MGNREGA Wage Rate Revision Notified
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What Happened
Why It Matters
Background
History & Context
What Changed
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Quantum of Hike: Daily wages for FY 2025-26 were increased by ₹7 to ₹26 across different states, translating to a percentage hike between 2.33% and 7.48%.
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Highest Wage Rate: Haryana saw the maximum absolute increase of ₹26, making it the first state where MGNREGA baseline wages touched ₹400 per day.
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Lowest Absolute Hike: Several states, including Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, and Telangana, recorded the lowest absolute wage increase of just ₹7 per day.
Prelims Angle
NCERT Connection
Practice Questions
Q1
Correct Statement(s)With reference to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) wage revisions, consider the following statements: 1. The annual wage revisions under MGNREGA are determined based on the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW). 2. For the financial year 2025-26, Haryana recorded the highest daily wage limit for unskilled manual workers in the country. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?