Peeved over the complaint of the people of her constituency about not getting employment under MNREGA Sonia Gandhi asks officials to ensure jobs for the poor under this central government scheme.
Gandhi who reached Rae Bareli, her parliamentary constituency, on two days visit on Thursday morning attended the district vigilance monitoring committee meeting where she questioned the district officials about the lapses.
“People told me that they are not getting employment under MNREGA and no work is being done under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana. Why nothing is happening here,” she asks. She directed the officials to make available employment to the labourers under MNREGA immediately and complete the works under PMGSY at the earliest.
This was the first meeting of the district vigilance, monitoring committee after UPA lost power at the Centre. Before attending the meeting Gandhi visited more than 12 villages where she found the roads in bad condition and other problems of the villagers.
Gandhi visited Malin ka purwa, Dhori, Gosai ka purwa, Dunde kas Purwa, Kalandarpur, Rustampur, Gondwara, Bharatganj and other villages under Rahi block to assess the developmental works.
She even went inside the houses of some villagers and asked them as why they have not got houses under Indira Gandhi Awas Yojana. The villagers complained about their poverty and lack of employment under MNREGA besides she herself took congizance on the poor condition of the roads.
Gandhi will meet the local Congress leaders and some delegations and then visit more villages of the area.