MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME

Implementation of schemes:

1. MGNREGS is a scheme constitutionally approved under MGNREG Act and funded by the Central Government 90% and state government 10%.
2. Provides 100 days of guaranteed employment in a financial year for adult members in rural areas who are willing to do unskilled manual work.
3. This scheme provides employment for livelyhood landless pays Rs 205/-per day on a weekly basis by e-Fms there by alleviate poverty in rural areas.
4. Promotes management of natural resources like ponds, ooranies, Irrigation channels by desilting and create irrigation facilities. Provides horticulture, form ponds, Massive/Avenue Tree plantation works, construction of water harvesting structures like bunding, boulder checks, Gabion and concrete check dams construction of buildings for Village Panchayat office, VPSC, BPSC, Anganwadi, compound walls for schools, formation of roads under rural connectivity in convergence with other Government departments like Agriculture department, Fisheries and Forest Department.
5. 3% of beneficiaries are reserved for differently abled persons for providing water to the workers, and caretakers of their children in the work site and for jungle clearance work.

INDIRA AWAAS YOJANA

Houses are constructed at free of cost for the members of SC/ST, freed bonded labourers and non-SC/ST members in rural areas living below the poverty level. The scheme is funded jointly by the Central and State Governments. The central share is Rs.799.68 and the state share is Rs.533.12 for the financial year 2014-15 and during the financial year 2015-16

15th Finance Commission