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Tripura Urban Employment Programme(TUEP): An Overview

Amitabha Sinha
Tripura University

1. On 15th May 2009, Urban Development Department of Government of Tripur


a launched TUEP by issuing a memorandum. In order to provide employment opportun
ities in urban areas, TUEP was introduced in Tripura in the urban areas. TUEP is
modeled on NREGA. However, there are certain differences also to suit ground r
ealities.
2. Some of the major features of the TUEP can be discussed briefly.
2(a) Procedure of application:
The urban households shall have to submit the names of their family members, age
and address with photographs to the Local Body. The Local Bodies are Agartala M
unicipal Council and Nagar Panchayats. The Urban Local Body will register BPL ho
useholds after making field verification and issue Job Cards. The Job Cards shal
l contains details of adult members of the households and there photographs. The
registered persons shall submit written application for work to the Urban Local
Body.
(b) Wages:
Wage per day shall be the notified minimum wage which is now Rs.100/-.
(c) Employment Days:
It has been decided to provide 50 days of employment in a year to one adult memb
er of each listed BPL family.
(d)Nodal Agency:
The Urban Local Body shall be the nodal agency for implementation of schemes of
different line departments which have specific projects.

(e) Type of Work:


Sl.No. Type of Work
1. Garbage Collection and Disposal
2. Clearing of Roads
3. Roadside Jungle Clearance
4. Avenue Plantation
5. Flood Protection Measures
6. New Road- Brick Soiling
7. Maintenance/ Beautification of Park, Play Ground, Water Areas, Community
Services etc.
8. Routine Main
The list is illustrative and not exhaustive.
F. Payment System:
Workers shall be paid wages through post office or bank account only. While open
ing accounts preference will be given to post offices, Urban Development Banks,
Gramin Bank, State Co-operative Banks and other nationalized Banks. Payment of w
ages will be made within 7 days of work done.
G. Transparency Measures:
(i) Carefully preparing Job Register.
(ii) 100% verification of Muster Roll.
(iii) Using numbered Muster Roll to be issued by Implementing Officer only.
(iv) Payment through Post office/Bank Accounts.
(v) Conducting social audit twice a year.
(vi) Complaint monitoring and grievance redresses.
(vii)Vigilance and Monitoring Committee at ULB level.
(viii)Gradual transition to computerized data bases within a time frame w
ith assistance from Director, IT and NIC.
H. Planning and Monitoring Mechanism:
(i) Each ULB shall form a cell with existing 2 Grade-C and 1 Grade-D employees.
(ii)The Cell will be headed by the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Officer.
(iii)At state level, there shall be a Monitoring Unit in the Urban Development D
epartment headed by the Director.
(iv)ULBs shall submit Utilization Certificate to Directorate of Urban Develop
ment.
(3) Progress of Work:
The following table shows the distribution of Job Cards in the 16 Urban Areas of
Tripura.
Sl.
No. NAME OF THE AMC& NP JOB CARDS ISSUED FUND PLACED (Rs. In LAKH
S) MANDAYS
1 2 3 4 5
1 Agartala Municipal Council 21664 705.99 705.99
2 Dharmanagar 1531 130.26 130.26
3 Kailashar 1447 68.07 68.07
4 Kumarghat 1086 38.15 38.15
5 Kamalpur 1017 22.04 22.04
6 Khowai 1289 41.52 44.52
7 Teliamura 2305 63.47 63.47
8 Ranirbazar 1495 52.70 52.70
9 Sonamura 1774 31.15 31.15
10 Udaipur 1899 57.80 57.80
11 Amarpur 788 20.02 20.02
12 Sabroom 848 39.46 39.46
13 Belonia 1572 64.50 64.50
14 Bishalgarh 1328 20.00 20.00
15 Ambassa 876 29.00 29.00
16 Santibazar 1596 23.00 22045
Total 42515 1407.43 454851

TUEP-Tripura Urban Employment Programme: A Case Study on Agartala Municipal Coun


cil, Ward No.33
Ward no. 33 is located in the extended area of Agartala Municipal Council
. The total geographical area of this ward is 4 sq. km. Total population of this
ward is about 11,495 and most of the population belongs to scheduled castes and
other backward communites. Among 1178 families only 204 families have the BPL c
ard. Apart from those, 154 families are provided Antodaya and Annapurna Scheme.
In the annual conference of the Ward it was announced that 384 families a
re also getting allowance under social security scheme. Moreover, there is a pla
n to bring 315 families under this social security scheme. 160 families are cove
red under worker help scheme.
Educational infrastructure of this ward is good. There is one higher seco
ndary school, two junior basic schools, eleven Angan Wadi Centres (AWC) and one
Sarva Shiksha Centre (SSC). There is a good scope for learning cultural activiti
es. There is a town hall named Samar Chaudhuri Memorial House (Bhavan), a Commun
ity Hall named Bankumari community hall and Usha Ranjan Open Theater. There are
four Fair Price Shops to distribute the essential commodities among the people.
There is a 5 member committee to supervise the activities of these Fair Price Sh
ops. There is one health centre and one sub centre to provide medical care.
Three (3) deep tube wells, 8 tube wells, 3 sanitary wells, 3 Mark-IIs and
1 Mark-I tube well are there as sources of drinking water. Pure water is supplie
d through 45 pipe lines in this locality. The ward is advanced in terms of consu
mption of electricity. Around 98% area of the locality comes under electricity s
ervice. Under Kutir Jyoti Scheme, 105 families are covered. Seventy additional f
amilies are proposed to bring under this scheme. To provide street light facilit
y, electric line installation work has been completed upto 5 km. Three (3) km. e
lectric extension is also sanctioned. Fifty five (55) sodium vapour lamps, 5 tub
e lights and 254 CFL bulbs have been provided for purposes of street lighting.
Under the TUEP Scheme, 1,095 families have been provided Job Card. Through
this scheme huge numbers of fixed assets have been created through the money sa
nctioned under the scheme. More over a number of roads have been constructed in
this ward under other schemes and old roads are also repaired. Mud drains are co
nverted into pucca drains. Most of the government offices are now pucca building
s. In the last financial year total expenditures under TUEP scheme was Rs. 31, 0
2,453. 12,751 working days have been created under this scheme. All together it
can be said that development works are on progress.

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