Question

Q25. Which among the following panel/committee was constituted to give recommendation regarding wages paid under MGNREGA?

• A. (a) Kadiyam Srihari panel
• B. (b) Arvind Panagariya committee
• C. (c) Nagesh Singh panel
• D. (d) Dinesh Sharma committee

Answer 1

The correct option is C

(c) Nagesh Singh panel

Recommendations:

1. No need to maintain parity in minimum wages paid by various states under MGNREGA.

2. Switch over to CPI-Rural from CPI- Agricultural Labourers

3. Disparity is found between the minimum wages and NREGA wages due to Minimum wages which are fixed by the States which arbitrarily increased it without following any scientific principles.