MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT, 2005 — THE MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT, 2005

MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT, 2005 MASTER CRRCULAR- A GUIDE FOR PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION FY 2018-2019 Department of Rural Development Ministry of Rural Development 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1_ Act and Schedule 2_ Entitlements under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA 3_ Entitlement [ Right to a Job Card (JC) 3.1 Possession of Job Cards _ 3.2 Regular updation of entries in the JCs 3.3 Verification/ updation of Job Cards through campaigns _ 3.4 Cancellation of Job Cards 3.5 Freshl new Job Cards 3.6 Implementation of Indicative Framework for new Job Cards. 3.7 Pro-active inclusion of SECC Vulnerable households . 4. Entitlement II- Right to Demand and receive work within 15 days. 4.1 Demand for work 10 10 4.2 Allocation of work 0 4.3 Multiple mechanisms for demand for work_ 4.4 Dated Receipt. 4.5 Rozgar Diwas _ 4.6 E-muster Roll 12 5. Entitlement III- Right to Unemployment Allowance _ 13 5.1 Responsibility of the State Government 13 5.2 Calculation and payment of Unemployment Allowance 13 5.3 Suggested procedure to State Governments for payment of Unemployment Allowance - 14 5.4 Cessation of liability to pay Unemployment Allowance 14 5.5 Cessation of claim to Unemployment Allowance. 14 5.6 Automatic Payment of Unemployment Allowance 14 5.7 Workers filing for unemployment allowance 14 6. Entitlement IV- Right to Plan and Prepare a Shelf of Projects 15 6.1. Preparation of Labour Budget and the Annual Convergent Planning for Identification of Projects Exercise _ 15 6.2 Focus on vulnerable households 17 6.3 Gram Panchayats as custodian of shelf of works _ 18 6.4 Expected outcomes 18 6.5 Entry of Works into MIS and implementation of works as per decided priority _ 18 6.6 Convergence. 18 6.7 Suggested timelines for planning - 19 7. Entitlement V- Right to obtain work within