Lok Sabha Question No. 3799 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Growth in Rural Wages
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3799 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2020

## GROWTH IN RURAL WAGES

## 3799.   SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the percentage of growth in rural wages after adjusting for inflation during the last three years and the current year, month-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is of the opinion that the current rural wage rates are adequate to maintain a rural household;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the measures being taken by the Government to increase rural wages?

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

(a): 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) form a fixed set of 600 sample villages spread over 20 states. Month-wise wage rate & percentage of growth rate in wage rate w.r.t previous year in respect of Non Agriculture Occupation along with CPL-RL with effect from January 2016 onwards is at Annexure-I.

(b)  to  ( d ):  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/UT-wise  wage  rate  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA  during  the  financial  year  2016-17  to 2019-20 is given at Annexure-II .

## Annexure-I referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3799 dated 17.03.2020

Month-wise wage rate &  percentage  of  growth  rate  in  wage  rate  w.r.t  previous  year  in respect of Non Agriculture Occupation along with CPL-RL with effect from January 2016 onwards:

|   Year | Month     |   Wage Rate |   CPI-RL |   Average CPI-RL for the year 2010 |   % Growth w.r.t previous year | Month     |   Wage Rate | CPI-RL                              | Average CPI-RL for the year 2010   | % Growth w.r.t previous year   |
|--------|-----------|-------------|----------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------|-------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|   2016 | January   |      253.79 |      854 |                                869 |                           4.82 | January   |      277.31 | 901 896                             |                                    |                                |
|   2016 | February  |      253.52 |      849 |                                869 |                           4.82 | February  |      278.03 | 901 896                             |                                    |                                |
|   2016 | March     |      254.53 |      848 |                                869 |                           4.82 | March     |      278.94 | 894                                 |                                    |                                |
|   2016 | April     |      254.75 |      854 |                                869 |                           4.82 | April     |      279.2  | 896                                 |                                    |                                |
|   2016 | May       |      254.79 |      866 |                                869 |                           4.82 | May       |      279.82 | 899                                 |                                    |                                |
|   2016 | June      |      255.7  |      874 |                                869 |                           4.82 | June      |      280.92 | 902                                 | 907                                | 2.02                           |
|   2016 | July      |      256.78 |      881 |                                869 |                           4.82 | July      |      282.05 | 910                                 |                                    |                                |
|   2016 | August    |      258.33 |      881 |                                869 |                           4.82 | August    |      284.49 | 915                                 |                                    |                                |
|   2016 | September |      261.89 |      877 |                                869 |                           4.82 | September |      285.2  | 917                                 |                                    |                                |
|   2016 | October   |      263.15 |      881 |                                869 |                           4.82 | October   |      285.24 | 920                                 |                                    |                                |
|   2016 | November  |      263.7  |      883 |                                869 |                           4.82 | November  |      286    | 921                                 |                                    |                                |
|   2016 | December  |      264.5  |      881 |                                869 |                           4.82 | December  |      287.27 | 921                                 |                                    |                                |
|   2017 | January   |      266.38 |      876 |                                889 |                           2.3  | January   |      288.71 | 923 925 932 939 948 957 965 972 983 | 963                                | 6.17                           |
|   2017 | February  |      267.67 |      874 |                                889 |                           2.3  | February  |      288.95 | 923 925 932 939 948 957 965 972 983 | 963                                | 6.17                           |
|   2017 | March     |      268.23 |      872 |                                889 |                           2.3  | March     |      289.43 | 923 925 932 939 948 957 965 972 983 | 963                                | 6.17                           |
|   2017 | April     |      268.89 |      876 |                                889 |                           2.3  | April     |      289.96 | 923 925 932 939 948 957 965 972 983 | 963                                | 6.17                           |
|   2017 | May       |      269.05 |      878 |                                889 |                           2.3  | May       |      291.2  | 923 925 932 939 948 957 965 972 983 | 963                                | 6.17                           |
|   2017 | June      |      270.03 |      884 |                                889 |                           2.3  | June      |      291.82 | 923 925 932 939 948 957 965 972 983 | 963                                | 6.17                           |
|   2017 | July      |      271.04 |      890 |                                889 |                           2.3  | July      |      292.08 | 923 925 932 939 948 957 965 972 983 | 963                                | 6.17                           |
|   2017 | August    |      272.61 |      900 |                                889 |                           2.3  | August    |      293.22 | 923 925 932 939 948 957 965 972 983 | 963                                | 6.17                           |
|   2017 | September |      273.73 |      899 |                                889 |                           2.3  | September |      293.29 | 923 925 932 939 948 957 965 972 983 | 963                                | 6.17                           |
|   2017 | October   |      274.85 |      907 |                                889 |                           2.3  | October   |      294.09 | 993                                 | 963                                | 6.17                           |
|   2017 | November  |      275.86 |      910 |                                889 |                           2.3  | November  |      294.62 | 1006                                | 963                                | 6.17                           |
|   2017 | December  |      275.72 |      906 |                                889 |                           2.3  | December  |      295.03 | 1019                                | 963                                | 6.17                           |

Average CPI-RL for the year 2015 is 829

## Notified wage rate under MGNREGA from 2016-17 to 2019-20

(in Rs.)

| Sl.N o   | States            | 2016-17                                      | 2017-18                                      | 2018-19                                      | 2019-20                                      |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 194                                          | 197                                          | 205                                          | 211                                          |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 172                                          | 177                                          | 177                                          | 192                                          |
| 3        | ASSAM             | 182                                          | 183                                          | 189                                          | 193                                          |
| 4        | BIHAR             | 167                                          | 168                                          | 168                                          | 171                                          |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH      | 167                                          | 172                                          | 174                                          | 176                                          |
| 6        | GOA               | 229                                          | 240                                          | 254                                          | 254                                          |
| 7        | GUJARAT           | 188                                          | 192                                          | 194                                          | 199                                          |
| 8        | HARYANA           | 259                                          | 277                                          | 281                                          | 284                                          |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | Non-scheduled Areas-170 Scheduled Areas- 213 | Non-scheduled Areas-179 Scheduled Areas- 224 | Non-scheduled Areas-184 Scheduled Areas- 230 | Non-scheduled Areas-185 Scheduled Areas- 231 |
| 10       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 173                                          | 179                                          | 186                                          | 189                                          |
| 11       | JHARKHAND         | 167                                          | 168                                          | 168                                          | 171                                          |
| 12       | KARNATAKA         | 224                                          | 236                                          | 249                                          | 249                                          |
| 13       | KERALA            | 240                                          | 258                                          | 271                                          | 271                                          |
| 14       | MADHYA PRADESH    | 167                                          | 172                                          | 174                                          | 176                                          |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA       | 192                                          | 201                                          | 203                                          | 206                                          |
| 16       | MANIPUR           | 197                                          | 204                                          | 209                                          | 219                                          |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA         | 169                                          | 175                                          | 181                                          | 187                                          |
| 18       | MIZORAM           | 188                                          | 194                                          | 194                                          | 211                                          |
| 19       | NAGALAND          | 172                                          | 177                                          | 177                                          | 192                                          |
| 20       | ODISHA            | 174                                          | 176                                          | 182                                          | 188                                          |
| 21       | PUNJAB            | 218                                          | 233                                          | 240                                          | 241                                          |
| 22       | RAJASTHAN         | 181                                          | 192                                          | 192                                          | 199                                          |
| 23       | SIKKIM            | 172                                          | 177                                          | 177                                          | 192                                          |
| 24       | TAMIL NADU        | 203                                          | 205                                          | 224                                          | 229                                          |
| 25       | TELANGANA         | 194                                          | 197                                          | 205                                          | 211                                          |
| 26       | TRIPURA           | 172                                          | 177                                          | 177                                          | 192                                          |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH     | 174                                          | 175                                          | 175                                          | 182                                          |
| 28       | UTTRAKHAND        | 174                                          | 175                                          | 175                                          | 182                                          |
| 29       | WEST BENGAL       | 176                                          | 180                                          | 191                                          | 191                                          |
| 30       | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | Andaman district- 230 Nicobar district- 243  | Andaman district-236 Nicobar district- 249   | Andaman district- 250 Nicobar district- 264  | Andaman district- 250 Nicobar district- 264  |
|          | DADRA &NAGAR      |                                              |                                              |                                              |                                              |
| 31       | HAVELI            | 208                                          | 218                                          | 220                                          | 224                                          |
| 32       | DAMAN &DIU        | 192                                          | 195                                          | 197                                          | 202                                          |
| 33       | LAKSHADWEEP       | 220                                          | 237                                          | 248                                          | 248                                          |
| 34       | PUDUCHERRY        | 203                                          | 205                                          | 224                                          | 229                                          |
| 35       | CHANDIGARH        | 248                                          | 265                                          | 273                                          | -                                            |