Money matters
• Eight states increased minimum wages in 2007-08, with UP and Rajasthan almost doubling it to Rs 100 a day from Rs 58
• There has been criticism that households that were not BPL were queuing up for jobs under NREGA
• While labour migration has dropped, it needs to be seen how this balances out in the context of employment for BPL people
• Ensuring 100 days work at a real wage of Rs 100 a day would mean additional requirement of Rs 21,600 crore annually
• Since the launch of the NREGA, the average minimum wage rate has jumped 30 per cent to Rs 84 in 2008-09
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