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କେନ୍ଦୁଝର ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ସାହାରପଡା ବ୍ଲକର ଗୁଣ୍ଡୁରିପୋଶି ଗାଁରେ ପ୍ରାୟ 40ଟି ପରିବାରର 75 ଜଣଙ୍କ ନାମ ଜବ କାର୍ଡରୁ କଟିଯାଇଥିବାରୁ ସେମାନେ MGNREGA ଅଧୀନରେ କାମ ପାଉନଥିବାର ଅଭିଯୋଗ କରୁଛନ୍ତି।
ଗ୍ରାମବାସୀଙ୍କ କହିବା ଅନୁସାରେ, ସେମାନେ ବାରମ୍ବାର ଖୁଣ୍ଟାପଡା ଗ୍ରାମପଞ୍ଚାୟତ ଏବଂ ସାହାରପଡା ବ୍ଲକ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟାଳୟରେ ଅଭିଯୋଗ କରିଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସମସ୍ୟାର ସମାଧାନ ହୋଇନାହିଁ। ଅନେକ ଶ୍ରମିକଙ୍କ କହିବା ଅନୁସାରେ, 2018–19 ମସିହାରେ ଜବ କାର୍ଡ ହୋଇଥିଲା, କିନ୍ତୁ ଏକ କିମ୍ବା ଦୁଇ ସପ୍ତାହ କାମ କରିବା ପରେ ଆଉ କାମ ମିଳୁନାହିଁ। ସ୍ଥାନୀୟ ସ୍ତରରେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ କୁହାଯାଉଛି ଯେ ତାଙ୍କ ନାମ ମାଷ୍ଟର ରୋଲରେ ନାହିଁ।
ଏହି ଗ୍ରାଉଣ୍ଡ ରିପୋର୍ଟରେ ଦୈନିକ ମଜୁରି ଉପରେ ନିର୍ଭରଶୀଳ ପରିବାରମାନଙ୍କ ସମସ୍ୟା ଏବଂ MGNREGA ଅଧୀନରେ ନିୟମିତ କାମ ପାଇବାର ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଦାବିକୁ ଉଠାଇ ଧରାଯାଇଛି। ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧିତ ବିଭାଗର ପ୍ରତିକ୍ରିୟା ମିଳିଲେ ତାହାକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହି ରିପୋର୍ଟରେ ସାମିଲ କରାଯିବା ଉଚିତ।
In Gunduriposhi village of Saharpada Block, Keonjhar district, residents say that 75 people from 40 families are no longer receiving work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) after their names were reportedly removed from job card records.
According to the villagers, they have repeatedly submitted complaints to the Khuntapada Gram Panchayat and the Saharpada Block administration, but the issue remains unresolved. Many workers say their job cards were issued in 2018–2019, and although they initially received one or two weeks of work, they have not received further employment. They have been informed that their names are not appearing in the master roll.
This ground report highlights the challenges faced by daily wage labourers who depend on MGNREGA for their livelihood and their demand for restoration of employment opportunities. The response of the concerned authorities should also be included wherever available.
This story is by Kumudini Mahanta, a Community, Content Creator from Odisha, Keonjhar.
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