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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | NREGA: Rajasthan slips in spending

NREGA: Rajasthan slips in spending

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published Published on Feb 2, 2011   modified Modified on Feb 2, 2011

From being one of the top spenders in the country for the implementation of the MG NREGA two years ago, Rajasthan is fast sliding down the ladder. The state, this year, will be returning over half of the Rs 8,000 crore it had received from the Centre for its implementation.

The revelation came at a job fair organised by the Suchna Evum Rozgar ka Adhikar Abhiyan and several other NGOs from across the state to mark the fifth year of the implementation of the NREGA in the country on Wednesday. Hundreds of workers across the state took part in the fair for a detailed discussion on the implementation of the scheme.

"It is really a matter of concern that from being a top spender in the country, this year Rajasthan has been able to use only 30 % of its budget. The figure is less than half the sum used last year," said social activist Aruna Roy, also a member of the National Advisory Council (NAC).

Compared to Rs 5,669.03 crore spent in 2009-10 under the scheme, 2010-11 saw the state spending Rs 2,541.22 crore till January 31.

State government officials said the poor spending by the state has been due to the heavy rains this year and reluctance of workers to take up MGNREGA jobs but activists felt otherwise.

"Why would any one want to take up work under MGNREGA when the wages are so low. At a time when the entire state has been agog with cries of increasing the wages of MGNREGA workers, the average wage paid per worker was Rs 75 last year. The figures for 2008-09 and 2009-10 stood at Rs 88.32 and 87.38 respectively," said Nikhil Dey, another activist with the Abhiyan.

"Last year also saw a massive drive against corruption in MGNREGA in the state and for about two months most sarpanchs and even the secretaries had stopped work. This also added to the reduced expenditure. Finally, the massive drive on transparency and orders by the government to ensure wall paintings are done in every gram panchayat saw the sarpanchs take less interest in getting the work done under the MGNREGA," he added.

Dey's remarks were substantiated by one Ram Singh of Jawaja panchayat in Ajmer who revealed that no work had been sanctioned in his panchayat. "I fought for three months, before I was given work," he said.

The Times of India, 3 February, 2011, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/NREGA-Rajasthan-slips-in-spending-/articleshow/7414924.cms


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