Andhra Pradesh - Anantapur   

Plea to provide work under rural job guarantee scheme

Staff Reporter

ANANTAPUR: Activists of Andhra Pradesh Vyavasaya Karmika Sangham affiliated to Communist Party of India (Marxist) staged a dharna in front of the RDO's office here on Tuesday demanding provision of wage work to the aged and physically handicapped under rural employment guarantee scheme. They also gheraoed the RDO.

Suitable work

Speaking to the protestors RDO A.V. Ramprasad explained that there was a provision to ensure work to the aged and physically handicapped under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).

While the aged could be accorded works like taking care of small babies of the workers, the physically handicapped would be provided with works suitable for them, wherever it was possible.

Led by district secretary of APVKS K.V. Ramana, the protestors also represented to District Revenue Officer M. Sudarshan Reddy, who was there at the time.

Meanwhile, response from the wage seekers to the works launched under the NREGS remains to be lukewarm as only 15,221 persons worked in the district on the first three days.

In all, 430 works were grounded from April 1 to 3.

About 4.38 lakh families had applied for job cards under the scheme.

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