The Government of Goa on 28th April 2022, has enhanced the wage rate from Rs. 294/- to Rs. 315/- per day to the job seekers for unskilled manual work with effect from 1st April 2022.
Under sub-section (1) of Section 6 of the MGNREGA, 2005, the Union government fixes state-wise wage rates for unskilled manual workers, who work under the rural job guarantee scheme. The MGNREGA wage rates are fixed according to changes in the Consumer Price Index-Agriculture Labour, which reflects the increase in the inflation in rural areas.
The mandate of the Act is to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The Act incentivises States to provide employment, as 100 per cent of the unskilled labour cost and 75% of the material cost of the programme is borne by the Centre.
