The Synjuk Ki Rangbah Shnong Ri-Bhoi District today announced its decision to file a complaint against the state government for allegedly failing to clear pending bills related to the implementation of MGNREGA projects in several villages of the district.
Addressing a press conference here today, the general secretary of the organisation, PB Sylliang, said that the Meghalaya government has taken the implementation of the MGNREGA lightly and has pushed the headmen to take the matter to court.
Village Employment Councils in several villages of Ri-Bhoi are facing much difficulty as the state government has not reimbursed expenses incurred on materials for two years now, he said.
Sylliang added that the state has not paid its 10 percent share of the cost, which means that the central government has not released its share of 90 percent. Instead, only the wage component has been paid.
This delay in releasing funds for materials has led to delays in several of the projects of the flagship rural employment scheme in Ri-Bhoi.
