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MailOnline - news, sport, celebrity, science and health stories Rahul's flagship job-guarantee scheme flops in his own constituency By PIYUSH SRIVASTAVA PUBLISHED: 00:12 GMT, 15 May 2013 | UPDATED: 00:12 GMT, 15 May 2013 source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2324507/Rahuls-flagship-job- guarantee-scheme-flops-constituency.html Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the flagship scheme of the UPA pushed by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, is stuttering in his own constituency, Amethi. Although there are 2,37,853 job card holders in Amethi and 84,734 families have got jobs under the scheme in 2012-13, only 1,250 families have got 100 days of work, according to a report of the rural development ministry of the Union government. The scheme promises 100 days of job in a year to its beneficiaries. The state government has spent about 76 per cent of the total fund sanctioned under the scheme in 2012-13, but in Amethi only 50 per cent of the fund has been utilised. The total budget for the job guarantee scheme for Amethi in 2012-13 was Rs 56 crore. UP rural development minister Arvind Singh Gope said: "The Centre is unwilling to help the state. Despite so many meetings between UP and central government officials, they have been blocking funds by falsely blaming us (for unspent funds). They have ignored even Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's letters. Whatever they are saying is politically motivated. We have worked well. Our performance in Amethi is better than at many other places.” "If there is any problem in Amethi regarding inadequate work and availability of funds, I assure you that action will be taken against the officials," he added. Page of 1 2

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!MailOnline - news, sport, celebrity, science and health stories!!!

Rahul's flagship job-guarantee scheme flops in his own

constituency!!By PIYUSH SRIVASTAVA!PUBLISHED: 00:12 GMT, 15 May 2013 | UPDATED: 00:12 GMT, 15 May 2013!source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2324507/Rahuls-flagship-job-guarantee-scheme-flops-constituency.html !!Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the flagship scheme of the UPA pushed by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, is stuttering in his own constituency, Amethi.!!Although there are 2,37,853 job card holders in Amethi and 84,734 families have got jobs under the scheme in 2012-13, only 1,250 families have got 100 days of work, according to a report of the rural development ministry of the Union government. The scheme promises 100 days of job in

a year to its beneficiaries.!!The state government has spent about 76 per cent of the total fund sanctioned under the scheme in 2012-13, but in Amethi only 50 per cent of the fund has been utilised. The total budget for the job guarantee scheme for Amethi in 2012-13 was Rs 56 crore.!!!!UP rural development minister Arvind Singh Gope said: "The Centre is unwilling to help the state.

Despite so many meetings between UP and central government officials, they have been blocking funds by falsely blaming us (for unspent funds). They have ignored even Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's letters. Whatever they are saying is politically motivated. We have worked well. Our performance !in Amethi is better than at many other places.”!!"If there is any problem in Amethi regarding inadequate work and availability of funds, I assure you that action will be taken against the officials," he added.!!

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Sri Krishna Tiwari, project director of Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Nagar (Amethi), said: "I do not have any detail of the overall performance in Amethi. But there are some blocks in Amethi where we have spent more than 87 per cent of the budget. Maybe there are problems at some places, but that would be sorted out soon." !!Rahul has often highlighted the success of MGNREGA at meetings in Amethi.!It has also been found that only two complaints were received by the government from Amethi with regard to the running of the scheme in the last three years. !!Akhilesh Maurya, a gram pradhan of Bhadar area, had lodged a complaint on March 10, 2011 against one Radhe Shyam Maurya for allegedly destroying a drain constructed by the block panchayat. !!The other complaint was lodged by Amit Kumar Singh, a resident of Jamo area in the constituency. Amit had alleged that no work was done there but many works were shown as done and wages were paid. None of the complaints was investigated. !!Sources said 1,452 social audits - public assessment of the projects undertaken under the job guarantee scheme - were supposed to be done in Amethi in the last two years on the basis of the projects underway. However, only 36 audits were conducted.!!Also, UP is yet to establish an independent directorate for regular social audit. The Centre had written to the state three months ago to submit the utilisation certificate for financial year 2012-13. But the state is yet to send any reply. Gope said the scheme is suffering because of the disinterest of the Centre.!!!Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2324507/Rahuls-flagship-job-guarantee-scheme-flops-constituency.html

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