Karnataka Government to resubmit proposal on increasing NREGA duration to 150 days
Belagavi: Karnataka Rural Development Minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday, responding to a question raised during the question hour in the assembly session, announced that amid drought situation in the state Government will resubmit a proposal to the union government on increasing the days of wage provided for agricultural laborers under the NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) to 150 days.
The Minister responding to a question raised by the Congress MLA K. M. Shivalinge Gowda during the question hour, stated that several requests had already been made to the Center(Union Government) to increase the wage days. However, it was not considered. In this background, action will be taken to submit a new proposal from the government.”
He explained, “The Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Principal Secretary, and myself have written to the Union Minister to increase the man-days provided under NREGA to 150 from September 14 to August 19, even before the drought situation was declared.”
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However, Kharge highlighted that despite a response from the central government on the 31st, the Union Rural Development Minister provided wrong information in the Parliament session, claiming that no proposal for increasing man-days under the NREGA scheme had been received.
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Delegation led by Abdul Hakkim Azhari meets Malaysian Prime Minister
Mangaluru/Kuala Lumpur: A delegation led by Dr. Muhammed Abdul Hakkim Azhari, Managing Director of Markaz Knowledge City, met Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar bin Ibrahim on Friday.
The meeting was held at the Nasyrul Quran Centre in Putrajaya, near the capital city Kuala Lumpur. During the interaction, the team discussed key issues related to healthcare, education, and current affairs with the Malaysian Prime Minister.
Also present on the occasion were Dr. UT Ifthikar Fareed, Chairman of the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions, along with several other dignitaries.
