. Department of Agriculture
2. Department of Forest
3. Department of Horticulture
4. Department of Fisheries
5. Department of Food & Supplies
6. Public Health Engineering Department
7. Sports of Youth Welfare Department
8. Irrigation Department
9. Department of PWD(B&R)
10. Education Department
11. Woman & Child Development Department
12. Panchayat Department
Tentative Works/Expenditure proposed under convergence
Proposed Works/Expenditure under convergence during financial year 2014-15.
#
Name of Department
Name of works
Provisions (Rs. in Lacs)
Total Persondays
to be generated
Expected impact of convergence
MGNREGS Line Dept.
1 Shivalik Board Agency(SDA)
Construction of street & drains , chopal, dharamshala and nala
127.00 763.95
53305 Provision of basic amenities to peoples.
2 Soil Conservation Deptt./Agriculture
Construction of cause way and nala, earth works, digging of Ponds and check dams
69.38 98.06 34555 1. Increase the scope of storage of water/food grain. 2. Good economy activity for farmers.
3 Forest Deptt. Plantation 369.64136 341.44 96235 Increased green cover
4 Public Health Engg.Deptt.
Desilting of water tanks/water services
755.76107 15.50
290568 Increase availability of water.
5 PWD (B&R) Deptt. Burm clearance/earth filling
687.25473 75.00
302244 Provide rural connectivity in all weather access
6 HSAMB Deptt. Earth filling of link road 739.21858 17.10
305170 Increase of rural connectivity.
7 IWMP/SLNA rooftop/community rainwater harvesting kund
135.80 2003.40 - Increase in water storage/short term crops/ production of food grains
8 Irrigation & WR Desilting of canals/ 4045.32 61.70 1799817 Increase in
Deptt./RLI channels/minors productivity.
9 Dev.& Panchayat Deptt./NBA/TSC
Construction of IHHL 4043.46 3980.76 1093325 Increase sanitation facility to the down trodden.
10 Fisheries Deptt. clearance of GF seed form/ desilting of ponds
57.79 40.00
15962 Increase farmer income.
11 MPLAD Scheme development of road/building
1.22 - - Provide connectivity.
12 Education Deptt. Construction of playground / ground leveling
1410.9777 0 566180 Increase sports activity.
13 Command Area Dev. Authority
Desilting /clearance of Markanda /construction of river banks
0 0 0 Increase in productivity/improve irrigation facility.
14 Animal Husbandry Earth work in GVD ground 49.5 65.85 16500 Improve animal husbandry activity and self sustained economic empowerment of farmers.
TOTAL 12492.82 7462.76 4573861
Costing
Estimates will be framed by the concerned Line Department following
the national and state level norms, duly delineating the activities to be taken
up along with the scheduling calendar. For the labour component, piece rate
basis for the activities shall also be provided to ensure optimum work output
of the wage seekers.
Location
The location of the works will be identified by the concerned Line
department.
Identification of beneficiaries
The beneficiaries will be identified by the Gram Sabha during the
labour budget planning at the GP level which typically takes place during Nov-
Dec. Convergence to take place where there is overlap between the
beneficiaries of both the Departments.
Planning
The location of the convergence projects at the Gram Panchayat
level shall be identified jointly by the concerned district level officers of the
two departments. The joint estimate shall be used for estimating the cost of
the project, while the beneficiaries shall be identified in the labour budget
gram sabha at the GP level.
Sanction
Under MGNREGA, the technical sanction of the convergence
scheme will be accorded by the concerned Line Department at the District
level. The financial sanction shall be accorded by the DPC. After obtaining
sanction, a copy of the same needs to be provided to both the Departments.
Implementation
The works will be implemented as two separate projects. These two
projects will have separate Work Commencement Order and work completion
Certificate. Photographs of before, during and after need to be uploaded in
the MGNREGA MIS website.
Meetings
Coordination meetings will be regularly held between the concerned
officers of the two Departments at sub-division, district and state level to
take stock, iron out issues and share information.
Monitoring and evaluation
Monitoring and Evaluation of the outcomes shall be carried out by
the district and head office of the respective departments both individually
and jointly as well. Monitoring reports shall be shared by both the
Departments with each other.
Transparency safeguards
Two agencies are working in the same area by dove-tailing their
components it is imperative that duplicacy of the activities or double payment
or double billing be avoided. Both the Departments need to ensure that the
following transparency safeguards are strictly adhered to:
a) For every project, a unique Work Id will be generated by the MGNREGA
MIS which needs to be referred to in all the administrative and financial
records of both the Departments.
b) The Joint Estimate needs to clearly delineate the activities of the two
departments - component wise, and the funds need to be strictly utilized
only for the earmarked activities to prevent duplicacy.
c) Joint project information board to be set up at the worksite which will be
funded under MGNREGA and will indicate the investments by both the
departments.
MGNREGA MIS
Line Department shall make available the expenditure vouchers of
their component for entry in the MGNREGA MIS.
MGNREGA Social Audit
Line Department shall provide the expenditure vouchers to the Social
Audit Unit and also attend the Social Audit at the GP level to respond to
queries of the Gram Sabha and take corrective action if any.
No.MGNREGS-2014/ 6168
From The Additional Chief Secretary to Govt. Haryana, Rural Development Department, Chandigarh. To Smt. Aparajita Sarangi Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Rural Development, Govt. of India Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi-110114
Chandigarh, dated the 04.06.2014
Sub:- Regarding Road Map for Convergence under MGNREGA.
Madam,
I am directed to refer to your Ministry’s D.O.No.J-11011/11/2014-
MGNREGA-VI, dated 30.05.2014 on the subject noted above and to enclose the
revised State Road Map for Convergence (alongwith supporting
documents/photographs) under MGNREGS for the year 2014-15 duly approved
by the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Haryana for information and necessary action.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
Special Secretary & Director, for Additional Chief Secretary to Govt.
Haryana, Rural Development Department, Chandigarh.