West Bengal Mgnrega

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the "devastating plight" of MGNREGS workers in West Bengal and urged his government to facilitate the release of central funds to the state for clearing their pending wage.

The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday denounced the coordinated Enforcement Directorate searches in West Bengal as "vendetta politics" and a "desperate manoeuvre" by the BJP.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday morning started simultaneous searches at multiple places in West Bengal in connection with its investigation into alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds, officials said.

West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday called Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's protest over MGNREGA funds "a drama."

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced that her government would transfer funds to the bank accounts of 21 lakh unpaid MGNREGA workers in the state by February 21.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday labelled the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on government funds usage as "full of wrong info" and said she had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address concerns.

All dues of West Bengal will be cleared by the Centre provided the state government meets the requirements laid down by the Centre, Governor CV Ananda Bose said on Thursday after a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) said that West Bengal is the only state from which they have withheld funds after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to win in the West Bengal Assembly polls in 2021.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that a deliberate misinformation campaign was on to delay clearing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) dues to the state.

The pending MGNREGA funds for West Bengal will be issued when the Centre is satisfied with the "transparency" in the implementation of the scheme, Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh said on Friday.

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday assured a Trinamool Congress delegation led by party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee of taking up the issue of MGNREGA dues to the state with the central government, an official said.

The Union Rural Development Ministry on Thursday said there was no constraint of funds for the rural job scheme MGNREGA and reiterated that funds for West Bengal were not released due to non-compliance of central directives.

Trinamool Congress party workers have gathered at the Rajghat in Delhi on Gandhi Jayanti and held a protest against the central government alleging a lack of fund allocation for MGNREGA and other social security schemes for West Bengal.

Criticising the TMC for its decision to organise a protest in Delhi on October 2 regarding the MGNREGA program, West Bengal BJP leader Agnimitra Paul on Sunday accused the TMC of deceiving the citizens.

The West Bengal unit of the Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday will stage a protest march to Raj Bhavan, where party leaders will meet Governor C V Ananda Bose and submit a deputation to him over the alleged delay in release of MGNREGA funds to the state

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the "devastating plight" of MGNREGS workers in West Bengal and urged his government to facilitate the release of central funds to the state for clearing their pending wage.

The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday denounced the coordinated Enforcement Directorate searches in West Bengal as "vendetta politics" and a "desperate manoeuvre" by the BJP.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday morning started simultaneous searches at multiple places in West Bengal in connection with its investigation into alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds, officials said.

West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday called Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's protest over MGNREGA funds "a drama."

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced that her government would transfer funds to the bank accounts of 21 lakh unpaid MGNREGA workers in the state by February 21.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday labelled the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on government funds usage as "full of wrong info" and said she had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address concerns.

All dues of West Bengal will be cleared by the Centre provided the state government meets the requirements laid down by the Centre, Governor CV Ananda Bose said on Thursday after a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) said that West Bengal is the only state from which they have withheld funds after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to win in the West Bengal Assembly polls in 2021.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that a deliberate misinformation campaign was on to delay clearing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) dues to the state.

The pending MGNREGA funds for West Bengal will be issued when the Centre is satisfied with the "transparency" in the implementation of the scheme, Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh said on Friday.

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday assured a Trinamool Congress delegation led by party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee of taking up the issue of MGNREGA dues to the state with the central government, an official said.

The Union Rural Development Ministry on Thursday said there was no constraint of funds for the rural job scheme MGNREGA and reiterated that funds for West Bengal were not released due to non-compliance of central directives.

Trinamool Congress party workers have gathered at the Rajghat in Delhi on Gandhi Jayanti and held a protest against the central government alleging a lack of fund allocation for MGNREGA and other social security schemes for West Bengal.

Criticising the TMC for its decision to organise a protest in Delhi on October 2 regarding the MGNREGA program, West Bengal BJP leader Agnimitra Paul on Sunday accused the TMC of deceiving the citizens.

The West Bengal unit of the Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday will stage a protest march to Raj Bhavan, where party leaders will meet Governor C V Ananda Bose and submit a deputation to him over the alleged delay in release of MGNREGA funds to the state