TS Govt owes Rs 40 crore to farmers

As a part of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, the Telangana State government owes Rs 40 crore to farmers and agricultural workers in rural areas.

The scheme that promises employment every year to each rural household in rural areas during drought and national calamities is supposed to check farmers migration and agricultural labourers to urban areas.

However, Telangana mangaged to bring the employement days to 31 this year when 100 days where promised and the payments have to be made within 15 days but amount overdue have mounted for nearly a year. As per norms, payments have to be made within 15 days but arrears have mounted for nearly a year.

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