Tahir Mushtaq
RAMBAN, Feb 2: The much hyped Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) that was aimed at
providing rural employment has been hijacked by the corrupt officers and
officials who have been designated to oversee its implementation.
Despite ferocious credit war between
political parties over MGNREGA, it is a pity that nearly eight years after its
inception, a large chunk of rural population does not have any idea of the
scheme and a large number of those who are engaged under the scheme are denied
wages by the government babus.
One such incident has been reported from
Panchayat Hochak under block Ukerhal of tehsil Ramsu district Ramban where RDD
engaged about 80 locals under MGNREGA and later failed to pay their wages
despite lapse of four years.
Locals alleged that in the year 2013-14
they started leveling work with estimated cost of Rs 5 lakh, but after the
completion of four years they didn't get their payments. They further alleged
that the panch of the said Panchayat Hochak namely Om Singh had taken Rs 300
each from 80 engaged labourers in year January 2014 as commission for the
release of payment.
Moreover the Sarpanch of the said
panchayat Tirath Singh Hockah had also taken an amount of Rs 10000 from a
labour namely Janak Singh in year 2015 for the same purpose, but our woes
increased when these people demanded Rs 40000 more in the name of payment
release.
Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD)
Ramban Gul Hussain Kraipak said that he was not sure
whether payment invoice for the year 2013 and 2014 has been sent to the
concerned bank or not.
"The department shall first verify
the allegations and if anybody is found guilty within the department or even
Sarpanch/ Panch, action under law shall be initiated" he added.
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