Shivram Sonvani from Kachnar Adivasi Vikas Samiti Sitapur in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh today is talking to many laborers who have worked in various MGNREGA work from year 2010 but their payments have not been made. Some have got partial payment but are running from pillar to post for rest of the payment. Incidentally earlier this month Surguja was given special award by Central Government for being the best performing district in the country in MGNREGA. For more Sonwani Ji can be reached at 08120040375

In Matabagha panchayat in District Malkangiri, Odisha three of the farm pond making tasks given in year 2010-11 have not been paid for. Poornaguda , 21 labourers Rs 55535
Matabagha – 8 labourers payment pending Rs 16675
Matabagha – 7 labour- about 13000. They have followed up with the authorities, but nothing happened. The lack of response is disheartening and payment to the people will encourage them to take on more tasks under the MNREGA scheme. For more details contact Vikas kumar Danshana at 09437970303

A caller from Pandaria in Kawardha district of Chhattisgarh says Govt is promising that NREGA payment will be done in 15 days but in the area people are not getting any payment for their work for more than 6 months and are forced to migrate in search of work. And when they migrate their dues are not paid to them. Many have been cheated for thousands of rupees when they were not in the villages. He requests timely payment of NREGA payments. For more the caller can be reached at 09755335677

Raja from Satna district in Madhya Pradesh says his family members worked in some work under NREGA in August last year but all the 15 workers have not got their wages. They have complained to administration this year about non payment but there is no action. He requests administration to made the payments asap. For more Raja can be reached at 07828395946

Prakash Gupta from Surguja in Chhattisgarh says there is heavy corruption going on in NREGA work but when some people asked for information under RTI they have been asked to deposit Rs 55,000 by two panchayats to photocopy the documents like musterrole. For more Prakash ji can be reached at 07697852665