-Factchecker.in/ Scroll.in MGNREGA is a social security and employment scheme which aims to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed employment in a year to every rural household. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while addressing the Lower House of the Parliament on December 14, claimed that the demand for Work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is declining. “There is now very obviously a declining demand for jobs in the...
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Gig Workers: Long hours, little pay, scant security -Basant Kumar Mohanty
-The Telegraph Delivery team, beauticians’ lives ruled by phone calls and sprints to customers New Delhi: The company Pinki Saini began Working for in 2018 did not pay her. Instead, she paid the company for letting her Work for it. When she started the job as a beautician with Urbanclap — now known as Urban Company — Pinki says she had to pay the firm a “joining fee” of Rs 4,000. She also...
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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