Centre delays NREG payments in Telangana

According to MGNREG Act, 2005, workers are entitled to receive their wages within a fortnight of the date of the closure of the muster roll. (Source: The Hindu)

It is taking more than thrice the stipulated time period for the Central government to disburse wages to labourers from Telangana who worked under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during the year 2021-22, a study report says. The duration of wait for the workers from SC category is longer as per the study.

Libtech India, a study group analysing implementation of the MGNREG scheme’s implementation, has randomly selected 138 panchayats from the State for the study, and worked on the downloaded details of payments for all the job card holders who appeared for work in the financial year up to January 18.