Agricultural workers unions and political parties in West Bengal on Monday (October 27, 2025) welcomed the Supreme Court order dismissing a petition filed by the Union Government challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court directing the prospective implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme in West Bengal, from August 1, 2025.
The 100-day scheme was put on hold in the State from 2022 over allegations of financial irregularities in the implementation of the scheme.
“Although the Hon’ble Calcutta High Court had directed that the 100 Days Work must resume from 1 August, neither the Central nor the State Government took any steps to comply...Today’s dismissal by the Supreme Court marks a decisive victory for Bengal’s rural workers and a resounding affirmation that the Right to Work cannot be denied or delayed,” a statement by Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity (PBKMS) said.
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It was PBKMS, a union of agricultural workers that had approached the Calcutta High Court over resumption of the scheme in the State and the High Court on June 18 issued the order for resumption of the scheme.
