Overview

• The August 1 deadline from the Calcutta High Court passed without work restarting or fresh funds being issued to West Bengal.
• Block offices in Purulia, South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas have refused to accept new MGNREGA applications, with 1,349 requests illegally rejected in the last days of July.
• New Delhi’s invocation of Section 27 has kept ₹3,038 crore in wages and project costs unpaid and stalled approval of West Bengal’s 2025–26 labour budget.
• Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity and opposition parties including the Trinamool Congress and CPI(M) are preparing contempt of court filings and intensified protests to enforce the scheme’s reinstatement.
• Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s 50-day Karmashree Prakalpa has yet to materialize at the grassroots, leaving rural households without guaranteed work.