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13 Bidar daily wagers killed on NH-65 in 4 years as local jobs dry up
Six migrant workers from Bidar died on Tuesday night when a speeding tanker hit their autorickshaw on NH-65 near Zahirabad, Telangana. This was the latest in a string of accidents that have…
The Story in Brief
Six migrant workers from Bidar died on Tuesday night when a speeding tanker hit their autorickshaw on NH-65 near Zahirabad, Telangana. This was the latest in a string of accidents that have killed 13 daily wagers from Bidar South constituency in four years while returning from Telangana. Twelve of the dead were women. Villagers blame the absence of regular local employment under the VB-GRAM G scheme, saying they are forced to travel to neighbouring states for higher wages of Rs 500, 800 a day against the scheme’s Rs 382. A local panchayat member alleged job cards of 700 out of 800 registered workers had been cancelled. Minister Eshwar Khandre said officials must create local opportunities, while the zilla panchayat CEO promised to investigate complaints of denied work.
The Indian Opinion
The Bidar tragedy exposes how MGNREGA-style schemes, renamed VB-GRAM G, have become a numbers game for officials rather than a lifeline for the poor. Cancelling 700 of 800 job cards in one panchayat is not a clerical error, it is a systemic denial of the right to work. Minister Khandre and former MLA Kashempur trade promises while families bury their dead. The real test: will the zilla panchayat CEO suspend the PDO who allegedly turned away workers, or will this too become a file that gathers dust?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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