Sanjay Sharma from Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh is telling about a NREGA work of deepening of pond in Turna village of Lakhanpur block from 2010. He says 63 laboreres worked on it and no wages have been paid to any of them so far. Total of Rs 1,47,700 wages are due to the people, for which they have complained to Panchayat, Janpad and also to collector. People have also gone to labor court but have not got any help yet. For more please contact Sanjay Ji at 09754332440

Sanjay Sharma is telling us about a public hearing on non payment in MGNREGA on 5th March in Ambikapur in Surguja. 350 villagers from 30 villages took part in the hearing and presented letters from more than 700 laborers which talks of lakhs of rupees of due payment in MGNREGA. Some of these payments are due from 3 years. None of the officers of the state department attended the meeting. For more details please contact Sanjay ji at 09754332440

Sanjay Sharma had earlier reported about Late Panditram of Khajuri village in Surguja who had died while working for NREGA but his widow was still wandering for wages. Then they announced a public hearing on the subject. A day before the hearing administration went to Khajuri and made fake entry of 100 days of work in Panditram’s job card, when he did not work for that many days and took away the bank account to deposit the money. For more Sanjay Ji can be contacted at 09754332440

Sanjay Sharma is talking from Bisarmani village of Mainpat block of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh where he witnessed that a Panch of the village is collecting NREGA wages from Bank on behalf of the whole village. Sanjay asks how is bank allowing this? This process can be misused for taking out momey after creating forged musterrolls and must be investigated. Bisarmani is not the only village where this system is operational but other department like forest etc are also using this method. Sanjay can be reached on 09754332440

Sanjay Sharma from Ambikapur in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh is talking about third death anniversary of 36 year old tribal laborer Somar Sai who died on 29th Feb 2008. Before his death Somai Sai worked for 29 days in a road construction work in his village under NREGA. In last 3 years after his death his wife Laxmi has managed to get only half of his wages of Rs 900. His Job card no was 147 and registration no was 0168001155. His wife needs your help to get rest of the wages. For more Sanjay can be reached on 09754332440