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As per RBI data published in November this year, Kerala paid the highest wages to agriculture labourers at Rs 764 per day — more than double the national average wage of Rs 345 per day.
About 93% of the FY24 budgetary allocation of ₹60,000 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has been released, a person familiar with the details told ET. This has prompted the rural development ministry to seek "substantial" supplementary demands for funds to run the scheme throughout this fiscal year, he said.
Sources said the state government wants to give jobs to as many cardholders as possible before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls as the ruling party is facing questions over lack of jobs
Mandatory Aadhaar-based payment for MGNREGS workers remains unchanged, deadline firm at August 31, 2023.
The decision related to the time-stamp attendance through the app is taken to find out any leakage in the programme and bring more transparency.