-Newsclick.in The NREGA Sangharsh Morcha has called for a protest from August 2 to 4 against insufficient fund allocation, delay in wage disbursal, and other issues in implementing the employment scheme. Kolkata: Uncertainty looms over the Centre's decision on additional fund allocation to the MGNREGA programme before undertaking the traditional mid-term review at the end of August or early September. Contrary to official expectations, the dependence of rural households on jobs under...
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Interim Report of the Fact Finding Team Investigating the Stoppage of MGNREGA Wages in West bengal
-Press release by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha dated 28 July 2022 Based on the findings NREGA Sangharsh Morcha put forth the following demands: 1. All the documents pertaining to correspondence between the Central Government and the State Government on MGNREGA since 2019, including the reports of central team visits and action taken, should be made public. 2. The Labour Budget for West bengal for the FY 2022-23 has to be approved immediately by the...
More »Kerala saw maximum landslides in 7 years: Centre -Jayashree Nandi
-Hindustan Times Kerala recorded the highest number of major landslides in the country in the past seven years, the ministry of earth sciences informed Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Of the 3,782 landslides between 2015 and 2022 so far, 2,239 alone were reported in the southern state. This was followed by West bengal that recorded 376 landslides, Jitendra Singh, minister for earth science and science and technology, informed the House. Singh shared the data...
More »More cash, gold recovered from home of arrested Bengal Minister’s aide -Shiv Sahay Singh
-The Hindu The cash was recovered from one of the apartments of Arpita Mukherjee at Belghoria in northern fringes of Kolkata More cash and gold were recovered on Wednesday evening from one of the properties of Arpita Mukherjee, an aide of arrested West bengal Industries and Commerce Minister Partha Chatterjee. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) held raids at several properties of the Minister’s aide and the cash was recovered from one of the apartments...
More »Explainer: How Teacher Recruitment Scam in West bengal Unfolded -Sandip Chakraborty
-Newsclick.in Many candidates alleged they gave ‘cut money’ (commission) which was channelised to then state education minister Partha Chatterjee (who is now under arrest) and were recruited. Kolkata: The School Selection Commission (SSC) scam in West bengal came to national limelight after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) unearthed Rs 21 crore 90 lakh in hard cash from Arpita Mukherjee’s residence. Arpita Mukherjee is believed to be a close confidante of Partha Chatterjee,a trusted...
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