The ‘Right to Work’ Act through Job Card was passed in 2005 and implemented in 2006, named the ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act’ or ‘MGNREGA’.
One of the objectives of the Job Card is to provide at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to at least one member of every household in rural areas under the act aimed at employment.
All the work related to job card such as application for this card, list of jobs etc. is implemented by Gram Panchayat (GP) and all data is uploaded on MGNREGA website in public domain to maintain transparency of all matters.
As all the information is available in public domain, any person can know from MGNREGA’s portal or mobile apps, starting from job card number, where and what work has been done, how many people have worked, how much wages and whether they have received wages. can
Job Card Checking Apps
If you want to check job card related matters, you can easily do it through mobile apps. You can also check the status from MGNREGA portal, but in that case you may have to search for the right option as there are many options in the portal. You can click on ‘Job Card Online Status Check‘ to know how to check the status from the portal.
You can check job card through mobile apps in the following ways:
- You have to go to Google Play-Store and type ‘MGNREGA Guide‘, then click on ‘Install’ and after installation, click on ‘Open’.
- After opening the app, the list of all states of India will appear in front of you, from there you have to select the state.
- Then you have to enter the status of the financial year you want to see and the name of the district, name of the block and name of the panchayat and click on ‘Proceed’.
- Only then you will see the name and job card number of all the job card holders under the particular panchayat.
- Now from here you have to click on the job card number whose details you want to see.
- Here you can know the name, age and other family members of the job card holder, whether the family belongs to the poor category etc.
- If you scroll to the bottom of the page, you will see the details of each job of the job card holder such as when, for how many days, what work he has done.
- Now, if you want to get the information related to the number of working days, how much money the job card holder has received or when, etc., you need MSR No. Click on (Master Roll Number).
- On this page you can find all important information like job card holder name, card number, number of days present at work, daily wages, travel expenses in case of away from home, post office or bank name, bank branch name and code, status of salary credit etc. .
Job Card Check Related Queries (FAQs):
Can all members of a family register for Job Card?
All adult family members can register for Job Card if they are willing to do unskilled manual work under MGNREGA.
How to apply for job on job card?
The job card holder has to approach the local Gram Panchayat or ‘Village Employment Council’ (VEC) or ‘Area Employment Council’ (AEC) if there is no prescribed form and apply for the job in writing mentioning the card number on a white paper.
How many days after job application under job card can work be available?
The job will be given to the applicant within 15 days of submission of Job Card holder’s application.
Can Job Card be transferred to any family member?
Yes, the job card holder can transfer his card to any other adult family member.
What does family mean in MGNREGA?
In MGNREGA ‘family’ means members of a family i.e. someone related by blood, related by marriage or adoption and living and eating together in common and holding a common ration card.
If a person complains about non-issuance of job card, to whom should he inform?
Any grievance based on Job Card issue of an individual may be reported to the Program Officer (PO) and if the grievance is against the PO, the matter should be reported to the District Program Coordinator (DPC) or the designated Grievance Redressal Authority at Block or District level.
When is an applicant eligible for unemployment benefits?
If the job card holder is not provided with work within 15 days of applying for work, he/she will be eligible for unemployment allowance. It is calculated automatically by the ‘Management Information System’ (MIS).
How are wages paid on job cards?
Job Card Wages are paid by the central government to laborers’ personal savings accounts at banks or post offices.
