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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Manmohan Singh seeks quick fix for delayed NREGS payments

Manmohan Singh seeks quick fix for delayed NREGS payments

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published Published on Jul 15, 2012   modified Modified on Jul 15, 2012

-The Times of India

In a rare move, government on Saturday released a compendium of independent studies on job guarantee scheme — both appreciative and critical of the programme — prompting Prime Minister Manmohan Singhto ask the rural development ministry to fix the issue of delayed payment for workers and minister Jairam Ramesh flagging corruption as a problem. 

Top policymakers of UPA gathered at the PM's residence for the release of "MGNREGA sameeksha" to give an independent feedback on the mega scheme, which has spent Rs 110,000 crore as wage payments since 2006. 

The idea to release the report was aimed at frank assessment of what the PM called as UPA's largest and most ambitious social security programme. Panchayati raj minister Kishore Chandra Deo, Planning Commission member Mihir Shah, editor of the compendium Ram Manohar Reddy were among those present for the release. 

Singh underlined that problem of delayed payment had to be fixed for the scheme to achieve its potential and help the poor. Delayed payments are blamed for denting MGNREGA's appeal since workers need money on a daily basis to meet their needs. 

But the PM defended the scheme against complaints that it had led to a hike in wage rates and shortage of labour for farms. "The combined effect of expanded agricultural production, demand for labour from construction sector and the effect of MGNREG scheme have led to tightening of the market for agricultural labour and a steady rise in real wages. Farmers sometimes complain about this. But rising demand for labour is the only way to help the landless improve their standard of living," Singh said. 

He asked the Planning Commission to order "concurrent evaluation" of rural development schemes because post-implementation audits are not of much help. Ramesh has proposed that schemes should be audited alongside implementation. He urged the Plan panel to set up a network to implement such quick audits. 

The RD minister acknowledged the public concern over misappropriation of funds in the job scheme, but assured that concurrent audit, coupled with social and CAG audits and certification of MGNREGA accounts by chartered accountants, would address the problem.

The Times of India, 15 July, 2012, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Manmohan-Singh-seeks-quick-fix-for-delayed-NREGS-payments/articleshow/14921407.cms


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