Lok Sabha Question No. 307 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Growth of Rural Wages
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 307

ANSWERED ON 15/09/2020

## GROWTH OF RURAL WAGES

## 307. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has made any report on growth in rural wages, month-wise on the inflation rate (BASE rate 2010) and adequate demand for a four members family in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is of the opinion that the current per head rural income is not adequate to maintain a rural household;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor alongwith the details of programmes to overcome post covid-19 crisis thereto; and
- (e) the measures being taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to increase the per head rural income?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (c): As per the information shared by Ministry of Labour& Employment, Labour Bureau compiles and maintains Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers (Base  1986-87=100)  (CPI-AL  &  RL)  and  average  daily  wage  rate  data  in  respect  of  selected agricultural and non-agricultural occupations based on the data collected by the Field Operation Division (FOD) of National Sample Survey Office (NSSO). Month-wise average daily wage rate in  respect  of  Non-Agriculture  Occupation  along  with  CPL-RL  with  effect  from  January  2010 onwards is at Annexure-I.

As per section 6(1) of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005, the Ministry of Rural Development notifies Mahatma Gandhi NREGA wage rates every  year for States/UTs based on Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labour (CPI-AL)  published  by  Labour  Bureau,  Shimla,  to  compensate  MGNREGA  workers  against inflation. The wage rates are made applicable from 1 st April of each Financial Year.  State/UTwise wage rate under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA during the financial year 2014-15 to 2019-20are given at Annexure-II .

## Initiatives taken by the Government in response to COVID-19

| 1. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana               | On 26.03.2020, Government has announced Rs.1.70 Lakh Crore relief package under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana for the poor to help them fight the battle against Corona Virus. One of the components of said package was to provide ex-gratia of Rs.1000 in two 2nstalments (Rs.500/- each) to the existing old age, widow and disabled/Divyangjan beneficiaries of the schemes of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). The NSAP Division timely released a total of Rs. 2814.50 crore as ex-gratia to States/Uts in April, 2020 as first tranche and in May, 2020 as second tranche under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) for the existing 282 lakh beneficiaries of NSAP schemes.   |
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| 2. AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan                      | Prime Minister Modi, in his fifth address to India since the national lockdown, has announced a financial package of Rs.20 lakh crore to ease the coronavirus distress. The package is announced under 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan' to revive the Indian economy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| a. Stepping up Budget of MGNREGAby Rs. 40,000 crore | Government has made an increase in allocation for MGNREGS by Rs. 40,000 crores to overcome Covid-19 crisis provisioning income through wage employment. A total of 184 crore person days have been generated so far in the current FY 2020-21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| b. Hike in wage rate under MGNREGA                  | Hike in wages for manual workers under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarentee Act (MGNREGA) for Rs.182 to Rs. 202/day in FY20-21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3. Garib Kalyan RojgarAbhiyaan (GKRA)               | Further, Garib Kalyan RojgarAbhiyaan (GKRA), launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 20.06.2020 across six selected states across 116 districts to provide livelihood opportunities to rural citizens with a provision of Rs. 50000 Cr. An expenditure of Rs. 23,767.32 crore has been incurred in these districts till 13.09.2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 4. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana PMJDY             | An amount of Rs. 30944.61 Crores has been credited as ex-gratia payment to 20.61 cr. Women PMJDY beneficiary account in three equal 2nstalments of Rs.500/-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

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## Annexure-I  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  &  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.307 dated 15.09.2020

Monthly average daily wage rate in respect of Non Agriculture Occupation along with CPIRL with effect from January 2010 onwards:

| Year   | Month     |   Wage Rate |   CPI-RL |
|--------|-----------|-------------|----------|
| 2010   | January   |      102.37 |      541 |
| 2010   | February  |      103.55 |      538 |
| 2010   | March     |      104.46 |      536 |
| 2010   | April     |      106.63 |      538 |
| 2010   | May       |      108.21 |      540 |
| 2010   | June      |      109.3  |      547 |
| 2010   | July      |      113.24 |      554 |
| 2010   | August    |      113.28 |      556 |
| 2010   | September |      115.86 |      562 |
| 2010   | October   |      119.15 |      565 |
| 2010   | November  |      120.83 |      569 |
| 2010   | December  |      121.84 |      580 |
| 2011   | January   |      124.09 |      588 |
| 2011   | February  |      125.7  |      584 |
| 2011   | March     |      127.33 |      584 |
| 2011   | April     |      129.49 |      587 |
| 2011   | May       |      131.06 |      592 |
| 2011   | June      |      132.33 |      597 |
| 2011   | July      |      136.36 |      604 |
| 2011   | August    |      137.88 |      610 |
| 2011   | September |      139.34 |      614 |
| 2011   | October   |      140.87 |      620 |
| 2011   | November  |      143.17 |      621 |
| 2011   | December  |      144.2  |      619 |
| 2012   | January   |      148.12 |      619 |
|        | February  |      150.1  |      623 |
|        | March     |      151.55 |      626 |
|        | April     |      152.77 |      634 |
|        | May       |      155.59 |      640 |
|        | June      |      156.99 |      648 |
|        | July      |      161.07 |      658 |
|        | August    |      161.07 |      667 |
|        | September |      164.62 |      675 |
|        | October   |      166.51 |      681 |
|        | November  |      168.43 |      686 |
|        | December  |      169.55 |      689 |
| 2013   | January   |      173.9  |      695 |
| 2013   | February  |      175.71 |      701 |
| 2013   | March     |      176.84 |      705 |
| 2013   | April     |      179.09 |      711 |

| May       |   180.86 |   720 |
|-----------|----------|-------|
| June      |   182.53 |   730 |
| July      |   186.17 |   741 |
| August    |   188.35 |   753 |
| September |   190.49 |   759 |
| October   |   192.27 |   766 |
| November  |   237.98 |   777 |
| December  |   232.51 |   766 |
| January   |   234.08 |   759 |
| February  |   234.39 |   759 |
| March     |   232.69 |   765 |
| April     |   233.21 |   773 |
| May       |   232.41 |   780 |
| June      |   233.63 |   787 |
| July      |   234.45 |   801 |
| August    |   236.28 |   810 |
| September |   237.2  |   813 |
| October   |   238.69 |   815 |
| November  |   238.36 |   816 |
| December  |   240.7  |   810 |
| January   |   241.32 |   808 |
| February  |   242.77 |   806 |
| March     |   243.46 |   807 |
| April     |   243.78 |   809 |
| May       |   245.33 |   816 |
| June      |   245.65 |   824 |
| July      |   248.27 |   827 |
| August    |   249.57 |   836 |
| September |   250.65 |   843 |
| October   |   249.26 |   853 |
| November  |   250.19 |   857 |
| December  |   251.63 |   857 |
| January   |   253.79 |   854 |
| February  |   253.52 |   849 |
| March     |   254.53 |   848 |
| April     |   254.75 |   854 |
| May       |   254.79 |   866 |
| June      |   255.7  |   874 |
| July      |   256.78 |   881 |
| August    |   258.33 |   881 |
| September |   261.89 |   877 |
| October   |   263.15 |   881 |
| November  |   263.7  |   883 |
| December  |   264.5  |   881 |
| January   |   266.38 |   876 |
| February  |   267.67 |   874 |
| March     |   268.23 |   872 |

| April          | 268.89                                                               | 876                                                                  |
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| May            | 269.05                                                               | 878                                                                  |
| June           | 270.03                                                               | 884                                                                  |
| July           | 271.04                                                               | 890                                                                  |
| August         | 272.61                                                               | 900                                                                  |
| September      | 273.73                                                               | 899                                                                  |
| October        | 274.85                                                               | 907                                                                  |
| November       | 275.86                                                               | 910                                                                  |
| December       | 275.72                                                               | 906                                                                  |
| January        | 277.31                                                               | 901                                                                  |
| February       | 278.03                                                               | 896                                                                  |
| March          | 278.94                                                               | 894                                                                  |
| April          | 279.20                                                               | 896                                                                  |
| May            | 279.82                                                               | 899                                                                  |
| 2018 June      | 280.92                                                               | 902                                                                  |
| July           | 282.05                                                               | 910                                                                  |
| August         | 284.49                                                               | 915                                                                  |
| September      | 285.20                                                               | 917                                                                  |
| October        | 285.24                                                               | 920                                                                  |
| November       | 286.00                                                               | 921                                                                  |
| December       | 287.27                                                               | 921                                                                  |
| January        | 288.71                                                               | 923                                                                  |
| February March | 288.95                                                               | 925                                                                  |
|                | 289.43                                                               | 932                                                                  |
| April          | 289.96                                                               | 939                                                                  |
| May            | 291.20                                                               | 948                                                                  |
| June           | 291.82                                                               | 957                                                                  |
| 2019 July      | 292.08                                                               | 965                                                                  |
| August         | 293.22                                                               | 972                                                                  |
| September      | 293.29                                                               | 983                                                                  |
| October        | 294.09                                                               | 993                                                                  |
| November       | 294.62                                                               | 1006                                                                 |
| December       | 295.03                                                               | 1019                                                                 |
| January        | 296.63                                                               | 1021                                                                 |
| February       | 297.29                                                               | 1016                                                                 |
| March          | 297.25                                                               | 1013                                                                 |
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| November       | All India Average daily wage rate has been released upto March, 2020 | All India Average daily wage rate has been released upto March, 2020 |
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## Notified wage rate under MGNREGA from 2014-15 to 2019-20

(in Rs.)

| State wise and year wise wage rates as per Gazette Notification from 2014 to 2019   | State wise and year wise wage rates as per Gazette Notification from 2014 to 2019   | State wise and year wise wage rates as per Gazette Notification from 2014 to 2019   | State wise and year wise wage rates as per Gazette Notification from 2014 to 2019   | State wise and year wise wage rates as per Gazette Notification from 2014 to 2019   | State wise and year wise wage rates as per Gazette Notification from 2014 to 2019   | State wise and year wise wage rates as per Gazette Notification from 2014 to 2019   | State wise and year wise wage rates as per Gazette Notification from 2014 to 2019   |
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| S. No.                                                                              | Name of the State                                                                   | MGNREGA wage rate as per Gazette notification (2014-15)                             | MGNREGA wage rate as per Gazette notification (2015-16)                             | MGNREGA wage rate as per Gazette notification (2016-17)                             | MGNREGA wage rate as per Gazette notification (2017-18)                             | MGNREGA wage rate as per Gazette notification (2018-19)                             | MGNREGA wage rate as per Gazette notification (2019-20)                             |
| 1                                                                                   | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                      | 169                                                                                 | 180                                                                                 | 194                                                                                 | 197                                                                                 | 205                                                                                 | 211                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                   | 155                                                                                 | 167                                                                                 | 172                                                                                 | 177                                                                                 | 177                                                                                 | 192                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                   | ASSAM                                                                               | 167                                                                                 | 179                                                                                 | 182                                                                                 | 183                                                                                 | 189                                                                                 | 193                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                   | BIHAR                                                                               | 158                                                                                 | 162                                                                                 | 167                                                                                 | 168                                                                                 | 168                                                                                 | 171                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                   | CHHATTISGARH                                                                        | 157                                                                                 | 159                                                                                 | 167                                                                                 | 172                                                                                 | 174                                                                                 | 176                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                   | GUJARAT                                                                             | 167                                                                                 | 178                                                                                 | 188                                                                                 | 192                                                                                 | 194                                                                                 | 199                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                   | HARYANA                                                                             | 236                                                                                 | 251                                                                                 | 259                                                                                 | 277                                                                                 | 281                                                                                 | 284                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                   | HIMACHAL PRADESH - NON SCHEDULED AREA                                               | 154                                                                                 | 162                                                                                 | 170                                                                                 | 179                                                                                 | 184                                                                                 | 185                                                                                 |
| 8a                                                                                  | HIMACHAL PRADESH - SCHEDULED AREA                                                   | 193                                                                                 | 203                                                                                 | 213                                                                                 | 224                                                                                 | 230                                                                                 | 231                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                   | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                     | 157                                                                                 | 164                                                                                 | 173                                                                                 | 179                                                                                 | 186                                                                                 | 189                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                  | JHARKHAND                                                                           | 158                                                                                 | 162                                                                                 | 167                                                                                 | 168                                                                                 | 168                                                                                 | 171                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                  | KARNATAKA                                                                           | 191                                                                                 | 204                                                                                 | 224                                                                                 | 236                                                                                 | 249                                                                                 | 249                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                  | KERALA MADHYA                                                                       | 212                                                                                 | 229                                                                                 | 240                                                                                 | 258                                                                                 | 271                                                                                 | 271                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                  | PRADESH                                                                             | 157                                                                                 | 159                                                                                 | 167                                                                                 | 172                                                                                 | 174                                                                                 | 176                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                  | MAHARASHTRA                                                                         | 168                                                                                 | 181                                                                                 | 192                                                                                 | 201                                                                                 | 203                                                                                 | 206                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                  | MANIPUR                                                                             | 175                                                                                 | 190                                                                                 | 197                                                                                 | 204                                                                                 | 209                                                                                 | 219                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                  | MEGHALAYA                                                                           | 153                                                                                 | 163                                                                                 | 169                                                                                 | 175                                                                                 | 181                                                                                 | 187                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                  | MIZORAM                                                                             | 170                                                                                 | 183                                                                                 | 188                                                                                 | 194                                                                                 | 194                                                                                 | 211                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                  | NAGALAND                                                                            | 155                                                                                 | 167                                                                                 | 172                                                                                 | 177                                                                                 | 177                                                                                 | 192                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                  | ODISHA                                                                              | 164                                                                                 | 174                                                                                 | 174                                                                                 | 176                                                                                 | 182                                                                                 | 188                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                  | PUNJAB                                                                              | 200                                                                                 | 210                                                                                 | 218                                                                                 | 233                                                                                 | 240                                                                                 | 241                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                  | RAJASTHAN                                                                           | 163                                                                                 | 173                                                                                 | 181                                                                                 | 192                                                                                 | 192                                                                                 | 199                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                  | SIKKIM                                                                              | 155                                                                                 | 167                                                                                 | 172                                                                                 | 177                                                                                 | 177                                                                                 | 192                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                  | TAMIL NADU                                                                          | 167                                                                                 | 183                                                                                 | 203                                                                                 | 205                                                                                 | 224                                                                                 | 229                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                  | TRIPURA                                                                             | 155                                                                                 | 167                                                                                 | 172                                                                                 | 177                                                                                 | 177                                                                                 | 192                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                  | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                       | 156                                                                                 | 161                                                                                 | 174                                                                                 | 175                                                                                 | 175                                                                                 | 182                                                                                 |
| 26                                                                                  | UTTARAKHAND                                                                         | 156                                                                                 | 161                                                                                 | 174                                                                                 | 175                                                                                 | 175                                                                                 | 182                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                                  | WEST BENGAL                                                                         | 169                                                                                 | 174                                                                                 | 176                                                                                 | 180                                                                                 | 191                                                                                 | 191                                                                                 |
| 28                                                                                  | GOA                                                                                 | 195                                                                                 | 208                                                                                 | 229                                                                                 | 240                                                                                 | 254                                                                                 | 254                                                                                 |
| 29                                                                                  | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                                                                   |                                                                                     |                                                                                     |                                                                                     |                                                                                     |                                                                                     |                                                                                     |
| 29a                                                                                 | ANDAMAN                                                                             | 222                                                                                 | 228                                                                                 | 230                                                                                 | 236                                                                                 | 250                                                                                 | 250                                                                                 |
| 29b                                                                                 | NICOBAR                                                                             | 235                                                                                 | 241                                                                                 | 243                                                                                 | 249                                                                                 | 264                                                                                 | 264                                                                                 |
| 30                                                                                  | D&N HAVELI                                                                          | 182                                                                                 | 196                                                                                 | 208                                                                                 | 218                                                                                 | 220                                                                                 | 224                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                  | D& DIU                                                                              | 170                                                                                 | 181                                                                                 | 192                                                                                 | 195                                                                                 | 197                                                                                 | 202                                                                                 |
| 32                                                                                  | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                         | 195                                                                                 | 210                                                                                 | 220                                                                                 | 237                                                                                 | 248                                                                                 | 248                                                                                 |
| 33                                                                                  | PUDUCHERRY                                                                          | 167                                                                                 | 183                                                                                 | 203                                                                                 | 205                                                                                 | 224                                                                                 | 229                                                                                 |
| 34                                                                                  | CHANDIGARH                                                                          | 227                                                                                 | 239                                                                                 | 248                                                                                 | 265                                                                                 | 273                                                                                 | -                                                                                   |
| 35                                                                                  | TELANGANA                                                                           | -                                                                                   | 180                                                                                 | 194                                                                                 | 197                                                                                 | 205                                                                                 | 211                                                                                 |