Nawanshahr - Strong demand to implement MNREGA in urban centers as well
The National Labor Organization (NLO) is continuously functioning. Addressing a packed meeting held by the organization at Shaheer Rahon in District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, NLO. Convenor of Baldev Bharti said that under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Grant Act-2005 in the rural areas of the country, MNREGA female/male workers are given a There is a provision to provide 100 days of employment during the financial year as per their demand and unemployment allowance in case of non-employment. Under MNREGA, workers who work 90 days in a year in the construction sector can take advantage of the valuable welfare schemes of the board by getting registered with the Punjab Construction Labor Welfare Board, Chandigarh. It is a great social security for the economically weaker working class. MNREGA will prove to be an effective weapon to remove unemployment and poverty from urban areas. He said that the NLO strongly demands from the Punjab government to bring the urban areas under MNREGA on the lines of 6 states including Rajasthan.