MGNREGS wage hike based on CPI-AL at 7.7%. New rates announced by Rural Development Ministry. Gujarat, MP, Andhra Pradesh see higher increases. West Bengal wages above many. Congress criticizes rates below Shramik NYAY guarantees.
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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, in a report tabled in Lok Sabha, pointed out the high range of variations in MGNREGA wages across the states.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The daily wages paid under the flagship rural employment scheme - Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme - are inadequate and not in consonance with the rising cost of living, a parliamentary panel told government on Thursday. India News | Wages Under MGNREGA Inadequate, Says Parliamentary Panel.