Convergence of MGNREGS & NRLM

Experience from Kerala

Presentation at the National Workshop on Convergence of

MGNREGA with Other ProgrammesNew Delhi; 17th September 2013

Liby Johnson, Programme ManagerKudumbashree-National Resource Organization

Context

➢ 93% of workers under MGNREGS in Kerala are women

➢ The CBO-network under the State Rural Livelihoods Mission works closely with the Gram Panchayats

Neighbourhood Group (NHG)Habitation-level

Ward-level

GP-level Community Development Society (CDS)

Neighbourhood Group (NHG)

Area Development Society (ADS)

Where & How they work together

Awareness Generation & Mobilization

➔ Awareness creation about MGNREGA at ward level NHG meetings and Gram Sabha

➔ Job card forms distribution and submission by ADS

➔ Door-to-door collection of registration forms, support for taking photographs

➔ Job cards issued through NHG

Where & How they work together

Identification of works & Labour budgeting

➔ Work identification by ADS

➔ Labour budgeting at NHG level

➔ Consolidated at Ward level (ADS); presented in Gram Sabha for approval

➔ GP level consolidation supported by CDS

➔ Work and worker prioritization done by ADS

Where & How they work together

Implementation

➔ Mate – identified and selected by the ADS; trained by the CDS

• Maintains muster rolls➔ ADS provides information to workers about start of work

and nature of work

➔ Stocking work implements and distribution as per need done by the ADS

➔ Documentation of works – boards at site, photography etc. - done by ADS

➔ Provision of work-site facilities

Where & How they work together

Payments

➔ Co-ordination with GP for timely payments

➔ Support of ADS for opening bank accounts and its operation

➔ Corpus Fund at NHG level for advance wage payment – in case of special groups such as ST that need more regular payments

➔ Collective as a pressure-group in case of delays

Where & How they work together

Livelihoods improvements

➔ Use of MGNREGS for conversion of fallow land into crop lands

➔ Area based planning focussed on needs of poorest families, with CDS level demand plan as base for articulating demand

Where & How they work together

Access to entitlements

➔ Convergence with schemes for housing, sanitation etc.

➔ Social security schemes, both Central and State

Benefits of working together

➔ Higher quality planning and implementation of MGNREGS

➔ Wider coverage of the poor

➔ More realistic work identification and execution

➔ Strengthening of the community organization

➔ Improved economic benefits

– Wages

– Better production and productivity➔ Stronger relationship between local governments and

community based organizations