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What are the objectives of the Labour Groups? |
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Answer» The objectives of organising MGNREGS workers are. i. Raising of demand for work and ensuring that it is provided on time, during the period required. ii. Improve planning for local employment to maximise work from existing sources and then adding on the MGNREGS entitlement of 100 days to fill gaps. iii. Collectively accessing different work opportunities in and around the village. iv. Improving worksite environment and facilities. v. Interacting with MGNREGS functionaries and sorting out different issues especially in getting grievances redressed. vi. Ensuring all the process and providers of MGNREGS adhered to and the entitlements are provided. vii. Bringing about a culture of mutual help while carrying out different tasks related to their work. viii. Building awareness on different developmental and legal entitlements and developing capacity to access them. ix. Enabling raising of the collective voice of the poor in various local participatory fora especially the Gram Sabha. x. Inducing a process of skill development so that over a period of time the workers can move out of manual labour into semi-skilled and skilled work. xi. Developing social capital and the capacity for local public action. xii. Strengthening in Social Audit. |
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