STATE EDITIONS
B’NGIR NREGS WORKERS NOT PAID FOR 2 MONTHS
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Even though both the Central and State Governments
make tall claims of providing jobs to poor people at their door steps and
making wage payments timely to improve their livelihoods, an instance of
discrepancy has come to the fore in Balangir district where MGNREGS workers
have not received wages for the last two months.
The rainfall in July and August this year
intensified agricultural operations and also provided impetus for plantation
activities carried out by the Forest Department. However, the department faced
an unexpected difficulty in getting labourers for plantation work.
“The labourers are being allured to work in the
agriculture fields with offers of wages and feasts. We cannot offer that. We
are finding it difficult to get labourers for plantation work,” said a forest
official under anonymity condition.
He said situation has worsened for them to take up
plantation work as daily wagers, who had worked under MGNREGS, have not been
paid wages for the last two months in the district.
Sources said MGNREGA money has not been credited to
the account of labourers since June 28. The district gets around Rs20 crore for
different MGNREGA works.
A few days ago, district Collector Ashis Thakre has
written a letter to Panchyati Raj Department Special Project Director
requesting him look into the non-credit of payment matter.
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