Bijnor, 10 Jan (HS): Viksit Bharat G-Ram-G Yojana has been

made more beneficial by modifying the previous scheme to benefit poor labourers,

women, farmers and unemployed, in which instead of 100 days, now a guarantee of

125 days has been given, while payment within 7 days has also been made

mandatory, otherwise in case of delay in payment, interest will also be given

to the worker.

Giving the above information,

Minister in charge of Bijnor/Minister of State with Independent Charge for

Vocational Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Department,

Kapil Dev Agarwal, in a press conference at Vidur Auditorium in the

Collectorate, said that earlier there was a lot of corruption in this scheme

launched under the name of MNREGA, in view of which now biometric and geo tracking

have also been made mandatory. Earlier, works related to soil and ponds etc.

were done under this scheme, but now labourers will be able to work in

permanent construction as well. He told that 60 days of the crop season have

been kept labour free so that labourers can be made available to the farmers.

The Minister in charge said that

the Prime Minister is constantly striving to make India self-reliant and in one

such effort, the Viksit Bharat G-Ram-G Yojana has been introduced by modifying

MNREGA. He informed that this scheme will be widely publicized in all the

villages of the 11 development blocks of the district so that the needy

workers, women and villagers in all the villages of the district can get the

proper benefits of this scheme.

On

this occasion, BJP District President Bhupendra Singh, District Magistrate Jasjit

Kaur, Superintendent of Police Abhishek Jha, Chief Development Officer Ranvijay

Singh, DC MNREGA RB Yadav, SDM Sadar Ritu Chaudhary, Deputy Collector Harsh

Chawla, State Women Commission member Sangeeta Agarwal and other public

representatives were present with him.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi