March 23, 2022
Satabdi Roy’s Zero Hour notice on delay in, and dues on salaries for MGNREGA workers in Bengal
Respected Sir, I would like to raise certain issues regarding MGNREGA in my Birbhum constituency. About 50 odd staffs are not getting any salary for the last 2 months and not only in Birbhum, but this number is very high in other parts of West Bengal as well. Even those who have received salary, their P-tax and EPF have not been deposited so far. Secondly, the unskilled labourer, belonging to the general category who do hundred days work are also not getting their wages for last 6 months. So they will be compelled to stop work, there is no other option. There are about 4.5 lakh job card holders in Birbhum who are working, but out of the 1.5 crore man-days earmarked in the budget, not more than 33.33 days of work are being allocated per family. Though there is a demand of 50 days of work on an average in the district. Sir, we come to Parliament as the representatives of the common people who
come to us with their demands and aspirations. They hope that we will solve all their problems. Thus my request to Honourable Minister is that these problems may be solved as early as possible. If the issues are addressed, then the difficulties of the people of West Bengal, particularly those of my Birbhum constituency may be done away with.
And it may also help the representatives like us to redress their grievances easily and effectively. Thank you Sir.
