They have threatened an agitation and handed over a memorandum to the subdivisional magistrate, Mandla. Pandit Singh Dhurwey, BJP politician and Bichchiya MLA, said he was aware of the agitation threat. The programme aims to help the country's 2.25 lakh panchayati raj institutions develop governance capabilities. Tomar has said the scheme will be extended to all the states and Union territories, even covering institutions of rural local government in areas where panchayats don't exist. Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh has written to Modi seeking the payment of rural job scheme wage arrears in the state's tribal districts.

Source: The Telegraph April 22, 2018 19:52 UTC