Kumarakom Grama Panchayat

Project Description

Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (VB-G RAM G) is a scheme under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) that guarantees 125 days of employment to rural households in a financial year. Along with increasing rural employment opportunities, the scheme gives priority to activities such as water conservation, natural resource conservation, afforestation, agricultural development, rural infrastructure development, and climate-resilient activities.

Key Services

• Guarantee of 125 days of employment to rural households.
• Daily wages are directly credited to the bank/post office account through DBT.
• Grameen Rozgar Guarantee Card is provided to registered households.
• A 60-day break is allowed for sowing and harvesting activities to meet agricultural requirements.
• Transparent monitoring through digital systems such as biometric attendance, e-Muster, MIS, GPS, etc.

Who is Eligible?

Family members aged 18 years and above who reside in rural areas and are willing to undertake unskilled manual work can register under this scheme.

Benefits for Special Categories:
Special Rozgar Guarantee Cards are provided to Single Women, Persons with Disabilities, persons above 60 years of age, Transgender Persons, members of PVTG communities, and Released Bonded Labourers.

How to Get Employment

• Applications for employment can be submitted directly at the Grama Panchayat or through digital systems.
• Employment must be provided within 15 days of receiving the application.
• As far as possible, employment will be provided within the applicant's own ward or within a radius of 5 kilometres.
• Priority will be given to women, and at least one-third of the total beneficiaries will be women.

Wage Payment

• Wages are directly disbursed through bank/post office accounts.
• Wages must be made available within a maximum of 15 days after completion of the work.
• In case of delayed payment of wages, the worker is entitled to receive the prescribed compensation for the delay as per the law.

Details of Staff Implementing the Project

• Devika Shaji, Accredited Engineer
• Jithin Sasidharan, Overseer
• Pravada Devarajan, Overseer
• Shalini K S, Accountant-cum-IT Assistant
• Aparna K T, Accountant-cum-IT Assistant
• Sreeja Thankachan, Accountant-cum-IT Assistant