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Parliamentary Standing Committee on NREGA
March 19 , 2025
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- It recommended the revision of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in view of the rising cost of living.
- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development, headed by the Congress MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, also sought uniform wage rates across the country.
- Currently, the per day wages vary from ₹234 in Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh to ₹374 in Haryana and Sikkim.
- As per the report, till February 15, the total pending liabilities stood at ₹23,446.27 crore, including ₹12,219.18 crore in wage dues.
- West Bengal has not been receiving funds for MGNREGS activities since March 2022.
- The Centre froze the funding after invoking Section 27 of the MGNREGA, 2005.
- This section allows for stoppage of funds for violation of rules in implementation of the scheme.
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