100 Days agitation by 100 workers per day demanding 100 days’ work without hitches - Centre for Financial Accountability (cenfa.org) https://www.cenfa.org/100-days-agitation/ The World Bank which once called the scheme as ‘a barrier to development’ later lauded it as world’s largest social security scheme.
This Govt which was cynical of the scheme continued it because of the Covid 19 pandemic during which the migrant workers who walked home hundreds of kilometres could be given at least some days of work.
Now the workers organised under MGNREGA Sangarsh Morcha, a National Collective of Trade Unions are on Dharna at Jantar Mantar. They have decided that everyday 100 workers from different states will assemble at Delhi for 100 days continuously to press for various demands which include:
- Stop mandatory linking of the Job Card with Aadhar Card and Bank Account. Even if there is a single mistake in one of them it is difficult to correct the link.
From February 1st 2023 payments to MGNREGS beneficiaries were to be made only through Aadhar Based Payment System (ABPS). However as on 20th February, only 44% of total workers registered under the scheme were eligible as per The Hindu dated 27.02.2023.