An engineering consultant with MGNREGS in Maddur mandal of Siddipet district was arrested by ACB officials for allegedly accepting a Rs 11,500 bribe. The accused was produced before court, and ACB urged citizens to report such incidents.
The Telangana Sarpanch Sangham Joint Action Committee has demanded that the State government release Rs 1,200 crore in MGNREGS funds sent by the Centre. The committee also urged release of pending bills for works taken up earlier by Sarpanches
Former Minister T Harish Rao blamed the Congress government for the death of K Srinivas, an MGNREGS officer who died of a heart attack allegedly due to unpaid salaries. He demanded immediate payment of dues to APOs and sanitation staff
Raghunandan Rao said the Centre had released Rs.1200 crore six months ago for MGNREGS, but the State government utilized only Rs.200 crore and diverted the remaining Rs.1000 crore for other purposes
As a support staff, they play a crucial role in the execution of works under the NREGS which aims at enhancing livelihood security of rural households and prioritises sustainable development.
This is after BJP candidate M Raghunandan Rao lodged a complaint with the State Election Commission alleging that these employees had violated the Model Code of Conduct.
KT Rama Rao appealed to Puri to introduce a National Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme on the lines of the existing MGNREGS to help the urban poor in the country
The Forest department has been providing livelihood to residents of around 15 forest fringe villages, who were affected by the creation of Kawal Tiger Reserve (KTR)
A woman labourer of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme died of a suspected sunstroke while she was working at Sankaram village