Definitely happy news for West Bengal job card holders, that after a long wait they are finally going to get 100 days arrears. The central government had stopped paying these 100 days of work arrears from 2022. It has been decided that the state will meet all the dues and a total of 50 lakh job card holders will be remitted to their bank accounts for 100 days between February 26 and March 1, the state said.
Alleging corruption in the state’s 100-day job, the central government stopped disbursing the scheme to the state, so no money was credited to the accounts of job card holders. Hon’ble Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also wrote a letter to the Center and requested to give money for the project. As that appeal also failed, the Hon’ble Chief Minister announced from the dharna stage in Kolkata that the state government would clear the money of 21 lakh job card holders on 21st February, but later it was postponed to 26th February as the calculation showed that the number of beneficiaries was much more than 21 lakh.
Checking the number of job card holders again after the Chief Minister’s announcement, it is found that not only from the financial year 2021-22 and 2022-23, but also from the financial year 2015-16, the central government has not cleared these 100 days of work due to various reasons and the sad news is that Among them, about 12 thousand job card holders have already died. In that case, the money will be sent to the family heir account of the deceased job card holders, the state government said.
At present, the total number of beneficiary job card holders in 23 districts of the state has reached 50 lakh and the total allocation in this regard is 2650 crore 60 lakh 18 thousand 49 rupees. This money will be sent to the accounts of the recipients in a phased manner for five consecutive days from 26th February to 1st March.
Job Card Online Status Check
You can check job card holders name list, status etc. from Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) portal.
- You have to search on Google ‘mgnrega west bengal’ then first click on the website that comes up or click on the direct link nregastrep.nic.in and then select the state name.
- Then you have to click on ‘Job Cards’ under ‘Transparency & Accountability’ on the right side of the home page or you can directly click on Job Card Status.
- Here you have to select ‘Financial Year’, ‘District’, ‘Block’ and ‘Panchayat’ and click on ‘Proceed’.
- Only then you will see the job card number and name list.
- Clicking on the job card number will take you to the details page where you will see all the details of the job card holder.
- You have to scroll to the bottom of the page where it says ‘Period and Work on which Employment Given’ i.e. the complete list of all the jobs done by the card holder can be seen here.
- You have to click on ‘MSR No.’ from the list.
- Then you will reach the ‘Measurement Book Detail’ page, from where you can know all the information about the number of working days of the job holder, days of his presence, days of absence, amount of wages, whether he has received wages or not.
Job Card Status Queries (FAQs):
How many days is the validity of the job card?
An MGNREGA Job Card is valid for 5 years, after which it has to be renewed by visiting the Gram Panchayat.
What are the benefits of Job Card?
The Job Card is a required government document, which enables legally registered families to apply for work. Records of these card workers are maintained under MGNREGA. It maintains transparency of work and protects employees from fraud. Besides, MGNREGA Job Card can also be used to complete KYC at banks and post offices for opening bank accounts.
Can job cards be cancelled?
Generally no job card is cancelled. However, if there is a fake job card, or if the entire family is permanently residing outside the Gram Panchayat, the card will be cancelled.
Can duplicate job card be available if job card is lost?
Yes, a job card holder can apply for a duplicate job card in case the card is lost or destroyed. The application has to be submitted to the Gram Panchayat itself and a new card applied for, in which case the duplicate copy will be issued after verifying the documents from the Job Card records already held in the Panchayat.
What if work is provided outside 5 km radius under job card?
10% additional wages will be paid to the laborers for transport cost in case of work outside 5 km radius under job card.
