Thiruvananthapuram: An agreement has been reached to renew the wages of the MGNREGA workers. There will be an increase of 20 rupees in wages.
In Kerala, with the increase in the daily wage from 291 rupees to 311 rupees. The notification issued by the Ministry of Rural Development contains the figures for the wage increase of the states.
The guaranteed wages have been revised in ten states, including Kerala, Haryana, and Goa. Manipur, Tripura and Mizoram saw no increase. There has been an increase of more than five percent in the existing wages.
Earlier, in Haryana alone, wages were above Rs 300. At present, the revised rate in Haryana is Rs 331. Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have the lowest wages. The daily wage in both states is 204 rupees. In Bihar, it is Rs 210.
