JAC demands release of MGNREGS fund
Source: The Sangai Express / Mungchan Zimik
Ukhrul, June 24 2019:
Ukhrul District NREGA Joint Action Committee (JAC) urged the Deputy Commissioner, Ukhrul for immediate release of MGNREGS fund for Ukhrul district while cautioning that the JAC will appeal for justice in court.
According to a statement by Convener UDNREGA, Dickson Ngalung Zimik, a consultative meeting was held on June 22 and unanimously resolved to appeal in the court for justice.
Even though the State Govt has sanctioned Rs 5.58 crore for the job card holders of Ukhrul district through Secretariat Rural Development of Manipur on May 24, 2019, the release of fund has been delayed, alleged the statement.
It further said that on June 14, JAC Convenor met DC, Ukhrul in his office chamber and highlighted the matters and grievances of the MGNREGS wage earners.
The DC also assured them to release the fund at the earliest, but no action has been done so far other than the assurance by the District Administrator, it maintained.