No. J - l l0ll/1 1/2015-RE-l (J{dEJI )

Covernment of lndiIlDcpartmtnt of Rural DcrcloPnlenl

(Maharma Gandhi NRECA l)i\ isiotr)Krishi Bhawanl8rhAprit. 2016

ToMGNREGA Commissioners (Kerala' ChhattisBarh' Jharkhand' Rajasthan'

UinuLftuna, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana,Madhya Pradtsh'-Cujarat'.Kamataka'

J"r;; and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Unar Pradesh' Bihar' Manipur' Meghalaya'

Arunachal Pradesh)

subject: Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) ofBarefoot Technician hoject

Dear Sir/\,'ladam,

As you are aware, the Ministry jointly with state gov€rnments-has.fixed a target of

tr"i"id;; ;;pi;i;"nt ofBareloot Ticinicians in the financial vear 2016-l7 (Annere 1)'

2. The key processes involved are as follows:i. lraining ofBFT Trainenii. Preparaiion for BFT Training

iii. BF'T Trainingiv. Assessment and Certificationv. Deployment

3. fhc key stakeholders are as follows:i. State Covemmentii. State Institute of Rural DeYelopmcnt

iii. Programme Division. MoRt)i\ BFT Cell. MoRD! National lnformatics Ccntre. MoRl)vi. Nationat lnstitulc fbr Rural Devek)pmenl

\ ii. Agricullure Skills Sector Council ol lndia

\ iii. Master Trainers. as selccted b,! N4oRI)

i\. BFT Traincrs. as nominated b] Slalc Ciolemments

\. Recomnlcnded BF I Trainers' as rccon]rngndsl trl \lolll)si. BareloollechnicianCandidalesxii. Barefool lcchnicians (BFl s)

,1. The comprehensive Standard Operating l'roucdulc (SOP)^ inL'urPorxting the ke)

pt"""...tlif,l" ioles and responsibilities ;f rhE sukcholders for the cxccution of this

project is enclosed (Annc\c 3).

6.

1.

Enclosures:

1. BFl targets 2016-17

2. Standard OPerating ProceJrlrc)z St;J r BFT

The SOP \\'ilh respect 1o Iirnds release @ Rs 26 936 per candidatc is.dilided into B\o

in.rriri.no, ,ft. fi.., instalment of 75olo prior lo lhe sta( ofth€ batch and the second

i;ili;;;i ;;r; ; lompletion of baich rhc monitoring formats aro enclosed in

Secrion Vll ofthe SOP

'T'hc lotluwine action lna] be noted:* * i " llo.in"ttn of BFT Trainers to Ministry as per criteria in Section

2.5.6.5. ofthe Annual Master Circular' The Training Calendar ofBFT

f.uir,"r. issu.O t1 the lMini)lry on 7rf April 20lo ma) be refen€d lo'

ii. Communicate State BFT Training ('alendar lo MinistD''lhc lormal

for State BFT Trainine Calendar is enclosed inl!4ele-2 .

iii. ff;.**t,"" "f

SFT Tminers and the State BFT Calendar are to be

senl to the MinisrD at ak'11fly1iein by 2s"'April 2016

iv. The role and entitlements ofBFTS may be communlcaled at tll€ IIme

of selection of prospective candidate and displayed prominently

during the BFT Training't. if," iole of recommen-ded BFT Trainers may be communicaled to

them prior to the stan ofthe training programme including lheir terms

ofreference.

ln thc next scheduled MIS nodat olficers meetinS, BFT module in NRIIGASoft and

No,i,ruL Sf.itt Development Corporalion (NSDCI) portals will be shared'

Yourl

Joinr Secretar) - MGNRECAAparaj il ,-lrI

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Bl.'T Targets 201Gl7

S. No. State No. of batches6

\lJ. of BF"I s

IIJ()I Chhatlisgarh ,l 1202

Jharkiand (separate scheme))10I R"i""th- 11

t'7 5t0l

,+ 1206

l2 3607 Uttrakhand

t7 510IJ

.t 120Cuiarat

.1 r20t0 Jammu and Kashmir

l5 ,150ll

.] 90t2 l 62I3

6t)I1 Arunachal Itadesh l 60la k"1

t7 510l6 Bihar :It]t7

I 30l8

l -t{ 1022

Annere 2 - State BFT TraininB Calendar

Siirc BF.I Training Calendar :0 I 6' I 7

Langnagerf gft lra;n;ng lvtareriat(Enslish/Hindi,Not required)

Balch wise Calendar 2016- 17

Slate BFT Nodal Person

ftanew'3Standard Op€raline Procedure for Barefool fechnician Proiecl

siakeholders and Processes

L MoRD, PD = Ministry olRuml Developmenl' Programme Division

i. ii"iao, iro, c"ii= ttiinistry ofRural Development' Barefoot Technician cell

i. NIC = National Informalics Centre' MGNREA

4. NIRD = National Instilute ofRural Detelopment

5. Slare Depl = MGNREGA Departm€nt

6. SIRD = State Institute ofRural Developmenl

7. ASCI - Agriculture Skills Scclor Counclloflndia

8. MaslLr llarner: Seleclcd b) MoRD

9. BF'f Trainers : Nominalcd by Slate Governmcnl

10. Recommende{i BFT I'rainers Rccommen'led by MoRD afler l oT

ii. f'..p"",t* aof c*dirialcs - MGNREG $ orkcrs called for scrceliD! r!'sl

i,.fr,lt"C""a,o"*=nCNRt-lcA\\o'kcnpass'dscreeningteslandselccredlbrrrdirirrsil. gf f,' su..tootf..hnicians ceflil'ied b] ASCI irlier lrairi'rg

Tmining ofllF'T'frainers

Preparationfor Trainingof BFTS

Training ofRFTs

NIRD Sla1. State Sratc SlrLc

l-inancial As per budcel ]

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Rs. 29.6i6 PerBFT candidaleto SIRD

d

Rs. 150

stipend per

day to BF Icandidalcs

Rs. 800 Pcr

ASCI

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rale ro BF Isfrom material

gMoRD. PD

MoRD, BFfCell Z g M @ g

N]C a @g

gNIRD a asiate Dept g v @ g t4

@SIRD a g

ASCI a M

MasterTraincrs gBFT Trainers ERecommendedBFT Trainers

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g-]-l'BFT

Candidates EBF ts

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StNkcholtlerBf I' Cell. PDaffi;rscrs orbatches

N.--... -.. _ _-ominare

BF-t rrainen lo MinFlry; per crrleria in

secrion 2.5 .6.5 . oI!!l!E!9!V!9!q!{9!13!Va;Gi ;ba'e oi \4aster'l rainr^ lhr Bl L

C* Tratr*e Cr",tdilith '""tt- lrainers and dates

for Training of BFT Trainers at NIRD from time to

lime.

C"*.unl.ilbu@l fil.t dtlctir'g Training of BFT

for training of gm'f rainers.

iitr'tr"t'"il-rg"t0d"vt.rlrrgissuedlrrainersCuide in English/Hindi and pendrive wilh day wise

presentations in English and Hindi'

M-"i.a"i', irr"e"lor)' "t-T*ining

Malerial for BFT

Trainers (lraining guides and pendriYes) printed and

MasterTrainers/ASCl. BFT Ccll.PD

F"t6tT."l,lt,rg "f BFT T."t"ers, reco'nmend BF'T

Tminers to state govemment on the asscssment by

Master TraincrsrASCl

BFl Cell. PD

r?.un ' "

p,nt -*. ttlficcr pr^ | ( ri\J rltT.andiaate. r' p.r (l:Eib:':l\ crilcr:b rr \(!ll^ r 'r'6 '

and enter their deiails;n NBEq!99qI94!qBFT Cell. PDsh"*i-r*-t6, b",* *1h strt. Govl for screening tesl

for selection ofBFIs.a@

Standa.d Operaling Procedure

ofBF[ ]-raircrs

Sub -

Sralr I)e .

NIITD

M --. - --aiotaindabbas€of statervhcrecommendedlra;fl ers'

i -iirc Activityr Pre 1l!"1!!q!Lof2g! l rrinin,l lo BFTsTmincrs

RFT I argtls2016-1?

Dabbase ofMaster'frainers

Database ofRecommcnded

Training of BFTTrainersCalendar 20l6-t'7

Invenlory ofBFT TrainerTrainingMaterial

a'm.rn,""te Slale Bl'iatola; wilh balch srart and

end dates. details ofnodal person' number ofse1s ofrraining materiat. preferred language and address to

Slrlc l)cP1. Stalc Bt']'TrainingCalerrdar

$h;ch to be courtered.iii:ffi',. 111 1r'tr'lrcinints mdlerial con'islinP ol l2 I earrritrf I rril' lor .

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as per communication received from thc Nlinislry and

rnainlain an in\entor) ollh< sam(

o*.top.-oarte *a npotr' ror Bl- I tdcnlrficrtron 'r'per eligibility crileria and .edress ary iss{es relaled lo

lnYenl()r! ofBFT lrain;ng\4a1crial

\l( RePo l-1 i'

Reporl 2i.1.

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distributed.

o SlltDs t\ tR l)

Question Bank

l18.

19.

prospec1l.,. BFT "",.datE -,th asugliested ratio of al

least 2:l.

D.i;6;;d,|.;"diep.ns lo; barch creirrion ol'BI l

.rn.li.lares on NRtCASo[i and redress all issue' re ared

to lhe same, -Based on lhe result: oIlhe screcnrng le'1. \lale

Govemmenl to inform selected candidaies and form

batches of30 in NREGASofi module.

Preffi'ranaaraised

module, uirh MoRD recornmcnded tratners

appointed againsl each se!|!o!-

prosPecliveBFl'ScandidatcsNlc. BFI'candidates

Stai" D"ptBFTcandidales

Repor! 2i.2.

Reporl2l.2.

20.SiRL) Day wrv

TrainiDgCalendar

2l F-!-ration ofco.plet" Tmining Kits for each

candidate rc include;

a. Set of l2 Leaming Unils

b. I pair ofuniform as aPProPriate.

c. Measuring tape (iom)' I m steel tape. Pocket

calculator, 8 m leveltube' spirit level, plum bomb'

I- scale. steeD scale. I cap, notebook, bag'

ffi"id" "t

th" t*l"l.g *nue the followirg equipment;

wooden/plaster ofParis live demo ofworks. for 25 ke!

MGNRECA \^orls

SIRI)21.

23.

-omplete

documentation 10 become a pa(ner agency SIRD, ASCI NSDC module

ASCI. NIRD NSDC module21. Assist SIRDS to b€come panner agencies ot A5Ll ano

enrer batch delails in NSDC Porlal.25. EIer batch details in NSDCI Poral. SIRD. NSDC NSDC rnodule

26. O" coirjl-[rlon oaprepara .rd prior 1o siart of batch.

submission ofmonitoring format Pan A, to NIRD for

lirsr innalment of funds

SIRD. NIRI) Monnoflng

l" -o'ii-t Monitoring formats Pari A from slRDs,

calculate amount for fuld release oflir5l instalmert and

communicale lo Vinislry.

-18. ross check calculat;on and provide approval lbr Ilrsl

instalment release upon receipl ofcommunication lbr

NIRD,

-rI

.3 Cotc ^cl\!4:

9lr!4t Trainin of BI'I s

Conau"r Afi ituining ot slalerdislrir 'sub_distrid le\ cl

l[).

as per Trainin8 Calelrdar.

Fainain anenaance oigiT c;didot". a ist*t"Rs. 150 pcr day for 90 da) s.

SIRD.- .* r.-

dBFT

Bt: l

SnU. Ot I \rr(nJ.rrr'.Sl!rcr

ll.daily stiFrblt" dis"6te of"Irrning Costs per candidate and

batch.

lr4onitor;ng of ongoing rraining

SIRD. Bl]T

I BFT cell,any agencydepuled byMoRD

Monitoring

n-on"e tJ =

--r""o*L irom eFT trainerslBFl ccll

: Assessmcnl ofB['Ts

M"l"t";E "rd"t "fb"t"h

and siate wise assessBrenl

SIRD. ASC]f ondiuof A;es.ment us Per1!qC-L""1'lUDload;;ii;of a."ess.e4 l!!!pq6 nt

--..' _ --o"a ."*ts ofa.."s..enr ttom NSDC ponal'

int and distribute ccrlificates.Daiabase ofcenified BFTsffimcationolB!1s.

b -..... --.' -...' - ---evetopmooteana.eportstorc"rttrcalionof BFTSin

ofriedii; ofcertification of BPTS'

CJoilI"i* d"til"ffi;i f,*rbrl on NREGASoft

u*n comoGrion ofass""st nl. put up billlo NIRD

based on cenilication ofBFT candidalesNIRD, ASCI.PD

ilt,"brr* ASCI b;"d; bttl .,""t bv them according

S1RD. NIRDfin cornpt.r;on oiuatch' conrr nicution of

moniloring format Pan B to NIRD for scond inrlalmenl

arle"fi;tto.l,t fmm; P"'1n fr"' SlRDs calculate

amount for fund r;lease for secord insulmenl and

effi"dforsecondi;stalment release upon receipl ofcommunication for

5 Corc Aclirit]: mcnt 0f BI-l s

a-..... - --Sct to coo.ainare *itn siRD to fix date ofassessment

based on batch details in NSq! !9I9L

SIRD. State

slR r)

ASCICtllendar _l

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19.

tr* -..... _ --" rtt". of o"pl",lr*nl *irh tot" responsibilily and

reporting slruclure as p€I Seclion 2 5 6-& ofthe Annual

Slalc Dept.BrTs. MoRD

BIrl Cell &Pl.)

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MoniloringFonnal Pan B

l,etler ofDeplo)menr

__llll ls Deflo\.tlRcpofi ll..l

uaster Circular- State may depule BFf Trainers lo

nrentor BFTs on lhc]ob.iffiL,tt ttrc urTs tteptovea.

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NIlID

ASCI

Repon 23.i.

i0. tD.-*l"fiM"lea"d;p"r'{"' I'{'"en|o I}l | ' lrnmDc\eloD mod,lle and repoft( ror lrr)r' (rIi"".r

',ork c,rirrr:rrc loi ea(h$,,rl.upcraiLJ lrouble

I shooring on BF'l rnodule includirrg re!isiolr{ xnd

I i]rqr&.l-

S. No.

BFI Targels

Lisr of Masler Tminer'

Calendar ofTraining of Bfrlellsf-

MoRI)I

NloltDlMoRD

MoRDIlLDState I

t List of Recommended BFT TrainersState [)cpl MoRt)

5.D-1^L

^.cassn.ni I),r.c ASCI MoRt)

6N IRT)

NIRD

MoRD

MoRD1 ilGr*v of T,uining of BFT Trainers Marerial

E lnventory ofBFT Tmining MalerialASCl N4oRD

9Staie I)cpt MoRI)

t0

S]RD NIRI)II

Monitoring format A C B includiflg:' (i) - Daily attendance & disbursemcni olstipend

iiir g0 Da) Training Calcndar

r,^.}^;.. F-m.wdrk \4oRDtlExDlanatory PPr on NREC4&! '"419

NIC/MoRD StatetlASCI/MoRD NIRD & SIRDS

1,1 Explanabry ppt on NSDC moduleNR[CASOft

l5. t ar.i'Ear.h.. ar.aled NR€GASoflt6

R 23.i Batch wise Certification ofBFTs NRECASofi11

NRECASoftt8 R 23-4 BFTS DePIoYed

t Docuntents and RePorts

items-

4. Receive stipend @ Rs. 150 plr dal based

IV. Role and entitlements ofBFf candidates

1. Afiend screening test conducted by SIRD'

z. Ura"n"f" S0 O"y ""ining

including field componeirts as,per Iraining Calendar shared

with them.

3. Releive cornplete training kit including 12 Learning Units' uniform and other prescrihed

on arlendance mai|laincd b) SIRD along sidr

inform ion of full tminingcosls-

s. On completion of90 day training. Sive 's'lstnenl lesr conducled b! ASCI'

i.,ror^iii"o ri",n" ^.esvnent,

ri""iue a ha'a copv otthe cenifiAGkmSlRD'

i. lfcenlncO, witt fe Aesignated as a 'Barefoot ]-echDic;an" receive lelter oidpfjlovnrrrtt

with role responsibility and repofling slruclLrre from Statc Go!ernment'

8. BFTs have the entitlenrent ro acquire a skill r)o1a.ioboralulllimcposilion'g. puy*"nr * irl t .uae through NREGASofi liom l% of work enimale based on 0unrber

of works suPervised.

ro. n"tainsrlt" rigttt to ao unskilled work on lhejob card' provided lhal it is nol on the same

worl he she is la5ked to suPel\i5e'

V. Role of Master Tminers

1. Respond to requests ofBFT cell/Prog Div' on conducting ToT at NIRp a! per

availability.2. Entitled to fee @ Rs.5000 per dav for conducting l0 day ToT'

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3

vl.

5.

Pro!ide quicl and ongoing lledback lo thc Minr'rn on thc ongoing (rrrning o\et lhe

Deriod oil0 da!" lhrouSh re\l whalsapp ernail'

!.'ar.t ***rn*, "f "l I B F f I rai ners hased on prescribed m(l hodolou) '

6n .".pioion of.""rt roT communicate recommended lrainers to BF I

Cell/Progmmme Division.

Role ofBFT Traine$i. aFfr*;*rs *" ,o b" recotnmended by sute governnenl to Minislr) '

i. eoT t-ir". *ilf .*eive I 0 day iraining al N IRD and receive I Trainers Guide eithcr

in Enslish or in Hindi and a pen drive with day wise presenlations'

i i*n"ursersn,enrbrMurt.,'1,u,nsr\4$(luill be recommendeo to 'lale !u\emrL'nl

,'iJ"r,iif'...t"'ttainer'$il'beauthoriredrocondufllheBflrrainingalrhe'ralclevel.

+. 5ni" ,""orr."na"a, will draw terms ofrcference with slate govemment to deliver

;;;;;;;;t.*r"tlv decided rates The sussested norms are; SIRD facultv

."rrli. ,"'tt"*.rirr, ,rainer other than faculty members but from any other

t" ".* r."t a.p"n, *, O Rs' I 000'd ay l rainer ol her I han Uo\ ernmenl employee'

from CSO background etc Rs' 2500/da) '

S. 'n"""..""a"4_gff

trainers lo coordinate wilh SIRD to ensu'e that all rcquiremenls- ,;;";;;;;i;^i'""'g ,." provided for includins field visits erc lfnot' should b€ brousht

10 the notice of State Covt./BFT Cell/Ministry'

6. Hand hold and support BFTs during train;ng and for lhe assessmenl'

7. State may depfie tFI Trainers to menlor BFTS on the job'

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VII, MoDiloring Fonnais Pan A & B

Prior lo strrt of BtlEqlg!Moniloecrivily

ormri- rln A-rnorru sralru'ul |l4Nltl

lComPlele,

llncompleteEnclosed)

90 day Training Calendar-- -' iri".i

""py so day training calendar with session wise break up

and calendair-rith indication ofdepured lrainer liom Recommended

Screening Tesl- Date ofsfie€ning lesl- Number ofcandidales anended

- Norms for seleclion upholding Preference lo women' SC and s I I

.qnnid.res

-oata

entrv in NREC,qSofl- I;Ff identification from job cards (R 2l ' I ) |

- BFt batch formation (R 2i 2)

S.No-

t.

n.

-t.ainins

Kit for each BFT candidate- iet of I2 Leaming Units treceited lrom \lRDl- I pair ofuniform' Other Materiat; Tape (30 M), I M steet lape. I pockel calcula1or' 8

mt level tube, Spirit tevel, Plumb bob' L'scale, Steel Scale' Cap'

Notebook, Bag

Training Aids at Training Venue- lrovide details o-f audio_visual aids' Plaster of Paris/Wooden/Live

5.

6. Documentalion for certifi calion- SIRD-ASCI Panner agenc,- Dala enlry ofbatch delails in NSDC lonal

S No.

MonitorinAclivil)

E l_or colp!!!9!l!i!' r barcn lsurr,

(ComPlet'-tncomPlele

llncloscd)

- Copy ofdaily attendanc('and disbursenrcnl

lrncioscd)

('1jjjt.|J ,r Iir la(r ]r,J

- Response 10 queries b) BFT Cell !isits/an)MoRD

orh.r as.n.l dcPrrlcd bl

R ll.1.

Dislribition of Cenifi cales- ComDlelion ofassessmenl tblallBFf candidales bI ASCl

-Down

Data entrv in NREOASoft- E'nter batch wise details ofqenification ol BFTs

and dirllibule cefl iticxl$

Deplolment- Fnclose coD\ of letrer ol deplo ,,1 lll l\

\4onitoring

S{ate BFI Trai Calendar 2016- 17

No. ofBFTsNo. ofsets ofianguage oierr training vateriat

I a-rctr lv ise c a enaar :o I o- t :

Srat" B[t Nndul P".s*

,qaar""s tro. .",.1., or te!!!g}4a!9ri

Vlil. Slate BFT Training Calendar

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