Dealing with non-payment of medical claims and wage delays following the Centre’s transfer to slash its grant, the workers’ physique of the Nationwide Institute of Rural Improvement and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) has urged Rural Improvement Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to intervene.
The NIRDPR is the apex institute for coaching and analysis in rural growth and features as a suppose tank for the Rural Improvement Ministry.
Representatives of the NIRDPR staff’ physique and educational affiliation met Chouhan throughout his go to to Hyderabad on Monday.
Some BJP leaders together with V Sreedhar Reddy, Common Secretary of Telangana’s Ranga Reddy district, accompanied the representatives. Reddy instructed The Indian Categorical that they submitted a letter to the minister that highlights the problems confronted by the workers after the grant-in-aid to the NIRDPR from the monetary yr 2025-26 was stopped.
The letter mentions 4 points: non-payment and delay in fee of salaries to the workers and Self Assist Group (SHG) staff; “forcing” staff to offer an endeavor that they’re taking salaries as mortgage which should be repaid; non-payment of medical claims, youngsters schooling allowance, LTC claims, amongst others; and “non-transparent” and “unaccountable” functioning of the Director Common and no dialogue by the DG with staff relating to service situations submit “disengagement”. Disengagement means the discontinuation of grant-in help.
The Centre has slashed the NIRDPR budgetary allocation to only Rs 1 lakh for monetary yr 2025-26 from Rs 73.68 crore in revised estimates of the 2024-25 monetary yr and Rs 75.69 crore in 2023-24.
In its letter, the NIRDPR Tutorial Affiliation has urged the minister to take motion. The letter has additionally urged the minister to appoint two Ministry of Rural Improvement officers as Deputy Director Common in-charge and Registrar in-charge on the NIRDPR.
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NIRDPR focuses on coaching, capability constructing, analysis and coverage advocacy, and runs educational applications in common and distance modes. The programs embody Diploma in Rural Improvement Administration and Tribal Improvement Administration.
