MGNREGA: 19 lakh man-days approved for Karnataka's Mandya district
The official shared the details of MGNREGA works during a meeting chaired by Minister in charge of Mandya N. Cheluvarayaswamy in the district.
Earlier, referring to the MGNREGA, the Minister said that although the rule mandates 100 days of employment, wages are released only for the number of man-days sanctioned by the Centre. 'If work is allotted for 100 days but funds are not released for wage payments, it will create problems in the future. This issue will be discussed with the Panchayat Raj Minister and officials concerned before arriving at a solution,' he added.
The Minister directed officials to identify taluks with high and low demand for MGNREGA work and make necessary adjustments for its smooth implementation. Priority should be given to labourers, he stressed, while issuing strict instructions to stop the practice of allotting MGNREGA works to contractors.
On the issue of providing loans to agricultural labourers, Mr. Cheluvarayaswamy said banks should sanction up to ₹2 lakh without collateral. If details of individuals are provided, it will be easier to negotiate with banks, he noted, while assuring that a separate meeting will be convened to address bank-related issues.
Deputy Commissioner Kumar said that under Mandya city limits alone, over 2,000 poor families were without house sites, and about 35 acres of land was required. Since such an amount of land is unavailable within the city limits, a proposal has been sent to the government to treat land located 10 km outside the city (falling under gram panchayat limits) as a special case to provide sites, he added.
Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baladandi, district-level officials, and representatives of various organisations were present.
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