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  • JK On The Verge Of Completing Two Lakh MGNREGA Works

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    SRINAGAR: During a review of the Rural Development Department and Panchayati Raj schemes in the UT of J&K, it was revealed that the region is making significant progress towards finishing approximately 200,000 projects under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) this fiscal year. The meeting was chaired by Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, and this accomplishment is considered a significant milestone in the region’s history.

    In addition to the Administrative Secretary of RD&PR, the meeting was attended by other high-ranking officials, including Administrative Secretaries from the Departments of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare, Jal Shakti, Forest, PWD, Labour & Employment, IT & Information, Revenue, Health, and YS&S, as well as the Secretary in RDD and HoDs of Agriculture and Rural Development Departments.

    During the meeting, it was reported that the Department had set a high target of 200,000 works for the current year, which is a significant increase compared to previous years. The Department is confident that it will be able to achieve this goal. Furthermore, it was revealed that the Department has generated over 2.82 crore person-days of work for the rural population thus far in the current financial year.

    The meeting revealed that the number of completed works under the MGNREGA scheme in previous years was considerably lower compared to this year’s achievements. For instance, in 2018-19, only 26,352 works were completed, which increased substantially in the following years. The number nearly doubled to 54,311 in 2019-20 and then increased to 67,278 in 2020-21. This year, the scheme has already crossed the 171,824 mark in completed works, representing an increase of more than 200% so far.

    The total cost of achieving this remarkable number of completed works was Rs 931.16 crore. Additionally, it was noted that the percentage of women person-days amounted to approximately 30.35%, providing an opportunity for women to obtain empowerment through employment. The meeting also informed that approximately 9 lakh individuals from around 6.84 lakh households worked under this scheme to earn their livelihood.

    It is worth noting that last year, the average daily wage rate per person increased from Rs 213.94 to Rs 226.78. Payments are made exclusively through online mode and are directly credited to the workers’ accounts. Additionally, most payments were made within just 15 days of completing the work, as informed during the meeting.

    Regarding the plans for next year, it was disclosed that the Department has proposed around 2,71,474 works, including 1,07,249 works related to natural resources management (40%), 80,522 works related to creating individual assets for vulnerable sections, 82,334 works related to rural infrastructure, among others.

    The Chief Secretary commended the Department for this exceptional achievement and encouraged them to raise their expectations for future targets while maintaining efficiency. He urged them to take advantage of this opportunity under the LG administration to introduce necessary reforms that would enhance transparency, responsibility, and accountability in the system, thus enabling them to serve the people more freely according to their expectations and needs. (KNS)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • J&K poised to achieve the historic milestone of completing 2 lakh works under MGNREGA

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    JAMMU: In a historic achievement J&K is well on target to complete around 2 lakh works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) this financial year.

    This information was given out in a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta to review the performance of Rural Development Department & Panchayati Raj schemes implemented in the UT of J&K.

    Besides the Administrative Secretary, RD&PR the meeting was attended by the Administrative Secretaries of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department; Jal Shakti; Forest; PWD; Labour& Employment; IT & Information; Revenue; Health; YS&S; Secretary in RDD; HoDs of Agriculture and Rural Development Departments.

    The meeting was informed that as compared to previous years the Department has this year set a very high target of 2 lakh works for it and the Department is expecting to achieve it also. It was revealed that the in the current financial year so far the Department has generated more than 2.82 Cr person days of work for the inhabitants of the rural population.

    It also came to fore during the meeting that during the past years the number of works completed used to be far less than what has been achieved this year so far. It was given out that during the year 2018-19 the number of works completed under MGNREGA were mere 26,352 and increased  substantially in the coming years.

    The number nearly doubled and reached to 54,311 works in the next year of 2019-20 thereby taking a leap reaching 67,278 in 2020-21, 84,705 in 2021-22 and this year the scheme already crossed 1,71,824 mark in the number of works completed taking a plunge of more than 200% so far, the meeting was informed .

    This remarkable number of completed works has been achieved at the expenditure of Rs 931.16 Cr. It was further given out that the percentage of women person days hovered at around 30.35% thereby extending an opportunity to the women for their empowerment through employment. The meeting was also apprised that nearly 9 lakh persons belonging to around 6.84 lakh households worked under this scheme to earn their livelihood.

    It is pertinent to mention here that the average wage rate per day per person was hiked last year from Rs 213.94 to Rs 226.78 and the payments are made exclusively through online mode directly into the accounts of the workers. Most of the payments had been made in a span of just 15 days after completion of work, the meeting was apprised.

    Regarding the next year plan it was revealed that the Department has proposed around 2,71,474 works which includes 1,07,249 (40%) of works related to natural resources management, 80,522 works of creation of individual assets for vulnerable sections, 82334 works of rural infrastructure besides others.

    The Chief Secretary applauded the Department for this unique achievement and asked them to raise their bar of expectation in the coming years besides efficiency of achieving the targets. He enjoined upon them to utilize this opportunity under the LG administration in bringing about necessary reforms regarding the transparency, responsibility and accountability in the system thereby achieving new heights in serving the people freely as per their expectations and requirements.

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

  • Civil society groups seek help from opposition parties to ‘save’ MGNREGA

    Civil society groups seek help from opposition parties to ‘save’ MGNREGA

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    New Delhi: Alleging that the NDA government is on its way to gradually doing away with the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), many civil society groups and labour organisations have appealed to opposition parties to support their demands for an increase in budgetary allocation for the scheme.

    In a briefing held for the Members of Parliament on March 14 at the Deputy Speakers Hall, Constitution Club, New Delhi, the civil society members urged them to raise the issues of crores of labourers and workers who have “not been paid since December 2021”.

    They highlighted the issue of inadequate funding, adverse changes in the attendance system as well as the method of payment. The broad aim of the briefing was to help MPs defend peoples’ right to work under the MGNREGA.

    MPs of the opposition parties who attended the event were Sanjay Singh (Aam Aadmi Party), Digvijaya Singh, Uttam Kumar Reddy and Kumar Ketkar (Congress Party), S. Senthilkumar (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Jawhar Sircar (All India Trinamool Congress Party) among others.

    They deliberated upon the ways to force the government to enhance budgetary allocation and reverse the recent amendments in the mode of payment which has proved “disastrous” to the interest of workers.

    Beginning the presentation, Jean Dr ze, visiting Professor at Ranchi University, alleged that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has unleashed an unprecedented three-pronged attack on MGNREGA — inadequate funding, the introduction of an Aadhar-based Payment System (ABPS) and the inception of a real-time attendance system through the National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) app.

    Prof Dreze claimed that this year’s funding is only Rs 60,000 crore which is the lowest allocation ever in the history of the programme.

    “Funds run out and projects come to a halt. The wages get delayed and are accumulated for months,” Prof Dreze said, adding that the introduction of digital attendance has deprived the workers of their wages due to technical and network glitches.

    “Aadhar-based Payment is so complicated system that even many bankers fail to understand its functionality and the majority of workers cannot be paid through this system. It is illegal and criminal not to pay wages to workers for the work that they have done” he added.

    Other speakers who expressed their concerns and shared the problems of workers were Nikhil Dey (Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, Rajasthan), James Herenj (NREGA Watch, Jharkhand), Ashish Ranjan (Jan Jagran Shakti Sangathan, Bihar), Richa Singh (Sangtin Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan, UP), Anuradha Talwar (Paschim Bangal Khet Mazdoor Samiti, West Bengal) and Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan among others.

    They presented testimonies to show that the Aadhar-based Payment and Mobile Monitoring Software App are “depriving a large number of workers of payment” of wages to them. They said that according to the data from the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), only 43 per cent of NREGA workers are eligible for ABPS.

    “The current changes in MGNREGA impact 15 crore workers across the country which is a huge number. We want a political response from opposition parties to support people on the ground to give them their rights under the law,” Dey said.

    Civil society members requested MPs to issue a Privilege Notice in Parliament to demand an explanation from the Rural Development Minister on his remarks to the media suggesting that the state government should also contribute to the wage liability under the programme, contrary to the provisions of MGNREGA.

    Assuring the civil society members of full support, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said that workers’ plight is genuine.

    “The intent of this government is always opposed to the ideals of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act of 2005. They are cutting down all social service budgets. I am all for the support which is expected from us,” he said.

    AAP MP Sanjay Singh said the BJP government admitted in Parliament while responding to his questions that the dues of states under MGNREGA run over Rs 3,000 crore.

    “It is very surprising to know that out of guaranteed 100 days of work, the labourers are getting only 34 days of work due to lack of adequate funds. We will raise the issue in Parliament but at the same time we should also think about starting a people’s movement,” he suggested.

    Other MPs also pledged support and said they will do their level best to help highlight the plights of the workers.

    MGNREGA Sangharsh Morcha is a coalition of organisations working with rural labourers and workers around the country. It is in the midst of a 100-day dharna at Jantar Mantar, to protest against “recent attacks” on the scheme.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Two Employees Suspended For Releasing ‘Excess’ Payment Under MGNREGA

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    SRINAGAR: Two employees have been suspended and an enquiry has been initiated for releasing excess payment under MGNREGA in block SK Pora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district.

    An official said that two employees identified as Musadiq Nazir (VLW) and Ilyas Ahmad Wani (In-charge Junior Assistant) of block Snoor Kali-Pora in Budgam have been suspended by Project Officer Wages Employment (ACD) Budgam, and an enquiry has been initiated if the excess payment has been released under ‘’MGNREGA’’ (Labour and material component) in Block SK Pora in Budgam.

    Both the officials have been placed under suspension and attached to ACD Office Budgam, he said.

    The enquiry committee comprising AD Planning Budgam Mohammad Abrahim, BDO SK-Pora Shahbaz Chowdhary, SO Planning of Block Narbal Irshad Ahmad and JSA Planning of ACD Office Budgam Tanveer Ahmad Lone has been asked to submit the detailed report within weeks positively. (KDC)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • App-based attendance weakening MGNREGA: Aruna Roy

    App-based attendance weakening MGNREGA: Aruna Roy

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    New Delhi: As MGNREGA workers continue their 100-day protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar against the recently introduced app-based attendance system, social activist Aruna Roy on Friday said the new system is weakening the law.

    Roy, who played a key role in the stir for the rural employment guarantee law, accused the Union government of trying to destroy the law by cutting allocations and making the process of seeking employment difficult by introducing the app-based attendance system and Aadhaar-based payment system.

    “Lakhs of people struggled for 10-12 years to get a law to give employment guarantee. Now they’re destroying the law by just issuing an order… I’m not appalled, is this democracy? This cannot be done, you can’t ignore demands of the majority of people on edge of starvation. You gave the smallest amount of succour and now withdrawing it… Is it democracy?” Roy asked.

    “They are taking away a constitutional right… They know they cannot do away with the law so they’re making it weak,” she said.

    Workers on protest meanwhile raised slogans saying ‘No NREGA, No Votes’ and said they’re losing employment as the app often does not work due to network issues.

    Mandavi Devi, a daily wage labourer from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, said getting work in MGNREGA is not easy, and they never get 100 days of work. She said with the new app-based attendance system, many a time their attendance is not marked due to network issues.

    “We have to walk 4-5 kilometres to go to the work site. We are ready to work, but after reaching the site, if the attendance does not get marked, then we don’t get paid,” she said.

    Sudama Devi, who is also from Muzaffarpur, said the workers prefer working under MGNREGA as it pays more, but the new attendance and Aadhaar-based payment systems are proving to be a hindrance.

    “The landlord in the village, we call him ‘Malik’. If we work in his field, he pays Rs 50 for a day, and also verbally abuses us. I have a 10-member family, how would everyone eat for Rs 50? If we work for MGNREGA, we have Rs 200-250,” she said.

    The protesting workers also recently met officials from the Rural Development Ministry. Asked what transpired in the meeting, a member of the NREGA Sangharsh Morcha said that the government told them it was not willing to do away with this system.

    Roy warned that the weakening of MGNREGA will negatively impact the rural economy.

    “India could sail through global meltdowns because of such schemes that empower the poor… If you ask a worker what difference MGNREGA made in their lives, they’ll tell you they could feed their families, send their children to school, afford healthcare, it’s that basic,” said Roy.

    Workers embarked on a protest in the national capital on February 14, barely a month after digital attendance was made mandatory for MGNREGA, with complaints that their attendance is not getting marked and wages are being deducted.

    Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, better known as MGNREGA or NREGA, is a flagship scheme aimed at enhancing the livelihood security of households in rural areas of the country by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • VLW Suspended, GRS Attached over Alleged Fraudulent Withdrawal of MGNREGA Funds in Lolab

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    Kupwara, Feb 18 (GNS): Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) Kupwara has ordered for immediate suspension of a Village Level Worker (VLW) and a Gram Rojgar Sevak (GRS) over alleged fraudulent withdrawal of MGNREGA funds in Lolab.

     “During the inspection of Development works of Block Sogam on 14-02-2023, a fraudulent drawl in respect of work “C/o irrigation well NLO Tahir Ajuman Khan” at Panchayat Halqa Takipora-C of Block Sogam has been observed”, reads an order, a copy of which lies with GNS.

     “Prima-facie reveals that an amount of Rs/= 0.059 lacs has been fraudulently drawn and disbursed to the labourers under MGNREGA against the non-existing work by the Secretary Panchayat, Sarpanch and GRS”, reads the order.

     “In backdrop of the matter and pending the enquiry, Fida Mohiuddin VLW/Secretary Panchayat, Halqa Teekipora ‘C’, Block Sogam, is hereby put under suspension and attached with Block Development Officer Keran till finalization of enquiry and Zakir Ahmad Pir, GRS of Panchayat Halqa Teekipora ‘C’ Block Sogam is attached with Block Development Officer Keran till finalization of enquiry”, the order said.

    An official in the meantime told GNS that the alleged misappropriation pertaining to construction of irrigation well came to fore after authorities found that a geo-tagging was carried out by few officials near the land of one Tahir Anjuman Khan and a particular amount withdrawn, with no such construction however carried out on ground as on date. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : thegnskashmir.com )

  • Giriraj challenges Rahul to a debate on MGNREGA, dismisses his ‘wild allegations’

    Giriraj challenges Rahul to a debate on MGNREGA, dismisses his ‘wild allegations’

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    New Delhi: Dismissing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s charges related to MGNREGA, Union minister Giriraj Singh said on Saturday that both allocations for the scheme and asset creations under it during the Narendra Modi government were more than the previous UPA dispensation.

    Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Saras Mela in Noida, Singh took strong exception to Gandhi’s Facebook post alleging a reduction in MGNREGA budget and said the Congress leader should get his facts and figures right before making such “wild allegations”.

    He also challenged Gandhi to a debate on the rural job scheme.

    The Union rural development minister said that in the 10 years of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, the budget estimate (BE) for MGNREGA never exceeded Rs 33,000 crore and in most of the fiscals, part of the allocated funds got surrendered due to poor implementation of the scheme.

    Whereas, under the Narendra Modi government, the revised estimate (RE) for the scheme exceeded the budget estimate every year, he said.

    This year also the BE of Rs 73,000 crore has already touched the figure of Rs 89,400 crore in RE as the Rural Development Ministry received Rs 16,000 crore out of Rs 25,000 crore demanded due to accumulation of state dues.

    According to a statement from the ministry, in 2019-20 the BE was Rs 60,000 crore and the RE went up to Rs 71,000 crore. In 2020-21 the BE of Rs 61,500 crore went up to a whopping Rs 1,11,500 crore due to the reverse migration of rural population amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased demand for work.

    Similarly, in the financial year 2021-2022, the BE of Rs 73,000 crore touched Rs 99,117 crore in RE.

    Singh also challenged Gandhi to check the asset creation under the rural job scheme during the UPA rule which, he said, was merely 17 per cent. Whereas, in the last nine years, the asset creation has already crossed 60 per cent.

    He gave full credit to the prime minister for reorienting MGNREGA and its mandate from merely digging and filling holes.

    On Friday, Congress leader Gandhi slammed the BJP-led government for reducing the MGNREGA budget and alleged that the scheme, which was the foundation of India’s rural economy, was becoming a victim of the Centre’s repressive policies.

    He also accused the government of misusing Aadhaar against the poor sections of the society by linking it to the scheme under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

    “MGNREGA is the foundation of India’s rural economy. A revolutionary policy that has supported countless families. The MGNREGA scheme, which is running the homes of crores of families, is becoming a victim of the repressive policies of the Centre,” Gandhi said in a Facebook post in Hindi while citing a news report.

    Singh said the aim behind linking Aadhaar to MGNREGA is to bring full transparency in the implementation of the scheme.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • VLW Suspended, GRS Attached Over Alleged Fraudulent Withdrawal of MGNREGA Funds

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    SRINAGAR: Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) Kupwara has ordered for immediate suspension of a Village Level Worker (VLW) and a Gram Rojgar Sevak (GRS) over alleged fraudulent withdrawal of MGNREGA funds in Lolab.

    “During the inspection of Development works of Block Sogam on 14-02-2023, a fraudulent drawl in respect of work “C/o irrigation well NLO Tahir Ajuman Khan” at Panchayat Halqa Takipora-C of Block Sogam has been observed,” news agency GNS quoted an order as having said.

    “Prima-facie reveals that an amount of Rs/= 0.059 lacs has been fraudulently drawn and disbursed to the labourers under MGNREGA against the non-existing work by the Secretary Panchayat, Sarpanch and GRS,” reads the order.

    “In backdrop of the matter and pending the enquiry, Fida Mohiuddin VLW/Secretary Panchayat, Halqa Teekipora ‘C’, Block Sogam, is hereby put under suspension and attached with Block Development Officer Keran till finalization of enquiry and Zakir Ahmad Pir, GRS of Panchayat Halqa Teekipora ‘C’ Block Sogam is attached with Block Development Officer Keran till finalization of enquiry,” the order said.

    An official in the meantime told GNS that the alleged misappropriation pertaining to construction of irrigation well came to fore after authorities found that a geo-tagging was carried out by few officials near the land of one Tahir Anjuman Khan and a particular amount withdrawn, with no such construction however carried out on ground as on date.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Fund allocation for MGNREGA has not gone down: Sitharaman

    Fund allocation for MGNREGA has not gone down: Sitharaman

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    Bhubaneswar: The fund allocation for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGA) has not gone down, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Friday, adding it is a demand driven scheme and as and when the demand increases, the Centre provides money.

    Addressing a post-budget press conference here, Sitharaman said: “Budget time allocation is one thing… and the scheme itself is a demand-driven scheme, as and when demand increases, we provide funds for it. This has been done in the past years since 2014.”

    “If you look into the past years, we have added some money in the supplementary budget for MGNREGA. Even during Covid pandemic, the allocation for the scheme had crossed Rs 1 lakh crore,” she said.

    Notably, against Rs 73,000 crore allocation in the budget estimate (BE) of 2022-2023, the current allocation was reduced to Rs 60,000 crore.

    Commenting on funding for procurement of wheat and rice, she said that the government has not brought it down at all.

    Sitharaman said the total amount given to the farmers is very high as the minimum selling price has gone up.

    “The total amount spent on procurement is at an all-time high now. You can be sure there is no coming down in these figures,” she said. The Minister also said there is no shortfall of funds for Ayushman Bharat Yojana.

    Clarifying the allocation of Rs 35,000 crore made in the budget for energy security and transition, the Finance Minister said the money allotted to energy security and transition is not a subsidy.

    It is for the transition from fossil fuels to green energy.

    The fund is made to enable public sector oil company refineries to be upgraded to reduce their emissions and to make sure that our strategic reserves are all filled up adequately, she said.

    When asked about the exposure of public sector banks to Adani Group companies, Sitharaman said: “SBI has already given a statement on its exposure. You have heard it from the horse’s mouth.”

    She also said that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) does not report each and every matter to the Centre.

    “The matter is being heard in court today, so maybe it’s not right for me to comment,” she said.

    Meanwhile, Finance Secretary T.V. Somanathan said a token amount of money has been provisioned in this budget for the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana because the scheme has reached its saturation. Target set by the ministry has been achieved, he added.

    Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management, said that Central PSU Nalco has not been listed for disinvestment.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • MGNREGA becoming victim of BJP-led govt’s repressive policies: Rahul Gandhi

    MGNREGA becoming victim of BJP-led govt’s repressive policies: Rahul Gandhi

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    New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the BJP-led government on Friday for reducing the MGNREGA budget and alleged that the scheme, which was the foundation of India’s rural economy, is becoming a victim of the Centre’s repressive policies.

    He also accused the government of misusing Aadhaar against the poor sections of the society by linking it to the scheme under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

    “MGNREGA is the foundation of India’s rural economy. A revolutionary policy that has supported countless families. The MGNREGA scheme, which is running the homes of crores of families, is becoming a victim of the repressive policies of the Centre,” Gandhi said in a Facebook post in Hindi while citing a news report.

    Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also hit out at the Centre for “axing” the MGNREGA scheme, saying the poor will never forgive the Narendra Modi government.

    “Modi government’s axe is working on MGNREGA. A 33-per cent cut in the MGNREGA funds in the budget. The minister said MGNREGA is not a scheme to provide employment. States will have to pay 40 per cent money for the Centre’s 100 per cent work.

    “Narendra Modiji, don’t finish MGNREGA, the poor will not forgive,” Kharge said in a tweet in Hindi.

    Gandhi alleged that first the budget for the MGNREGA was cut and now, the linking of salaries with Aadhaar is being done, and said “both these are attacks on the income of the poor”.

    The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government’s vision for the Aadhaar card was to provide convenience, identity and economic security to people. But the present government is not only misusing this thinking, but also using it against the poor, the former Congress chief alleged.

    In his Facebook post, the Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad in Kerala said, “57 per cent of rural labourers will lose their daily wages if Aadhaar card is made mandatory for MGNREGA. They (government) do not have any policy to provide new employment. It has become the intention of this government only to take away the employment of people and create difficulties for the poor to get their rightful money.”

    “No new idea, no plan. Just one policy — torture the poor,” he added.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )