{"id":5042,"date":"2025-01-10T16:31:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T11:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianlawsociety.com\/?p=5042"},"modified":"2025-01-13T19:10:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T13:40:10","slug":"amendments-to-nrega-key-changes-to-schedule-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karma.law\/insights\/law-library\/amendments-to-nrega-key-changes-to-schedule-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Amendments to NREGA: Key Changes to Schedule I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The Ministry of Rural Development has issued notifications amending Schedule I of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), 2005. These amendments focus on ensuring fair wages and suitable working conditions for laborers engaged in projects under the scheme. This article will outline the key changes introduced by these amendments, and their implications for rural employment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Background of NREGA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), now known as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), is a landmark legislation that guarantees at least one hundred days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. It aims to enhance livelihood security and create durable assets in rural areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Key Amendments to Schedule I<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The following are the key amendments made to Schedule I of the NREGA Act:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Wage Rates:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The schedule of rates of wages for unskilled laborers is to be fixed so that an adult person working for nine hours would normally earn a wage equal to the wage rate.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The working days of an adult worker, including rest intervals, should not exceed twelve hours on any day.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Gender Neutrality:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The average out-turn of work by men and women workers working in a group will be the basis for fixing task-based schedules of rates, ensuring no gender-based discrimination in wage rates.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Prioritization of Works:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The focus of the scheme is on specific types of work, with priority given to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Water conservation and harvesting<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Drought proofing (afforestation and tree plantation)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Micro and minor irrigation works<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Irrigation facilities for land owned by Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Below Poverty Line (BPL) households, beneficiaries of land reforms, beneficiaries of Indira Awas Yojana, small or marginal farmers, and tribal communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Renovation of traditional water bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Land development.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Flood control and protection works.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Rural connectivity.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Any other work notified by the Central Government.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Focus on Asset Creation:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0The creation of durable assets and strengthening the livelihood resource base of the rural poor is an important objective of the scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Rural Focus:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0All works under the scheme must be in rural areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Local Planning:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0The State Council is required to prepare a list of preferred works based on their ability to create durable assets.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Transparency:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0The scheme mandates transparency in implementation and accountability at all levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">No Contractors:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0The scheme does not permit engaging contractors for project implementation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Manual Labor:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0As far as practicable, tasks should be performed using manual labor and not machines.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Equitable Space for Work<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">: The scheme strives to ensure that all workers have access to a work space that is not gender biased.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Impact of Amendments<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">These amendments aim to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Ensure fair wages for all laborers, irrespective of gender.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Prioritize works that contribute to long-term rural development and livelihoods.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Promote transparency and accountability in the implementation of the scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Encourage the use of manual labor over machines.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Conclusion<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The amendments to Schedule I of the NREGA Act reflect the government&#8217;s ongoing efforts to improve the implementation and effectiveness of the scheme. By addressing issues related to wage rates, working conditions, and prioritization of works, these revisions aim to ensure that the scheme continues to provide meaningful employment and contribute to the sustainable development of rural India.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/karma.law\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Mahatma-Gandhi-National-Rural-Employment-Guarantee-Act-MGNREGA.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-def2e786-75a3-4597-af71-6eb5cca1267e\" href=\"https:\/\/karma.law\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Mahatma-Gandhi-National-Rural-Employment-Guarantee-Act-MGNREGA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/karma.law\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Mahatma-Gandhi-National-Rural-Employment-Guarantee-Act-MGNREGA.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-def2e786-75a3-4597-af71-6eb5cca1267e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ministry of Rural Development has issued notifications amending Schedule I of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), 2005. 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