Government of India notifies revised MGNREGA wage rates

Government of India notifies revised MGNREGA wage rates

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Category : National Published on: March 29 2023

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  • The Centre has notified a hike in wage rates under its rural job guarantee programme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS), for the 2023-24 financial year, with Haryana to get the highest daily wage at Rs 357 per day and Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh the lowest at Rs 221.
  • In percentage terms, Goa and Karnataka have received the lowest hike with an increase of a mere two per cent. 
  • Rajasthan has received the maximum gain, with wages increasing by 10.39 per cent from April 1 over the current wage rate. 
  • Wage rates in Rajasthan stand increased to Rs 255 per day for 2023-24, up from Rs 231 in 2022-23. Bihar and Jharkhand have registered an increase of 8.57 per cent.
  • Goa has received the lowest hike of 2.22 per cent, from Rs 315 in 2022-23 to Rs 322 per day for 2023-24. 
  • Karnataka follows Goa closely, where the MNREGS wage rate has registered a hike of 2.27 per cent, increasing from Rs 309 in 2022-23 to Rs 316 in 2023-24.
  • he revised wages were notified under Section 6 (1) of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005, which says the Centre may, by notification, specify the wage rate for its beneficiaries.
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