Minister dissatisfied with MGNREGA implementation

January 28, 2015 03:47 pm | Updated November 18, 2016 04:23 pm IST - HYDERABAD:

HYDERABAD, 27/05/2014: TRS MLA Telangana Minister for Industries K.T. Rama Rao. - A file Photo: Nagara Gopal

HYDERABAD, 27/05/2014: TRS MLA Telangana Minister for Industries K.T. Rama Rao. - A file Photo: Nagara Gopal

Panchayat Raj Minister K.T. Rama Rao on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction at the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Telangana as the guaranteed 100 days of wage employment was not available to workers in some districts.

At a video conference with district collectors Mr. Rao was said to have reminded them that Telangana was one of the States that had aggressively opposed some of the norms for implementation of the scheme. But, Telangana was found wanting in ensuring that the fruits of the scheme were available to the targeted workers. He was also sore at the Mandal Parishad Development Officers who did not take the responsibility of supervision of the scheme though they were appointed as programme officers.

He asked the collectors to complete the distribution of social security pensions between February 10 and 15. Except Nalgonda and Nizamabad, the pensions would be distributed by banks. The beneficiaries would be covered by post offices in the two districts.

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