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In an interview with PTI, the minister additionally alleged large-scale corruption underneath the scheme in West Bengal. Requested if the Centre will undertake any probe, Singh replied within the affirmative however didn’t elaborate on the character of the probe.
“The MGNREGS is a demand-driven scheme, everybody is aware of that,” he mentioned, including: “The Union finance ministry has sanctioned further funds for it.”
Sources within the finance ministry have mentioned further funds of Rs 28,000 crore have been sanctioned for the MGNREGS which might be cleared within the subsequent Parliament session. The allocation for the MGNREGS within the 2023-23 Funds was Rs 60,000 crore.
Accusing the opposition of making confusion over the flagship rural employment scheme, Singh mentioned, “Mr Kharge (Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge) and different opposition leaders create confusion … The reality is that 2,644 crore individual days of labor have been generated over the past 9 years and greater than Rs 6.63 lakh crore launched as central share, which is 3 times the allocations made in the course of the UPA regime.”
Singh additional mentioned that underneath the MGNREGS, 48 per cent have been girls staff in the course of the UPA authorities. Now, that has gone as much as 55 per cent, he added. Requested in regards to the current large-scale deletions of names from the MGNREGS rolls, the minister mentioned, “Some individuals might have died, so their job playing cards have been deleted, however not everybody may have died….” The division has been directed to look into the explanations for the deletions, he mentioned. In keeping with figures supplied by the Rural Improvement Ministry in reply to a query in Parliament, greater than 5.18 crore staff have been deleted from the MGNREGS rolls in 2022-23. In 2021-22, greater than 1.49 crore staff have been struck off the MGNREGS rolls.
The states that noticed a excessive variety of deletion of staff embrace Andhra Pradesh (over 78 lakh), Bihar (over 76 lakh), Odisha (over 77 lakh), Uttar Pradesh (over 62 lakh) and West Bengal (over 83 lakh).
Requested in regards to the pending funds for West Bengal, the minister alleged that there’s large-scale corruption within the scheme within the state.
“A loot is occurring …,” Singh alleged, saying, “Within the title of MGNREGS work, they are going to write {that a} bund has been constructed. When it’s inspected, they are saying it was washed away in floods…”
Commenting on a protest by TMC MPs within the rural growth ministry after Minister of State Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti didn’t meet a delegation of round 40 get together representatives on October 3, the minister claimed that the MoS waited until 8.30 pm and the TMC delegation was too massive.
“They needed to create a scene,” he alleged.
TMC leaders have been forcefully evicted from Krishi Bhawan by safety personnel and detained whereas they have been protesting on the premises on October 3. The get together’s leaders alleged they have been manhandled by the safety personnel.
On the pending funds of those that have already labored underneath the MGNREGS in West Bengal, the Union minister mentioned there’s a state authorities and they need to pay. “We’re investigating the matter,” he added.
In keeping with a written reply by MoS Niranjan Jyoti within the Lok Sabha in the course of the Monsoon Session, Rs 2,770 crore was pending underneath the wage element for West Bengal.
The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has accused the BJP-led NDA authorities of withholding Rs 15,000 crore in dues to the state underneath the Mahatma Gandhi Nationwide Rural Employment Assure Act (MGNREGA) and the PM Awas Yojana.
Requested if he had any assembly with West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose or different representatives from the state, the minister mentioned a file has been despatched by the governor which is being examined by the ministry.
On the achievements of his ministry, Singh mentioned the empowerment of ladies by schemes is ushering in a change.
“Empowering girls by authorities schemes is the most important achievement of the Rural Improvement Ministry… PM Modi has promised two crore ‘Lakhpati Didis’. We are going to obtain the goal earlier than March 2024,” he mentioned.
Beneath the scheme, ability growth coaching might be supplied to 2 crore girls to encourage them to begin micro-enterprises, he added.
Commenting on the Lok Sabha polls subsequent 12 months, the minister, who’s an MP from Begusarai in Bihar, mentioned the Opposition alliance INDIA was not a problem to the BJP and likewise expressed confidence that his get together would win the upcoming meeting polls in 5 states.
“INDIA alliance will make no distinction, particularly in Bihar. The individuals of Bihar love PM Modi. Who’s the PM candidate of this alliance? Is it Rahul Gandhi, or Mamata Banerjee … Nitish Kumar or Uddhav Thackeray? Would all of them be PM for a month, or for a 12 months… That is an opportunistic alliance,” he mentioned.
“We are going to win all 5 states. The Congress is busy with infighting in Madhya Pradesh. In Rajasthan, they’ve already mentioned they don’t seem to be certain of profitable… In Chhattisgarh, the Bhupesh Baghel authorities has been uncovered. I’m assured the BJP will win all states,” Singh mentioned.
Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana will go to the polls subsequent month.
