Finance and Health Minister T. Harish Rao has criticised the BJP-led Central Government for planning to scrap the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Scheme, the scheme which was providing employment to scores of people across the country.
The Central Government had initiated steps to dilute the scheme as is evident from the recent circular of instructions issued by the Centre. The circular as well as the recent spate of inspections indicated that the Centre intended to scrap the scheme in the name of corrupt practices.
In a letter addressed to Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, Mr. Harish Rao launched a tirade against the Centre for its moves against progressive States like Telangana as well as 1.21 crore manpower dependent on MGNREGS. “The moves of the Centre are akin to calling a dog mad before killing it,” he said.
