Lok Sabha Question No. 3896 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Low Wages under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3896

ANSWERED ON 21/12/2021

## LOW WAGES UNDER MGNREGS

## 3896.   SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  States  where  the  wages  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) are lower than the minimum agricultural wages;
- (b) the details of the increase in MGNREGS wages in 2021-2022 if any; and
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to further increase the MGNREGS wages, if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):   As per Section 6 (1) of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005, the Central Government may by notification specify the wage rate for unskilled work for its beneficiaries. Accordingly, the Ministry of Rural Development  notifies  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA  wage  rate  for  every  financial  year  for States/UTs.  To  compensate  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA  workers  against  inflation,  the Ministry  of  Rural  Development  revises  the  wage  rate  every  year  based  on  change  in Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labour (CPI-AL). The wage rate is made applicable from 1 st April of each financial year. However State Governments can provide wage over and above the wage rate notified by the Central Government. State/UT-wise notified wage rates for unskilled worker under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA for the financial years 2020-21 and 2021-22 is given at Annexure.

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## Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  parts  (a)to(c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.3896 dated 21.12.2021

| S. No.              | Name of the State                                         | 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                   | GUJARAT                                                   | 224                 | 229                 |
| 7                   | HARYANA                                                   | 309                 | 315                 |
| 8                   | HIMACHAL PRADESH - NON SCHEDULED AREA                     | 198                 | 203                 |
| 8a                  | HIMACHAL PRADESH - SCHEDULED AREA                         | 248                 | 254                 |
| 9                   | JAMMU &KASHMIR                                            | 204                 | 214                 |
| 10                  | Ladakh                                                    | 204                 | 214                 |
| 11                  | JHARKHAND                                                 | 194                 | 198                 |
| 12                  | KARNATAKA                                                 | 275                 | 289                 |
| 13                  | KERALA                                                    | 291                 | 291                 |
| 14                  | MADHYA PRADESH                                            | 190                 | 193                 |
| 15                  | MAHARASHTRA                                               | 238                 | 248                 |
| 16                  | MANIPUR                                                   | 238                 | 251                 |
| 17                  | MEGHALAYA                                                 | 203                 | 226                 |
| 18                  | MIZORAM                                                   | 225                 | 233                 |
| 19                  | NAGALAND                                                  | 205                 | 212                 |
| 20                  | ODISHA                                                    | 207                 | 215                 |
| 21                  | PUNJAB                                                    | 263                 | 269                 |
| 22                  | RAJASTHAN                                                 | 220                 | 221                 |
| 23                  | SIKKIM                                                    | 205                 | 212                 |
| 23a                 | SIKKIM(3 Gram Panchayat namely Gnathang, Lachung, Lachen) | 308                 | 318                 |
| 24                  | TAMILNADU                                                 | 256                 | 273                 |
| 25                  | TRIPURA                                                   | 205                 | 212                 |
| 26                  | UTTAR PRADESH                                             | 201                 | 204                 |
| 27                  | UTTARAKHAND                                               | 201                 | 204                 |
| 28                  | WEST BENGAL                                               | 204                 | 213                 |
| 29                  | GOA                                                       | 280                 | 294                 |
| 30 ANDAMAN &NICOBAR | 30 ANDAMAN &NICOBAR                                       | 30 ANDAMAN &NICOBAR | 30 ANDAMAN &NICOBAR |
| 30a                 | ANDAMAN                                                   | 267                 | 279                 |
| 30b                 | NICOBAR                                                   | 282                 | 294                 |
| 31                  | D&N HAVELI                                                | 258                 | 269                 |
| 32                  | D&DIU                                                     | 227                 | 269                 |
| 33                  | LAKSHADWEEP                                               | 266                 | 266                 |
| 34                  | PUDUCHERRY                                                | 256                 | 273                 |
| 35                  | TELANGANA                                                 | 237                 | 245                 |