To,
The Secretary
Ministry of Rural Development
Govt. Of India Krishi Bhavan
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road.
Sir,
It is good news that Aadhar is helping NREGA fund disburse Rs. 83,000/- cr. Via D.B.T. to the job card holders in rural villages in India from 1st January 2013 and 31st March 2017 without the notorious leakages of the past as reported by Assocham.
However, on this issue, Nagaland is not so, where the poor villagers are being thoroughly fleeced of the entitlement of the monetary benefits of the job card holders by unscrupulous responsible persons of the rural development. As per information received from some job card holders of a few villages, a job card holder on average receive only Rs 500/- (Five hundred) per annum out of his entitlement of Rs. 17,700/- per annum. The huge balance of Rs. 17,200/- is lost in the notorious leakages. Moreover, it is learnt that in connivance with certain department some associations closely connected to rural development has appealed to the Central Govt. To maintain only the old system of NREGA funding in Nagaland, not adopting the notorious leakages proof D.B.T. system. If this appeal is conceded by Delhi, it will further the notorious leakage syndrome in Nagaland. So the Rural Development Department be directed to expedite the process of D.B.T. without delay.
In order to ascertain the facts of how much amount the money is received by a job card holders in every village per year in Nagaland, you may depute some officials from Delhi to interact with villagers of some villages including V.D.B. members and Village Council members in Nagaland, by organising public meeting on the issue. The result of the interaction and meeting with the villagers will reveal the grim facts of the notorious leakages. Help Vindicate the aim of NREGA for the poor villagers.
Yours Sincerely
S. Limatemjen
Former M.L.A. and Author of
Constituency Development
Fund in India
