Congress hits out at Centre over ‘operational issues’ in MGNREGA’s NMMS app
“What has come to mild — that faux and random photographs are being uploaded –? solely demonstrating absolutely the uselessness of the NMMS,” Ramesh mentioned.
Nevertheless, the Modi authorities, submit its acknowledgment of the problem, has recognized options which are worse than the issue, he mentioned.
The NMMS photographs will now even be backed by bodily verification by officers in-charge, he mentioned, including this proposed resolution goes to waste the valuable time of NREGA functionaries, from high to backside.
Both they will confirm photographs, as is being mandated by the most recent order, or they will carry out their common duties, he argued.
Ramesh identified that the Congress has persistently demanded a number of key adjustments to the Union authorities’s implementation of MGNREGA, and the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Rural Improvement and Panchayati Raj has echoed a number of of those, together with fast withdrawal of the unworkable and counterproductive NMMS mannequin primarily based on photograph uploads and reaffirmation of task-based funds which is the essence of MGNREGA.
He mentioned, amidst a decade-long disaster of stagnant wages, a rise in MGNREGA wages – as envisioned within the Congress Nyay Patra for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections – assumes renewed significance.
MGNREGA wages should rise to succeed in Rs 400 per day, Ramesh asserted.
The Aadhar Based mostly Cost Bridge Techniques (ABPS) should not be made necessary, he added.
Wages should be paid throughout the statutory interval of 15 days and any delay in cost should be compensated, Ramesh mentioned.
In April 2025, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Improvement and Panchayati Raj tabled a report in Parliament, recommending rising the variety of days of labor underneath the scheme to 150 from the present 100, and likewise instructed that wages be elevated to at the very least Rs 400 per day.
The panel, which has been expressing concern over stagnation in allocation to the flagship rural employment scheme, has additionally careworn on social audits to make sure its correct implementation.
