Lok Sabha Question No. 31 (STARRED), answered on 2018-07-19
Subject: Annual Wage Revision
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 31

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2018

## ANNUAL WAGE REVISION

## *31. KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  annual  wage  revision  under  the  job  guarantee  scheme  has  for  years resulted in minimal/negligible hike across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether his Ministry had set up Nagesh Singh Committee for this purpose and if so, the  recommendations  made  by  the  Committee  along  with  the  response  of  the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether his Ministry has requested the Ministry of Finance to index the wages under the job guarantee scheme to Consumer Price Index (Rural) in place of the current CPI (Agricultural Labourers), if so, the details thereof and the response of the Ministry of Finance thereto; and
- (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to enhance the wages under the Job Guarantee Scheme?

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

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement  in  reply  to  Parts  (a)  to  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  31  for 19.07.2018

(a)&(b): As  per  section  6(1)  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005, the Ministry of Rural Development notifies MGNREGA wage  rates  every  year  for  all  States/UTs.  To  compensate  the  MGNREGA workers against inflation, the Ministry of Rural Development revises the wage rates based on Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labour (CPI-AL) every year for all States/UTs. The revised wage rates are made applicable from 1 st April of the year. State-wise prevailing minimum wage rates under MGNREGA during current FY 2018-19 are given at Annexure.

(c): Yes, Madam.  A  Committee  under  the  chairpersonship of former Additional Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development was constituted to study among other things the appropriate  index  for  revising  MGNREGA  wages.  The  Committee  recommended  using Consumer  Price  Index-Rural  instead  of  the  existing  CPI-AL  for  revising  MGNREGA Wages every year. The Committee also recommended use of annual average instead of the existing practice of using December month index only.

(d)&(e): Presently, the recommendations of the Committee are under consideration in consultation with the Ministry of Finance.

Annexure referred in reply to parts (a)&(b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 31 dated 19.07.2018

State/UT-wise wage rate under MGNREGA

|   No. | State/ Union territory   | Wage rate in Rs. per day w.e.f 1 st April, 2018           |
|-------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | Andhra Pradesh           | Rs. 205.00                                                |
|     2 | Arunachal Pradesh        | Rs.177.00                                                 |
|     3 | Assam                    | Rs.189.00                                                 |
|     4 | Bihar                    | Rs.168.00                                                 |
|     5 | Chhattisgarh             | Rs.174.00                                                 |
|     6 | Gujarat                  | Rs.194.00                                                 |
|     7 | Goa                      | Rs.254.00                                                 |
|     8 | Haryana                  | Rs.281.00                                                 |
|     9 | Himachal Pradesh         | Non-scheduled Areas-Rs. 184.00 Scheduled Areas-Rs. 230.00 |
|    10 | Jammu and Kashmir        | Rs.186.00                                                 |
|    11 | Jharkhand                | Rs.168.00                                                 |
|    12 | Karnataka                | Rs.249.00                                                 |
|    13 | Kerala                   | Rs.271.00                                                 |
|    14 | Madhya Pradesh           | Rs.174.00                                                 |
|    15 | Maharashtra              | Rs.203.00                                                 |
|    16 | Manipur                  | Rs.209.00                                                 |
|    17 | Meghalaya                | Rs.181.00                                                 |
|    18 | Mizoram                  | Rs.194.00                                                 |
|    19 | Nagaland                 | Rs.177.00                                                 |
|    20 | Odisha                   | Rs.182.00                                                 |
|    21 | Punjab                   | Rs.240.00                                                 |
|    22 | Rajasthan                | Rs.192.00                                                 |
|    23 | Sikkim                   | Rs.177.00                                                 |
|    24 | Tamil Nadu               | Rs.224.00                                                 |
|    25 | Telangana                | Rs.205.00                                                 |
|    26 | Tripura                  | Rs.177.00                                                 |
|    27 | Uttar Pradesh            | Rs.175.00                                                 |
|    28 | Uttarakhand              | Rs.175.00                                                 |
|    29 | West Bengal              | Rs.191.00                                                 |
|    30 | Andaman and Nicobar      | Andaman District Rs. 250.00 Nicobar District              |
|    31 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli   | Rs.220.00                                                 |
|    32 | Daman and Diu            | Rs.197.00                                                 |
|    33 | Lakshadweep              | Rs.248.00                                                 |
|    34 | Puducherry               | Rs.224.00                                                 |
|    35 | Chandigarh               | Rs.273.00                                                 |