32 Lakh Less Person-Days Of Work Under MNREGA In Gujarat In 2019
MNREGA scheme supplies social safety by way of making certain no less than 100 days of paid paintings to rural other people
Gandhinagar:
The Gujarat executive on Wednesday admitted within the Meeting that compared to 2018, over 32 lakh much less person-days of labor was once generated in 2019 within the state below the Mahatma Gandhi Nationwide Rural Employment Ensure Act (MNREGA) scheme of the Centre.
As according to the information shared by way of the BJP executive all over the Query Hour, as in opposition to four.05 crore person-hour of labor generated in 2018, a complete of three.72 crore person-hour of labor was once generated in 2019, an opening of round 32 lakh person-hours.
All over a heated debate over MNREGA, a scheme which gives social safety by way of making certain no less than 100 days of paid paintings to rural other people, Congress MLAs alleged wages weren’t paid on time to beneficiaries since the BJP-led executive on the Centre was once delaying unencumber of grant.
Whilst Agriculture Minister R C Faldu claimed all pending wages were cleared around the state, Virji Thummar (Congress) claimed although the dues had been cleared now, the beneficiaries weren’t paid for just about 3 months.
Minister of State for Rural Building Bachubhai Khabad admitted that central grant below the scheme got here past due this time.
“Wages had been paid past due since the central grant is coming past due. Even you’re accepting this. I’m stunned as a result of Narendra Modi is the Top Minister nowadays.
“The BJP executive (in Gujarat) will have to now not face any issue now (because the saffron celebration may be in energy on the Centre),” mentioned Pravin Musadiya (Congress).
Senior Congress legislator Vikram Madam claimed the then BJP executive in Gujarat had antagonistic the scheme when it was once introduced all over the UPA rule in 2005.
“When MNREGA was once introduced, I used to be a Member of Parliament. I remember the fact that the scheme confronted opposition in Gujarat.
“So far as I do know, wages weren’t paid for just about 3 months. Is that this how the federal government works?” requested Mr Madam.
Deputy Leader Minister Nitin Patel refuted Madam’s declare, pronouncing it was once PM Modi who had expanded the scope of the scheme.
Mr Patel mentioned as an alternative of looking forward to the central grant, the Gujarat executive will pay wages from its facet after which settles the account after price range arrive from Delhi.
Deputy Chief of Opposition Shailesh Parmar (Congress) reminded Patel that it was once PM Modi who had as soon as mentioned the scheme is a “dwelling monument” of the Congress” “failure”.
“It’s an understatement that regardless of pronouncing that, he had higher the grant for MNREGA. Although you’re in energy on the Centre since six years, the folks in Gujarat are ravenous,” mentioned Mr Parmar.
Mr Patel hit again, pronouncing the scheme was once mired in corruption when the Congress was once in energy on the Centre.
“Now, wages are deposited without delay into the financial institution accounts (of beneficiaries). Middlemen of the Congress are left without a paintings now.
“Our PM has mentioned he’ll make stronger this scheme, which was once not anything however a skeleton all over the Congress rule,” mentioned the Deputy Leader Minister.
