Implementation of MGNREGS in Andhra PradeshIn India

Agriculture based Livelihoods: Opportunities and Potential

1Government of Andhra Pradesh,

India

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

enacted by

Indian Parliament in the year 2005

MGNREG ActMGNREG Act

Primary objective: To enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household willing to do manual unskilled work.

Auxiliary Objective: Regenerating natural resource base and creating productive assets

Third is process objective: Strengthening grass root processes of democracy infusing transparency and accountability in governance

Objectives of the MGNREGSObjectives of the MGNREGS

Land development activities of lands of the poor – SC/ST/Small & Marginal farmers

Removing thorny bushes Boulder Removal and stone

removal Farm Pond Silt application to improve soil

fertility Gypsum Application in alkaline

lands Terracing in Hill / slope areas Deep Ploughing, cultivator

ploughing Compost Pits Mini Percolation Tank New open irrigation wells

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Engaged 40000 SC/ST literate youth to identify all the lands of the SC/STs

They were given all revenue documents to identify the lands

They met all the SC/STs in the state and captured the status of their lands

Visited the lands and captured what is required for each piece of land – farmer wise

Schedule 1 of the Act - lands of SC/ST s should be saturated before the lands of others are taken up

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Land inventory for identification of lands of SC/STs

So far lands 3.61 lakh fallow and 6.51 lakh cultivable lands belongs to 4,51,183 farmers worth Rs. 4853 crores are identified this year

Another 5 lakh acres are identified but data entry is in progress

Giving first priority to these works because most of these works are water harvesting and water conservation works

Average cost per acre is Rs. 48000

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Land inventory for identification of lands of SC/STs

Ground water enhancement activities

Check Dam, Check Wall

Sub surface dykesDug out Pond Recharge of dried up

open wellstaggered trenches Percolation Tank

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Irrigation Drains and Irrigation Channels irrigation related

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Desilting of Existing Feeder Channel/ Field Channel and

New feeder channels filed channels

New MI tanks Comprehensive

restoration of old MI tanks

AssetsSl.No

WorkExtent/Nos

Value(in Cr)

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MI Tanks taken up (including desiltation and related)

18,131 No.s

1924.1

2Land Development

13.38 Lakh Acres

1651.2

3Silt Application

6.7 Lakh Acres

301.4

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Assets createdSl.No

WorkExtent/Nos

Value(in Cr)

4Feeder Channel

108,358 Kms

487.6

5Horticulture

4.52 Lakh Acres

362

6Mini Percolation Tanks

84,709 No.s

169.4

7Percolation Tanks

9312 No.s 69.8

8Farm Ponds

75,752 No.s

136.410

Sl.No

WorkExtent/Nos

Value(in Cr)

9

Restoration and Deepening of wells

20,100 No.s

14

10Desilting of canals

45,667 Kms

274

11Diversion Drains

37,958 Kms

246.7

Assets created

11

Thank You

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