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Farmers queue up for MGNREG Scheme to eke out a living
According to official sources, a total of 41 lakh people depend upon Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme with the farm operations remaining non-starter
Hyderabad: Farmers in majority of the mandals in the State have been depending on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme to eke out a living as the monsoon playing truant.
Though two months have passed since the onset of the monsoon, majority of mandals in the State are experiencing drought like situation. The farmers could not start farm operations.
As farmers have given up hopes of crop in this kharif season, they have been depending on the MGNREG to earn livelihood. Farmworkers too are also relying on the MGNREG.
According to the reports coming from the rural areas, the farmers are applying for job cards under the MGNREG scheme to get some work.
In each village, about 20 farmers have applied for the job cards in June and July. The number of applications seeking job cards is higher than those received in the last kharif season.
The farmers, who have job cards, have been seeking employment from the Field Assistants. Though they get less wages under the scheme, the farmers are preferring to work under the scheme as they have no other recourse.
The farm labourers are also seeking works under the MGNREG to earn something to feed their families. The good income during the kharif season to them has been denied due to the scanty rainfall.
A labourer gets Rs 250 to Rs 300 per a day for the work in the fields during the kharif season.
However, now they cannot find any work in the fields as most of the farmers have abandoned the agriculture works as there are no rains.
Under the MGNREG each job cardholder would get Rs 125 per day which is half of the remuneration farmworker would get for agriculture work.
According to officials, a total of 41 lakh people are depending on the scheme for their livelihood and the number may go up.
