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MGNREGA Maharashtra: Employment Guarantee Scheme
Maharashtra implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA guaranteeing 100 days of wage employment per year to rural households.
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The Maharashtra Employment Guarantee scheme is the state implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), providing a legal guarantee of 100 days of unskilled wage employment per financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer for such work.
Key Features
- Legal guarantee of 100 days of wage employment per household per year
- Wages paid to the bank / post-office account of the worker
- Unemployment allowance if work is not provided within the stipulated period
- One-third of the work force reserved for women
Objective
To enhance livelihood security in rural Maharashtra through guaranteed wage employment and durable asset creation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Any adult member of a rural household in Maharashtra who volunteers for unskilled manual work. Household registers with the Gram Panchayat to obtain a job card.
Up to 100 days of guaranteed wage employment per household per financial year, with wages paid as per the notified state wage rate.
1. Apply to the Gram Panchayat for a job card
2. Job card issued after verification (within 15 days)
3. Demand work in advance of the required date
4. Work allocated within the stipulated period or unemployment allowance paid
5. Wages credited to the bank / post-office account
2. Job card issued after verification (within 15 days)
3. Demand work in advance of the required date
4. Work allocated within the stipulated period or unemployment allowance paid
5. Wages credited to the bank / post-office account
Aadhaar Card, bank / post-office account details, address proof, passport-size photograph.
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