Fresh wage rates have been notified by the central government under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
This is for the financial year 2022-23.
Out of 34 Union Territories and states, 21 of them have received hikes of less than 5 percent.
A 5 percent hike has been given to 10 states.
Mizoram, Manipur, and Tripura have not been given any hikes.
This change in wage rates has been notified by the Ministry of Rural Development.
Goa has recorded the highest increase with a 7.14 percent increase to Rs 315 per day in 2022-23.
Meghalaya has seen the lowest hike with a 1.77 percent increase to Rs 230 per day.
In Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Puducherry the hike was 2 to 3 percent.
Five UTs and states with the highest wages are Haryana with wages of Rs 331 per day, Goa with Rs 315, followed by Kerala, Karnataka, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
The five lowest UTs and states are Tripura with Rs 212, Bihar with Rs 210, followed by Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh.