Lok Sabha Question No. 452 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Growth in Rural Wages
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 452 ANSWERED ON 30/11/2021

## GROWTH IN RURAL WAGES

## 452. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  growth  in  rural  wages,  after  adjusting  for  inflation  since  January,  2014,  monthwise;
- (b) whether the Government is of the opinion that current rural wage rates are adequate enough to maintain a rural household;
- (c) if so, the reasons thereto; and
- (d) if not, the measures being taken by the Government to increase rural wages?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a):       As per the information shared by Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Labour Bureau compiles and maintains average daily wage rate data in respect of selected agricultural and non-agricultural occupations on the basis of the data collected by the Field Operation  Division  (FOD)  of  National  Statistical  Office  (NSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  & Programme Implementation from a fixed set of 600 sample villages spread over 20 States.

Month-wise  average  daily  wage  rate   in  respect  of  Non  Agricultural  Occupation  along with Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourer (CPI-RL) from January 2014 to September, 2021 is given at Annexure-I.

(b)  to  (d):          As  per  section  6(1)  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Act,  2005  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA),  the  Central  Government  may,  by notification, specify the wage rate for unskilled work for its beneficiaries. Accordingly, the Ministry of Rural Development notifies wage rate   under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA every financial year for States/UTs. To compensate the Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment Guarantee  Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) workers against inflation, the Ministry  of  Rural  Development  revises  the  wage  rates  every  financial  year  based  on Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourer (CPI-AL). The wage rate is made applicable from 1 st April of each financial year.

State/UT-wise notified wage rates for unskilled worker under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA for the financial years from 2014-15 to 2021-22 is given at Annexure-II.

## Annexure-I  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  452 dated 30.11.2021

Month-wise average daily notified wage rates  in respect of Non Agricultural Occupation along  with  Consumer Price  Index  for  Rural  Labourer  (CPI-RL)  from  January  2014  to September, 2021

| Year   | Month     |   Wage Rate | CPI-RL   | Year   | Month     | Wage Rate   | CPI-RL    |
|--------|-----------|-------------|----------|--------|-----------|-------------|-----------|
| 2014   | January   |      234.08 | 759      |        | January   | 277.31      | 901       |
|        | February  |      234.39 | 759      |        | February  | 278.03      | 896       |
|        | March     |      232.69 | 765      |        | March     | 278.94      | 894       |
|        | April     |      233.21 | 773      |        | April     | 279.20      | 896       |
|        | May       |      232.41 | 780      |        | May       | 279.82      | 899       |
|        | June      |      233.63 | 787      | 2018   | June      | 280.92      | 902       |
|        | July      |      234.45 | 801      |        | July      | 282.05      | 910       |
|        | August    |      236.28 | 810      |        | August    | 284.49      | 915       |
|        | September |      237.2  | 813      |        | September | 285.20      | 917       |
|        | October   |      238.69 | 815      |        | October   | 285.24      | 920       |
|        | November  |      238.36 | 816      |        | November  | 286.00      | 921       |
|        | December  |      240.7  | 810      |        | December  | 287.27      | 921       |
| 2015   | January   |      241.32 | 808      |        | January   | 288.71      | 923       |
| 2015   | February  |      242.77 | 806      |        | February  | 288.95      | 925       |
| 2015   | March     |      243.46 | 807      |        | March     | 289.43      | 932       |
| 2015   | April     |      243.78 | 809      |        | April     | 289.96      | 939       |
| 2015   | May       |      245.33 | 816      |        | May       | 291.20      | 948       |
| 2015   | June      |      245.65 | 824      |        | June      | 291.82      | 957       |
| 2015   | July      |      248.27 | 827      | 2019   | July      | 292.08      | 965       |
| 2015   | August    |      249.57 | 836      |        | August    | 293.22      | 972       |
| 2015   | September |      250.65 | 843      |        | September | 293.29      | 983       |
| 2015   | October   |      249.26 | 853      |        | October   | 294.09      | 993       |
| 2015   | November  |      250.19 | 857      |        | November  | 294.62      | 1006      |
| 2015   | December  |      251.63 | 857      |        | December  | 295.03      | 1019      |
| 2016   | January   |      253.79 | 854      |        | January   | 296.63      | 1021      |
| 2016   | February  |      253.52 | 849      |        | February  | 297.29      | 1016      |
| 2016   | March     |      254.53 | 848      |        | March     | 297.25      | 1013      |
| 2016   | April     |      254.75 | 854      |        | *April    | -           | 1019      |
| 2016   | May       |      254.79 | 866      |        | May       | 319.47      | 1025      |
| 2016   | June      |      255.7  | 874      | 2020   | June      | 319.23      | 1024      |
| 2016   | July      |      256.78 | 881      |        | July      | 320.99      | 1028      |
| 2016   | August    |      258.33 | 881      |        | August    | 316.04      | 1033      |
| 2016   | September |      261.89 | 877      |        | September | 310.88      | 1043      |
| 2016   | October   |      263.15 | 881      |        | October   | 311.37      | 1057      |
| 2016   | November  |      263.7  | 883      |        | November  | 311.01      | 1065      |
| 2016   | December  |      264.5  | 881      |        | December  | 311.92      | 1053      |
| 2017   | January   |      266.38 | 876      | 2021   | January   | 313.69      | 1045      |
| 2017   | February  |      267.67 | 874      | 2021   | February  | 316.00      | 1044      |
| 2017   | March     |      268.23 | 872      | 2021   | March     | 317.62      | 1043      |
| 2017   | April     |      268.89 | 876      | 2021   | April     | 318.43      | 1049      |
| 2017   | May       |      269.05 | 878      | 2021   | May       | 320.18      | 1057      |
| 2017   | June      |      270.03 | 884 890  | 2021   | June      | 320.22      | 1065 1070 |
| 2017   | July      |      271.04 |          | 2021   | July      | 322.60      |           |

| August    |   272.61 |   900 |          | August 323.35    | 1074     |
|-----------|----------|-------|----------|------------------|----------|
| September |   273.73 |   899 |          | September 325.58 | 1076     |
| October   |   274.85 |   907 |          |                  |          |
|           |   275.86 |   910 | November | November         | November |
|           |   275.72 |   906 | December | December         | December |

*Due  to  Covid  pandemic,  the  data  for  the  month  of  April,  2020  could  not  be  collected  and complied.

## Annexure-II  referred  in  reply  to  part  (b)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.452 dated 30.11.2021

State/UT-wise notified wage rates for unskilled worker under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA for the financial years from 2014-15 to 2021-22.

(In Rs.)

| Sl. No.   | States                 | FY 2014-15                                   | FY 2015-16                                   | FY 2016-17                                   | FY 2017-18                                    | FY 2018-19                                   | FY 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         | GOA                    | 195                                          | 208                                          | 229                                          | 240                                           | 254                                          | 254                                          |
| 7         | GUJARAT                | 167                                          | 178                                          | 188                                          | 192                                           | 194                                          | 199                                          |
| 8         | HARYANA                | 236                                          | 251                                          | 259                                          | 277                                           | 281                                          | 284                                          |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH       | Non- scheduled Areas-154 Scheduled Areas-193 | Non- scheduled Areas-162 Scheduled Areas-203 | 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      | 157                                          | 164                                          | 173                                          | 179                                           | 186                                          | 189                                          |
| 11        | JHARKHAND              | 158                                          | 162                                          | 167                                          | 168                                           | 168                                          | 171                                          |
| 12        | KARNATAKA              | 191                                          | 204                                          | 224                                          | 236                                           | 249                                          | 249                                          |
| 13        | KERALA                 | 212                                          | 229                                          | 240                                          | 258                                           | 271                                          | 271                                          |
| 14        | MADHYAPRADESH          | 157                                          | 159                                          | 167                                          | 172                                           | 174                                          | 176                                          |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA            | 168                                          | 181                                          | 192                                          | 201                                           | 203                                          | 206                                          |
| 16        | MANIPUR                | 175                                          | 190                                          | 197                                          | 204                                           | 209                                          | 219                                          |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA              | 153                                          | 163                                          | 169                                          | 175                                           | 181                                          | 187                                          |
| 18        | MIZORAM                | 170                                          | 183                                          | 188                                          | 194                                           | 194                                          | 211                                          |
| 19        | NAGALAND               | 155                                          | 167                                          | 172                                          | 177                                           | 177                                          | 192                                          |
| 20        | ODISHA                 | 164                                          | 174                                          | 174                                          | 176                                           | 182                                          | 188                                          |
| 21        | PUNJAB                 | 200                                          | 210                                          | 218                                          | 233                                           | 240                                          | 241                                          |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN              | 163                                          | 173                                          | 181                                          | 192                                           | 192                                          | 199                                          |
| 23        | SIKKIM                 | 155                                          | 167                                          | 172                                          | 177                                           | 177                                          | 192                                          |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU             | 167                                          | 183                                          | 203                                          | 205                                           | 224                                          | 229                                          |
| 25        | TELANGANA              | -                                            | 180                                          | 194                                          | 197                                           | 205                                          | 211                                          |
| 26        | TRIPURA                | 155                                          | 167                                          | 172                                          | 177                                           | 177                                          | 192                                          |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH          | 156                                          | 161                                          | 174                                          | 175                                           | 175                                          | 182                                          |
| 28        | UTTRAKHAND             | 156                                          | 161                                          | 174                                          | 175                                           | 175                                          | 182                                          |
| 29        | WEST BENGAL            | 169                                          | 174                                          | 176                                          | 180                                           | 191                                          | 191                                          |
| 30        | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR      | Andaman district-222 Nicobar district-235    | Andaman district-228 Nicobar district-241    | Andaman district-230 Nicobar district-243    | Andaman district-236 Nicobar district-249     | Andaman district- 250 Nicobar district- 264  | Andaman district-250 Nicobar district-264    |
| 31        | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI     | 182                                          | 196                                          |                                              | 218                                           | 220                                          | 224                                          |
|           |                        |                                              | 181                                          | 208                                          |                                               | 197                                          | 202                                          |
| 32 33     | DAMAN &DIU LAKSHADWEEP | 170                                          |                                              | 192 220                                      | 195                                           | 248                                          | 248                                          |
| 34 35     | PUDUCHERRY             | 195 167                                      | 210 183                                      | 203                                          | 237 205                                       | 224                                          | 229                                          |
|           | CHANDIGARH             | 227                                          | 239                                          | 248                                          | 265                                           | 273                                          | -                                            |

| No.   | Name of the States/UTs                                     | FY 2020-21                        |   FY 2021-22 |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------|
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH                                             | 237                               |          245 |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                          | 205                               |          212 |
| 3     | ASSAM                                                      | 213                               |          224 |
| 4     | BIHAR                                                      | 194                               |          198 |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH                                               | 190                               |          193 |
| 6     | GOA                                                        | 280                               |          294 |
| 7     | GUJARAT                                                    | 224                               |          229 |
| 8     | HARYANA                                                    | 309                               |          315 |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH - NON SCHEDULED AREA                      | 198                               |          203 |
| 9a    | HIMACHAL PRADESH - SCHEDULED AREA                          | 248                               |          254 |
| 10    | JAMMU &KASHMIR                                             | 204                               |          214 |
| 11    | LADAKH                                                     | 204                               |          214 |
| 12    | JHARKHAND                                                  | 194                               |          198 |
| 13    | KARNATAKA                                                  | 275                               |          289 |
| 14    | KERALA                                                     | 291                               |          291 |
| 15    | MADHYA PRADESH                                             | 190                               |          193 |
| 16    | MAHARASHTRA                                                | 238                               |          248 |
| 17    | MANIPUR                                                    | 238                               |          251 |
| 18    | MEGHALAYA                                                  | 203                               |          226 |
| 19    | MIZORAM                                                    | 225                               |          233 |
| 20    | NAGALAND                                                   | 205                               |          212 |
| 21    | ODISHA                                                     | 207                               |          215 |
| 22    | PUNJAB                                                     | 263                               |          269 |
| 23    | RAJASTHAN                                                  | 220                               |          221 |
| 24    | SIKKIM                                                     | 205                               |          212 |
| 24a   | SIKKIM (3 Gram Panchayat namely Gnathang, Lachung, Lachen) | 308                               |          318 |
| 25    | TAMILNADU                                                  | 256                               |          273 |
| 26    | TELANGANA                                                  | 237                               |          245 |
| 27    | TRIPURA                                                    | 205                               |          212 |
| 28    | UTTAR PRADESH                                              | 201                               |          204 |
| 29    | UTTARAKHAND                                                | 201                               |          204 |
| 30    | WEST BENGAL                                                | 204                               |          213 |
| 31    | ANDAMAN                                                    | 267                               |          279 |
| 31a   | NICOBAR                                                    | 282                               |          294 |
| 32    | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                   | 258 (D&N Haveli) 227 (Daman& Diu) |          269 |
| 33    | LAKSHADWEEP                                                | 266                               |          266 |
| 34    | PUDUCHERRY                                                 | 256                               |          273 |