MGNREGS wages raised by up to 10.4% for FY24

MGNREGS wages raised by up to 10.4% for FY24

New Delhi: The government has raised the daily wage rates under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) by up to 10.4% for FY24 from a year before. The increase assumes significance, as the MGNREGS rates serve as the benchmark for rural wages and influence the rise in industrial wages as well. The … Read more

State polls: When elections come around, tea workers — nobody’s people — become everyone’s voters

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This morning, when you pour your cup of first flush, remember it was handpicked by bonded labourers of North Bengal and Assam. Understandably then, the moment they see their sardar (supervisor) and arhatti (local agent) approaching, Rita Barak and Moni Kharia (names changed), tea workers at the Demdima Tea Estate in Dooars, West Bengal get … Read more