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Jharkhand

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
(Under Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India)

  • The implementation of NREGA is from 2nd February 2006

  • 100 Days of Work in Rural areas becomes a Legal Right

  • Rural Households in the notified districts can now exercise various rights under the act:

 

  •       The right to demand employment

  •       The right to get employment within 15 days of their demand

  •       The right to get unemployment allowance if the employment is not given within 15 days

  •       The right to be paid statutory wages prevalent in a State

  •       The right to worksite facilities like drinking water, sheds for children and first aid

 

  •    The application for employment may be given to the gram panchayat or to the Programme Officer at the
       Block level

 

          Salient Features of NREGA: 

  •        NREGA is not just a scheme but an Act providing legal guarantee to work.

  •        Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs) will have principal role in planning and implementation

  •        Transparency, accountability, social audit and people’s participation will be ensured through institutional mechanism.

  •        Grievance redressal mechanism will be put in place.

  •        One third beneficiaries will be women.

  •        Any adult person in the notified area willing to do unskilled manual work, can apply for registration with Gram
           Panchayat.  He/she will then be issued a job card.

  •        The card is the legal instrument that will entitle the registered person to apply for employment under the Act.

  •        Registration will be open throughout the year.

  •        Employment will be given within 5 km. of the applicant’s residence, else additional wages will be paid.

 

List of 200 Districts Identified for implementation of NREGA in First Phase:

Andhra Pradesh:

Adilabad, Ananthapur, Chittoor, Gudappah, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahbubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Rengareddy, Vizianagaram, Warangal 

Arunachal Pradesh:

Upper Subansiri 

Assam:

Bongaigaon, Dhemaji, Goalpara, Karbi Anglong, Kokrajhar, North Cachar Hills, North Lakhimpur (Laksha) 

Bihar:

Araria, Aurangabad, Bhojpur, Darbhariga, Gaya, Jamul, Jehanandbad, Kaimur (bhahua), Katihar, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai, Madhubani, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, Nawadah, Patna, Purnia, Rohtas, Samastipur, Sheohar, Supaul, Vaishali 

Chhattisgarh:

Bastar, Bilaspur, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Jashpur, Kanker, Kawardha, Koriya, Raigarh, Rajnandgaon, Sarguja 

Gujarat:

Banaskantha, Dangs, Dohad, Narmada, Panch Mahals, Sabarkantha 

Hariyana:

Mohindergarh, Sirsa 

Himachal Pradesh :

Chamba, Sirmaur 

J & K:

Doda, Kupwara, Poonch 

Jharkhand:

Bokaro, Chatra, Dhanbad, Dumka, Garhwa, Giridih, Godda, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Jamtara, Kodarma, Latehar, Lohardagga, Pakaur, Palamu, Ranchi, Sahibganj, Saraikela, Simdega, Pacchim Singhbhum 

Karnataka:

Bidar, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Gulbarga, Raichur 

Kerala:

Palakkad, Waynad 

Madhya Pradesh :

 

Balaghat, Barwani, Betul, Chattarpur, Dhar, Dindor, Jhabua, Kandwa (East Nimar), Mandla, Satna, Seoni, Shahdol, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Siddhi, Tikamgarh, Umaria, West Nimar (Khargone) 

Maharashtra :

Ahmednagar, Amaravati, Aurangabad, Bhandara, Chndrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondya, Hingoli, Nanded, Nandurbar, Yawatmal 

Manipur:

Tamenlong 

Meghalaya:

South Garo Hills, West Garo Hills 

Mizoram :

Lawngtlai, Saiha 

Nagaland:

Mon 

Orissa:

Bolangir, Boudh, Debagarh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Phubani, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Sundargarh 

Punjab:

Hoshiarpur 

Rajasthan:

Banswara, Dungarpur, Jhalawar, Karauli, Sirohi, Udaipur 

Sikkim:

North Sikkim 

Tripura:

Dhalai 

Tamil Nadu:

Dindigul, Nagapattinam, Sivagangai, Cuddalore, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram 

Uttranchal:

Chamoli, Champawat, Tehri Garhwal 

Uttar Pradesh:

Azamgarh, Barida, Barabanki, Chandauli, Chitrakoot, Fatehpur, Gorakhpur, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Jalaun, Jaupur, Kaushambi, Kushinagar,  Lakhimpur Kheri, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Mirzapur, Partapgarh, Raebareli, Silapur, Sonebhadra, Unnao 

West Bengal:

South 24 Parganas, Bankura, Birhbhum, Jalpaiguri, Malda, Murshidabad, Purulia, Dakshin Dinajpur, Midnapur West, Uttar Dinajpur