Increase job scope under NREGA: Chief secretary

JAIPUR: Chief secretary (CS) D B Gupta on Wednesday instructed officials to increase the scope of employment and development works under MGNREGA.
He was addressing officials at meeting of state-level coordination committee to review progress of works at the secretariat.
Gupta said the department could use NREGA budget along with its own budget to provide jobs to the people by doing small works like digging ponds, basin and plantation.
Gupta directed the officers to make a list of what works could be started department-wise in this financial year and ensure sending them to the rural development and panchayati raj department so that those works could be taken up on priority.
He asked the PWD to take up plantation of trees on both the national and state highways, increasing the width of rural roads to prevent accidents, levelling on the roadsides, etc. He said that 4-5 model works of such roads should be done on priority.
Additional chief secretary of rural development and panchayati raj Rajeshwar Singh said that apart from rural workers, migrant Rajasthanis were also getting employment under MNREGA. He informed that there was the need for labour planning for personal benefit projects and 50 % of the amount should be used preparatory work related to water collection, conservation and pre-monsoon plantation works.