-Livemint.com Multiple surveys indicate that we not only missed that goal but our rural economy is in deep distress On 28 February 2016, at a farmer rally in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the government’s intention of doubling the income of farmers by 2022, a year marking 75 years of India’s independence. That it was not just political rhetoric but a real project was evident from the follow-up. An...
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MGNREGA: Central squeeze to cost 30 lakh Bengal families -Basant Kumar Mohanty
-The Telegraph No other state has ever been denied funds for such a long period under the scheme, which provides for up to 100 days of paid, unskilled work to every rural household in a year New Delhi: The Centre’s decision to stop funds to Bengal under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act will have denied job opportunities to 30 lakh rural families in the state this year, a study...
More »MGNREGA workers in West Bengal have not received wages since December 26, 2021
-Press release by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha dated December 26, 2022 * Centre withheld over Rs. 7,500 cr funds, Rs. 2,744 cr due to NREGA workers * Centre hasn’t sanctioned labour budget for 2022-23 * Loss of around Rs. 3,891-Rs. 6,046 crores of NREGA wages this FY due to stoppage of work * Average days of work for the current year dropped to meagre 23 from 63.46 days (pre-covid) and 49.96 days (post-covid) Victimisation of workers: MGNREGA...
More »Bengal: Rs 2,744 of NREGA Wages Pending, Workers’ Group Says ‘Rights Violated’
-Newsclick.in MGNREGA workers in West Bengal have not been paid wages since December 26, 2021, which is a violation of their fundamental rights, the Morcha said. New Delhi: The NREGA Sangarsh Morcha on Monday marked one year of the Centre withholding the release of over Rs 7,500 crore of MGNREGA funds to West Bengal as protest demonstrations took place across the state. MGNREGA workers in the state have not been paid wages since...
More »Centre has withheld Rs 7,500 crore in MGNREGA funds to West Bengal for a year, claims report -Shagun
-Down to Earth MGNREGA workers in Bengal not paid wages of Rs 2744 crore for a year, report by Libtech India found The central government has withheld release of Rs 7,500 crore in MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) funds to West Bengal for a year now over “non-compliance of central government directives”, a report released on December 26, 2022 claimed. A whopping Rs 2,744 crore of the Rs 7,500...
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