Wages for rural jobs guarantee scheme increased by 4-10%

NEW DELHI: The Centre has raised wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) by 4-10% for different states.

The wage revision was notified by the Union rural development ministry on Wednesday after clearance from the Election Commission as the Model Code of Conduct is in force for the Lok Sabha polls.

The increases have been made on the 2023 wage rates under the flagship rural jobs scheme. Goa has seen the highest wage rate increase of Rs 34 to Rs 356 per day in the state, according to the notification.


In Andhra Pradesh, the wage rate has been increased by Rs 28 a day to Rs 300. Haryana has the highest wage rate for unskilled workers under the scheme at Rs 374 a day, although it has been increased by just 4%, while Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland have the lowest wage rate at Rs 234, as per the notification.

The wage rate under MGNREGS in West Bengal increased Rs 13 to Rs 250 per day, while the increase in Tamil Nadu is Rs 25 to Rs 319, Telangana has seen a rise of Rs 28 to Rs 300 and in Bihar it is Rs 17 to Rs 228.

Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka and Telangana have registered about 10% increase in wage rate under the scheme, showed an analysis of the data.