The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) provides a legal guarantee of at least 100 days of employment per financial year doing unskilled manual work to adult members of rural households willing to do public work-related jobs. The scheme aims to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment. It was expanded nationwide in 2008 to cover all of rural India. Program functionaries are held accountable through ongoing evaluation, auditing, and a grievance redressal system.
The presentation discusses the major laws available in India that protects women in the workplace. The laws discussed are: 1. Maternity Benefit Act, 2017
2. Factories Act, 1948
3. Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013
It also enumerates the Vishaka Guidelines provided by the Supreme Court of India and the procedure for complaint of a sexual harassment case.
The presentation discusses the major laws available in India that protects women in the workplace. The laws discussed are: 1. Maternity Benefit Act, 2017
2. Factories Act, 1948
3. Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013
It also enumerates the Vishaka Guidelines provided by the Supreme Court of India and the procedure for complaint of a sexual harassment case.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment guarantee actSantosh Ramchiary
This presentation is on Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee act which was presented by social work student of Tara institute of social sciences, Mumbai in his class presentation. This act basically aims to provide employment to rural households who have job card and the act grantee the employment, for further read my ppt.
A New Union Cabinet in 17th Lok Sabha has approved the Wages Code Bill on 3rd July 2019 with certain amendments to improve the ease of doing business and attract investment for spurring growth Government is planning to pass the bill in the ongoing session of Parliament.
The draft & the approved Bill is yet to be published.
A brief introduction to the parliament of bhutan.Sangay Khandu
The presentation was made to the 1st Bloggers' Conference. It was prepared keeping in mind an audience who have very little or no awareness of Bhutan's Parliament and its functioning.
Equal Renumeration Act provided all possible exclusions, which helps with the protection of interests of women who require special treatment. This emanates the idea of equity and the spirit of protection of all kinds of rights . The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
The National Health Authority (NHA) is pursuing a two-pronged strategy to expand the scope and scale of Ayushman Bharat PMJAY. Beneficiary identification and hospital utilization are examples of these. The NHA is relaunching Aapke Dwar Ayushman with zeal.
Fundamental Rights are essential human rights that are offered to every citizen irrespective of caste, race, creed, place of birth, religion or gender. These are equal to freedoms and these rights are essential for personal good and the society at large.
European Patients' Academy - Presentation at IMI Patient Focus Meeting on 12 ...EUPATI
European Patients' Academy - Presentation at IMI Patient Focus Meeting on 12 June 2013, presented by Jan Geissler (@jangeissler), Director EUPATI (@EUPATIents) at the IMI's "Patient Focus" meeting, convening patient leaders from across Europe
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment guarantee actSantosh Ramchiary
This presentation is on Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee act which was presented by social work student of Tara institute of social sciences, Mumbai in his class presentation. This act basically aims to provide employment to rural households who have job card and the act grantee the employment, for further read my ppt.
A New Union Cabinet in 17th Lok Sabha has approved the Wages Code Bill on 3rd July 2019 with certain amendments to improve the ease of doing business and attract investment for spurring growth Government is planning to pass the bill in the ongoing session of Parliament.
The draft & the approved Bill is yet to be published.
A brief introduction to the parliament of bhutan.Sangay Khandu
The presentation was made to the 1st Bloggers' Conference. It was prepared keeping in mind an audience who have very little or no awareness of Bhutan's Parliament and its functioning.
Equal Renumeration Act provided all possible exclusions, which helps with the protection of interests of women who require special treatment. This emanates the idea of equity and the spirit of protection of all kinds of rights . The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
The National Health Authority (NHA) is pursuing a two-pronged strategy to expand the scope and scale of Ayushman Bharat PMJAY. Beneficiary identification and hospital utilization are examples of these. The NHA is relaunching Aapke Dwar Ayushman with zeal.
Fundamental Rights are essential human rights that are offered to every citizen irrespective of caste, race, creed, place of birth, religion or gender. These are equal to freedoms and these rights are essential for personal good and the society at large.
European Patients' Academy - Presentation at IMI Patient Focus Meeting on 12 ...EUPATI
European Patients' Academy - Presentation at IMI Patient Focus Meeting on 12 June 2013, presented by Jan Geissler (@jangeissler), Director EUPATI (@EUPATIents) at the IMI's "Patient Focus" meeting, convening patient leaders from across Europe
UAPVP launched many schemes available for different segments of the society including EWS, LIG, MIG, BPL and HIG categories.
UPAVP the development agency of Uttar Pradesh know as Uttar Pradesh Awas Vikas Parishad is going to implement the government housing mission, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
About 20,000 houses will be constructed in the state.
On the construction of housing units, the UPAVP will spend about Rs. 3,000 Crore and the implementation work will be started once it get the approval from the government.
The comprehensive plan for Fiscal year 2017-18 has been prepared by the agency and the houses units in these projects will be constructed under UP government Vrindavan & Awadh Vihar Yojana.
Under PMAY UP, about 2,000 houses have been registered by the government and creating further plan for the scheme, the UPAVP is planning to open the registrations for additional 3,000 houses.
MGNREGA An Overview include all the basic information related to MGNREGA like its introduction, timeline of MGNREGA, It's salient features, Stakeholders associated with MGNREGA. Also include the performance and impact of MGNREGA on different issues like on Agriculture, on socio-economic of tribal people, on wage rates in agriculture, on women empowerment etc.
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•The Mission addresses urban housing shortage among the EWS/LIG and MIG categories including the slum dwellers by ensuring a pucca house for all eligible urban households by the year 2022.
Housing is a basic human requirement of any civilised society. With the growth of urbanisation, cities have been expanding alarmingly in the last few decades, which has resulted in haphazard growth of urban areas as well as acute housing shortage.
Housing and Urban Planning Department was established to ensure planned development of urban areas and create an enabling environment to provide affordable housing.
2. National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme,
NREGS) is Indian legislation enacted on August
25, 2005.
Provides a legal guarantee for one hundred days
of employment in every financial year to adult
members of any rural household willing to do
public work-related unskilled manual work at the
statutory minimum wage.
The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), Govt
of India is monitoring the entire implementation
of this scheme in association with state
governments
3. This act was introduced with an aim of improving the
purchasing power of the rural people, primarily semi or un-
skilled work to people living below poverty line in rural India.
It attempts to bridge the gap between the rich and poor in the
country. Roughly one-third of the stipulated work force must
be women
The employment will be provided within a radius of 5 km: if it
is above 5 km extra wage will be paid. The scheme was
introduced in 200 districts during financial year 2006-07 and 130
districts during the financial year 2007-08
In April 2008 NREGA expanded to entire rural area of the
country covering 34 States and Union Territories, 614
Districts, 6,096 Blocks and 2.65 lakhs Gram Panchayats.
4. • Who can apply for employment under the
Scheme?
All adult members of a rural household who have a Job Card.
Even if a person is already employed / engaged in work,
he/she has the right to demand employment as unskilled
manual worker under this Act. Women will get priority and
1/3rd of beneficiaries under the Programe are to be women.
• How can one apply for work?
To get employment the registered adult holding a Job Card
should ask for work through an application on a plain paper in
writing to the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer (at Block
level) and ask for a dated receipt of application.
5. • How many days of the year can one get this
employment?
A household is entitled to 100 days of work in a financial year;
and that can be divided among adult members of the
household. The work duration shall ordinarily be for at least
14 days continuously, with not more than 6 days per week.
• When can one get employment?
Within 15 days of submitting the application or from the day work
is demanded, employment will be provided to the applicant.
• Who will allot employment?
Gram Panchayat or the Programme Officer, whoever has been
requested
6. • What facilities are to be made available to
workers?
Safe drinking water, shade for children, periods of rest and
first-aid box with adequate material for emergency treatment
for minor injuries and other health hazards connected with
the work.
• Where will work be provided?
Within 5 km of applicant’s residence. If employment is
provided beyond 5 km radius of the applicant’s residence then
he/she is entitled to 10% additional wages towards transport and
living expenses. If some persons are directed for work beyond 5
kilometres, then persons older in age and women shall be given
preference for work on worksites nearer to the village.
7. • What are the provisions for a worker?
In case of accidents: If any labourer gets bodily injury during the course of
employment at work site, the person is entitled to free medical treatment
from the State Government.
In case of hospitalisation of the injured labourer: The concerned State
Government shall provide complete treatment, medicines, hospital
accommodation without any charge and the injured person will be
entitled for daily allowance which shall not be less than 50% of wage rate
applicable.
In case of death or permanent disability to the registered labourer due to
accident at work site: An ex-gratia payment of Rs.25, 000 or such amount
as may be notified by the Central Government shall be paid to the legal
heir of the deceased or to the disabled as the case may be.
8. • What type of work will be given?
• Durable assets: An important objective of Scheme is to
create durable assets and strengthen the livelihood
resource base of the rural poor.
Work done through contractors is not permissible
The kind of works permissible under the Programme and
according to priority:-
• water conservation and water harvesting;
• drought proofing, afforestation and tree plantation.
• irrigation canals including micro and minor irrigation works;
• provision of irrigation facility to land owned by households
belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes or
to land beneficiaries of land reforms or that of the
beneficiaries under the Indira Awas Yojana of the
Government of India.
9. • renovation of traditional water bodies including desilting of
tanks,
• land development,
• flood control and protection works including drainage in
water logged areas,
• rural connectivity to provide all-weather access. The
construction of roads may include culverts where necessary,
and within the village area culverts may be taken up along
with drains.
• any other work which may be notified by the Central
Government in consultation with the State Government
10. • How are program functionaries accountable
for what they do?
They are accountable through continuous and concurrent
evaluation and audit of the Programme by internal as well
external evaluators. The authority to conduct social audit is
vested in Gram Sabha, a Village Level Vigilance committed is
to be setup by Gram Sabha to oversee each work. Moreover,
any contravention of the Act shall, on conviction, be liable to
fine which may extend to one thousand rupees. There will
also be a Grievance Redressal Mechanism that would be
setup in each District.