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Kerala Assembly has passed a resolution urging the Centre to withdraw the new rural employment scheme VB-G RAM G and restore the UPA-era Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala could lose nearly ₹1,600 crore annually if the Union government’s proposed overhaul of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is implemented, Local Self-Government Minister MB Rajesh warned on Tuesday, calling it a “declaration of war
Haryana continues to have the highest MGNREGA wage at ₹400 per day.
Speaking in the Lok Sabha during Question Hour, Prakash pointed out that MGNREGA workers in Kerala had not received wages for the past three months
The mate justified that she only followed the directions of the panchayat member.
The social audit report of Vellanad block says that documents were forged to show that the members had worked under the job guarantee scheme even while attending panchayat committee meeting.
The govt, nevertheless, this month sought an additional 164 billion rupees ($1.99 billion) for the programme above the budgeted 730 billion rupees for the current financial year.
The Ministry of Rural Development said that more than six crore households have been provided wage employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA) scheme during the current financial year against their demand.
Proposed in the wake of rising unemployment in the country, more funds for the scheme would bolster rural consumption which is key to economic growth.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded that the minimum guaranteed days of employment under MGNREGA be raised to 200 days in a year in flood-hit Kerala and the scope of work be expanded for taking up flood rehabilitation work.
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