Parliament: Centre, TMC spar over MGNREGA fund disbursal to West Bengal
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Parliament: Centre, TMC spar over MGNREGA fund disbursal to West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress and the central government on Tuesday clashed in Parliament over the disbursal of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to the state, after TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee claimed in the Lok Sabha that the West Bengal government is yet to receive funds under the central scheme for the fiscal years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. “Why has the West Bengal government been left out? If you don’t like Bengalis, you won’t provide funds to Bengal?” Banerjee asked the central government during the Question Hour, accusing the Centre of discriminating against the people of West Bengal. In response, Union agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan claimed the West Bengal government had broken down large projects into smaller parts to benefit certain individuals.

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Over 40% of embezzled MGNREGA funds recovered in Bengal, LS told
3 days, 11 hours ago

Over 40% of embezzled MGNREGA funds recovered in Bengal, LS told

Hindustan Times  

The Union government has recovered over 40% of misappropriated funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in West Bengal, minister of state for rural development Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani told Parliament on Tuesday. The Centre suspended MGNREGA funding to West Bengal in March 2022, citing widespread irregularities in the scheme’s implementation. Centre suspended MGNREGA funding to West Bengal …

TMC's Kalyan Banerjee, treasury benches spar over stoppage of MNREGA funds for West bengal
2 weeks, 4 days ago

TMC's Kalyan Banerjee, treasury benches spar over stoppage of MNREGA funds for West bengal

New Indian Express  

WEST BENGAL: Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee was on Tuesday engaged in a war of words with treasury bench members in Lok Sabha over stoppage of MNREGA funds for West Bengal. During the Question Hour, Banerjee said the benefits of MNREGA scheme are not being passed on to West Bengal. Banerjee also attacked Union Minister Giriraj Singh, saying, "you are a …

Nirmala Sitharaman, TMC MP spar over central funds
3 months, 1 week ago

Nirmala Sitharaman, TMC MP spar over central funds

Hindustan Times  

The Lok Sabha witnessed a brief confrontation between Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay during he discussion on the first batch of supplementary demands for grants over the alleged withholding of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. “We are allowing you to fix it and …

'Bengal Govt Diverting Central Funds To Benefit Undeserving People': Shivraj Chouhan
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Bengal Govt Diverting Central Funds To Benefit Undeserving People': Shivraj Chouhan

ABP News  

New Delhi: Declaring that the government would not allow the misuse of resources, Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday alleged that the West Bengal government was diverting central funds and making "undeserving" people beneficiaries of welfare schemes. He said during Question Hour that the West Bengal government has made "undeserving" people beneficiaries rather than those who were …

Bengal taking precautions to stop misuse of MGNREGA funds: Officials
1 year, 1 month ago

Bengal taking precautions to stop misuse of MGNREGA funds: Officials

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The West Bengal government is taking extreme precautions to ensure that there is no misuse of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 funds that chief minister Mamata Banerjee has promised to disburse on February 21 from the state exchequer, officials handling the operation said. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee “The state panchayat and rural development …

ED conducts raids in West Bengal amid MGNREGA funds controversy
1 year, 1 month ago

ED conducts raids in West Bengal amid MGNREGA funds controversy

India TV News  

Simultaneous raids were launched at multiple locations in West Bengal in connection with its investigation into alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds, officials said. While the residence of a former block development officer was raided in Salt Lake's IA Block, the personnel of the agency were also conducting searches at the house and office of a businessman in Chinsurah in Hooghly …

WB govt will pay dues of 2.1 million NREGS workers denied wage by Centre: Mamata
1 year, 1 month ago

WB govt will pay dues of 2.1 million NREGS workers denied wage by Centre: Mamata

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Saturday that her government would pay the dues of 2.1 million workers of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, who have not received wages under the Centre’s 100-days of work programme, by February 21. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee during the TMC’s 48-hour demonstration in central Kolkata demanding release …

Calcutta HC sets up team for verification of MGNREGA job cards in West Bengal
1 year, 2 months ago

Calcutta HC sets up team for verification of MGNREGA job cards in West Bengal

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court directed the setting up of a four-member team for an expeditious verification of job cards of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act on a district-wise basis in West Bengal. The court ordered that a genuine verification process of job cards for MNREGA be done district-wise by a team of four officers - one to be …

MGNREGS dues and migration, a year of tumult in Centre-State ties for Bengal
1 year, 2 months ago

MGNREGS dues and migration, a year of tumult in Centre-State ties for Bengal

The Hindu  

December 26, 2023, marked two years since the Union government stopped funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to West Bengal. According to the West Bengal government, funds pending with the Centre amount to ₹6,911 crore including ₹3,732 crore against wage liability and ₹3,179 crore against non-wage liabilities. In the last month of the year, West Bengal …

TMC demands release of funds for central schemes in LS; minister hits back
1 year, 3 months ago

TMC demands release of funds for central schemes in LS; minister hits back

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress on Monday asked the central government to release funds for the rural jobs guarantee and housing schemes, accusing the Centre of imposing an “economic blockade” against the West Bengal government, a charge that was promptly rebutted by Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan who alleged corruption in implementation of central schemes. TMC Member of Parliament Sudip Bandhopadhyay …

Mamata Banerjee accuses Centre of spreading misinformation on releasing MGNREGA funds
1 year, 4 months ago

Mamata Banerjee accuses Centre of spreading misinformation on releasing MGNREGA funds

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that the Centre was running a misinformation campaign to delay clearing funds released under the MGNREGA scheme. "I detect a deliberate disinformation campaign regarding Central release of funds in MGNREGA," the Chief Minister wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "The Hon'ble Chief Minister of West Bengal & Hon'ble Chairperson of All India Trinamool …

TMC, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Clash Over MGNREGA Dues, Political Drama In Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

TMC, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Clash Over MGNREGA Dues, Political Drama In Bengal

ABP News  

Kolkata: TMC's sit-in outside Raj Bhavan here for the third consecutive day on Saturday demanding the clearance of the dues to West Bengal under MGNREGA, kept Bengal's political scenario simmering through the day. Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee during the day accused each other of spreading falsehoods on the meeting between the TMC …

Mamata alleges Centre’s discrimination towards flood-hit people in north Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

Mamata alleges Centre’s discrimination towards flood-hit people in north Bengal

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the Centre is discriminating against the flood-affected people of north Bengal despite the gravity of the disaster and the number of deaths in the region being similar to that in neighbouring Sikkim. Ms. Banerjee took to social networking site ‘X’ and said that she was stunned by the central discrimination …

Centre never deprived West Bengal of MGNREGA dues: Niranjan Jyoti
1 year, 5 months ago

Centre never deprived West Bengal of MGNREGA dues: Niranjan Jyoti

India TV News  

Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti today asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party -led government at the Centre has consistently disbursed MGNREGA dues to West Bengal over the past nine years and alleged that discrepancies exist in the utilization of funds for the 100 days' work scheme in certain districts of the state. The central minister, who was on a visit …

TMC to send 5 million letters to PM Modi over denial of central schemes benefits
1 year, 6 months ago

TMC to send 5 million letters to PM Modi over denial of central schemes benefits

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress in West Bengal will send over five million letters drafted by people from across the state alleging for having been denied benefits under various central schemes, including the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. The Centre had stopped sending funds to West Bengal under the MGNREGA since November 2021. The Centre had stopped sending funds to West …

Unpaid Wages, Glitchy Attendance App: Why MGNREGA Workers Are Protesting
1 year, 11 months ago

Unpaid Wages, Glitchy Attendance App: Why MGNREGA Workers Are Protesting

The Quint  

According to the Morcha, the last Fund transfer order to West Bengal was released on 26 December 2021 and no payment order was released after that. In January this year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the total central dues to the state government under MGNREGA currently stands at Rs 6,000 crore. The Hindu reported that during a …

Uncertainty over release of MGNREGS funds for Bengal as tussle with Centre goes on
2 years ago

Uncertainty over release of MGNREGS funds for Bengal as tussle with Centre goes on

The Hindu  

Funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme are likely to be withheld for West Bengal in the upcoming financial year, with no resolution to the Centre-State’s tussle over the violation of rules in the implementation of the scheme. Section 27 of the Act says that, “the Central Government may, on receipt of any complaint regarding the issue …

West Bengal facing discrimination over MGNREGA fund disbursement: Mamata Banerjee
2 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal facing discrimination over MGNREGA fund disbursement: Mamata Banerjee

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the BJP-led Union government was discriminating against the state over the disbursement of MGNREGA funds. BJP-ruled states, however, are getting funds for the 100 days’ work scheme.” "Why is West Bengal facing such discrimination despite being number one in MGNREGA implementation? On the visits of central teams to West Bengal …

Bengal seeing bias, harassment: Mamata's fresh attack on BJP
2 years, 2 months ago

Bengal seeing bias, harassment: Mamata's fresh attack on BJP

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal is running the rural jobs scheme - Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 - without the support of the central government, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday in a fresh attack while alleging discrimination. The central government owes Bengal ₹6,000 crore for the MGNREGA funds, Banerjee said while also claiming that central teams were being …

Centre owes Bengal Rs 6,000 crore for MGNREGA scheme: Mamata Banerjee at Sagardighi
2 years, 2 months ago

Centre owes Bengal Rs 6,000 crore for MGNREGA scheme: Mamata Banerjee at Sagardighi

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the BJP-led Union government was discriminating against the state over the disbursement of MGNREGA funds. She claimed the Centre owes West Bengal Rs 6,000 crore for the scheme. On the visits of central teams to West Bengal to oversee the implementation of various schemes, Banerjee alleged they were being sent …

Centre withholding West Bengal’s MGNREGS funds, says Trinamool in Rajya Sabha
2 years, 3 months ago

Centre withholding West Bengal’s MGNREGS funds, says Trinamool in Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

Withholding funds due to West Bengal under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is “political discrimination” by the Union government, the Trinamool Congress said in the Rajya Sabha, as the two sides sparred on the issue in the Upper House on Wednesday. Invoking Section 27 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the Centre has blocked …

West Bengal left high and dry after Centre freezes MGNREGS funds for State
2 years, 4 months ago

West Bengal left high and dry after Centre freezes MGNREGS funds for State

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 17, 2022 10:35 IST The Centre has withheld funds for several welfare schemes in West Bengal, including the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, for almost a year now, putting the Trinamool Congress government in an uncomfortable situation ahead of panchayat elections likely early next year. Following a meeting with district magistrates, Chief Secretary Hari Krishna …

West Bengal spars with Centre over MGNREGA dues
2 years, 9 months ago

West Bengal spars with Centre over MGNREGA dues

The Hindu  

The Centre and the TMC-ruled West Bengal government had a run-in on Thursday over pending Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act dues worth ₹7,130 crores that the union government owes to the State for the last five months. The TMC asserted that if the funds are not released at the earliest, they will have to take “andolan” route, while …

Take money being distributed by BJP and vote for TMC : Abhishek Banerjee tells people
3 years, 11 months ago

Take money being distributed by BJP and vote for TMC : Abhishek Banerjee tells people

Live Mint  

Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of distributing cash for votes in West Bengal and asked the people to accept the money but exercise their ballot for TMC instead. Banerjee also accused BJP of giving grants of ₹10,000 to each club in West Bengal and asking them to organise feasts and vote for the party. Prime …

Centre is discriminating against Bengal by not giving funds: Mamata
11 years, 11 months ago

Centre is discriminating against Bengal by not giving funds: Mamata

Firstpost  

Her comment on the social networking site came after the United Progressive Alliance government’s decision to clear the special package of Rs.12,000 crore for the next four year to the state of Bihar. Kolkata: Livid at the central government for approving a special package of Rs.12,000 crore for Bihar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday accused the Congress-led UPA …

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