Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written a letter to PM Narendra Modi asking for Rs 1016 crore for laborers under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREGA). CM in his letter has demanded to give one thousand rupees every month to the MNREGA laborers for three months. Apart from this, a separate Jan Dhan account holders have been demanded to give Rs 750 every month, so that these families don't face have any problem during the lockdown.
CM Bhupesh Baghel said that a lockdown has been done in Chhattisgarh to prevent infection of corona virus from 21 March, this has helped in limiting the number of corona victims in the state. MNREGA is a major source of livelihood for rural people. About 66 lakh people in the state get employment through MNREGA. He said that there is a livelihood crisis for these people due to the lockdown. In such a situation, the central government should release 1016 crore rupees for the payment of MNREGA workers so that the laborers can be paid.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had also written a letter to the PM earlier in which he informed PM Modi about the work being done in Chhattisgarh for lockdown and corona virus. At the same time, CM Baghel has requested the Central Government to provide relief package for MNREGA workers, unorganized workers, Jan Dhan accounts and organized sector workers so that they can get financial help in this difficult time.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has said in his letter that the announcements made by the Union Finance Minister on March 26 to provide assistance to the people were commendable, which has brought relief to large sections of the society. But a large section of the society is still deprived of receiving benefits from those announcements. Especially the landless laborers coming under the MNREGA scheme and the workers in the unorganized sector, their living conditions are bound to be difficult in the present circumstances.
CM Bhupesh Baghel has advised the MNREGA and unorganized sector workers in the accounts of one thousand per month for the next three months in front of the central government. Along with this, the demand of giving Rs 750 per month to all Jan Dhan account holders in their accounts for the next 3 months has also been placed before the central government. Labors who get less than 15 thousand, have requested to bear the entire amount of their provident fund by the center and do not have any preconditions in it.
