SHILLONG, SEPT 22: The state government today approved the proposal for payment of compensation to job card holders under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme in the event of delay in the release of wages.
Addressing newsmen after a cabinet meeting here, chief minister Mukul Sangma said, “The job card holders will be entitle compensation at the rate of .05 percent of the total outstanding wages in the event of delay in releasing the same.”
He said that as per the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), 2005, compensation has to be paid to the job card holders if there is a delay in the release of their wages by 15 days.
There are around 4 lakh job card holders engaged for implementing the various programmes under the MNREGS across the eleven districts of the state.
Stating that the state government is committed to implement the Act in letter and spirit, the chief minister said that the state government has already created a corpus fund of Rs 35 crore with the C&RD department.
“The corpus fund will enable the department to pay the compensation whenever needed or when there is delay in receiving funds from the Centre government,” he said.
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