TNPSC Thervupettagam

Wage rate for NREGA in Tamilnadu

May 23 , 2024 185 days 4522 0
  • The Tamil Nadu government recently accorded sanction to release 1,229 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for 2024-25.
  • While 921 crore is the 75% share from the Central assistance for this programme (material component), 307 crore is the 25% share of the State government for the same for 2024-25.
  • The Government of India had earlier this year increased the wages under MGNREGS by 25 per worker a day.
  • In March this year, the Central Empowered Committee approved “20 crore person days” under the labour budget for Tamil Nadu for 2024-25.
  • The Government of India had that month approved 319 per person a day under the MGNREGS for workers in Tamil Nadu.
  • The funds for MGNREGS have three components
    • Wage for unskilled labour (100% funded by the Union government),
    • Material for civil works (75% by the Union government and 25% by the State government) and
    • For salary and other expenditure (100% by the Union government).

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