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Raj CM Gehlot raises MGNREGA workers’ honorarium by 5 pc

Along with this, the Chief Minister is providing support to the people of the state through various public welfare schemes.

Raj CM Gehlot raises MGNREGA workers’ honorarium by 5 pc

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, on Saturday, announced an enhanced honorarium of contractual workers of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREGA) by 5 per cent with a retrospective effect from November 1, 2022. This will put an additional financial burden of Rs 4.10 crore on the state government’s exchequer.

It is noteworthy that in the budget of the year 2022-23, Gehlot had announced an increase in the honorarium of these employees, whose honorarium does not have a provision to increase every year. Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme has also been launched by the state government to provide relief to the urban unemployed.

Along with this, the chief minister is providing support to the people of the state through various public welfare schemes. First, the average wage rate per day per person of MGNREGA workers has gone up to Rs 180 (Rs 184.03), shows the government of India’s MNREGA portal. Two years ago in 2020-21, the average wage rate was 169.51. In 2019-2020, the average rate was Rs 144.87.

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