December 3, 2024
Kalyan Banerjee’s supplementary question during Question Hour on the lack of allocation of funds under MGNREGS for Bengal
Thank you, Sir. In the last paragraph of the answer it has been said that : “There is no pending liability for the wage component under MGNREGS for the Financial Year 2023-2024”. So far as 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 are concerned, nothing has come from the Central Government as far as West Bengal is concerned. Please have patience. … Since the past one year we have been hearing that some illegality or irregularity is there. We are saying that if there is any illegality or irregularity, then you detect and arrest. You do not do it. How can you discriminate the people of the State of West Bengal? Does it not violate Article 14 of the Constitution? Further, in the answer it is mentioned that : “An Empowered Committee under the Chairpersonship of the Secretary decides the projected Labour Budget in consultation with the State Government …”. Why has the West Bengal Government been left out? Why is there no consultation with it? If you do not like Bengali, does it mean that you will not give money to West Bengal? What is this? Yes, you do not have anything to do there. This is not proper. … Every time, West Bengal is being deprived of … I know that the Cabinet Minister will now rise. … Why have you not taken any major steps?
