Govt Will Probe Rs 13,000 Crore Fund Diversion by YSRC Govt: PK
1 month ago

Govt Will Probe Rs 13,000 Crore Fund Diversion by YSRC Govt: PK

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has promised the state assembly that the government will take stringent steps against irregularities in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The deputy CM explained that the Employment Guarantee Scheme was demand-driven and it aimed to provide 100 days of work for unskilled workers. Officials must investigate the matter thoroughly.” He called for linking agricultural work with the national rural employment guarantee scheme and sought the inclusion of graveyard maintenance in the scheme’s framework. There are possibilities of establishing boundary walls for cemeteries after school compound walls are built.” Facilities such as drinking water and health care would be provided for the employment guarantee workers, he said.

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Half of MGNREGS sites inspected in Bengal showed flaws, says RTI reply
1 day, 1 hour ago

Half of MGNREGS sites inspected in Bengal showed flaws, says RTI reply

The Hindu  

OnDecember 26, 2024, it will be three years since the Centre sent the last tranche of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to West Bengal in 2021. A series of RTIs filed by Chakradhar Buddha from the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information reveals that the Centre undertook three field visits to the State — …

DyCM Pawan Kalyan calls for social audit of funds in AP villages
6 months ago

DyCM Pawan Kalyan calls for social audit of funds in AP villages

Deccan Chronicle  

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Karnataka seeks pending dues from Centre under MGNREGA to help mitigate drought condition
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka seeks pending dues from Centre under MGNREGA to help mitigate drought condition

The Hindu  

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MGNREGS runs out of funds; Rural Development Ministry seeks supplementary budget
1 year, 2 months ago

MGNREGS runs out of funds; Rural Development Ministry seeks supplementary budget

The Hindu  

Six months into the financial year, the flagship rural employment programme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, has run out of funds and as per the statistics put out by the Ministry on its website is running a deficit of ₹6,146.93 crore. An amount of ₹60,000 crore was sanctioned for the scheme for 2023-24, which was 18% lower …

Corruption, pending payments mar implementation of rural schemes: Parliamentary panel
2 years, 9 months ago

Corruption, pending payments mar implementation of rural schemes: Parliamentary panel

The Hindu  

Fake job cards, widespread corruption, late uploading of muster rolls, and huge pending payments for wages and materials are among the issues hampering the MGNREGA scheme, apart from insufficient funding, according to a Parliamentary Standing Committee report submitted to the Lok Sabha today. “Genuine labourers not getting their dues while money keeps changing hands due to collusion of unscrupulous elements …

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