The central team inspected several development projects, including construction of rural roads, a dam etc at Shikarpur area of Farakka.
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A five-member central team visited rural settlements of Bewa-I gram panchayat, under Farakka block in Murshidabad district, today. The team members met villagers and talked about the benefits of centrally-funded rural development works.
The villagers, however, had mixed reactions while interacting with the visiting team, it was learnt. Many of the 100 days’ workers (enrolled under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) voiced their grievances alleging that their wages against work done in the year-2021 to 2022 are yet to be paid.
The central team inspected several development projects, including construction of rural roads, a dam etc at Shikarpur area of Farakka.
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During an administrative meeting on 16 January in Murshidabad district, chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the 100 days’ workers’ are suffering as the Centre had not cleared MGNREGA funds to the tune of Rs 6,000 crore to Bengal. She also made an appeal to protest by making a human chain before the central team in Bengal.
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