The Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme in Rajasthan

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Last Updated13/09/2022

The Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme recently rolled out in Rajasthan.
Objective: providing economic support to the poor and needy families living in the cities through work to be provided for 100 days in a year.

Country's biggest scheme to give guaranteed jobs to the people residing in cities.
On the lines of the MGNREGA for villagers.

Those between 18 - 60 years residing in urban local bodies are eligible to get employment in the identified segments.
No income limit
The poor and destitute people, especially those who lost their livelihood during the pandemic, will be given preference.
3.5 lakh people across the State have got themselves registered under the scheme
Job cards have been issued to 2.25 lakh of them.
50 persons in each ward of urban local bodies will be given employment.
Work under the scheme will be approved and executed through committees at the State, district and local body levels.
State government to reward the municipal bodies doing good work under the scheme.
Cost of material and the payment for the labour for work of general nature will be in the ratio of 25:75.
Will vary for special work which needs technical expertise.
People engaged under this scheme can be employed elsewhere in other schemes which require the labour.
State government can add new tasks or amend the ones already included in the list.
A Jan Aadhar card will be required for registration.
Wages:
₹259 a day to unskilled labourers
₹283 a day to skilled labourers
₹271 a day to 'mates' or supervisors on top of the labourers.

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Environment protection
Tree plantation at public places
Maintenance of parks
Watering plants on footpaths and dividers
Water conservation
Tasks for cleanliness and improvement of ponds, lakes and stepwells, construction, repair and cleaning of rain water harvesting structures and restoration of water sources.
Heritage conservation
Removal of encroachments and illegal boards, hoardings and banners,
Stopping defacement of property
Service-related works.

Would help reduce distress among the urban population,
Would improve the wage rate in the labour market
Identification of unemployed youths in urban areas may require an approach different from the one adopted in the villages for MGNREGA.
Kind of jobs provided will be different from those in the rural areas
Will need a more skilled workforce.
May turn out to be a game changer for the people who lost their jobs in the pandemic.