Sonia seeks Rs 400 min wage under MGNREGA
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5 days, 11 hours ago

Sonia seeks Rs 400 min wage under MGNREGA

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi:Congress MP Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday accused the BJP-led Centre of systematically undermining the “landmark legislation” MGNREGA, enacted during the previous UPA regime. She said the scheme faces multiple challenges and demanded that the government raise minimum wage under it to `400 per day and the number of guaranteed workdays to 150 a year. “Additionally, the scheme faces multiple challenges, including the exclusionary Aadhaar-based payment and the National Mobile Monitoring System, persistent delays in wage payment and wage rates not adequate to compensate for inflation,” she claimed. Demanding the removal of the Aadhaar Payments Bridge System and NMMS, Gandhi said, “These measures are essential to ensure that MGNREGA provides dignified employment and financial security.”

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Govt systematically undermining MGNREGA: Sonia Gandhi in Rajya Sabha
5 days, 17 hours ago

Govt systematically undermining MGNREGA: Sonia Gandhi in Rajya Sabha

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson and Rajya Sabha lawmaker Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday demanded an increase in the wages and more guaranteed workdays under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and accused the union government of “systematically undermining” the welfare programme by keeping its budget allocation stagnant. Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi speaks in the Rajya …

Make Aadhaar-based payment optional for MGNREGA workers: House panel
1 week, 4 days ago

Make Aadhaar-based payment optional for MGNREGA workers: House panel

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel report has argued that Aadhaar-based payment system for MGNREGA workers should be kept optional and alternative payment mechanisms are made available to ensure that they get their rightful wages. “The ABPS facilitates direct transfer of wages to bank accounts of unskilled workers under MGNREGA, even in cases where beneficiaries frequently change bank accounts or fail …

T.N. govt making efforts to sustain MGNREGS despite non cooperation from Centre, says CPI(M) MP
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

T.N. govt making efforts to sustain MGNREGS despite non cooperation from Centre, says CPI(M) MP

The Hindu  

Promising farm labourers to provide under the MGNREGS without any interruption, Dindigul MP R. Sachidanandam said he would raise the issue in the Lok Sabha during the ensuing budget session. When the scheme ensured employment and also gave wages, the BJP government stalled the programme citing multiple reasons and excuses, he alleged and said the Centre owed ₹1,300 crore to …

Union Budget 2025: Cruel attempts to throttle MGNREGA must end, says Congress
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Cruel attempts to throttle MGNREGA must end, says Congress

The Hindu  

The Modi government’s cruel attempts to throttle the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act must end, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a statement. Pointing out that the scheme continues to be the only lifeline for crores of India’s poorest families, Mr. Ramesh demanded that in the upcoming Union budget, the linkage of MGNREGA wages to Aadhaar-based payment …

Budget must increase MGNREGA wages: Congress
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget must increase MGNREGA wages: Congress

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Accusing the Modi government of perpetuating a policy of indifference to the plight of MGNREGA workers, the Congress on Monday demanded that the Union Budget must increase MGNREGA wages and the Aadhar Based Payment Bridge Systems not be made mandatory. The opposition party demanded that MGNREGA wages be increased with the goal of hitting Rs 400 per day …

New MGNREGS wage payment system not significantly better: study
2 months ago

New MGNREGS wage payment system not significantly better: study

The Hindu  

There is no statistically significant difference either in timely payment of wages or in payment rejections between the Aadhaar-Based Payment System and the standard bank account-based methods, according to a study published in the latest edition of the Indian Journal of Labour Economics. Marginal difference The study analysed the percentage of payments processed within seven and 15 days across the …

MGNREGA workers in Virudhunagar district not paid wages to the tune of ₹58.83 crore for seven weeks: MP
2 months ago

MGNREGA workers in Virudhunagar district not paid wages to the tune of ₹58.83 crore for seven weeks: MP

The Hindu  

Wages to workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to the tune of ₹58.83 crore could not be paid for seven weeks due to non-release of funds by the Centre, said Virudhunagar MP B. Manickam Tagore. After attending the Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee meeting here on Tuesday, Mr. Tagore said the Centre had been delaying payment …

Implement MGNREGA effectively, says AIAWU
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Implement MGNREGA effectively, says AIAWU

The Hindu  

Members of the Kalaburagi district unit of All India Agricultural Workers Union staged a protest outside the office of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister and district in-charge Priyank Kharge demanding effective implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. District president of AIAWU Bheemshetty Yempalli has, along with farmers, in a memorandum addressed to Mr. Kharge, …

MGNREGA work demand hits a four-month high in December
2 months, 3 weeks ago

MGNREGA work demand hits a four-month high in December

Live Mint  

The number of people demanding work every month on average under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act rose to a four-month high of 25.73 million in December, according to the latest data from the government. The number of people demanding work every month on an average under the MGNREGA has been rising steadily since September, according to data …

Govt panel recommends overhaul of MGNREGS, adjusting wages every 5 years
3 months ago

Govt panel recommends overhaul of MGNREGS, adjusting wages every 5 years

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: A government panel has recommended a complete overhaul of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme including allocating more work in areas with a higher number of deprived households. The panel, formed by the ministry of rural development in October 2022 to study the performance of the states and governance under MGNREGS, also argued for a separate …

Parliamentary panel calls for revising wage rates of MGNREGS workers
3 months ago

Parliamentary panel calls for revising wage rates of MGNREGS workers

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The parliamentary standing committee on rural development and panchayati raj has urged the government to consider revising and increasing wage rates under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The panel also addressed persistent challenges such as delayed wage payments and insufficient fund releases, reiterating the importance of timely reforms to enhance MGNREGS’ effectiveness in providing livelihood …

Parliamentary Panel raises concern over low MGNREGS wages
3 months, 1 week ago

Parliamentary Panel raises concern over low MGNREGS wages

The Hindu  

Flagging low wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, a Parliamentary Panel has questioned why the remuneration under the flagship scheme was not linked to an inflation index. In view of Article 39 of the Constitution and to have parity in wages, the committee strongly recommends that MGNREGA beneficiaries must be paid wages without any disparity in order …

MGNREGA workers term government claim of timely wage payment ‘false’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

MGNREGA workers term government claim of timely wage payment ‘false’

The Hindu  

A day after the Union government said in Parliament that the Centre had no role in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act job card deletions and that funds under the schemes are being disbursed on time, the office-bearers of NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, an organisation that works for MGNREGA workers, on Wednesday said that what the Parliament was told …

MGNREGA Wages Hiked in States
11 months, 3 weeks ago

MGNREGA Wages Hiked in States

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The government on Thursday revised wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme with hikes ranging between four and 10 per cent for different states. The increases were made on the 2023 wage rates under a scheme that is aimed at enhancing livelihood security of households in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of …

Revised MGNREGS wage rates below Rs 400 a day as promised by Congress: Rahul
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Revised MGNREGS wage rates below Rs 400 a day as promised by Congress: Rahul

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Congress slammed the Narendra Modi government on Thursday after it notified the revised MGNREGS wages for 2024-25, saying the daily wage rates in all states are well below the Rs 400 a day promised by the opposition party under its "Shramik NYAY" guarantees. Leaving aside the issue of whether this violates the spirit of the Model Code …

Wages under MGNREGA 'inadequate', 'not in consonance' rising cost of living: Parliamentary panel
1 year, 1 month ago

Wages under MGNREGA 'inadequate', 'not in consonance' rising cost of living: Parliamentary panel

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The daily wages paid under the flagship rural employment scheme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, are inadequate and not in consonance with the rising cost of living, a parliamentary panel told the government on Thursday. "The committee finds the range of wages vary from as little as Rs 221 in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Rs …

Aadhaar-based pay a bad idea for MGNREGS
1 year, 1 month ago

Aadhaar-based pay a bad idea for MGNREGS

The Hindu  

On January 1, the Rural Development Ministry made Aadhaar-Based Payment Systems mandatory in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Third, the Aadhaar number of each worker must be mapped correctly through their bank branch with a software mapper of the National Payments Corporation of India, which acts as a clearing house of ABPS. Evaluating claims The government has …

Aadhaar-linked pay becomes mandatory for MGNREGS workers
1 year, 2 months ago

Aadhaar-linked pay becomes mandatory for MGNREGS workers

The Hindu  

From the New Year, all wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme must be paid through an Aadhaar-based payment system, which requires workers’ Aadhaar details to be seeded to their job cards. Crores of workers still ineligible Government sources, however, claim that the decision not to extend the deadline again is guided by active workers, rather …

Workers in Muzaffarpur endure penury as wages are delayed under the MGNREGA scheme
1 year, 6 months ago

Workers in Muzaffarpur endure penury as wages are delayed under the MGNREGA scheme

The Hindu  

Sudama Devi, a resident of Dhabauli village under Mohammadpur Sura panchayat, does not have enough food to feed her five children. Ms. Devi is among the many workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme in Bihar who have not received their wages in the past four months. In Muzaffarpur, 80% of the workers under the MGNREGA …

MGNREGS deadline for mandatory Aadhaar-based wage payments extended till December 31
1 year, 6 months ago

MGNREGS deadline for mandatory Aadhaar-based wage payments extended till December 31

The Hindu  

With 41% of job card holders under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme still unprepared for Aadhaar-based wage payments, the Union government has extended its deadline to mandate such payments till the end of the year. For ABPS, a worker’s Aadhaar details must be seeded to her job card and to her bank account; the worker’s Aadhaar …

Centre not to extend deadline for mandatory use of Aadhaar-based payment for MGNREGS
1 year, 7 months ago

Centre not to extend deadline for mandatory use of Aadhaar-based payment for MGNREGS

India TV News  

The Central government will not extend the deadline for implementing Aadhaar-based payment system as the only mode of payment to workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. A total of 12.17 crore Aadhaar numbers have been authenticated and 77.81 per cent were found eligible for ABPS at that time, as per the ministry. 1.13 crore MGNREGS workers …

New deadline for Aadhaar-based rural jobs scheme wages
1 year, 8 months ago

New deadline for Aadhaar-based rural jobs scheme wages

The Hindu  

The Union Rural Development Ministry has extended the deadline for mandatory payments of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme via Aadhaar Based Payments System to August 31. The NREGA payment system allowed for two modes of wage payments “account based” and “aadhaar based”. For this to work, the worker’s job card and bank account must be seeded with …

Centre urges States to adopt Aadhaar-based payment system for MGNREGS workers to avoid wage delays
1 year, 9 months ago

Centre urges States to adopt Aadhaar-based payment system for MGNREGS workers to avoid wage delays

The Hindu  

With reports on wage payments to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme workers failing due to frequent changes in the bank account numbers of the beneficiaries, the Union government has urged State governments to ensure that the Aadhaar-based payment system is enabled. “Once Aadhaar is updated in the scheme database, beneficiaries need not update account numbers due to …

Deadline for using Aadhaar-based payment system for MGNREGS workers extended
1 year, 11 months ago

Deadline for using Aadhaar-based payment system for MGNREGS workers extended

The Hindu  

Following sustained protests from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme workers, the Union government has decided to extend the deadline for workers to use the Aadhaar-based payment system for receiving wages by three months till June 30. On March 31, as per the sources, the Union Rural Development Ministry’s own data pointed out that the beneficiary accounts eligible …

MGNREGS Workers Protest over Wages, Drop in 'Person Days', Attendance on App; No Rollback, Say Govt Officials
1 year, 11 months ago

MGNREGS Workers Protest over Wages, Drop in 'Person Days', Attendance on App; No Rollback, Say Govt Officials

News 18  

Kesar Devi is still awaiting wages for the 35 days she worked between January and March this year under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. According to the Ministry of Rural Development’s Management Information System portal, since the NMMS app was launched, the number of ‘person days’ generated between January and February 2023 fell to 34.59 crore, which …

SPOTLIGHT | MGNREGA under attack from the Narendra Modi government
1 year, 11 months ago

SPOTLIGHT | MGNREGA under attack from the Narendra Modi government

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 06, 2023 11:00 IST - 10 MINS READ In 2015, one year after he assumed office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mocked the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government, calling the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act a “living memorial” to the Congress’ failures. My political instinct tells me that MGNREGA should not be discontinued….” But those working …

MGNREGA Wage Hiked For 2023-24; Check Latest Rates In Different States
1 year, 11 months ago

MGNREGA Wage Hiked For 2023-24; Check Latest Rates In Different States

News 18  

The Centre has notified a hike in wage rates under the rural job guarantee programme for the 2023-24 financial year with Haryana having the highest daily wage at Rs 357 per day and Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh the lowest at Rs 221. The Union Ministry of Rural Development issued a notification on the change in wage rates under the Mahatma …

Data | MGNREGS woes: Payment delays, Aadhaar seeding troubles and budget cuts
2 years ago

Data | MGNREGS woes: Payment delays, Aadhaar seeding troubles and budget cuts

The Hindu  

From being called a “living monument of failure” to “digging holes,” the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has long been subject to harsh criticism by the ruling dispensation. Also, rectifying errors in the Aadhaar-based payments is nearly impossible for the workers and field officials.” MGNREGS also suffers from inordinate delays in payment of wages. Further, several States such …

States must pay part of MGNREGS wages, says Union Minister Giriraj Singh
2 years, 1 month ago

States must pay part of MGNREGS wages, says Union Minister Giriraj Singh

The Hindu  

The financial burden of wages to the beneficiaries of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme should also be shouldered by State governments, in order to make them more proactive in controlling corruption, Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh said on Thursday, in response to a query from The Hindu Meanwhile, academics and activists working under the umbrella body of …

Cut in MGNREGS outlay creates resentment in Rajasthan; rights groups stage protests
2 years, 1 month ago

Cut in MGNREGS outlay creates resentment in Rajasthan; rights groups stage protests

The Hindu  

The sharp reduction in the Union Budget outlay for the Centre’s flagship job guarantee programme has created resentment among the rights groups, activists and labourers in Rajasthan. Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Minister Ramesh Meena too expressed disappointment over the Budget cut and said the State government had provided 25 additional days of employment on its own. The MGNREGS Sangharsh …

Decentralise MGNREGS for better implementation, says study
2 years, 4 months ago

Decentralise MGNREGS for better implementation, says study

The Hindu  

An internal study commissioned by the Ministry of Rural Development has argued for decentralisation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, allowing for more “flexibility” at the ground level. The Ministry recently made public the report of the sixth Common Review Mission which surveyed seven States — Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Nagaland, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh — …

MGNREGA workers in Haryana protest for 365 workdays, ₹600 wages
2 years, 6 months ago

MGNREGA workers in Haryana protest for 365 workdays, ₹600 wages

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of MGNREGA workers on Thursday held a protest demanding that their wages should be increased to ₹600 and the work days should be increased to 365 days. Hundreds of MGNREGA workers on Thursday held a protest demanding that their wages should be increased to ₹ 600 and the work days should be increased to 365 days. Ram Avtar Singh, …

App-based attendance hits rural jobs scheme workers
2 years, 9 months ago

App-based attendance hits rural jobs scheme workers

The Hindu  

The Union government has made capturing of attendance through its app, National Mobile Monitoring System, compulsory at worksites where 20 or more workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme are employed. This move comes despite many problems, including patchy Internet connectivity in rural areas and little or no technical support. The Ministry’s directive claims that the app, …

MGNREGS: Attendance through mobile app mandatory for workers; new move to stop pilferage
2 years, 10 months ago

MGNREGS: Attendance through mobile app mandatory for workers; new move to stop pilferage

Firstpost  

The NMMS App was rolled out by the Centre on 21 May, 2021 but at the request of states and Union Territories, the utilisation of the App had been kept voluntary so far though the states were asked to progressively start using the mobile application frequently In a big move to check transparency, the Centre has made it mandatory from …

Attendance Through App Mandatory for MGNREGS Workers; New Move to Plug Pilferage
2 years, 10 months ago

Attendance Through App Mandatory for MGNREGS Workers; New Move to Plug Pilferage

News 18  

In a big move to check transparency, the Centre has made it mandatory from May 16 that the attendance of workers under the MGNREGS be captured through a mobile application with time-stamped and geo-tagged photographs rather than the attendance marked in registers. From May 16, 2022, for all the worksite wherein muster rolls are issued for 20 or more beneficiaries, …

The worrying cutbacks in rural jobs guarantee outlay, in charts
3 years, 1 month ago

The worrying cutbacks in rural jobs guarantee outlay, in charts

Live Mint  

If the Centre holds its ground on allocations to the rural employment guarantee scheme, this important measure of last resort will end up offering about one-third fewer person-days of work in 2022-23, show Mint calculations. In a report to the Lok Sabha, the panel criticized the lower allocation for 2022-23 to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme, which …

The efficiency myth of Aadhaar linking
3 years, 2 months ago

The efficiency myth of Aadhaar linking

The Hindu  

The Union Government hastily passed a Bill to link voter IDs with Aadhaar cards. In a recent response, the Government said the “Ministry has been reporting DBT Mission on the estimated DBT savings under the scheme on the assumption that 10% of the wages in the year could be saved.” In an earlier response, it had said: “Savings are in …

Activists seek 50 more days of work under MGNREGA
3 years, 8 months ago

Activists seek 50 more days of work under MGNREGA

The Hindu  

More than 2 lakh rural households have already completed their guaranteed 100 days of employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme within the first three months of the financial year, according to the scheme’s database. Given the high rates of rural job loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic, activists belonging to the NREGA Sangharsh Morcha wrote …

Gujarat government calls MGNREGA scheme ‘a lifesaver’ for labourers during COVID-19 pandemic
3 years, 9 months ago

Gujarat government calls MGNREGA scheme ‘a lifesaver’ for labourers during COVID-19 pandemic

The Hindu  

The BJP government in Gujarat has hailed the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme as a “lifesaver” for the migrant workers, who returned to their native villages in the State due to the lockdown last year. “The MGNREGA scheme of guaranteed employment has been a lifesaver for labourers, compelled to return to their homes following the COVID-19 pandemic,” …

Jharkhand MGNREGS workers to get ₹225 minimum wage from April 1
3 years, 11 months ago

Jharkhand MGNREGS workers to get ₹225 minimum wage from April 1

Hindustan Times  

Labourers working under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme will get ₹225 as minimum wage, effective from April 1, in Jharkhand, said an official on Friday. HT Image State rural development department has issued a letter to all deputy commissioners and concerned authorities to ensure the minimum wage to all MGNREGS labourers from Thursday. State rural development director …

MGNREGA has already used up half its annual funds
4 years, 7 months ago

MGNREGA has already used up half its annual funds

The Hindu  

One-third of the way through the financial year, government data shows that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme has used up almost half its allocated funds, spending more than ₹48,500 crore out of the expanded ₹1 lakh crore allocation announced following the COVID-19 outbreak. A new survey of 13 States, published by the Azim Premji Foundation shows …

Scale up MGNREGA during COVID-19 crisis: Congress
4 years, 9 months ago

Scale up MGNREGA during COVID-19 crisis: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Monday claimed that 2.19 crore households have found work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and asked the Centre to scale up and make the Act open-ended to help people during coronavirus pandemic. MGNREGA jobs crash to 1% of normal | The party’s formal demand came after its chief Sonia Gandhi wrote an open …

Pay advance wages to workers registered under MGNREGA, Sonia tells govt.
4 years, 11 months ago

Pay advance wages to workers registered under MGNREGA, Sonia tells govt.

The Hindu  

Congress president Sonia Gandhi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday to consider paying advance wages to workers who are registered under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. Stating that the MGNREGA has been a critical lifeline for the rural poor during economic distress, Ms. Gandhi said, “Devoid of an alternative source of income, an increasingly large …

Budget 2019: With signs of rural distress looming large on economy, MGNREGA could be hope for bringing some cheer
6 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2019: With signs of rural distress looming large on economy, MGNREGA could be hope for bringing some cheer

Firstpost  

It remains to be seen whether the increased allocations will help manage clearing the wage dues as labour wage expenditure has already crossed Rs 55,000 crore under MGNREGA this year. To maintain the current level of spending for MGNREGA, and given the concerns relating to inflation-indexed wage rate, going by conservative estimates, the 2019 Budget should earmark not less than …

Despite 'record' allocations, 57% of MGNREGS wages due to workers remained unpaid at the end of April 2018
6 years, 10 months ago

Despite 'record' allocations, 57% of MGNREGS wages due to workers remained unpaid at the end of April 2018

Firstpost  

Millions of MGNREGS workers share Prajapati’s predicament–57% of wages due to workers were unpaid at the end of April 2018, as per government data. MGNREGS wage payment delays have been a long-standing issue – 19 state governments had stopped payments in October 2017 primarily due to lack of funds, which in some cases was because states’ audited reports of financial …

MGNREGS payments over ₹3000 crore pending
7 years, 4 months ago

MGNREGS payments over ₹3000 crore pending

The Hindu  

58 crore are pending towards wages, material and administrative costs under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme as per the latest information on the Rural Development Ministry website. In 10 States, MGNREGS accounts show a negative balance, indicating that more work was done under the rural employment guarantee scheme than what was paid for by the Centre. Pending …

Govt to rework baseline for paying MGNREGA wages
7 years, 10 months ago

Govt to rework baseline for paying MGNREGA wages

Firstpost  

To end the variation in wages notified by the Centre and minimum wages of few states, the Centre has constituted Nagesh Singh committee to rework the baseline for paying MGNREGA wages New Delhi: In the wake of lowest rise in daily wages of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act workers in some states, the centre is looking to rework …

Govt to rework baseline for paying MGNREGA wages
7 years, 10 months ago

Govt to rework baseline for paying MGNREGA wages

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In the wake of lowest rise in daily wages of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act workers in some states, the centre is looking to rework the baseline on the basis of which the remuneration is paid to beneficiaries under the employment guarantee scheme. To end this variation, the centre is looking to rework or change the …

MGNREGA: In lowest ever hike, Centre revises wages by Re 1 in UP, Bihar; Rs 2 in TN, Odisha
7 years, 10 months ago

MGNREGA: In lowest ever hike, Centre revises wages by Re 1 in UP, Bihar; Rs 2 in TN, Odisha

India TV News  

In the lowest ever hike in wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, the flagship scheme launched by the erstwhile UPA dispensation, the Centre has effected a meagre 2.7 per cent increase this financial year. According to a report in The Indian Express, in some states like Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand, the increase in daily …

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