WAGE RATE UNDER MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT (MGNREGA)
April 1, 2019
Election Commission (EC) has approved a request of the Rural Development Ministry to revise the wages under the MGNREGA scheme from April 1. The ministry had approached the EC for approval as the model code for the coming Lok Sabha polls is in force.
About:
Baseline index: Wage rates for workers under the MGNREGA, 2005 are revised annually based on Consumer Price Index-Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) by the Central Government in accordance with the Section 6(1) of MGNREGA. The CPI-(AL) is published by Labour Bureau, Shimla.
Effective date: The revised wage rates are made applicable from 1st April of the year.
Output criteria: MGNREGA wages are paid based on measurement of work done i.e. piece rate basis. The actual wage payable is calculated based on the output of the worker.
Wages vary from state to state: Every State has its defined Schedule of Rates on the basis of which the work output is defined and used to calculate the wages for MGNREGA beneficiaries.
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