Worked in NREGA for 100 days, no full payment after 7 months

Rakesh Rai from a village in Surguja district is interviewing a laborer in a bad mobile signal situation. The laborer says he has worked for 100 days in NREGA with his wife but they have got paid for 27 days after 7 months. The laborer says the officers keep telling me that the money has been deposited in bank and we will get the money soon but that soon never happens. Rakesh says this is very sad that the laborer is thinking of going Ambikapur to beg and we must do something to change the situatio. For more please contact Rakesh at 09826515792

Posted on: Feb 24, 2011. Tags: NREGA RAKESH RAI

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