Lok Sabha Question No. 2889 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-06
Subject: Wage Rates under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV, RODMAL NAGAR, RABINDRA KUMAR JENA, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, RAMA DEVI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.?889 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 06.08.2015

## WAGE RATES UNDER MGNREGS

2889. SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV: SHRI RODMAL NAGAR: SHRI RABINDRA  I(UMAR JENA: SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA: SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Govemment has recently revised the wage rates under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)  and if so, il\e details  thereof  and the formula/criteria  adopted  therefor,StateAJT-wise;
- whether  all the States have agreed to the formula  adopted for wage revision undet the scheme; (b)
- if not, the names of States which have raised objections to the recent wage revision under the scheme and the steps proposed to be taken by the Union Govemment for redressal  ofobjections raised  by certain States; and (c)
- the details of disabled persons  employed under the MGNREGS  during each of the last three  years  and the currentyear,  state/uT-wise? (d)

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a):  The wages of workers  under Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) are plotected against inflation by indexation with the Consuner Price Index for Agricultural  Labour (CPI-AL). The Govemment of India has last notified revised  wage rates under MGNRECA  vide notification dated  31.03.2015 in respect of all Statesfunion Teritories under Section 6(1) of the MGNREGA. 2005. The revised rates are effective liom 1't April, 2015 and are given in Annexure-I.

(b): No representation  ftom any StateitJT has been received  by Ministry  ofRural Development  against the formula adopted for wage revision under theMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS).

- (c): Does not arise
- (d): The data in respect of the disabled persons  provided  employment under MGNREGA during  the last three years and current  year are given in the Annexure-Il.

## Annexure-I  referred  in ren]1  lo part (a)  of LokSabhaUnstarred Question  No.2889  AateO OO.OA.ZOfI ' '

| rate MGNRE GA w te ra and M INtmum n culture w   | rate MGNRE GA w te ra and M INtmum n culture w   | rate MGNRE GA w te ra and M INtmum n culture w   |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| No                                               | Naqe of the State                                | f. MGN REG w A a ra e te e. w I A st n           |
| 1                                                |                                                  | ?0 S I                                           |
| 1                                                | AND P E                                          |                                                  |
| lz                                               | ESH TIN C P                                      | 1 0                                              |
| 3                                                | AS                                               | 167                                              |
| 4                                                | BIHAR                                            | 179                                              |
| 5                                                | CHHATTI SGARH                                    | 162                                              |
| 6                                                | U JARAT                                          | 159                                              |
| 7                                                | HARYANA                                          | 178                                              |
| 8                                                | C HIMA HAL E PRAD SH                             | 251                                              |
| 8a                                               | HIMACHA. PRADESH .                               | 162                                              |
| 8b                                               | HIMACHA LPRADESH. Schedul Area                   | 203                                              |
| 9                                                | JAMMU D Ali KA.SHMIR                             | 164                                              |
| -10 1t                                           | JHARKHAN                                         | 62                                               |
| 12                                               | KERALA                                           | 204                                              |
| 1                                                | YA MADH PRADE SH                                 | 229                                              |
| 14                                               | SHTRA                                            | 159                                              |
| 15                                               | MANIP                                            | 181                                              |
|                                                  | UR                                               | 1                                                |
| 16                                               | MEG YA                                           | 163                                              |
| l7                                               | MIZORAM                                          | 1 J                                              |
| t8                                               | ALAND N G                                        | 67                                               |
| 19                                               | OD SHA                                           | 174                                              |
| 20 21                                            | P AB RAJASTHAN                                   | 210                                              |
| 22                                               | SIKKIM                                           |                                                  |
| l-)                                              | TAMIL NADU                                       | 167                                              |
| 24                                               |                                                  | 183                                              |
| 25                                               |                                                  | 16'/                                             |
| 26                                               | ESH                                              | 161                                              |
| 2                                                | WEST BENGAL                                      | i61                                              |
| 28                                               |                                                  | 174                                              |
| 29                                               | Andaman &                                        | 208                                              |
|                                                  | Nicobar                                          |                                                  |
| 29a 29b                                          | And 4man N bar                                   | 228 '\/11                                        |
| 30                                               | Ha t                                             | 196                                              |
| 1                                                | &Di                                              | 81                                               |
| 32                                               | \4'e                                             | 21                                               |
| JJ                                               | Pud                                              |                                                  |
| 34                                               | Chand arh                                        | 183 239                                          |
| 35                                               | Tel                                              | 180                                              |

## Annexure-Il  referred in reply to part (d) ollokSabhaUnstarred Question  No. 2889 dated 06.08.2015

| No   |                      | No. of Disabled beneficiary individuals 0S NSSL   | No. of Disabled beneficiary individuals 0S NSSL   | No. of Disabled beneficiary individuals 0S NSSL   | No. of Disabled beneficiary individuals 0S NSSL   |
|------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| No   | State                | 2012-13                                           | 2013-I4                                           | 20t4-15                                           | 2015-16*                                          |
| I    | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 133094                                            | 145674                                            | 7 4416                                            | 62863                                             |
| 2    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 64                                                | 71                                                | 69                                                | 26                                                |
| J    | ASSAM                | 2245                                              | 2385                                              | 1452                                              | 917                                               |
| 4    | BIFIAR               | s091                                              | 4567                                              | 2472                                              | 582                                               |
| 5    | CHHATTISGARH         | 2s948                                             | 24368                                             | i51i4                                             | 6495                                              |
| 6    | GUJAR,A.T            | 1617 5                                            | 11464                                             | 8005                                              | 1304                                              |
| 7    | HARYANA              | 297                                               | 357                                               | 234                                               | 73                                                |
| 8    | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 1725                                              | 1656                                              | 1234                                              | 464                                               |
| 9    | JAMMUANDKASHMIR      | 6469                                              | 6655                                              | 1820                                              | 16                                                |
| 10   | JHARKHAND            | 6360                                              | 4964                                              | 5456                                              | 3200                                              |
| 1l   | KARNATAKA            | 6485                                              | 7801                                              | 5271                                              | 320                                               |
| 12   | KERALA               | 1633                                              | 1741                                              | 1'743                                             | 944                                               |
| 13   | MADHYA PRADESH       | t0775                                             | 3t872                                             | 3 8168                                            | 831 1                                             |
| l4   | MAHARASHTRA          | 233s0                                             | r8232                                             | 19297                                             | t3224                                             |
| 15   | MANIPUR              | 666                                               | 958                                               | 890                                               | 109                                               |
| 16   | MEGHALAYA            | 218                                               | 260                                               | 236                                               | -l                                                |
| 17   | MIZORAM              | 77                                                | o1                                                | 108                                               | 87                                                |
| 18   | NAGALAND             | 89                                                | 102                                               | 110                                               | 172                                               |
| t9   | ODISHA               | 4033                                              | 3587                                              | 32s8                                              | 1348                                              |
| 20   | PLTNJAB              | 193                                               | 554                                               | 408                                               | 238                                               |
| 21   | RAJASTHAN            | 3211                                              | 3122                                              | 3 887                                             | 3270                                              |
| 22   | SIKKIM               | 85                                                | 112                                               | 97                                                | 21                                                |
| 23   | TAMILNADU            | 75699                                             | 80451                                             | 65649                                             | 46280                                             |
|      | TELANGANA            |                                                   |                                                   | 61058                                             | 44057                                             |
| 25   | TRIPURA              | 13510                                             | 12897                                             | 12'.i26                                           | 4683                                              |
| 26   | UTTAR PRADESH        | 10954                                             | 11414                                             | 9074                                              | 4794                                              |
| 27   | UTTARAKHAND          | 447                                               | 467                                               | 703                                               | 109                                               |
| 28   | WEST BENGAL          | 106274                                            | 110579                                            | 79384                                             | 1 1768                                            |
| 29   | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR  | 47                                                | SR                                                | 44                                                | 0                                                 |
| 30   | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| 31   | DAMAN & DIU          | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| 32   | GOA                  | 0                                                 | 1                                                 | 2                                                 | 1                                                 |
| JJ   | LAKSHADWEEP          | 14                                                | 4                                                 | 10                                                | 0                                                 |
| 34   | PUDUCHERRY           | 19                                                | 31                                                | 61                                                | 21                                                |
|      | Total                | 455307                                            | 486495                                            | 4124s6                                            | 21s640                                            |