Ahead of Lok Sabha polls 2024, there is good news for lakh of MGNREGA employees. The Central government has notified the latest revision in wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act for the financial year 2024-2025. This announcement comes just ahead of the LS elections scheduled for 2024.

The Centre notifies the latest revision in MGNREGA wages — ANI (@ANI)

The Ministry of Rural Development has introduced new wage rates for unskilled manual workers, which will come into effect from April 1, 2024. ()

The employees under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in Goa witness the highest hike of 10.56 percent. The wages increased from Rs 322 to Rs 356 per day. ()

The employees of the state experience the lowest raise of 3.04 percent. In both states, the wages increased from Rs 230 to Rs 237 per day.

The employees of the state witnesses a 10.44 percent increase, with wages rising from Rs 316 to Rs 349 per day.

They experience a 10.29 percent increase, with wages rising from Rs 272 to Rs 300 per day.

Share the same wage rate, with both states seeing a 10 percent surge from Rs 221 to Rs 243 per day.

The employees of Haryana receive the highest wage rate of Rs 374 per day.

Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland receive the lowest wage rate of Rs 234 per day.

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