Almost a week after the Supreme Court of India removed any road blocks for resumption of MGNREGA by dismissing a special leave petition by Union of India, several unions of agricultural workers have threatened to protest if the 100-day scheme is not resumed in West Bengal by December 2025.
“The work of NREGA has been stopped in Bengal because of the illegal actions of the Central Government in stopping funds and the lack of political will of the State Government to resume work. While both the Calcutta High Court and Supreme Court have passed orders for revival of the work from 1st August 2025, no such action seems to be forthcoming from either Government. We will not tolerate this defiance of law and court orders,” a statement by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, West Bengal said on Wednesday (November 5, 2025)
Prior to the Supreme Court order, the Calcutta High Court has directed the resumption of the scheme from August 1.
“Once work is started, we have also resolved to continue to work together to ensure proper implementation of MGNREGA, especially to ensure corruption free implementation, with active and democratic participation of the rural workers,” the statement by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha added.
