Context
The central government has announced a three to 10 percent increase in wage rate for unskilled workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for the financial year 2024-25.
1: Dimension- Issue of disparity in wages under MGNERAGA
2: Dimension- The ‘actual’ outcome of wage disparity
Way Forward
The fluctuation in wage rates among States is unjustified. Hence, a uniform wage rate is recommended to end the disparity. Bridging the wage disparity will end the uncertainty among beneficiaries and also serve the larger purpose of welfare of MGNREGA workers. The government should devise a mechanism for notifying a unified wage rate across the country.
Fact Box Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
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