MGNREGA in ODISHA Shall we think Big

Is this what the Odia Elite Thinks? Cheap rice through PDS makes people lazy! MGNREGA leads to lazy workers ! Cheap Rice and MGNREGA together jack up rural wages ! MGNREGA has greater leakage than other programmes. (remember 2G and CWG? Has anyone called for closing down Mobile Services or Sports Programmes?)

Odia Worker among the Best Truly as Odia workers are in demand everywhere across India and increasingly across the globe, it seems the middle class has failed the workers rather than vice versa. When Odisha’s elite was less laidback Odia workers built some of the best structures ever built in India

If Odisha Performed like Tamil Nadu   Tamil Nadu JC/PD Odisha JC/PD If Odisha performed as well as Tamil Nadu Job Cards 86.33 66.92 Persondays Increase reqd 2016-17 2,039 458 1,581 245% 2015-16 3,687 894 2,858 219% 2014-15 2,680 535 2,077 288% 2013-14 3,677 712 2,850 300% 2012-13 4,081 546 3,164 479%

The Best from Odisha: Top Blocks Highest Persondays Generated: Kasipur in Rayagada: Rank 283 (Top 5%) Kaptipada in Maurbhanj: Rank 381 (Top 10%) Jashipur in Mayurbhanj: Rank 637 ( Top 10%) Highest Average Persondays per Household: Baripada in Mayurbhanj: Rank 252 (Top 5%) Kasipur in Rayagada: Rank 254 (Top 5%) Kaptipada in Mayurbhanj: Rank 328 (Top 10%)

The Best from Odisha: Top Blocks Highest % of HHs completing 100 Days: Kaptipada in Maurbhanj: Rank 183(Top 5%) Kasipur in Rayagada: Rank 189 (Top 5%) Baripada in Mayurbhanj: Rank 218 (Top 5%) (G Udaygiri(288); Rairangpur(289) ; Chakapad(301) Highest PWD Persons workeed: Komna in Nuapada: Rank 666 ( Top 20%) Banspal in Kendujhar: Rank 852 (Top 20%) Jashipur in Mayurbhanj: Rank 869 ( Top 20%)

The Best from Odisha: Top Blocks Highest Persondays per Job Card (All Job Cards): Rairangpur in Maurbhanj: Rank 329 (10%) Baripada in Mayurbhanj: Rank 345 (Top 10%) G Udaygiri in Kandhamal: Rank 352 (Top 10%) Highest PWD Persons workeed: Komna in Nuapada: Rank 666 ( Top 20%) Banspal in Kendujhar: Rank 852 (Top 20%) Jashipur in Mayurbhanj: Rank 869 ( Top 20%)

The Best from Odisha: Top Districts Highest Persondays Generated: Mayurbhanj: Rank 23 (Top 5%) Ganjam: Rank 45 ( Top 10%) Sundargarh: Rank 58 (Top 10%) Highest Average Persondays per Household: Mayurbhanj: Rank 60 (Top 10%) Kandhamal: Rank 82 (Top 20%) Bolangir: Rank 83(Top 20%)

The Best from Odisha: Top Districts Highest % of HHs completing 100 Days: Mayurbhanj: Rank 37(Top 10%) Kandhamal: Rank 65 ( Top 20%) Rayagada: Rank 79(Top 20%) Highest PWD Persons workeed: Mayurbhanj: Rank 103(Top 20%) Malkangiri: Rank 154 (Top 25%) Kendujhar: Rank 155 (Top 25%)

Best GPs in Odisha District Block GP Persondays RAYAGADA Kasipur SUNGER 243,566 ADAJORE 188,786 MANUSGAON 139,661 TALAJHARI 124,138 MAYURBHANJ SAMAKHUNTA RANGAMATIA 122,129 The top GP outperformed 146 Blocks.

Transparency & Accountability Almost every information under MGNREGA is in English Muster Rolls which workers are supposed to read and sign are in English. Display Boards are now in Odia Sarpanch has to digitally authorise payment on a computer screen and in English. They have little power of Implementation Workers have to travel long distances to get their payments. 15 kms is common. 40 kms not rare. Contractual staff are among the lowest paid in the country and with the least facilities.

Extra Days for FRA Title Holders   FRA as per MOTA MGNREGA Registered 100 Day Completion No % ANDHRA PRADESH 64309 18171 28% 4864 27% CHHATTISGARH 306184 143783 47% 23854 17% JHARKHAND 15296 145 1% 31 21% ODISHA 328580 91990 9760 11% TRIPURA 120473 92048 76% 60035 65% India 1421141 589327 41% 115864 20%

What Next Allowing Labour to express their Demand Helping Villagers to Make their Plan Empowering PRIs to take charge Thinking Big. Like Mayurbhanj District and it’s leadership Like Kasipur Block and it’s leadership Like Sunger GP and it’s leadership