Enrol MNREGA workers under social scrutiny schemes: Govt

Celebrating one year in office, the NDA government has asked states to enrol all MNREGA workers under the three newly-launched social security schemes and open bank accounts for each worker under the Jan Dhan Yojana.

In a communication sent to all states including Congress- ruled Kerala, Union Rural Development Ministry has also asked them to disburse MNREGA wage payment through the banking network operated by banking correspondents wherever functional banking correspondents are deployed by the banks.

The ministry note says the decision in this regard was taken at a meeting chaired by Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Nripendra Misra, on May 15, within a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the schemes - Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY).

The government's decision to enrol all MNREGA workers under the newly-launched schemes is aimed at widening the scope of these programmes for empowering the poor and marginalised in the country.