Chandigarh, March 26 -- Amid the COVID-19 crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has sought immediate financial assistance from the Centre to clear all the pending liabilities under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme.
In a letter to Union Minister of Rural Development and Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar, the Chief Minister raised the issue of pending wage liabilities of MGNREGA workers in Punjab.
Captain Amarinder Singh apprised the Union Minister that as on March 24, 2020, wage liabilities of Rs.84 crore were pending for approximately 1.30 lakh workers in the state.
The Chief Minister pointed out that without the daily wages, the MGNREGA workers would not be...