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The Centre has notified a hike in wage rates under the rural job guarantee programme for the 2023-24 financial year with Haryana having the highest daily wage at Rs 357 per day and Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh the lowest at Rs 221..
The notification was issued under Section 6 (1) of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005, that says the Centre may, by notification, specify the wage rate for its beneficiaries...
For Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, which have the lowest daily wages at Rs 221, the percentage increase from last year was recorded at 17...
Karnataka, Goa, Meghalaya and Manipur are among the states to register the lowest percentage increase.. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is a flagship programme aimed at enhancing livelihood security of households in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual work...
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Centre notifies revised MGNREGS wage rates
26, Mar, 23Centre has notified a hike in wage rates under MGNREGS for the 2023-24 financial year with Haryana having the highest daily wage at ₹357 per day and M.P. and Chhattisgarh the lowest at ₹221