The Advance Payment system of the Wages under MGNREGS for the tribal workers was inagurated in Agali Panchayath of Attappady Block. The programme was started at the Cheramankandy Hamlet of the Agali Panchayath of Attappady. The construction of the Check Dam was started yesterday.The advance wages for the construction work would be distributed to the tribal workers in weekly basis. A total of 14 tribal families of Attappady are included in the construction work of the check dam there. The Advance payment system is first piloted in Agali Panchayath. The system would also be implemented in the tribal areas of Wayanad as well.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, MGNREGA), is an Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'. It aims to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
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