Port Blair, Jan 02: The Adhyaksh, Zilla Parishad, South Andaman, Mr. S.S. Balakrishnan Nair along with the Up-Adhyaksh Mr. Sukumar Dasmet Mr. Pradeep Jain Aditya, Minister of State, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, who is on a visit to the islands presently, during the Minister’s visit to Cellular Jail today. The Adhyaksh submitted a letter addressed to the Minister containing eight important points viz., revision of wages for unskilled Agriculture labourers working under MGNREGA comparing to State Minimum wage for unskilled, creation of durable assets under MGNREGA, strengthening of MIS, release of funds for IAY, relaxations in the norms for BPL families for sanction of IAY, release of funds for implementation of Total Sanitation campaign, National Rural Livelihood Mission, and revision of pay structure of MGNREGA functionaries compared to the salaries of the same rank staff working under NRHM. The Minister is stated to have agreed to do the needful at the earliest, a ZP communiqué said here today.
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