Employment guarantee workers welfare to be ensured: Collector

Metro India News | MANCHERIAL

Mancherial District Collector Kumar Deepak stated on Friday that measures are being taken to ensure the welfare of workers engaged in development works under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The Collector, accompanied by District Rural Development Officer Kishan and Mandal Parishad Development Officer Gangamohan, inspected ongoing work sites in the Bheemini mandal headquarters of Mancherial district.

Speaking on the occasion, Collector Kumar Deepak directed officials to take steps so that workers reach the work sites by 6 AM and return home by 11 AM, considering the intensifying heat. He instructed that shade, drinking water, ORS packets, and medical kits must be made available at all work sites. He further said that roads in villages and individual beneficiary works would be sanctioned as per norms under the employment guarantee scheme. 

He also stated that soak pits, cattle sheds, farm ponds, fish ponds and similar works would be sanctioned for those in need. During the visit, he felicitated field assistants Leelavathi, Sairam and Satyanarayana with shawls and cash rewards for their commitment in implementing the works. The Collector also visited the Primary Health Centre in the mandal headquarters, where he inspected wards, registers and surroundings. He enquired about details of normal deliveries and caesarean sections. Later, he visited the Tahsildar’s office and reviewed the processing of Bhu Bharati (land records) applications.