Ensure 100 days works to job card holders: Allauddin says

Imphal, February 18 : Rural Development and Panchayati Raj minister, Md Allauddin today said that his department will assumed pradhans doing wrong if they could not provide 100 days works to the NREGS job card holders within March 31, 2009 .

Meanwhile, minister's inspection to works sites where works have been taken up under the NREGS across the four valleys concluded today.

On the last day he inspected various work sites located in the interior places in Bishnupur district.

He was accompanied by the DC, Bishnupur AS Shimray and other concern government officials.

The places where Allauddin inspected included improvement of three km long canal from Bishnupur to Toupul, from PHSC to Loktak canal lying the under jurisdiction of Toupul gram panchayat, ground leveling and digging of local pond, black topping of road connecting Ngakchoupokpi under the PMGSRY and three km long canal from Charoi Lokchao to Chaning Loukon and Khujairok to Haroubi Loukon under the Thinungei Gram Panchayat.

He also inspected works taken within the Phubabala Gram panchayat like clearing of canals from Awang River to Singeibok, water harvesting pond at Moirang Khunou under Moirang Khunou GP, improvement works of three kilometer long inter-village road (IVR) at Haotak pat and other works taken in the adjoining areas like Kwakta Charangpat, Kumbi etc.

On seeing the working nature of there, minister expressed dissatisfied and said that he will review it.

He also said that on all round observation, the implementation of works in Bishnupur is the best among the valley districts.

He also credited it to the DC, Aleng Shimray of the district and lauded him for his sincere work in the implementation of the NREGS scheme.

Commenting on his series of visit to various work places in various parts of the districts under NREGS, he said that 80% of the works have been completed and asked the authorities of the NREGS to ensure 100 days works to the card holders.

If 200 days works could not be given to the card holders, concern authorities would be asked to make up it in the next financial year.

Allauddin also said that if 100 days works could not be arranged, then it will be treated as weakness of the pradhan.

So concern authorities should called meetings and discuss on how to arrange and improve in imparting works to the job card holders.

He also said that as it was the first time, the work being taken up under the scheme in the valley areas, there have been many flaws but it will be improved in the years to come, he added.