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Over 500 MGNREGA Workers Protest Against Delay in Wage Payments at Jantar Mantar

-TheWire.in

The workers spoke about the persistent delays in wage payments, how they did not get work when they demanded it, and how no compensation was provided when they were injured or even killed at the workplace.

New Delhi: More than 500 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) workers from across 15 states gathered at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on Wednesday, August 3, to protest against the delayed wage payments and other concerns related to the implementation of the scheme.

Workers from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka were present on the second day of the dharna. NREGA Sangharsh Morcha (NSM) – a national platform of workers’ collectives, trade unions, organisations and individuals – spoke to the workers protesting at Jantar Mantar.

They told NSM about the persistent delays in wage payments, how they did not get work when they demanded it, and how no compensation was provided when workers were injured or even killed at the workplace.

Many of them raised concerns regarding the introduction of the NMMS app, which was launched in May last year to ensure proper monitoring of MGNREGA schemes and taking real-time attendance of workers at the sites. NMMS stands for National Mobile Monitoring System.

As per news reports, many workers have lost wages due to technical glitches in the app. The compulsion to use the app has led to frustration among many. For instance, some women have had to take loans to buy a smartphone. Added to that, they also have to pay for the data package every month.

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