Tag: Grs

Jajpur: Police have arrested a woman Gram Rojgar Sevak (GRS) for her alleged involvement in financial irregularities and misappropriation of fund under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) at Patharpada area of Korei block in the district. The arrested GRS has been identified as Sasmita Behera. Sources said locals have accused Behera […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after agitating Gram Rozgar Sevaks (GRSs) were thrashed black and blue by police personnel, the Odisha government today hiked their wages by Rs 2,000. An announcement in this regard was made by Odisha Panchayati Raj Minister Pradeep Maharathy on Saturday. The sevaks had launched an agitation demanding an increase in their wages. […]

Khurda: Cyclone Fani-affected residents of Sadheigada village in Brajamohanpur panchayat of Khurda district today detained the panchayat executive officer and the block Gram Rozgar Sevak (GRS) for more than four hours over alleged irregularities in preparation of list of cyclone-affected people. The villagers alleged that the local administration has prepared faulty reports of and have […]