Minister for Panchayat Raj Jupalli Krishna Rao has ordered suspension of technical assistant Bhaskar and field assistant Mallesham for dereliction of duty in providing employment to farm labourers under the National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREGS) in Shanigaram village of Koheda mandal.
Mr. Krishna Rao along with Minister for Finance Etala Rajender inspected the implementation of NREGS works in Shanigaram on Friday. When the farm labourers complained that they were getting wages of just Rs. 75 per day, that too delayed, and further added that majority of villagers do not have job cards to secure employment, the Minister expressed his ire against the officials and also ordered transfer of MPDO Srinivas for not visiting the village to inspect the NREGS works. He also directed the officials to ensure that farm labourers get a wage of Rs.194 per day under the NREGS programme. He promised to sanction CC roads to the village. He told the villagers to call on toll free number 1800 2001001 in case the officials were not paying wages on time, unable to secure employment and other issues. He also called upon the officials and elected representatives to play an active role in providing employment to labourers in the villages.
'All steps taken to tackle drought'
Minister for Finance and Civil Supplies Etala Rajender said that the State government was taking all measures to alleviate drought from the region by taking up Kaleswaram irrigation project across the Godavari in order to make Karimnagar district a water hub and ensure that it becomes the rice bowl of the country.
The Minister promised to release Rs. 30 lakh to Madhapur village of Bejjanki mandal which achieved 100 per cent literacy, water harvesting structures and implementation of individual sanitary latrines in the district.
