The Ministry of Rural Development has notified a 3-10 percent increase in the wage rate of MGNREGA workers in nominal terms for the financial year 2024-25.

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The Ministry of Rural Development has notified a 3-10 percent increase in the wage rate of MGNREGA workers in nominal terms for the financial year 2024-25. The increase is similar to the hike announced for the current financial year. The new wage rates will come into force from April 1, 2024. In terms of percentage increase, wage rates in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have seen the lowest 3 per cent increase in 2024-25 as compared to 2023-24 while that of Goa will see the highest increase of 10.6 percent. The increase in the wages at that time for different states varied from 2 percent to 10 percent. Karnataka, Goa, Meghalaya and Manipur were among the states which registered the lowest percentage increase in wages. Rajasthan had registered the highest percentage increase in the MNREGA wages. The revised rate for Rajasthan was Rs255 against Rs231 in 2022. Bihar and Jharkhand came second in terms of percentage increase in wages, with the rates being hiked by around eight per cent compared to 2022. In 2022, the wages of an MNREGA worker in these two states was Rs210, which was increased to Rs 228 in 2023.


      The last revision in MGNREGA wages was notified on March 24, 2023.

     

     

 

     


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