District Convention on MGNREGA
On 10th of September one day district convention on MGNREGA, was held under the aegis of MGNREGA Lokpal Ms. Nishikanta Rathor. The Convention attended by more than 500 CBO leaders/members, community people, from blocks of Janjgir-Champa. Who projected their problems and shared their experiences of NREGA. The convention started with Small powerful act was enacted by the CBO members of Taldevari from Bamhanidih block based on the theme of non-functioning of Gram Sabha, slowly shifting to NREGA and its related problems, of non acceptance of work application, delayed payments, negligence of government officials etc. Ultimately which leads to suffering of a family working in NREGA.
The participants and delegates discussed various issues not only recounting some positive impacts of the scheme but also highlighting the problems which they face while implementing it at the villages level. The issues raised by women and people include and some of the major problems projected were non-preparation of job cards, non-acceptance of applications for work, not getting 100 if not 150 day’s work, non–abolition of contract system, taking out wages for fictitious workdays, improper social audit. Inactive role played by concern authorities and non-functioning of Gram Sabha.
Results are in:
- After two years of gap NREGA Lokpal has come out to address such huge mass.
- 1006 written applications and complaints under NREGA and non-functioning of Gram Sabha to the Deputy Collector and LOKPAL.
- More than 1090 MGNREGA workers received their pending wages of Janjgir Champa District.
- 306 proposals have been accepted and sanctioned.
- Convention attended by more than 500 women CBO leaders/community members.
- 19 RTI have been filed by People from all the five blocks to seek the different information.
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