(a) whether the Government proposes to significantly increase the wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) after consultation with a panel of Secretaries and the States;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government also proposes for annual revision of MGNREGS wages based on Consumer Price Index (CPI)- rural as against the present practice of revising the wages based on CPI- Agricultural labour; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)
(a) to (d): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) wage rates are currently indexed to state-wise Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and based on this index, the wage rates are revised in each financial year for all States/UTs. A Committee, which was set up by the Ministry of Rural Development, to review the revision of MGNREGA wages and Schedule of Rates, has recommended using Consumer Price Index-Rural (CPI-R) instead of CPI-AL. The proposal has been sent by the Department of Rural Development to the Ministry of Finance for consideration.
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