The
wage rates under MGNREGA have been increased by the Ministry of Rural
Development with effect from 1st January 2011. This will result in 17-30%
enhancement of wages under the premier flagship program of the UPA Government
across the country. This was announced by the Union Minister for Rural
Development and Panchayati Raj Dr. C.P.Joshi at a Press Conference in Krishi
Bhawan here today. The decision to hike wages under
MGNREGA comes in the wake of recommendations of National Advisory Council and
consultations with the different Ministries. The move is likely to benefit more
than 5 crore beneficiaries under MGNREGA across the
country. The wage rates have been enhanced on the basis of Consumer Price Index
for the agricultural labour calculated on the basis of Rs. 100 or the actual wage rate,
whichever is higher as on April 1st, 2009.
The Minister said that linking the wages
to CPI- Agricultural labour will result in annual revision of the wage rates.
He reiterated that the Government
will not lag behind in providing adequate livelihood security to the poor, down
trodden, and members of SC and ST
communities. Dr. Joshi also informed that the Government is waiting for
the report of the Pranob Sen
Committee constituted to deliberate upon a separate index for MGNREGA. The
recommendations once submitted by this Committee will also be considered by the
Government.
The new
wages under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA which are higher than the prevailing wage
rates under MGNREGA at present in many states are as follows:
|
S.N.
|
Name
of State
|
Present
wage rate in Rs. Per day
|
Revised
wage rate in
Rs.
Per day
|
|
1
|
Assam
|
100.00
|
Rs.
130.00
|
|
2
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
100.00
|
Rs.
121.00
|
|
3
|
Arunachal
Pradesh
|
80.00 80.00
|
Area-1 (Rs. 118.00)
Area-1I (Rs. 118.00)
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
100.00
|
Rs.
120.00
|
|
5
|
Gujarat
|
100.00
|
Rs.
124.00
|
|
6
|
Haryana
|
141.02
|
Rs.
179.00
|
|
7
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
Non-scheduled
Areas-100.00
Scheduled
Areas- 125.00
|
Non-scheduled
Areas- Rs. 120.00
Scheduled Areas- Rs. 150.00
|
|
8
|
Jammu
& Kashmir
|
100.00
|
Rs.
121.00
|
|
9
|
Karnataka
|
100.00
|
Rs.
125.00
|
|
10
|
Kerala
|
125.00
|
Rs.
150.00
|
|
11
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
100.00
|
Rs.
122.00
|
|
12
|
Maharashtra
|
100
|
Rs.
127.00
|
|
13
|
Manipur
|
81.40
|
Rs.
126.00
|
|
14
|
Meghalaya
|
100.00
|
Rs.
117.00
|
|
15
|
Mizoram
|
110.00
|
Rs.
129.00
|
|
16
|
Nagaland
|
100.00
|
Rs.
118.00
|
|
17
|
Orissa
|
90.00
|
Rs.
125.00
|
|
18
|
Punjab
|
|
|
|
18
(a)
|
Hoshiarpur
|
100.00
|
Rs.
124.00
|
|
18
(b)
|
Jalandhar
|
100.00
|
Rs.
124.00
|
|
18
(c)
|
Nawanshar
|
100.00
|
Rs.
124.00
|
|
18
(d)
|
Amirtsar
|
105.00
|
Rs.
130.00
|
|
19
|
Rajasthan
|
100.00
|
Rs.
119.00
|
|
20
|
Sikkim
|
100.00
|
Rs.
118.00
|
|
21
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
100.00
|
Rs.
119.00
|
|
22
|
Tripura
|
100.00
|
Rs.
118.00
|
|
23
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
100.00
|
Rs.
120.00
|
|
24
|
West Bengal
|
100.00
|
Rs.
130.00
|
|
25
|
Chhatisgarh
|
100.00
|
Rs.
122.00
|
|
26
|
Jharkhand
|
99.00
|
Rs.
120.00
|
|
27
|
Uttarkhand
|
100.00
|
Rs.
120.00
|
|
28
|
Goa
|
110.00
|
Rs.
138.00
|
|
29
|
Andaman & Nicobar
Andaman
District
Nicobar
District
|
130.00
139.00
|
Rs.
170.00
Rs.
181.00
|
|
30
|
Dadra
& Nagar Haveli
|
108.20
|
Rs.
138.00
|
|
31
|
Daman
& Diu
|
102.00
|
Rs.
126.00
|
|
32
|
Lakshadweep
|
115.00
|
Rs.
138.00
|
|
33
|
Puducherry
|
100.00
|
Rs.
119.00
|
|
34
|
Chandigarh
|
140.00
|
Rs.
174.00
|
Dr. Joshi expressed the hope
that the decision
will go a long way towards the meeting the requirements of the poor in the
rural areas across the country .
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