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  • SC agrees to listing plea on non-payment of wages to lakhs of employees below MGNREGA

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI:  The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to listing the plea alleging non-payment of wages to lakhs of employees below the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA).
     
    The plea by advocate Prashant Bhushan has stated that there’s at the moment a grave disaster confronted by crores of employees below the scheme within the nation, with their pending wages piling up together with destructive balances in a lot of the states.
     
    It has added that as of November 26, 2021, the state governments are going through a scarcity of Rs 9682 crores and 100% of the allotted funds for the 12 months have been exhausted with 5 months of the 12 months nonetheless remaining.

    “This is despite this excuse of shortage of funds being a gross violation of the law…” The petition states.

    The plea by Swaraj Abhiyan says that the actual demand for work from registered job cardholders will not be precisely registered within the system, denying the job card holders their statutory proper to employment or failing which ‘unemployment allowance’.
     
    It seeks pressing instructions to redress this example and supply reduction to lakhs of rural poor.
     
    The petitioner additionally seeks pressing instructions from this courtroom to offer 50 ‘additional days of employment’ below the Act to every family and to precisely enable registration of demand for work straight on the official web site.

    The petition talks concerning the Preamble and the Act gives assured wage employment of a minimum of 100 days for each rural family. It says that that is a very powerful provision to be fulfilled.

    “It allows households facing distress due to unemployment, underemployment, or other economic hardships to get at least 100 days of work at the wage rate stipulated by the Government, and use the wage for survival and basic income security,” it stated,

    The plea notes that achievement of those targets depends on work being offered as per the legislation.
     
    “If work is not provided as per the guarantee, all the other aspects of this comprehensive social safety net fail to be realized. The social safety net falls flat if the job cardholders are unable to exercise their statutory right to apply for and get work on demand,” it’s argued.

    The petition contends that the worth of the scheme will increase exponentially throughout occasions of calamities and disasters, and due to this fact it’s much more essential in such occasions that the employees can safe their entitlements below the legislation seamlessly.

    “In truth, the MGNREGA makes particular provisions for extra days of employment to be offered in occasions of catastrophe and calamity,” it added.

  • Union Budget 2022-23: In demand, however MGNREGS will get no hike

    There was no hike in allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) within the Union Budget 2022-23, with the Finance Ministry retaining it at Rs 73,000 crore for the following fiscal yr.
    The improvement comes even because the Economic Survey 2021-22, tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament a day earlier than, mentioned that the demand for MGNREGS remains to be increased than the pre-pandemic ranges.
    The scheme ensures 100 days of wage employment in a monetary yr to each rural family whose grownup members volunteer to do unskilled handbook work. It has emerged as one of many key security nets for the poor and migrant employees who had been among the many worst hit by the pandemic.

    The Rs 73,000 crore determine is similar because the MGNREGS finances estimates (BE), however decrease than the revised estimates (RE) of Rs 98,000 crore  for the present fiscal yr (2021-22), and the precise expenditure of Rs 1,11,170 crore throughout 2020-21.
    On Tuesday, MGNREGS was not          talked about in Finance Minister Sitharaman’s 90-minute Union Budget speech within the Lok Sabha. So far, the minister has referred to MGNREGS as soon as in her budgetary speeches — in 2020 — since she took over the publish in 2019.

    According to the Economic Survey 2021-22, the demand for work underneath MGNREGS remains to be increased than pre-pandemic ranges — indicating that employment ranges, particularly for the blue collar employees, could also be removed from regular regardless of financial restoration.
    “An analysis of the latest data on demand for work under MGNREGS suggests the following trends in the rural labour market: (i) MGNREGS employment peaked during the nation-wide lockdown in 2020 (ii) the demand for MGNREGS work has stabilized after the second Covid wave; (iii) aggregate MGNREGS employment is still higher than pre-pandemic level…” mentioned the survey.

    According to the newest information out there on the NREGS portal, 6.74 crore households (9.75 crore people) availed the agricultural job assure scheme and 301.09 crore persondays have been generated until February 1 within the present monetary yr.  In the final monetary yr, 389.1 crore persondays had been generated, and seven.55 crore households (11.19 crore people) availed the scheme.

  • ‘Forced to increase work on scheme’: Rahul Gandhi takes dig at PM for ‘ridiculing’ MGNREGA

    Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday stated Narendra Modi, who “ridiculed” MGNREGA when he took over as Prime Minister in 2014, was “forced to accept” the truth that the bold rural job scheme introduced in by the earlier UPA authorities performed the function of “saviour” of individuals of the nation in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Inaugurating a Kudumbasree Sangamam at Poothadi Grama Panchayat in his constituency Wayanad, the Congress chief stated the Congress works for the empowerment of the poor and alleged that the thought of the ruling BJP was to empower probably the most highly effective.
    “When Modi became Prime Minister, in the Parliament House, in front of all of us, he ridiculed MGNREGA. He said MGNREGA was an insult to the Indian people,” Gandhi alleged, as he started his two-day go to to his constituency in poll-bound Kerala.

    He stated the Prime Minister was pressured to extend the work and cash of the scheme in the course of the unfold of coronavirus within the nation.
    “And he was forced to accept during COVID-19 that only MGNREGA played the role of saviour of our people,” Gandhi stated.
    He famous that the demand for MGNREGA, which supplies social safety for probably the most susceptible individuals dwelling in rural India by guaranteeing wage employment alternatives, “skyrocketed” throughout COVID.

    The Wayanad MP stated each SHGs and the MGNREGA have been introduced in by the UPA authorities not as a “gift” however as “instruments for empowerment for making our individuals stronger.
    ” He stated when the MGNREGA was introduced in to supply no less than 100 days of assured wage employment in a monetary yr to each rural family whose grownup members volunteer to do unskilled guide work, a lot of individuals questioned it asking why we’re spoiling our individuals by giving charity.
    Many claimed MGNREGA scheme was going to break the individuals however the identical persons are not saying something whereas the federal government is “giving lakhs of crores of rupees to the big business” and “privatising huge public sector companies,” Gandhi alleged.

    He additionally stated implementation of the MGNREGA scheme was the main purpose for the “tremendous economic growth” in the course of the UPA interval.

  • Six months after lockdown lifted, no let-up in MNREGS demand

    SIX MONTHS after the easing of restrictions and phase-wise opening of the financial system in view of the dip in coronavirus circumstances, the demand for work underneath the MNREGS continues to stay excessive, with almost two crore or extra households availing the agricultural job assure scheme each month.
    In reality, the variety of households availing the MNREGS within the final two months, December and January, is on the similar degree as in August and September final 12 months, when coronavirus circumstances have been at their peak.
    In all, 7.17 crore households (10.51 crore people) had already availed the MNREGS until February 17 within the present monetary 12 months (April 1, 2020 onwards) — an all-time excessive for a monetary 12 months for the reason that inception of the scheme in 2006.
    With lakhs of migrant employees returning to their villages following the Covid-19 lockdown, the MNREGS has seen unprecedented demand for unskilled work. A month-to-month evaluation reveals that the demand peaked in June 2020, when 3.89 crore households — 80% increased than June 2019 — availed the scheme. The July 2020 determine of two.75 crore was 83% increased than July 2019’s.

    ExplainedLong street backTHE MNREGS figures for the previous two months are the identical as when the coronavirus was its peak. The unflagging demand for the agricultural job scheme reveals that unskilled labourers are struggling to seek out work regardless of the phased opening up of the financial system.

    In August, September and October 2020, the variety of households that availed the MNREGS remained round two crore – 62% to 82% increased than the corresponding figures for a similar months within the earlier fiscal. Though the numbers fell in November, the decline was marginal (to 1.84 crore), and nonetheless 47% increased than those that signed up for the MNREGS in November 2019. December 2020 and January 2021 once more noticed an increase, to 2.08 crore (46.8% increased than December 2019) and a couple of.05 crore households (30.36% increased than January 2020) respectively.

    While the lockdown lasted two months (April-May) after which the phased unlocking started, the numbers present that the MNREGS demand stays excessive.

    The highest spurt in demand has been registered from states like Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
    Over 40 lakh households have accomplished the complete 100 days employment until date within the present monetary 12 months.
    As a part of the financial bundle introduced in response to Covid, the federal government has declared further funding of Rs 40,000 crore for the MNREGS, over and above the Rs 61,500 crore allotted within the Union Budget 2020-21. With this hike, the MNREGS annual funds has crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore determine for the primary time ever

  • Directives to extend employment, jobs to 63 thousand 445 households in MNREGA

    Under Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme, 63 thousand 445 households in Kanker district are getting employment on daily basis. Collector Shri Chandan Kumar has additionally directed the Forest Department to sanction increasingly more employment-oriented works like pond, dabri and enhance the variety of employees beneath this scheme. District CEO has additionally been instructed to extend the variety of employees. In Kanker district, 100 thousand jobs have been supplied in MNREGA to three thousand 635 households holding forest rights, in addition to 14 days households have additionally been supplied 100 days of employment.
    Collector Shri Chandan Kumar has given directions to hurry up the works by reviewing development of Prime Minister’s Housing, cow dung in Gouthans and development of vermi compost from it, improvement of pasture in photo voltaic pumped Gothans, Narva remedy and many others. Reviewing the progress within the sanctioned works beneath MP and MLA fund, departmental officers have been directed to finish the sanctioned works by the month of 2018-19. The work of creating caste certificates has additionally been reviewed by him and instructed the District Education Officer to expedite the submission of caste certificates kind from the BEO degree to the tehsil workplace. Under this marketing campaign, a everlasting caste certificates of 1372 college students belonging to scheduled castes, tribes, backward lessons has been made and 2646 purposes have been registered. Collector Shri Chandan Kumar, whereas reviewing income circumstances, diversion, land acquisition, demarcation, and many others., has given directions to SDM, Tehsildar for quick disposal of circumstances and submitting all income circumstances in e-cart. Administration of encroached authorities land within the city space and vaccination of COVIN-19 have been additionally reviewed by them and directed CMHO to expedite the vaccination work of Corona. At the assembly, Chief Executive Officer of District Panchayat Dr. Sanjay Kannauje, Kanker Forest Officer, Arvind PM, Additional Collector S.P. District officers of assorted departments, together with Vaidya, SDM, Tehsildar, District CEO and Chief Municipal Officer of city our bodies have been current.

  • Amid Covid, an NREGS first: 10 crore individuals used scheme

    As the financial system plunged into recession amid the coronavirus pandemic, the variety of staff who availed the National Rural Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) has crossed the 10-crore mark for the primary time, marking an unprecedented demand for the agricultural job scheme.
    Latest information obtainable on the NREGS portal reveals that until January 10 within the present monetary 12 months, over 10 crore people throughout the nation labored beneath the scheme, which is 21 per cent larger than the 7.89 crore determine for 2019-2020. With two months nonetheless remaining within the present monetary 12 months, the quantity is anticipated to go up additional.
    The 10-crore quantity is the best for the reason that inception of the scheme in 2006 – the earlier excessive was in 2011-12, when 8.2 crore people availed the scheme.
    West Bengal has seen the best numbers this monetary 12 months, with 1.07 crore people availing the scheme till January 10. The state is adopted by Uttar Pradesh (1.06 crore), Rajasthan (99.25 lakh), Madhya Pradesh (91.62 lakh), Andhra Pradesh (77.57 lakh) and Tamil Nadu (75.37 lakh).

    ExplainedA security internetThe unprecedented bounce in demand for unskilled work beneath NREGS is a pointer to the financial misery in rural areas. In wake of the pandemic, the scheme has emerged as a security internet for crores of unskilled staff, notably migrant staff.

    Under MGNREGS, each rural family, whose grownup members volunteer to do unskilled guide work, is entitled to at the least 100 days of wage employment in a monetary 12 months.
    The variety of households availing the scheme too has reached an all-time excessive of 6.87 crore till January 10 this monetary 12 months. In 2019-2020, 5.48 crore households availed the scheme.
    The present monetary 12 months has additionally seen an unprecedented enhance within the variety of new job playing cards issued beneath the scheme. So far, 1.49 crore households (or 2.68 crore people) have gotten new job playing cards — greater than double of the 68.26 lakh households (1.27 lakh people) in all of 2019-20.
    The variety of person-days generated up to now this monetary 12 months too has reached an all-time excessive of 302 crore, up from 265 crore person-days final monetary 12 months.

    The expenditure beneath NREGA has reached an all-time excessive, with Rs 87,520 crore of the Rs-1-lakh crore allotted to the scheme being spent.
    As a part of the financial bundle introduced within the response to Covid, the federal government declared an extra funding of Rs 40,000 crore for NREGS, over and above the Rs 61,500 crore allotted within the Union Budget 2020-21. With this hike, the NREGS finances has crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore determine for the primary time ever.

  • Jharkhand to boost tourism, jobs

    Most of the past one year was spent in tackling the challenges arising out of the Covid-induced pandemic and it’s now the time for bringing the state back on normal track of development.

    Chief minister Hemant Soren whose government completes one year in office on December 29 said this in Dumka where he had been camping for the past three days.

    “The pandemic had paralysed normal functioning of the state and the government is now working on bringing it back on track and also giving it a momentum,” Soren said while speaking to the media there.

    His government would inform the people of its achievements on completion of one year in office on December 29, he further said, adding they were taking some important steps that will be helpful for the people of the state, he added. 

    “We are trying to raise the wage rate for work under MGNREGA and giving jobs to about 15,000 youths of the state by March (2021),” the chief minister said, adding the process of handing over appointment letters had already begun in a moderate way.

    The state government has also drawn up various schemes for benefits of the people, both in urban and rural areas according to the need, he further informed, adding emphasis was being given for fast development of the tourism sector and boosting self-employment in the state.

  • Raipur: 45.80 crore released for Chhattisgarh for MGNREGA wage payment: 9.44 crore man-days of employment created in the state so far this year.

    70 per cent of the total target for the year, wages paid of about 2092 crores

    MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) 45 crore 80 lakh rupees has been released for Chhattisgarh by Union Ministry of Rural Development for the payment of wages of workers. In the current financial year 2020-21, wages worth more than Rs 2091 crore 90 lakh have been paid so far under MNREGA, providing direct employment to 25 lakh 98 thousand families. This includes payment of wages of Rs 94 crore 82 lakh in lieu of 50 additional days of employment provided to MNREGA workers by the state government. During this period, Rs 384 crore 12 lakh has been paid for the material.

    Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Shri T.S. Singhdev said that against the total budget of 13 crore 50 lakh man-days for the state this year, 9 crore 44 lakh man-days of employment have been created in the state so far. In the current financial year, about 70 percent of the year-long target has been achieved in less than five months. Hundred days employment has been provided to 79 thousand 280 families of MNREGA job holders in the state.

    For Chhattisgarh, a total of 2204 crore 88 lakh rupees have been sanctioned so far this year by the Government of India as wage item. 2116 crore 20 lakh rupees have been received by the state. Right from the Government of India, the amount of Rs 118 crore 91 lakh in wages and 148 crore 25 lakh in material head is pending release. Due to Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Mr. Singhdev Kovid-19, during the nationwide lock-down, a massive amount was released from the Government of India for the payment of wages for the MNREGA works started in the state and for the work of providing jobs to the needy during the rainy season. Getting the initiative done continuously.