MP sees 97% average downfall in employment under MGNREGA
23 May 2013 3:33 PM IST
There has been a downfall of 97 per cent in people employed in Madhya Pradesh under MGNREGA in April, when e-transfer of wages was introduced, compared to last year, according to government figures which have sparked allegations of corruption, here on Wednesday.
As many as 1.88 crore persons from 50 districts of the state had got employment under the Centre’s flagship scheme MGNREGA in April 2012 as against 3.4 lakh such beneficiaries in the same month this year, according to a report based on electronic fund management System (EFMS), aimed at e-transfer of wages to the beneficiaries under the scheme. The EFMS was implemented in the state from April, 2013.
The worst affected district has been Bhind as only 161 persons have been given benefits under the MGNREGA in Apri, 2013l whereas 42,231 people have got their daily wages under the programme during April, 2012, it said.
Similarly in Anuppur district, 423 people were paid for their work in last month as against 3,58,631 such beneficiaries in April 2012, the data said. Also in Barwani district, 715 persons have got benefits in April this year as compared to 4,35,121 such people in the same month last year.
In the state’s capital Bhopal, as many as 1,929 people have got the employment last month under the scheme as against 1,30,944 in April, 2012.
In Sehore district, which is represented by Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in state legislative assembly, 5,719 people were benefited last month as against 3,20,795 beneficiaries during April, 2012.
As many as 1.88 crore persons from 50 districts of the state had got employment under the Centre’s flagship scheme MGNREGA in April 2012 as against 3.4 lakh such beneficiaries in the same month this year, according to a report based on electronic fund management System (EFMS), aimed at e-transfer of wages to the beneficiaries under the scheme. The EFMS was implemented in the state from April, 2013.
The worst affected district has been Bhind as only 161 persons have been given benefits under the MGNREGA in Apri, 2013l whereas 42,231 people have got their daily wages under the programme during April, 2012, it said.
Similarly in Anuppur district, 423 people were paid for their work in last month as against 3,58,631 such beneficiaries in April 2012, the data said. Also in Barwani district, 715 persons have got benefits in April this year as compared to 4,35,121 such people in the same month last year.
In the state’s capital Bhopal, as many as 1,929 people have got the employment last month under the scheme as against 1,30,944 in April, 2012.
In Sehore district, which is represented by Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in state legislative assembly, 5,719 people were benefited last month as against 3,20,795 beneficiaries during April, 2012.
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