Question

Who determines the wages under the JGSY scheme?

• A. The Central Government
• B. The State Government
• C. The Gram Panchayat
• D. The District Rural Development Authority (DRDA)

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The State Government

Jawaharlal Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY) - Wage Determination

• Wage Setting Authority: The primary responsibility for determining the wages under the Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY) rests with the State Governments.

• Adherence to Minimum Wages: While State Governments determine the wages, these are mandated to be at least the minimum wages prescribed for agricultural laborers or scheduled employment under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, in their respective states.

• Objective of JGSY: The JGSY, launched in 1999, was a restructured version of the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) and aimed at creating demand-driven rural employment opportunities, improving the quality of infrastructure, and empowering the rural poor.

• Funding Mechanism: The scheme was funded by the Central Government, but the implementation and wage setting were decentralized to the state level.

• Shift in Implementation: JGSY was later subsumed under the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) in 2001, which itself was subsequently merged into the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in 2006.