Lok Sabha Question No. 1391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Wages under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA, KIRRON KHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1391 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2017

## Wages under MGNREGS

## 1391. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN: SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI: SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  a  need  for increasing  funds  allocated  under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)  due  to increase  in  demand  for  works  under the scheme and if so, the details thereof and the steps proposed to be taken thereon;
- (c) whether any consultations have been held in this regard with the State Governments and other stakeholders;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to revise the wages paid under MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government also proposes to link MGNREGS wages to inflation and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons there for?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)  is  a  demand  driven  programme.  Hence no  State/UT- wise allocation of fund is made. The Central funds are released to the States/UTs on the basis of agreed to Labour Budget and taking into consideration the performance and the pace of utilization of available funds. The fund release to  States/UTs  is  a  continuous  process  and  Central  Government  is committed to make funds available as per actual basis.

(b)to(d): Wage rates for workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA),  2005  are  notified  and revised  annually  by  the  Central  Government  in  accordance  with  the provisions of Section 6(1) of the Act. State/UT-wise details of the notified wage rate w.e.f. 1 st April, 2016 is given at Annexure.

(e): The  wages  of  workers  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) are protected against inflation by  Indexation with  the  Consumer  Price  Index  for  Agricultural  Labour (CPI-AL).  MGNREGA  wage  rate  are  linked  with  State-wise  CPI-AL which is  revised  on  yearly  basis  and  implemented  during  the  financial year in States/UTs.

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## Annexure referred in reply to parts (b)to(d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1391 dated 09.03.2017.

| Sl. No   | Name of State/ Union Territory   | Wage rate in Rs. per day                                  |
|----------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | 2                                | 3                                                         |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                   | Rs. 194.00                                                |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                | Rs. 172.00                                                |
| 3        | Assam                            | Rs. 182.00                                                |
| 4        | Bihar                            | Rs. 167.00                                                |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                     | Rs. 167.00                                                |
| 6        | Gujarat                          | Rs. 188.00                                                |
| 7        | Goa                              | Rs. 229.00                                                |
| 8        | Haryana                          | Rs. 259.00                                                |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                 | Non-scheduled Areas-Rs. 170.00 Scheduled Areas-Rs. 213.00 |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir                | Rs. 173.00                                                |
| 11       | Jharkhand                        | Rs. 167.00                                                |
| 12       | Karnataka                        | Rs. 224.00                                                |
| 13       | Kerala                           | Rs. 240.00                                                |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                   | Rs. 167.00                                                |
| 15       | Maharashtra                      | Rs. 192.00                                                |
| 16       | Manipur                          | Rs. 197.00                                                |
| 17       | Meghalaya                        | Rs. 169.00                                                |
| 18       | Mizoram                          | Rs. 188.00                                                |
| 19       | Nagaland                         | Rs. 172.00                                                |
| 20       | Odisha                           | Rs. 174.00                                                |
| 21       | Punjab                           | Rs. 218.00                                                |
| 22       | Rajasthan                        | Rs. 181.00                                                |
| 23       | Sikkim                           | Rs. 172.00                                                |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                       | Rs. 203.00                                                |
| 25       | Telangana                        | Rs. 194.00                                                |
| 26       | Tripura                          | Rs. 172.00                                                |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh                    | Rs. 174.00                                                |
| 28       | Uttarakhand                      | Rs. 174.00                                                |
| 29       | West Bengal                      | Rs. 176.00                                                |
|          |                                  | Andaman District                                          |
|          |                                  | Rs. 230.00                                                |
|          |                                  | Nicobar District                                          |
| 30       | Andaman and Nicobar              | Rs. 243.00                                                |
| 31       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli           | Rs. 208.00                                                |
| 32       | Daman and Diu                    | Rs. 192.00                                                |
| 33       | Lakshadweep                      | Rs. 220.00                                                |
| 34       | Puducherry                       | Rs. 203.00                                                |
| 35       | Chandigarh                       | Rs. 248.00                                                |