Activists from the All India Agricultural and Rural Labour Association (AIARLA) staged an indication in Vijayawada on April 17 (Monday) demanding that the Central authorities take again ‘anti-labour’ modifications being brought in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
The latest amendments in NREGA are supposed to discourage staff from attending the work, the audio system mentioned.
Addressing the labourers, who got here from far-off locations in the State, at Dharna Chowk in the town, B. Chakradhar, a researcher from LibTech India, lamented that the 2 Telugu States have been implementing the modifications since November 2021 and not using a phrase of protest.
The new norms make it obligatory for the labourers to add their image twice a day utilizing geo-tagging system to mark their attendance. “But in rural areas with sketchy network connection, uploading a picture becomes difficult,” he mentioned. This, together with Aadhaar seeding and Aadhaar linkage with checking account, is holding again rural folks from becoming a member of work, he added.
B. Bangar Rao, nationwide secretary of AIARLA, mentioned A.P. and Telangana had been a mannequin for the nation in the implementation of the Act till December 2021. Now, with the Centre “pressuring” the States to implement the modifications, the scenario has modified. The scheme have to be applied like earlier than, he mentioned.
Nation-wide motion
A nation-wide motion from May 3 to 10 has been deliberate by the commerce unions to oppose the brand new modifications in the agricultural employment Act.
Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Workers’ Union State basic secretary S. Venkateswarlu, Human Rights Forum (HRF) State Secretary Gutta Rohith and activists from CPI (ML) participated in the dharna and prolonged assist to the agricultural staff of the State.
