The government today ordered an inquiry into the alleged irregularities in wage payments under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme,MGNREGS, in Kotda village in Gujarat's Kotiyana district. Rural Development Minister C P Joshi asked the National Level Monitor (NLM) to examine the alleged misappropriation of funds related to NREGA wage payments in Kotda village and submit a report by 30th of this month.The direction came following media reports about an e-literate panwala in the village stumbling upon a one crore rupee MGNREGS scam during a google search. Affluent NRIs, doctors, government officials and teachers were shown as MGNREGS beneficiaries for their labour over the past three years.
News On AIR | November 19, 2010 11:49 AM
Govt orders inquiry into alleged irregularities in wage payments under MGNREGS