MGNREGA contract workers in Karnataka unpaid for last four months: Report
Officials cite central government’s failure to release funds
Gadag: Outsourced employees of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Karnataka have not received their salaries for the past four months, with many citing technical issues related to new software not being integrated with the state's Khajane II (K2) system, which manages state government employee payments.
The state has 3,657 outsourced staff working under the scheme, including 27 disaster management officials, 27 district account managers, 202 technical coordinators, and others. These workers have not been paid since July and have also gone without travel and dearness allowances for the past 10 months, as reported by The New Indian Express.
However, officials have pointed out that the delay in payments is due to the central government’s failure to release the necessary funds for MGNREGA.
“We have sorted out all technical glitches, but now funds have not been released by the Central government,” TNIE quoted an official from the Gadag zilla panchayat as saying.
The staff, whose salaries range from Rs 10,000 to Rs 45,000, have voiced growing concerns about their financial struggles. One worker shared that he has no money to pay for the bus fare to reach the village to attend to his work, while others are struggling to pay for their children’s school fees and basic family expenses.
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India moving towards becoming global economic powerhouse: Kovind
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Amritsar (PTI): Former president Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that with digital transformation, economic reforms and a strong focus on the ease of doing business, India is moving towards becoming a global economic powerhouse.
He was speaking after inaugurating the 19th edition of the Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) in Amritsar.
The former president said that this 19th edition of PITEX is being organised at a time when India is recognised as one of the fastest-growing large economies in the world.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the event organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) the former president, while referring to Punjab, said the state is a living example of courage, sacrifice and enterprise.
"The spiritual light of Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) inspires peace and humanity across the world. The heritage of Punjab is deep and inspiring," Kovind said, according to a statement issued by the PITEX.
The former president congratulated the PHDCCI for hosting the 19th edition of PITEX and suggested that the chamber should expand PITEX outside Punjab.
He proposed that a similar event should also be held in New Delhi.
