P&RD Minister Naba Kr Doley asks willing persons to apply for job cards

GUWAHATI: Assam government has initiated special steps to provide wage based employment to the migrant workers and also other interested people of the State who has returned home due to the present crisis situation of COVID-19. Talking to the media, Panchayat and Rural Development (P&RD) minister Naba Kr Doley on Monday urged all such people to apply for job card. He also informed that the willing persons would be provided job card within seven days and they would get work once asked for.

Referring to the enhancement of budget from 61 thousand crores to 101 thousand crores in the current year for MGNREGA under special economic and comprehensive package for Self Reliant India Movement, minister Doley said that Assam had already been allotted 6,50 crore person days during the current financial year. Now with the enhanced budget, it will not be difficult to fulfil the demand for work. Therefore, the needy persons should come forward to get financial relief @ Rs 213 per day by working under MGNREGA.

It may be mentioned here that the P & RD department has planned to prepare a Gaon Panchayat wise list of migrant workers as well as the persons returning home from various places of the state. The information relating to their previous engagement will also be included in the list so that they might be employed as per their field of expertise.

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