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Rajasthan starts Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme for 100 days

Gehlot in his budget 2022-23 had announced to provide employment for 100 days per annum to the families residing in urban areas under the IGUEGS.

Rajasthan starts Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme for 100 days

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday approved a new scheme to start an Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme dedicated to the late Mrs. Indira Gandhi on the pattern of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for 100 days.

The State Government will spend Rs 800 crore per annum on this ambitious scheme.

CM approved the new guidelines for the implementation of the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme (IGUEGS) to provide employment in the urban areas.

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Gehlot in his budget 2022-23 had announced to provide employment for 100 days per annum to the families residing in urban areas under the IGUEGS.

According to the new guidelines, in the proposed scheme, people from 18 to 60 years residing in the local body area will be registered based on the Jan Aadhaar card.

To get the works did that are permitted in the scheme, the work will be approved and executed through the committees at the state/district/body level. The ratio of material cost and remuneration cost for getting the work approved and executed of general nature will be 25:75 and for the works of special nature, the ratio of material cost and remuneration will be 75:25.

The payment of the works will be made in the bank accounts of the labourers within 15 days as per the MGNREGS. Besides this, facilities will be provided to the labourers at the workplace along with provision has been made in the scheme to redress the complaints and for social auditing.

A planning cell will be constituted at the level of the Department of Local Bodies or body for running the scheme in which various officers/personnel will be appointed on deputation/contractual. Besides this, it has also been agreed to limit the administrative expenses for the proposed scheme to 6% of Rs 800 crore as per the MGNREGS.

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