Summary:
Since the gram sevak, the member secretary, failed to provide work in 15 days of the application, as provided for under the law, he is being penalized. According to the Act, either work must be provided in the village or in a 5-km periphery. The amount will be recovered from him and paid as unemployment allowance to those denied work,” Pallavi Nirmal, deputy collector, EGS, Nashik said. The officer, in his letter in response, said action was being taken, and it was “under process”. The law also provides for compensation to those not receiving work 15 days after having applied.The issue dates to January 26, 2018, when residents of the village registered their demand for work in the village through MGNREGA..