society diary: April 2007

The Government of India (GoI) passed the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 in September 2005. The Act provides enhancement of livelihood security, giving at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household, whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. Panchayats at districts, intermediate and village levels will be the principal authorities for planning and implementation of the Act. The objective of the Act is to enhance livelihood security of households in rural areas of the country. The NREG Act 2005 can provide the basis of a permanent social security system and even act as an instrument for planned and equitable rural development. Right To Information (RTI) Act 2005 can be used for transparent and effective implementation of the NREG Act, 2005. The Act will be implemented in 200 districts of the country in the first phase of its implementation. It is hoped that this will be an instrument of major socio-economic benefits for rural India.
Key provisions of the NREG Act
The State Govt. shall provide to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work not less than one hundred days of such work in a financial year.
Daily wages shall be made on a weekly basis or in any cases not later than fortnight after the date on which such work was done.
If an applicant for employment under the Act is not provided such employment within fifteen days of receipt of his application seeking employment or from the date on which the employment has been sought in the case of an advance application, whichever is later, he shall be entitled to a daily unemployment allowance.
Unemployment allowance will be with in the economic capacity of the State Govt. and shall be paid to the applicants of a household subject to the entitlement of the household at such rate as may be specified by the State Govt.
Unemployment allowance rate shall be less than one-fourth of the wage rate for the first thirty days during the financial year and not les than one-half of the wage rate for the remaining period of financial year.
A complaint handling system has to be implemented. The disputes and complaints are to be disposed within seven days of their receipt and in
The Government of India (GoI) passed the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 in September 2005. The Act provides enhancement of livelihood security, giving at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household, whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. Panchayats at districts, intermediate and village levels will be the principal authorities for planning and implementation of the Act. The objective of the Act is to enhance livelihood security of households in rural areas of the country. The NREG Act 2005 can provide the basis of a permanent social security system and even act as an instrument for planned and equitable rural development. Right To Information (RTI) Act 2005 can be used for transparent and effective implementation of the NREG Act, 2005. The Act will be implemented in 200 districts of the country in the first phase of its implementation. It is hoped that this will be an instrument of major socio-economic benefits for rural India.
Key provisions of the NREG Act
The State Govt. shall provide to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work not less than one hundred days of such work in a financial year.
Daily wages shall be made on a weekly basis or in any cases not later than fortnight after the date on which such work was done.
If an applicant for employment under the Act is not provided such employment within fifteen days of receipt of his application seeking employment or from the date on which the employment has been sought in the case of an advance application, whichever is later, he shall be entitled to a daily unemployment allowance.
Unemployment allowance will be with in the economic capacity of the State Govt. and shall be paid to the applicants of a household subject to the entitlement of the household at such rate as may be specified by the State Govt.
Unemployment allowance rate shall be less than one-fourth of the wage rate for the first thirty days during the financial year and not les than one-half of the wage rate for the remaining period of financial year.
A complaint handling system has to be implemented. The disputes and complaints are to be disposed within seven days of their receipt and in
The Government of India (GoI) passed the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 in September 2005. The Act provides enhancement of livelihood security, giving at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household, whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. Panchayats at districts, intermediate and village levels will be the principal authorities for planning and implementation of the Act. The objective of the Act is to enhance livelihood security of households in rural areas of the country. The NREG Act 2005 can provide the basis of a permanent social security system and even act as an instrument for planned and equitable rural development. Right To Information (RTI) Act 2005 can be used for transparent and effective implementation of the NREG Act, 2005. The Act will be implemented in 200 districts of the country in the first phase of its implementation. It is hoped that this will be an instrument of major socio-economic benefits for rural India.
Key provisions of the NREG Act
The State Govt. shall provide to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work not less than one hundred days of such work in a financial year.
Daily wages shall be made on a weekly basis or in any cases not later than fortnight after the date on which such work was done.
If an applicant for employment under the Act is not provided such employment within fifteen days of receipt of his application seeking employment or from the date on which the employment has been sought in the case of an advance application, whichever is later, he shall be entitled to a daily unemployment allowance.
Unemployment allowance will be with in the economic capacity of the State Govt. and shall be paid to the applicants of a household subject to the entitlement of the household at such rate as may be specified by the State Govt.
Unemployment allowance rate shall be less than one-fourth of the wage rate for the first thirty days during the financial year and not les than one-half of the wage rate for the remaining period of financial year.
A complaint handling system has to be implemented. The disputes and complaints are to be disposed within seven days of their receipt and in
The Government of India (GoI) passed the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 in September 2005. The Act provides enhancement of livelihood security, giving at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household, whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. Panchayats at districts, intermediate and village levels will be the principal authorities for planning and implementation of the Act. The objective of the Act is to enhance livelihood security of households in rural areas of the country. The NREG Act 2005 can provide the basis of a permanent social security system and even act as an instrument for planned and equitable rural development. Right To Information (RTI) Act 2005 can be used for transparent and effective implementation of the NREG Act, 2005. The Act will be implemented in 200 districts of the country in the first phase of its implementation. It is hoped that this will be an instrument of major socio-economic benefits for rural India.
Key provisions of the NREG Act
The State Govt. shall provide to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work not less than one hundred days of such work in a financial year.
Daily wages shall be made on a weekly basis or in any cases not later than fortnight after the date on which such work was done.
If an applicant for employment under the Act is not provided such employment within fifteen days of receipt of his application seeking employment or from the date on which the employment has been sought in the case of an advance application, whichever is later, he shall be entitled to a daily unemployment allowance.
Unemployment allowance will be with in the economic capacity of the State Govt. and shall be paid to the applicants of a household subject to the entitlement of the household at such rate as may be specified by the State Govt.
Unemployment allowance rate shall be less than one-fourth of the wage rate for the first thirty days during the financial year and not les than one-half of the wage rate for the remaining period of financial year.
A complaint handling system has to be implemented. The disputes and complaints are to be disposed within seven days of their receipt and in

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