The state government has cheered the introduction of biometric identity cards for labourers. Adopting a stern attitude, Rural Development Minister Dokka Manikya Varaprasad Rao told media persons at the Secretariat on Wednesday, that officials resorting to fraud or irregularities in the implementation of welfare schemes and remittances to the workers would not be spared.

Mr.Varaprasad revealed that a decision to this effect has been taken & that district collectors would be ordered to punish the corrupt officers. The minister revealed data to support the government's claim that, the state ranked 1st in the implementation the NREGS, with 61 lakh house-holds & 32 crore man-days generated with a release of Rs. 8,000 crore.

Published Date : Thursday, 3/2/2011 12:55 PM IST