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The Union authorities is striking astatine the precise instauration of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and playing with the lives of the poor, alleged Congress Working Committee subordinate Gidugu Rudra Raju.
Speaking astatine a programme organised by the A.P. Congress Committee astatine the Andhra Ratna Bhavan successful Vijayawada connected Monday (December 29), Mr. Rudra Raju demanded that MGNREGA beryllium continued successful its archetypal signifier without immoderate changes. Leaders from CPI(M) and different parties besides attended the programme.
He said the authorities is legally bound to supply employment nether the MGNREGA, a rights and demand-driven programme. However, the BJP authorities has undermined this close and converted it into a substance of governmental charity, helium alleged.
Previously, radical could question enactment successful immoderate agrarian area, but nether the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB—G RAM G) framework, employment is restricted to panchayats notified by the Centre.
He pointed retired that earlier, the MGNREGA wages were revised successful enactment with rising prices, but present determination is nary fixed wage rate, and wages are paid lone arsenic decided by the Centre for each Panchayat. He criticised the determination arsenic detrimental to workers’ interests.
Mr. Rudra Raju added that earlier, wages were paid wholly by the Centre, with compensation for delays. Now, the Centre bears lone 60% of the wage cost, leaving the remaining 40% to the States.
As a effect of these changes, unemployment is increasing, migration from agrarian to municipality areas is rising, and section livelihoods are being adversely affected, the leaders said.
Former Agriculture Minister Vadde Sobhanadreeswara Rao, CPI (M) person Ch. Babu Rao, Congress leaders Raghuveera Reddy and Kolanukonda Sivaji were present.
