Indira Gandhi Shahri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana

The Rajasthan government has come up with the job description under its much-touted Indira Gandhi Shahri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana. Announcing the employment scheme for urban areas on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.

While MGNREGA assists people in rural areas, there is no such scheme for street vendors and those working at dhabas and restaurants in urban areas.

About:

• Under the scheme, 100 days of employment per year will be provided to families residing in urban areas.
• The ratio of cost of material to payment for labour work of “general nature” will be in the ratio of 25:75, while for special works, it will be 75:25.

Eligibility:

• All those aged between 18 and 60 years and residing within urban body limits are eligible for the scheme, and in special circumstances such as a pandemic or a calamity, migrant labourers may be included.

Significance of Urban Employment Schemes?

• Ensures social inclusion by strengthening the livelihood base of rural poor.
• It gives urban residents a statutory right to work and thereby ensures the right to life (Art 21) guaranteed under the Constitution.
• It provides employment for skilled and unskilled workers among urban youth and addresses the concerns of underemployment and unemployment.
• Such programmes can bring in much-needed public investment in towns, which, in turn, could boost local demand, improve the quality of urban infrastructure and services, restore urban commons, skill urban youth, and increase the capacity of ULBs.