Dedicated personnel for Nrega: A study of Haryana in the context of human resource policy and state responsibilities

The article examines the status of State Government to provide the necessary and adequate staff to DPC, POs and GPs for effective implementation of the scheme (MGNREGS) in state and assesses the permissible benefits and allowances of deployed staff in the context of HR policy with adherence of laws like other states, Mizoram, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. Astonishingly no more than 300 persons appointed on contract basis. Only 4 persons (2 for district and 2 for block) appointed in every district. Irony in that the appointments of GRSs not succeed due to lowest uncertain remuneration apart heavy work's load of two panchayats without any allowances. Besides this, no exclusively APOs (at district level) and technical staffs deployed to block. No continuously efforts are made by state government till date in this regard. No HR Policy is made who allows all benefits and allowances, e. g. annual increment, TA, DA, LTC, and Leaves including Gazette holidays transfer allowances, service book, etc to deployed persons like regular staffs and other states. As a result, the deployed staffs has been exploited and discriminated in social, psychological, political and economical. It shows the slight interest of government to effective implementation, to provide the adequate staff to all levels, to protect the rights-constitutional, human rights and fundamental rights, of contract employees. This proves the interest and intention of government, political parties and higher authorities to take keen interest to their citizens to provide admissible allowances and benefits through HR Policy in adherence with laws after seven years of implementation. It manifestation to use of citizens by political parties as a vote banks not to follow the Laws and to make an appropriate policy. It violates the Right to Equality (Article 15) and other fundamental rights. Therefore, the both governments-state and central government should frame a permanent recruitment policy through HR Policy to all contracted persons of national/state schemes/programme/missions like other states who goes to permanent recruited system after some years by adjusting all already deployed staffs on same or be promoted on higher posts so that their experience and knowledge should be better use for implementation.