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Declare mandals drought hit: Congress
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president N Uttam Kumar Reddy demanded the State government that all the 443 rural mandals of Telangana be declared as drought-hit. He also demanded that agricultural workers should be provided works under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) throughout the drought period by relaxing the cap of 100 man days.
Last year only 38 lakh wage seekers belonging to 22 lakh households in Telangana are provided works.
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president N Uttam Kumar Reddy demanded the State government that all the 443 rural mandals of Telangana be declared as drought-hit. He also demanded that agricultural workers should be provided works under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) throughout the drought period by relaxing the cap of 100 man days.
Speaking in the Assembly here on Wednesday, the TPCC president said nearly 73 lakh agricultural workers across Telangana State need works under NREGA due to severe drought conditions. He said thousands of farmers and agriculture workers have been migrating to other cities in search of livelihood.
"Failure of four successive crops, extreme drought conditions for two consecutive years, mounting debts and chronic unemployment is leading to mass exodus of farmers and agricultural workers. Therefore, State government should provide works under NREGA without having a ceiling on man days. Further, the daily wages should be increased from Rs 124 to Rs 200 to help the drought affected farmers and workers," he demanded.
Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the TRS government was not implementing the NREGA seriously. He said last year only 38 lakh wage seekers belonging to 22 lakh households in Telangana were provided works. He said although people in drought-hit areas were entitled to get additional 50 days of works, only 1.1 lakh (or just 5 per cent) of the employed households touched the 100-day mark last year.The TPCC chief also slammed the TRS government for not clearing the wages within the stipulated time of 15 days.
