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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Functioning of Micro Project Agencies for development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups in the State and Implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the State, Government of Odisha Report No.8 of 2025

Date on which Report Tabled:

Tue 31 Mar, 2026

Date of sending the report to Government:

Fri 06 Mar, 2026

Government Type:

State

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Sector Social Welfare

Overview

Chapter 1: PA on Functioning of Micro Project Agencies for the development of PVTGs in the State

During the 5^th Five Year Plan period (1974-79), the Government of India (GoI) decided to lay special emphasis on the all-round development of vulnerable tribal groups and identified 75 such groups in the country for the purpose of giving special attention for their sustainable development. Out of the 75 ‘Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)’ identified in the country, 13 PVTGs belong to Odisha with a population of 2.94 lakhs. For uplifting the socio-economic status of the PVTGs, the Government of Odisha (GoO) established 20 Micro Project Agencies (MPAs) during the period 1976-77 to 2020-21 across 14 districts of the State. To adopt an integrated approach towards inclusive planning, better management and mobilisation of available resources in the implementation of schemes/ programmes for PVTGs, the GoO launched (2016-17) the Odisha PVTG Empowerment and Livelihood Improvement Programme (OPELIP). All developmental programmes of the Central and State Governments for PVTGs were implemented in Odisha under OPELIP. The programme implementation period was for eight years (2016-2024).

Chapter 2: PA on Implementation of MGNREGS in the State

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) was enacted by the Government of India (GoI) in September 2005 with the aim of providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural Household (HH) whose adult members were willing to do unskilled manual work. The overarching objective of the Act was to ensure livelihood security for the economically weaker section of the rural population. The Act promotes creation of durable assets in rural areas through labour-intensive infrastructure projects like building of roads, water conservation and afforestation. The NREGA was later rechristened (October 2009) as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented on a cost sharing basis between GoI and the State Governments. GoI provides the entire cost of wages for unskilled manual workers, and 75 per cent of the cost of material and wages for skilled and semi-skilled workers required for execution of the work. The State Government provides 25 per cent of the cost of material and wages for skilled and semi-skilled workers and also bears the total expenditure on unemployment allowance and compensation for delayed payment of wages to workers. GoI also provides up to six per cent of the total expenditure on MGNREGS in a financial year for administrative expenses to the State Government.

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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Functioning of Micro Project Agencies for development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups in the State and Implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the State, Government of Odisha Report No.8 of 2025
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