Implement MGNREGA effectively, says AIAWU
The Hindu
Kalaburagi AIAWU protests for MGNREGA implementation, accusing officials of fraud, demanding increased working days and wages.
Members of the Kalaburagi district unit of All India Agricultural Workers Union (AIAWU) staged a protest outside the office of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister and district in-charge Priyank Kharge demanding effective implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
District president of AIAWU Bheemshetty Yempalli has, along with farmers, in a memorandum addressed to Mr. Kharge, sought effective implementation of the MGNREGA scheme to prevent farmers and workers from migrating.
Accusing officials of creating fake job cards and false attendance, the agitators demanded stern action against those swindling funds allocated under MGNREGA scheme.
They complained that the workers are facing difficulties in uploading photographs and registering attendance under the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) due to lack of internet facilities in rural areas.
The protesting workers demanded that the government increase the number of working days under the MGNREGA scheme to 200 and hike wages to ₹600 per day.
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