West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, at a public meeting on Tuesday, tore up a note outlining the new rules for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the state, describing the norms as a “valueless and insulting” diktat, The Indian Express reported.

The chief minister said the state government would run its own employment scheme without asking for “Delhi’s charity”.

The MNREGS was introduced in 2005 by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance and is aimed at enhancing the livelihood security of households in rural areas. The scheme guarantees 100 days of unskilled work annually for every rural household that wants it, covering all districts in the country.

Funds for the scheme are contributed by the Union and the state governments.

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