Patna: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the hooch tragedy in the state’s Chhapra region where the death toll touched 39, and said if Kumar’s policies were not being implemented on the ground then the chief minister should resign. “This incident is the... The post appeared first on .

Patna: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the hooch tragedy in the state’s Chhapra region where the death toll touched 39, and said if Kumar’s policies were not being implemented on the ground then the chief minister should resign. “This incident is the... The post appeared first on .

Patna: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the hooch tragedy in the state’s Chhapra region where the death toll touched 39, and said if Kumar’s policies were not being implemented on the ground then the chief minister should resign. “This incident is the... The post appeared first on .

Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday slammed the Bihar Chief Minister over the hooch tragedy in the state and said that if his policies are not being implemented on the ground then he should resign.

New Delhi Feb 24 PTI Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday expressed concern over non-appointment of ombudspersons for MGNREGA in various districts and said it has also come to notice that persons belonging to political parties were appointed at many places Singh on Thursday launched Ombudsperson App for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and said it is a step towards e-governance and will be helpful in ensuring transparency and accountabilityExpressing concern over the non-appointment of Ombudspersons Giriraj said The appointment of Ombudsperson has not yet been made in many districts It has also come to notice that persons belonging to political parties were appointed at various places the ministry said in an official statementThe minister also requested all the states and Union Territories to cooperate with the central government in making MGNREGA more transparent by using the Ombudsperson AppAs per the MGNREGA act there is a provision for appointment of Ombudsperson in all states Ombudspersons are appointed by the states depending on their size for disposal of the grievances of the MGNREGA beneficiaries in a time-bound mannerThe app will enable easy tracking and timely passing of awards by Ombudsperson on each case as per the guidelines Ombudsperson can also easily upload the quarterly and annual reports on the website through the app the ministry said PTI JTR JTR TIR TIR