MGNREGA :- Best Practices in Kishanganj District (BIHAR)

District Rural Development Agency, Kishanganj

- : MGNREGA :- Best Practices in Kishanganj District (BIHAR) Its all about PHASE - II Kishanganj District At A Glance Kishanganj is a town and district •Area of the district: 1883.02 (square Kilometer) headquarter of Kishanganj district in Purnea division of Bihar state. It is part of •Longitude & Latitude : 25.7000° N, 86.9500° E the chicken neck of Indian map. Main

•Population: 16.90948 Lakh rivers of this district ( As Per Census 2011) are Mechi, Mahananda, Kankai & •Male : 8.68845 Lakh Ramzan. It is the only tea producing •Female: 8.22103 Lakh district in Bihar. It is one of the most •Sex ratio : sensitive districts of India, as the borders Sex-ratio of Kishanganj is 946 female per thousand male. of this district are attached to Bangladesh, touching Nepal in •Literacy : southeast and north to Uttar Total Literacy Rate - 57.04% Male Literacy Rate - 65.56% Dinajpur and Darjeeling district of West Female Literacy Rate - 47.98 % Bengal respectively.

Kishanganj District At A Glance

Assembly seats : •Number Of Blocks : 07 1. Bahadurganj •Numbers Of Gram Panchayat : 126 2. Thakurganj 3. Kishanganj Bahadurganj Block : 20 Gram Panchayat 4. Kochadhaman : Lok Sabha Constituencies : Dighalbank Block : 16 Gram Panchayat KISHANGANJ •Transport : Kishanganj Block : 10 Gram Panchayat According the statistics Kishanganj has a major railhead which is connected to major cities and towns of India. Kishanganj railway station comes under Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR). The railway station Kochadhaman Block : 24 Gram Panchayat and NH 31 are connecting northeastern region of India to the rest of India. It has direct train connected to majority of major cities namely- New Delhi, Mumbai, Patna, Kolkata, Guwahati, Bangalore, Ch Pothia Block : 22 Gram Panchayat ennai, Tiruanantpuram etc. Garib Nawaz express starts from here for Ajmer. Rajdhani Express which runs between Delhi and Guwahati has its stoppage in Kishanganj. The National Highway No. 31 runs along with Terhagachh Block : 12 Gram Panchayat the railway line. NH 31 is one of the important and busiest highways in India. You can see that the national highway 31 in Kishanganj is beautifully made with the chain of flyovers. Thakurganj Block : 22 Gram Panchayat Kishanganj District At A Glance

Assembly seats : 1. Bahadurganj 2. Thakurganj 3. Kishanganj 4. Kochadhaman Kishanganj District At A Glance

In the north, international boundary of Nepal. In the east & north east, West Bengal boundary. Kishanganj District At A Glance

This is the only district in BIHAR where agriculture of PINEAPLE is going on.

In block Thakurganj & Pothia, this is growing up day by day… Kishanganj District At A Glance

This is the only district in BIHAR to plant TEA

A tea processing unit is being building up under SGSY MGNREGA – Kishanganj at a glance

Year 2012-2013

Total no of job card = 262020

No of household demand for job = 33863 Only 12% of household participate in MGNREGA

Employment provided = 33863

Persondays target of the year : 2560000 Achievement 54% Persondays generated : 1388146

Financial  Expenditure during the year 2848.85 Lakh MGNREGA – Kishanganj at a glance

Year 2013-2014

HOUSEHOLD STATUS

Total no of job card = 243509 11% of household we connected in last two No of household demand for job = 26939 month & determine to connect 50% by next three months

Employment provided = 19196

No of family demand for work till May 2013 : 26939

Persondays target till May 31st : 674114 Achievement 70% Persondays generated : 473450

Scheme completed in MIS 62% till date…. Block KOCHADHAMAN

Total Number Of Gram Panchayat : 24 Total Number Of Villages : 145 Total Population : 291345 Male : 150965 Female : 140380 Literacy Rate : 48% Job Card Holders : 45798` Mahadalit Family : 5040 KHET POKHRI at the beginning… Best Practices of MGNREGA

A successful implementation of KHET POKHRI in Kishanganj

Why “KHET POKHRI”? Water conservation is the easiest and most easy on the pocket way to address water shortages.

It maintains the water level for the local area. Also can be developed as permanent storage of water for future.

Local inhabitances/farmers use the water throughout the for their purpose and agriculture. Water Conservation Work IS Going On…. Beneficiaries can improve their income by fishing . Best Practices of MGNREGA

A Success on KHET POKHRI under MGNREGA Phase - II

Category of The Scheme Approved Work Completion Schemes Started Khet Pokhri 837 383 168

The scheme comes under Water Conservation & Water Harvesting. At the end of financial year 2012-2013 and starting of financial year 2013-2014 we have started 383 numbers of KHET POKHRI (Farm Pond) in which 168 has been completed.

The BLP families are mostly attached to this scheme and has resulting into future economic business.

In the scheme the most important achievement is generation of PERSONDAYS having RATIO of labor and material : 99.05 : 0.05 Best Practices of MGNREGA

A brave attempt is taken by the block KOCHADHAMAN to implement this scheme.

Khet Pokhri at KOCHADHAMAN

Total no of KHET POKHRI Taken : 65 Work Completed : 35 Persondays Generated on the KHET POKHRI : 21000 Persondays Total expenditure made in this 35 nos of KHET POKHRI : Rs. 3038000/- KHET POKHRI Best Practices of MGNREGA Name Of The Scheme KHET POKHRI in the land of DAY MARKET Estimated Cost Rs. 159700/- Expenditure Made Rs. 125630/- Mandays Created 858 Persondays in which 480 Persondays belongs to MAHADALIT family. Future Use Of This Fishery, Plantation surrounding the KHET POKHRI

Gram Panchayat DERAMARI : Block - Kochadhaman KHET POKHRI Best Practices of MGNREGA Name Of The Scheme KHET POKHRI in the land of Juber Alam Estimated Cost Rs. 98300/- Expenditure Made Rs. 96300/- Mandays Created 668 Persondays in wich 480 Persondays belongs to MAHADALIT family. Future Use Of This Fishery, Plantation surrounding the KHET POKHRI

Gram Panchayat BHAGAL : Block - Kochadhaman KHET POKHRI Best Practices of MGNREGA

Name Of The Schemelc KHET POKHRI in the land of Md Arif Estimated Cost Rs. 93800/- Expenditure Made Rs. 89008/- Mandays Created 616 Persondays in which 37 persondays belongs to MAHADALIT families. Future Use Of This Fishery, Plantation of Coconut Plant

Gram Panchayat : BALIYA : Block – Kochadhaman KHET POKHRI Best Practices of MGNREGA Name Of The Scheme KHET POKHRI in the land of Nikhil Kumar Estimated Cost Rs. 181700/- Expenditure Made Rs. 176990/- Mandays Created 1255 Mandays in which 230 persondays belongs to MAHADALIT families. Future Use Of This Fishery, Plantation of Plant

Gram Panchayat : BUALDAH : Block - Kochadhaman

KHET POKHRI Best Practices of MGNREGA

Name Of The Scheme Aminuddin Ke Jamin Pe Talaw Nirman Estimated Cost Rs. 99284/- Expenditure Made Rs. 97484/- Mandays Created 650 Persondays in which 113 persondays belongs to MAHADALIT families. Future Use Of This Fishery, Plantation of Plant

Gram Panchayat : Patkoikalan : Block – Kochadhaman KHET POKHRI Best Practices of MGNREGA

Justification To Take The Scheme : -:UNUSED :- As per beneficiary’s statement, this Land is not land was not suitable for cultivation. suitable for The beneficiary (Md. Aminuddin) any type of desired to make a pond in this land cultivation to Gram Sabha so that an earning near about Rs. 25000/ per year can BEFORE be made by fishing from this PHOKRI. Apart from this he also desires for plantation of coconut trees surrounding his POKHAR. The picture shows the status of land prior to starting of this scheme and after.

AFTER

Gram Panchayat : Patkoikalan KHET POKHRI Best Practices of MGNREGA

Name Of The Scheme KHET POKHRI in the land of Md Afaq Estimated Cost Rs. 100943/- Expenditure Made Rs. 93668/- Mandays Created 622Persondays in which 102persondays belongs to MAHADALIT families. Future Use Of This Fishery, Plantation of Plant

Cousin of beneficiary

Gram Panchayat : Patkoikalan : Block – Kochadhaman KHET POKHRI Best Practices of MGNREGA

Name Of The Scheme KHET POKHRI in the land of Naimuddin Estimated Cost Rs. 98300/- Expenditure Made Rs. 52400/- Mandays Created 350 persondays in which 120 persondays belongs to MAHADALIT families. Future Use Of This Fishery, Plantation surrounding the KHET POKHRI Benefited Household

Gram Panchayat : BHAGAL : Block – Kochadhaman KHET POKHRI Best Practices of MGNREGA

Name Of The Scheme KHET POKHRI in the land of Akbar Alam Estimated Cost Rs. 97300/- Expenditure Made Rs. 90212/- Mandays Created 624 persondays in which 33 persondays belongs to MAHADALIT families. Future Use Of This Fishery, Plantation surrounding the KHET POKHRI Benefited Household

Gram Panchayat : BALIYA : Block – Kochadhaman KHET POKHRI Best Practices of MGNREGA

Name Of The Scheme KHET POKHRI in the land of Raghubir Estimated Cost Rs. 48300/- Expenditure Made Rs. 43000/- Mandays Created 282persondays in which 180 persondays belongs to MAHADALIT families. Future Use Of This Fishery, Plantation surrounding the KHET POKHRI Benefited Household

Gram Panchayat : MODHO : Block – Kochadhaman KHET POKHRI Best Practices of MGNREGA

Name Of The Scheme KHET POKHRI in the land of Sadekun Nisha Estimated Cost Rs. 81805/- Expenditure Made Rs. 56400/- Mandays Created 379 persondays in which 274 persondays belongs to MAHADALIT families. Future Use Of This Fishery, Plantation surrounding the KHET POKHRI Benefited Household

Son Of The Beneficiary

Gram Panchayat : MODHO : Block – Kochadhaman KHET POKHRI Best Practices of MGNREGA

Name Of The Scheme KHET POKHRI in the land of Jareen Khatun Estimated Cost Rs. 74300/- Expenditure Made Rs. 70600/- Mandays Created 480 persondays in which 215 persondays belongs to MAHADALIT families. Future Use Of This Fishery, Plantation surrounding the KHET POKHRI Benefited Household Son Of Jareen Fatema

Gram Panchayat : MODHO : Block – Kochadhaman KHET POKHRI Best Practices of MGNREGA

Name Of The Scheme KHET POKHRI in the land of Ajam Estimated Cost Rs. 46379/- Expenditure Made Rs. 36114/- Mandays Created 232 persondays in which 80 persondays belongs to MAHADALIT families. Future Use Of This Fishery, Plantation surrounding the KHET POKHRI Benefited Household

Gram Panchayat : TEGHARIYA : Block – Kochadhaman KHET POKHRI Best Practices of MGNREGA

Name Of The Scheme KHET POKHRI in the land of Ajam Kha Estimated Cost Rs. 53661/- Expenditure Made Rs. 41640/- Mandays Created 280 persondays in which 30 persondays belongs to MAHADALIT families. Future Use Of This Fishery, Plantation surrounding the KHET POKHRI Benefited Household

Gram Panchayat : TEGHARIYA : Block – Kochadhaman KHET POKHRI Best Practices of MGNREGA