The state government has sent a strict directive to district magistrates to maintain transparency in the 125-day work project. Nabanna has clearly instructed that district magistrates must be much more vigilant than before in implementing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). Today, Monday, the Chief Secretary sent this directive to district magistrates, stating that along with accountability, they must conduct continuous monitoring to maintain transparency. Allegations have been made of massive corruption during the Trinamool era.
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The Chief Minister had earlier announced that, except for Murshidabad and South 24 Parganas, the Vibir Amji project, as per the central government’s new naming, will start from the first week of June. Accordingly, today the Chief Secretary informed district magistrates that the central government’s laws on this matter must be fully followed. Financial guidelines must also be strictly adhered to. Corruption allegations have repeatedly surfaced around this project in the past. The administrative circles believe that the administration wants to be cautious in advance to prevent a recurrence. In today’s directive, the Chief Secretary told district magistrates that based on past experience, the project was not properly implemented due to faulty planning, approval of work outside monitoring, incorrect implementation, failure to verify information properly, violation of various rules, delays in completing work, delays in MIS updates, insufficient inspection of work, weak social audits, and lack of adequate data.
District magistrates have been informed that the main goal of this project is to create productive and sustainable social assets, with special emphasis on proper use of natural resources, water conservation, drought prevention, flood control, and irrigation systems. Therefore, project work selection must be done with extreme caution.
At the same time, district magistrates have been informed that the main goal of this project is to create productive and sustainable social assets, with special emphasis on proper use of natural resources, water conservation, drought prevention, flood control, and irrigation systems. Therefore, district magistrates must select project work with extreme caution. Verifiable digital records must be created through the designated government digital system at every stage of implementation. The Chief Secretary has instructed strict vigilance to ensure that government funds are not wasted while maintaining transparency. If any violations occur, appropriate action will be taken against the concerned officers and employees.
Additionally, before the start of the project, the database of 2.56 crore job cardholders must be scrutinized district by district to prevent ineligible individuals from entering the list. In that case, everyone’s e-KYC must be verified. Wages will be paid through the Aadhaar-Based Payment System (ABPS) as per the directive. It has been stated that, according to the law, the Block Development Officer (BDO) will act as the Program Officer for the project and will ensure proper planning and implementation. He must ensure resolution of complaints and preservation of documents. For this, he will conduct regular work inspections and arrange for timely corrections.
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