Objectives
of the Meeting: -
• Discussion on the problems faced in the implementation of
the act and formulate concrete suggestion for the problem
• Discussion on Role of the VOs in social audit and implementation
of the act
• Discussion on organizing state level public hearing program
• Discussion on the role of women under this act in context
to MDG
 Mr.
Om Kumar Program Associate NREGA, from UPVAN started the workshop
with a brief presentation on NREGA campaign and social audit on
the following aspects: -
NREGA
• Objective of the Act
• Important features of the act
• Problems in the implementation of the act
• Role of VOs in the scheme
Social
Audit
• Objective of Social Audit
• Advantages of Social Audit
• Stages of Social Audit
After
the presentation on the related topics Panel Discussion was organized
with the following panel members: -
1.
Dr. Janardhan Prasad Tripathi- Secretary, UPVAN
2. Shri Devi Prasad Gupta – State Coordinator, NREGA campaign,
UPVAN
3. Shri Awdesh Gautam - PACS, Banda
4. Shri Rakesh Mishra, Shradha Samiti, Banda
Summing
up the views of the panel members following statements were given-
- The
act would prove quiet beneficial to the masses of drought proof
region as 100 Rs per day earning would provide them some kind
of economical relief - Shri Devi Prasad Gupta, State Coordinator,
NREGA campaign, UPVAN
-
UPVAN should do advocacy on the following issues under this campaign
- Till
date how many BPL families land have been used for the work?
- How
many reproductive infrastructural projects have been made?
- What
work is monitoring committees doing?
- Why
did labourers who were not provided any work received any
kind of unemployment allowance? Shri Awdesh Gautam - PACS,
Banda
-
Since the act is passed by the parliament so to build pressure
on this act RTI could be used- Dr. Janardhan Prasad Tripathi-
Secretary, UPVAN
-
The program should not be considered as any other development
scheme but rather it should be taken ahead as a right based mass
movement campaign- Shri Rakesh Mishra, Shradha Samiti, Banda
Open
Session
During
the open session following suggestions were given for the effective
implementation of the act so that the benefits of the act could
reach to maximum beneficiaries-
• As there is a provision under the SGRY scheme to provide
subsidy to form groups of VOs same way under this scheme also VOs
must be given the facility to form labourers group
• To punish the guilty booked during the implementation of
social audit representatives of VOs, labourers must raise their
voice from one common platform against the prevailing corruption
during the social audit
• Mass awareness about the act should be created on a wide
scale
• Districts where no District planning committees have been
established yet UPVAN should do advocacy at the state level for
the inclusion of the state coordinators in those committees
• Awareness should be created among the various stakeholders
of the scheme
• To save the rural labourers from any sort exploitation under
the act VOs must involve the rural youths to generate mass awareness
and develop unity among the rural labourers to fight against the
exploitation
• Ensuring proper participation of females and disabled under
the scheme
• Advocacy should be done for the payment of money directly
to the gram pradhans
• For the effective implementation of the act involvement
of print and electronic media both at the district and state level
should be ensured
• Group of 50 people should be formed for the purpose of generating
mass awareness at the district, block, and Gram Panchayat level
• Certain traditional activities should be revised and replaced
by the activities such as water conversation or any other activity
depending on the need of the area for the effective implementation
of the act
• People involved in the implementation of the scheme must
be sensitized.
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