Karmashree

Name of the Department/Section: Karmashree

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The Karmashree scheme is a new scheme of the State Government, which was first announced in the budget of 2024-25. Karmashree is a combination of several other schemes under the labor department. The Governor is pleased hereby to make the following scheme regulating all rural unskilled worker, who are registered under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS through Job Cards, are eligible to get employment under the scheme “Karmashree through various departmental works.
Objective: The objective of Karmashree scheme is to provide at least 50 (fifty) days of wage employment to each Job Card holder household in a financial year, through various works implemented by different Departments of the State Government

Implementation:
Area of Implementation of the scheme: The Karmashree scheme (hereinafter referred to as ‘scheme”) will be implemented in the entire area of the State of West Bengal.

Eligibility:
All rural unskilled workers, who are registered under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS through Job Cards, are eligible to get employment under the scheme. In case any unskilled worker is willing to get employment under the scheme but does not possess Job Card, he shall be issued a Job Card following prescribed procedure so that the person can get employment.

Demand for work:
(a) The unskilled workers seeking employment under the scheme will apply before the Gram Panchayat or Block Development Office in a specified Work Demand Form (Annexure-I) and demand for a maximum fourteen days’ work at a stretch, While receiving Work Demand Form from wage-seekers, proper receipt shall be given.
(b) The Gram Panchayat or Block Development Office will maintain a Demand & Allocation Register (Annexure- II) containing Gram-Panchayat-wise list of workers demanding job and their Job Card & Aadhaar details.
(c) On the basis of demand placed by a worker, he/she can be engaged for a maximum period of 14 (fourteen days) at a stretch in any departmental work. The Job Card holder can submit demands subsequently for future employment and in that case, work will be given to the job seeker as per the feasibility.

Monitoring & Supervision:
(a) Block Development Officers will play the pivotal role in providing employment at the ground level in co ordination with the other Department Officers.
(b) District Nodal Officer (MGNREGS) will co-ordinate between the Department Officer of the Districts and the BDOs and thereby ensure proper tie-up with regard to providing unskilled workers to the contractors/ agencies.
(c) District Magistrate will remain overall in-charge of implementation of the programme in the district. One Additional District Magistrate will function as nodal ADM for the scheme.
(d) Panchayats and Rural Development Department shall function as Nodal Department for implementation of the scheme.

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Website of the Department: https://wbdeptemployment.in