PANAJI
Goa Government has notified enhancement in the daily wage rate under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) from Rs 356 to Rs 378 for unskilled manual work with retrospective effect from April 1.
As per the notification issued by the State Rural Development department, all jobseekers employed under MGNREGA in the State will now be entitled to the revised wage. The new MGNREGA rates for Goa were notified by the Centre in March 2025.
“The Central Government has enhanced the wage rate from Rs 356 to Rs 378 per day to the job seekers for unskilled manual work for the State of Goa vide Notification dated 27th March, 2025,” project director Premraj Shirodkar said.
“In view of the above enhancement of wages under MGNREGA for the State of Goa, the wage rate of Rs 356 to be read as Rs 378 per day for jobseekers for unskilled manual work under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with effect from 1st April, 2025,” he said further.
