CPI(M) Questions Govt Advisory on Caste-Based Segregation in MGNREGS Wage Payment CPI(M) polit bureau member Brinda Karat wrote to Union minister Narendra Tomar, questioning the intent of the advisory and that it is being implemented without any discussion in parliament. Women building a pond as part of MGNREGA work. Representational image. Photo: UN Women/Gaganjit Singh Rights6 hours ago New Delhi: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has expressed concerns over the Centre’s decision to segregate wage payments under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme into separate categories for “Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and others” from the financial year 2021-22.