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JAMMU: The government on Monday informed on the floor of Legislative Assembly that presently, there is no specific policy framework for the employees engaged under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the State. Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Abdul Haq Khan said this while replying to a question raised by Gulzar Ahmed Wani. The Minister further said the supporting staff is engaged purely on contractual basis and remuneration/compensation is being paid on the basis of performance or on fixed pay basis, out of the administrative expenses under MGNREGA. “They are not the government employees, therefore, question of their regularisation does not arise,” the Minister informed. However, he said, in 2014, the department has accorded sanction to grant Travelling Allowance, Compensatory Allowance, Border Allowance and leave in favour of the contractual employees engaged under the scheme.
Usman Majid, Mohammad Akbar Lone and Hakim Mohammad Yasin also raised supplementary questions on the floor of the House and called for early clearance of wages under MGNREGA.
