MGNREGS works aiding displaced people: DC
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 12 2023:
With an aim to provide source of income to the displaced people taking shelter in relief camps in different parts of the state, the inmates are being provided employment opportunities under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), informed Imphal East DC Khumanthem Diana.
As part of the special initiative taken up by RD&PR Department for the displaced people, jobs were provided to those staying in the relief camp set up at Ideal Girls' College, Akampat under MGNREGS on Thursday.
The special initiative was taken up at Torban Kshetri Leikai of Kshetrigao block under Imphal East district.
DC Diana, additional district magistrate Ng Jogendra Khumancha who is also the district programme coordinator, programme officer H Jadumani and other officials concerned visited and inspected the work.
Speaking to reporters, DC Diana informed that the initiative of RD& PR Department is also being taken up at block and panchayat level in Imphal East district during which the relief camp opened at Ideal Girl's College has been included and the inmates provided with special job cards.
The cleanliness drive along the irrigation canal and drainage from Gurumayum-Akampat has been taken up for the start.
She further informed that 312 inmates of the relief camp are being provided 17 days' work under MGNREGS at the rate of Rs 260 per day.
The wage amount will be credited to their personal account under direct benefit transfer, she assured.
Meanwhile, chicks, chick feeds and medicines were distributed to inmates of the relief camps opened in Imphal West district as part of the 30-day skill development cum vocational training programme taken up jointly by ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Manipur Centre and ICAR Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Chandel, Churachandpur, Imphal West, Tamenglong and Ukhrul).
The benefits were made available to the inmates of relief camp opened at Konthoujam Khabam High School, Recent Higher Secondary School and Sagoltongba.