This presentation tries to capture the status of MGNREGA implementation in West Bengal with reference to Social inclusion

1. Social Inclusion in MGNREGA: The West Bengal
experience
17 December 2014

2. 1. Inclusion of SC & ST Households

3. The State Government took special
initiative to provide employment
to individuals in the ‘Differently-
able’ category.
A specific guideline was issued to
this on the modalities for
inclusion of this vulnerable
categories of population. Even the
Schedule of Rates (SOR) for
‘Differently-able’ beneficiary
individuals as output for a day’s
work was also notified (70% of
regular output of an able-bodied
wage seeker).
2. Special initiative to provide employment to people
in the ‘Differently-able’ category

4. No. of Disabled persons
registered in NREGA
No. of Disabled persons
worked in NREGA in FY 2013-
14
Person-days generated in FY
2013-14
410537 110418 2825515
Special initiative to provide employment to people in the ‘Differently-able’ category
S.N
o State Job Cards
HH
provided DA
1 AP 15032097 6038316 144184
2 WB 11738662 6132584 110418
3 TN 9645260 6267704 79888
4 MP 10745962 2908534 31407
5 CTH 4181036 2512425 24133
REST OF
INDIA 80285746 24067870 93669
TOTAL 131628763 47927433 483699
144184
11041879888
31407
24133
93669
No. of Disabled beneficiary
individuals
ANDHRA PRADESH WEST BENGAL
TAMIL NADU MADHYA PRADESH
CHHATTISGARH REST OF INDIA

5. 3. Engaging IAY and Land Reforms
beneficiaries in MGNREGA
SL State
Total HH
provided
IAY/ LR
HH
1
ANDHRA
PRADESH 6038316 1649823
2 WEST BENGAL 6132584 318811
3 TRIPURA 591247 96810
4 TAMIL NADU 6267704 67424
5
UTTAR
PRADESH 4994726 30426
MIS figures 2013-14
IAY/ LR beneficiary Households
ANDHRA PRADESH
WEST BENGAL
TRIPURA
TAMIL NADU
UTTAR PRADESH
Rest of india

6. 4. Women participation in MGNREGA
SL State
Total
person-days
generated
Women
person-
days
generated
1 TAMIL NADU 367722583 308682184
2
ANDHRA
PRADESH 299336570 175602961
3 RAJASTHAN 183855567 124575756
4
WEST
BENGAL 229623023 81556492
• Much below the national
average
• In terms of total number of
women person-days
generated, in the first four
• Constant thriving to
enhance women
participation
• Studies conducted
• Workshops held
• Guidelines issued

7. 5. Special initiatives to include the
marginalized
Initiatives for the Sabar Community in Ranibundh,
Bankura

8. Special initiatives to include the
marginalized
Comprehensive activities in Gouripur
Leprosy Camp
Semialata Plantation for Lac cultivation in
another Leprosy colony in Onda Block

9. 6. Labour Budget through People’s Participation
Much ahead of the IPPE, in the financial year 2013-14 , the State took up
special initiatives to ensure grater participation of the people in Planning
and Evaluation of MGNREGS.
The Labour Budgets and Annual Action Plans were prepared through
Participatory processes by drawing Resource Maps, identifying
households for IBS through vulnerability mapping in hamlets and
collection of Schemes and prioritization of works through people’s choice
by organizing special Gram Sansad meetings

10. 7. Effective implementation of IPPE
• Intensive Training at all level
• Engaging community volunteers in the planning teams
• Extensive use of participatory tools and processes
• Comprehensive documentation
– Wall writing with IPPE Maps and Plans
– State IPPE portal (wbnregaippe.in)