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MGNREGA Wage Raised to ₹370 a Day for 2025-26

3 April 20251 min read
GOVERNMENT SCHEMESMGNREGA WageRaised to ₹370 aDay for 2025-263 April 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

The daily pay under MGNREGA was lifted for FY 2025-26, as announced in Mandya by Zilla Panchayat CEO K.R. Nandini on the basis of a Union Rural Development Ministry order.

Key facts

  • Wage: ₹349 to ₹370 per person per day (a ₹21 rise), effective April 1, 2025.
  • Pay for 100 days of work: ₹34,900 to ₹37,000.
  • Both genders earn the same wage.

Significance and concerns

  • Should lift incomes of job-card households and improve their financial security.
  • Labourers in heatwave-hit Kalyana Karnataka want fewer compulsory hours in peak summer, pointing to a need for further policy changes.

Exam angle

  • New wage: ₹370 a day; nodal ministry: Rural Development.
  • Applicable year: FY 2025-26.

Test yourself

1. What is the daily MGNREGA wage per person after the revision effective April 1, 2025?

The wage rose by ₹21 from ₹349 to ₹370.

2. Under the revised MGNREGA wage, a household completing 100 days can earn how much a year?

100 days at ₹370 gives ₹37,000, up from ₹34,900.

3. MGNREGA wage revision order of 2025 was issued by which Union ministry?

The order came from the Union Ministry of Rural Development.

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