As announced by Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh earlier, state government has started implementing the provision of employment of 150 days to labourers under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) in all the districts of Chhattisgarh. But Rajnandgaon district has grabbed the first position by implementing the provision before any other districts of the state.
By providing employment of additional 50 days to the MNREGA labourers in Manpur- the naxal-affected development block of Rajnandgaon district, Chief Minister has achieved the target within two and a half months of the current financial year. With this achievement, Manpur has become the first development block of Chhattisgarh to provide employment of 150 days to the MNREGA labourers.
Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh felicitated five MNREGA labourers of Manpur block Wednesday at his camp office in Rajnandgaon District Headquarters, and congratulated them for this important achievement. The labourers from Manpur who were felicitated at hands of Chief Minister were namely Sadhuram of village Aampalli, Agnuram of village Saroli, Dakeshwar and Tijuram of village Sarkheda and Mangluram of village Kandadi. On the occasion, Chief Minister said that other Gram Panchayats will take inspiration from the Gram Panchayats of felicitated labourers and will definitely achieve the target of providing employment of 150 days to the labourers in respective areas under MNREGA. Dr Raman Singh also lauded the efforts of District Administration and Jila Panchayat officials for turning his announcement into reality in Rajnandgaon district.
It is noteworthy that Chief Minister had made announcement about during the last budget session of Vidhan Sabha that the state government will provide employment of additional 50 days to labourers under MNREGA and the wages of these additional 50 days will be paid from state's budget. In the programme organized at camp office of Chief Minister in District Headquarters Rajnandgaon today, Parliamentary Secretary Komal Janghel, MP Madhusudan Yadav, State Civil Supply Corporation Chairman lilaram Bhojwani, Deputy Chairman of 20-point Programme Committee Khubchan Parakh and officials and representatives of various organizations were also present. Meanwhile, Collector Ashok Agrawal briefed Chief Minister about the achievements of Rajnandgaon district and Manpur development block under MNREGA.