MGNREGA Wage Hike: Goa Sees Highest Hike With Rs 34 Per Day, UP And Uttarakhand At Lowest; Check State-Wise Rates

In terms of percentage increase, wage rates in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have seen the lowest 3 per cent increase in 2024-25 as compared to 2023-24 while that of Goa will see the highest increase of 10.6 per cent.

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday notified new wage rates for unskilled manual workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for the financial year 2024-2025. As per the notification, the highest rate of MNREGA wage (Rs 374 per day) has been fixed for Haryana, while the lowest (Rs 234 per day) has been fixed for Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland. The new wage rates, notified by the Ministry of Rural Development, will become effective from April 1, 2024.

In terms of percentage increase, wage rates in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have seen the lowest 3 per cent increase in 2024-25 as compared to 2023-24 while that of Goa will see the highest increase of 10.6 per cent, the notification issued late night showed. Bihar and Jharkhand came second in terms of percentage increase in wages, with the rates being hiked by around eight per cent compared to 2022.

Eight other states have seen a hike below 5% — Haryana, Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Kerala and Lakshadweep.

MGNREGA wage hike: Check State-wise Hike Here

MGNREGA wage rates hiked for FY25
	FY25 (₹)	FY24 (₹)	Hike (₹)
India’s average wage rate	289.7	261.3	28.4
Andhra Pradesh	300	272	28
Arunachal Pradesh	234	224	10
Assam	249	238	11
Bihar	245	228	17
Chattisgarh	243	221	22
Goa	356	322	34
Gujarat	280	256	24
Haryana	374	357	17
HP	236	224	12
J&K	259	244	15
Ladakh	259	244	15
Jharkhand	245	228	17
Karnataka	349	316	33
Kerala	346	333	13
MP	243	221	22
Maharashtra	297	273	24
Manipur	272	260	12
Meghalaya	254	238	16
Mizoram	266	249	17
Nagaland	234	224	10
Odisha	254	237	17
Punjab	322	303	19
Rajasthan	266	255	11
Sikkim	249	236	13
Tamil Nadu	319	294	25
Telangana	300	272	28
Tripura	242	226	16
UP	237	230	7
Uttarakhand	237	230	7
West Bengal	250	237	13
Andamam & Nicobar (Avg)	338	319	19
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	324	297	27
Lakshadweep	315	304	11
Puducherry	319	294	25

The MGNREGA scheme is aimed at providing for the enhancement of livelihood security of the households in rural areas of the country by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

As of 2023-24, there were 14.34 crore active workers deployed under the scheme.