Under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), 18 families from Kabirdham district have completed 150 days job. The payment is being credited in their bank account. The state government had declared to give 150 days’ employment to the registered families under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, in place 100 days. Said in an official statement issued here on Friday.
Chief Executive Officer of District Panchayat Kl Chouhan said that more and more employment-oriented schemes have been opened in the rural areas. The Chhattisgarh government would bear the expenses of the 50 days’ additional job to the registered families. The state government has made budget allocation for this, he added.
Pregnant women, who have completed 15 days work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, will be given one month’s motherhood allowance, in the form of maternity leave, as per the prevailing rate of wages.
At present, procedures have been completed to give motherhood allowance to 15 beneficiaries of Pandriya development block in Kabirdham district.
Similarly, applications have been received from 12 beneficiaries from Kawardha block and 12 from lohara block and the applications were under process to provide motherhood allowance to the applicants.
As per the scheme Rs 4380 will be given to each beneficiary as motherhood allowance. The state government will make separate fund allotment for the motherhood allowance.
According to an official press statement, Chhattisgarh is the first state in the country which gives motherhood allowance to the labourers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
For the identification of pregnant labourers in the district, application form has been distributed to all the gram panchayats. After attestation the health workers of Gram Panchayats will submit the applications to the Janpad Panchayats, through the Gram Panchayats concerned.