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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Rs 2 to Rs 17: Rise in NREGS wages is no hike at all -Subodh Ghildiyal

Rs 2 to Rs 17: Rise in NREGS wages is no hike at all -Subodh Ghildiyal

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published Published on Apr 8, 2015   modified Modified on Apr 8, 2015
-The Times of India

New Delhi: Discharging its annual duty, the Centre has revised the wages under the job guarantee scheme that range from a minimum of Rs two to a maximum of Rs 17 for a day's labour. In percentage terms, the hike ranges between 2%-10%.

Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh stand at the bottom of the ladder with the hike under MGNREGA being a meagre Rs 2, increased from Rs 157 in 2014 to Rs 159 in 2015. Election-bound Bihar and Jharkhand have been given a hike of Rs four, from Rs 158 to 162.

In contrast, Kerala is on top with a wage increase of Rs 17, followed by Tamil Nadu of Rs 16 and Haryana is Rs 15.

The revision remains gloomy across the states. Assam has registered a hike of Rs 12, Andhra and Gujarat Rs 11, while Odisha, Rajasthan and Punjab have a jump of Rs 10 over the last year's figure.

If the increase in wages appears ludicrous, experts say the blame rests not on government but on the "Consumer Price Index (CPI)-agriculture labour" with which the MGNREGA wages are linked to. The Centre, through the rural development ministry, is bound to order a revision based on increase in farm labour in a particular state during the year.

The job scheme promises 100 days' employment to each interested rural household, with the work mostly consisting of hard labour.

The wage revision this year does not even appear to cover the increase in price of vegetables like onion or commodities of daily use. Many fault the methodology for effecting the hike. Experts say there could be more than CPI-AL to hitch the job wages to.

The controversy is not new. Sources said the issue had erupted three years ago when the gain made by some backward states was as low as Re one. While the states had complained, they could not carp about much because CPI-agriculture labour is worked out by states, though for labour bureau under the Central government.

As per the wage revision, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal have registered an increase of Rs 5, Tripura of Rs 12, Maharashtra Rs 13, Karnataka Rs 13.


The Times of India, 7 April, 2015, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Rs-2-to-Rs-17-Rise-in-NREGS-wages-is-no-hike-at-all/articleshow/46830788.cms


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