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Guaranteed rural job days to be hiked

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December 13, 2025

IN ITS REPORT, tabled in March 2025, the parliamentary standing committee on rural development and panchayati raj had advocated increasing guaranteed workdays from 100 to 150 and raising wages to at least 400 per day.

The panel has also stressed on social audits to ensure its proper implementation.Currently, state-wise rates range from %237 (Uttarakhand) to 374 (Haryana) per day, and both men and women get equal wages.

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