5.50 cr workdays to be provided under NREGA for 2024-25 FY: Deputy CM

Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Panchayat Raj K Pawan Kalyan has announced that it has been decided to provide 25.50 crore workdays under the NREGA for the financial year 2024-25
The Deputy Chief Minister held a video conference with the district Collectors from the Secretariat on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, Pawan Kalyan said NREGA wages which had been pending since May 20, worth Rs 2,081 crore, have been disbursed. He announced that Rs 4,500 crore worth 30,000 works would be taken up during the Palle Panduga programme under the NREGA in various districts.
Pawan Kalyan advocated the right to get work within 15 days of seeking work, unemployment benefits, and 10% of daily wages if the place of work is more than 5 km away from the residence. Facilities like first aid, drinking water, and shade at workplaces should be provided to the workers and the wage rate fixed by the Central government is Rs 300 should be paid.
A compensation of Rs 50,000 should be paid to the family of a labourer, in case of death, or disabled at the workplace, he stated. He said that the main purpose of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is to provide salaried employment for at least 100 days in a year to rural families in the villages, where they reside, to establish sustainable assets and improve their livelihoods.
“It has been decided to provide 25.50 crore workdays under the NREGA for the financial year 2024-25. It has also been decided to provide 100 days of work to 8 lakh families. so far 17.95 crore workdays have been provided while 1.30 lakh families,” he made it clear.
The deputy Chief Minister said that it has been decided to construct 3000 km of cement roads, and 500 km BT roads during the 2024-25 FY. He highlighted that it has also been proposed to dig up 65,000 horticulture ponds and 25000 farm ponds and set up 22,525 Gokulalu.  He directed the Collectors to complete the construction of roads by the Sankranthi festival.
Panchayat Raj principal secretary Seshibhushan Kumar, Commission Krishnateja and other officials were present.
Pawan Kalyan directed the Collector to make arrangements to organize ‘Palle Panduga’ programmes from October 14 to 20 in all districts.