Photo: KA Shreya / CSE
Photo: KA Shreya / CSE

DTE Coverage: How halt in MGNREGA work affected rural Bengal

Many working-age men have been forced to migrate in search of work, leaving women, children & the elderly behind in 'ghost villages'

After halt in MGNREGS work, ‘ghost colonies’ emerge across West Bengal as villages empty in search of employment


Lack of work opportunities see rural residents permanently migrate with families
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Absence of MGNREGS work take a toll on festivities, medical care and nutrition intake in rural West Bengal


Villagers report grappling to make ends meet due to loss of guaranteed employment
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From job card holders to migrants: Former MGNREGS workers in West Bengal lament loss of identity and dignity


Workers now falling back into trap of migration with no fixed jobs, income
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In rural West Bengal, debts mount and socioeconomic fabric collapses in absence of MGNREGS


Local economy hangs by a thread as residents desperately demand revival of the rural employment scheme
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