JAIPUR: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday approved the new guidelines for the implementation of the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme, on similar lines to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), which was launched to provide employment in the rural areas. This scheme has been started with an objective to provide employment in the urban areas, an official statement read.
Gehlot, in the budget 2022-23, had announced to provide employment for 100 days per annum to the families residing in urban areas under the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme. The state government will spend Rs 800 crore per annum on this scheme.
"A planning cell will be constituted at the level of the department of local bodies (or the body for running the scheme) in which various officers/personnel will be appointed on deputation/contract. Besides this, it has also been agreed to limit the administrative expenses for the proposed scheme to 6% of Rs 800 crore as per the MGNREGS," it stated.
As per the new guidelines for the proposed scheme, people in the age-group 18 to 60 years, residing in the local body area, will be registered based on their Jan Aadhaar card.
"To get works done that are permitted under the scheme, the work will be approved and executed through the committees at the state/district/body level. The ratio of material cost and remuneration cost for getting the work approved and executed of general nature will be 25:75 and for the works of special nature, the ratio of material cost and remuneration will be 75:25," the read. The payment for work will be made in the bank accounts of the labourers within 15 days as per the MGNREGS. "Facilities will also be provided to the labourers at the workplace. Also, a provision has been made in the scheme to redress the complaints and conduct social audit," it stated.
