Wages of 47% rural job scheme workers delayed, reveals data

[Informalisation and Labour Rights - Related News]

Most of the workers in MGNREGA, the Centre's rural job scheme, did not receive timely wages in 2016-17, underlining a challenge for the Narendra Modi government. Even as the scheme, which is aimed to provide an alternate source of income for rural people, has shown positive trends in some key areas, the issue of delay in payment remains unresolved.