SCAM: Dead, Teacher, Village Head Gets MNREGA Benefit In Gujarat

Gujarat MLA Mohansinh Rathwa has revealed an MNREGA scam, including cases like issuing job card for dead and disbursing payments, in Chhota Udepur district. The legislator also revealed that children were shown as beneficiaries and payments were made into their accounts. Rathwa said that beneficiaries even included a primary teacher and Chundeli village's sarpanch. Besides making fake beneficiaries, the officials issued Rs 19 lakh for desilting a lake, where no work was done.