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Brinda Karat

Tags : brinda karat, NREGA, India

Posted: Thursday , Sep 03, 2009 at 0314 hrs

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Rejigging NREGA, the wrong way

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is once

again in the news, for the wrong reasons. Arbitrary

changes in the guidelines by the rural development

ministry, has turned a requirement into a controversial,

self-defeating exercise. Former members of the

National Advisory Council like Aruna Roy, Jean Dreze

and their colleagues who have been working in a

sustained way on NREGA, have opposed the new

proposals. They have made a valid criticism on the lack

of discussion. Recently, on the birth anniversary of the

late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, it was declared that

Lok Sewaks are to be appointed in every village to

implement NREGA. Has any state government been

consulted on this? And why should proposed panchayatbhavans in vi llages be mandatorily named after the late

prime minister? Dont villages have heroes who merit

recognition? Over-centralisation is one of the problems

of an otherwise extremely important piece of social

legislation.

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However the contention of the critics of the new proposals, that there should be no changes in the Act till

it is fully and properly implemented is not in tune with the experience of the last four years of the Acts

implementation, particularly for workers. As far as the government proposals are concerned, they need

to be modified and clarified rather than rejected.

From the workers point of view, the main issue that requires change is to shift from piece-rated to

time-rated work. Harsh conditions of work, the very nature of the work and the high productivity norms

make it extremely difficult to earn a minimum wage even after a full days work which has been unfairlyextended to nine hours. When REGA started the standard norm was to dig at least 100 cubic feet a day

and to lift out the mud. Rough calculations put that around 1000 to 1500 kilos of mud a day depending on

the type of soil being dug. It is hardly a relief measure to expect a malnourished woman to carry that kind

of load to earn a days wage. Since the base level is so high even the decreased productivity norms

subsequently made by many states hardly helps. It would be fair to adopt a time-rated system.

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This is rich stuff Mrs. Carat (oops! Carrot). Maybe your husband can blackmail the government into listening to

you. No, wait! Wrong year! You guys are so irrelevant it isn't funny.

The Hon MP has time and again (tru to the communist style) only been a whiner

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