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&lt;em&gt;Contractors complete the work by employing some other labourers and using machines&lt;br /&gt;
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An inquiry into the lathi-charge on protesting farmers in Koppal has brought to light the nexus between contractors and labourers.&lt;br /&gt;
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The inquiry conducted by the Koppal taluk panchayat executive officer in all the five gram panchayats - Boodagumpa, Irkalgad, Hasgal, Indargi and Madinur - has revealed that the labourers who staged the protest had not registered themselves seeking jobs under the Mahathma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in 2009-10.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Not in the action plans&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The executive officer found that the names of 310 labourers (excess) furnished by Jabbalgudda were not in the action plans for 2009-10 and 2010-11. None of them had submitted application seeking job.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In Hasgal, wages were paid to 37 labourers through demand drafts while the Raitha Sangha laid claim for payment of wages to 100 labourers. The details of only 37 labourers was fed into the management information system maintained by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Similar explanations have been offered for three other gram panchayats.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Police resorted to lathi charge to disburse farmers who were staging a protest demanding payment of wages under MGNREGS in Koppal on March 22. Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene had taken up their cause.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Heartburn&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Simple arithmetic&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Not in the action plans&lt;br /&gt;
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Police resorted to lathi charge to disburse farmers who were staging a protest demanding payment of wages under MGNREGS in Koppal on March 22. Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene had taken up their cause.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Several instances of labourers drawing money without doing any work have come to light. The contractors complete the work but not with job card holders but by employing some other labourers and using machines. In the bargain, both the contractors and labourers make money.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Simple arithmetic&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The inquiry conducted by the Koppal taluk panchayat executive officer in all the five gram panchayats - Boodagumpa, Irkalgad, Hasgal, Indargi and Madinur - has revealed that the labourers who staged the protest had not registered themselves seeking jobs under the Mahathma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in 2009-10.&lt;br /&gt;
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An inquiry into the lathi-charge on protesting farmers in Koppal has brought to light the nexus between contractors and labourers.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Not in the action plans&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The executive officer found that the names of 310 labourers (excess) furnished by Jabbalgudda were not in the action plans for 2009-10 and 2010-11. None of them had submitted application seeking job.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Police resorted to lathi charge to disburse farmers who were staging a protest demanding payment of wages under MGNREGS in Koppal on March 22. Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene had taken up their cause.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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An inquiry into the lathi-charge on protesting farmers in Koppal has brought to light the nexus between contractors and labourers.&lt;br /&gt;
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The inquiry conducted by the Koppal taluk panchayat executive officer in all the five gram panchayats - Boodagumpa, Irkalgad, Hasgal, Indargi and Madinur - has revealed that the labourers who staged the protest had not registered themselves seeking jobs under the Mahathma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in 2009-10.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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An inquiry into the lathi-charge on protesting farmers in Koppal has brought to light the nexus between contractors and labourers.&lt;br /&gt;
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The inquiry conducted by the Koppal taluk panchayat executive officer in all the five gram panchayats - Boodagumpa, Irkalgad, Hasgal, Indargi and Madinur - has revealed that the labourers who staged the protest had not registered themselves seeking jobs under the Mahathma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in 2009-10.&lt;br /&gt;
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Similar explanations have been offered for three other gram panchayats.&lt;br /&gt;
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Police resorted to lathi charge to disburse farmers who were staging a protest demanding payment of wages under MGNREGS in Koppal on March 22. Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene had taken up their cause.&lt;br /&gt;
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Several instances of labourers drawing money without doing any work have come to light. The contractors complete the work but not with job card holders but by employing some other labourers and using machines. In the bargain, both the contractors and labourers make money.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Simple arithmetic&lt;br /&gt;
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The inquiry conducted by the Koppal taluk panchayat executive officer in all the five gram panchayats - Boodagumpa, Irkalgad, Hasgal, Indargi and Madinur - has revealed that the labourers who staged the protest had not registered themselves seeking jobs under the Mahathma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in 2009-10.<br />
<br />
In Boodagumpa, 117 labourers had submitted application seeking jobs under the Scheme. However, on November 25 last year, Basavaraj Jabbalgudda of the Raitha Sangha submitted an application seeking payment of wages to 427 labourers. He also threatened to stage a protest if the wages were not paid.<br />
<br />
<em>Not in the action plans<br />
</em><br />
The executive officer found that the names of 310 labourers (excess) furnished by Jabbalgudda were not in the action plans for 2009-10 and 2010-11. None of them had submitted application seeking job.<br />
<br />
In Hasgal, wages were paid to 37 labourers through demand drafts while the Raitha Sangha laid claim for payment of wages to 100 labourers. The details of only 37 labourers was fed into the management information system maintained by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.<br />
<br />
Similar explanations have been offered for three other gram panchayats.<br />
<br />
Police resorted to lathi charge to disburse farmers who were staging a protest demanding payment of wages under MGNREGS in Koppal on March 22. Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene had taken up their cause.<br />
<br />
<em>Heartburn<br />
</em><br />
The RDPR pruned the list of job card holders by deleting the names of the deceased and those who were not using the cards. Consequently, the number of card holders came down to 53 lakh from 62 lakh in the last one year. The registered labourers are paid a wage of Rs 125 per day. The money is directly credited into the bank account of the labourers.<br />
<br />
Several instances of labourers drawing money without doing any work have come to light. The contractors complete the work but not with job card holders but by employing some other labourers and using machines. In the bargain, both the contractors and labourers make money.<br />
<br />
<em>Simple arithmetic<br />
</em><br />
It&rsquo;s simple arithmetic - While a job card holder must be paid Rs 125 per day, the contractor pays anywhere between Rs 70 and 80 to other labourers. He also pays Rs 20 to 30 to a registered labourer for &lsquo;lending&rsquo; job card. He completes the work using machines whereas the MGNREG Act prohibits use of&nbsp; machinery, an officer monitoring the Scheme said.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;By this arrangement, the card holders are happy that they get some money without any effort. They also work for someone else and for higher wages. The card holders themselves draw money and give it to the contractors. Hence it has become difficult to break the nexus,&rdquo; he said.<br />
<br />
MGNREGS is monitored at several levels - social audit at gram sabha; grievances committee and ombudsman at district level, monitors at national level; inspection by eminent citizens deputed by the Centre; district and state-level squads besides district level vigilance committees headed by MPs. Despite the multilevel monitoring, it has become difficult to plug the loopholes, the officer added.<br />
<br />
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An inquiry into the lathi-charge on protesting farmers in Koppal has brought to light the nexus between contractors and labourers.<br />
<br />
The inquiry conducted by the Koppal taluk panchayat executive officer in all the five gram panchayats - Boodagumpa, Irkalgad, Hasgal, Indargi and Madinur - has revealed that the labourers who staged the protest had not registered themselves seeking jobs under the Mahathma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in 2009-10.<br />
<br />
In Boodagumpa, 117 labourers had submitted application seeking jobs under the Scheme. However, on November 25 last year, Basavaraj Jabbalgudda of the Raitha Sangha submitted an application seeking payment of wages to 427 labourers. He also threatened to stage a protest if the wages were not paid.<br />
<br />
<em>Not in the action plans<br />
</em><br />
The executive officer found that the names of 310 labourers (excess) furnished by Jabbalgudda were not in the action plans for 2009-10 and 2010-11. None of them had submitted application seeking job.<br />
<br />
In Hasgal, wages were paid to 37 labourers through demand drafts while the Raitha Sangha laid claim for payment of wages to 100 labourers. The details of only 37 labourers was fed into the management information system maintained by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.<br />
<br />
Similar explanations have been offered for three other gram panchayats.<br />
<br />
Police resorted to lathi charge to disburse farmers who were staging a protest demanding payment of wages under MGNREGS in Koppal on March 22. Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene had taken up their cause.<br />
<br />
<em>Heartburn<br />
</em><br />
The RDPR pruned the list of job card holders by deleting the names of the deceased and those who were not using the cards. Consequently, the number of card holders came down to 53 lakh from 62 lakh in the last one year. The registered labourers are paid a wage of Rs 125 per day. The money is directly credited into the bank account of the labourers.<br />
<br />
Several instances of labourers drawing money without doing any work have come to light. The contractors complete the work but not with job card holders but by employing some other labourers and using machines. In the bargain, both the contractors and labourers make money.<br />
<br />
<em>Simple arithmetic<br />
</em><br />
It&rsquo;s simple arithmetic - While a job card holder must be paid Rs 125 per day, the contractor pays anywhere between Rs 70 and 80 to other labourers. He also pays Rs 20 to 30 to a registered labourer for &lsquo;lending&rsquo; job card. He completes the work using machines whereas the MGNREG Act prohibits use of&nbsp; machinery, an officer monitoring the Scheme said.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;By this arrangement, the card holders are happy that they get some money without any effort. They also work for someone else and for higher wages. The card holders themselves draw money and give it to the contractors. Hence it has become difficult to break the nexus,&rdquo; he said.<br />
<br />
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Koppal caning exposes labourer-contractor nexus

Contractors complete the work by employing some other labourers and using machines An inquiry into the lathi-charge on protesting farmers in Koppal has brought to light the nexus between contractors and labourers. The inquiry conducted by the Koppal taluk panchayat executive officer in all the five gram panchayats - Boodagumpa, Irkalgad, Hasgal, Indargi and Madinur - has revealed that the labourers who staged the protest had not registered themselves seeking jobs under the Mahathma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in 2009-10. In Boodagumpa, 117 labourers had submitted application seeking jobs under the Scheme. However, on November 25 last year, Basavaraj Jabbalgudda of the Raitha Sangha submitted an application seeking payment of wages to 427 labourers. He also threatened to stage a protest if the wages were not paid. Not in the action plans The executive officer found that the names of 310 labourers (excess) furnished by Jabbalgudda were not in the action plans for 2009-10 and 2010-11. None of them had submitted application seeking job. In Hasgal, wages were paid to 37 labourers through demand drafts while the Raitha Sangha laid claim for payment of wages to 100 labourers. The details of only 37 labourers was fed into the management information system maintained by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department. Similar explanations have been offered for three other gram panchayats. Police resorted to lathi charge to disburse farmers who were staging a protest demanding payment of wages under MGNREGS in Koppal on March 22. Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene had taken up their cause. Heartburn The RDPR pruned the list of job card holders by deleting the names of the deceased and those who were not using the cards. Consequently, the number of card holders came down to 53 lakh from 62 lakh in the last one year. The registered labourers are paid a wage of Rs 125 per day. The money is directly credited into the bank account of the labourers. Several instances of labourers drawing money without doing any work have come to light. The contractors complete the work but not with job card holders but by employing some other labourers and using machines. In the bargain, both the contractors and labourers make money. Simple arithmetic It’s simple arithmetic - While a job card holder must be paid Rs 125 per day, the contractor pays anywhere between Rs 70 and 80 to other labourers. He also pays Rs 20 to 30 to a registered labourer for ‘lending’ job card. He completes the work using machines whereas the MGNREG Act prohibits use of  machinery, an officer monitoring the Scheme said. “By this arrangement, the card holders are happy that they get some money without any effort. They also work for someone else and for higher wages. The card holders themselves draw money and give it to the contractors. Hence it has become difficult to break the nexus,” he said. MGNREGS is monitored at several levels - social audit at gram sabha; grievances committee and ombudsman at district level, monitors at national level; inspection by eminent citizens deputed by the Centre; district and state-level squads besides district level vigilance committees headed by MPs. Despite the multilevel monitoring, it has become difficult to plug the loopholes, the officer added.