Suvendu Adhikari Seeks Rs 400 Daily Wage for Rural Employment Scheme Workers

MP, Nov 14, 2026, Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari urged the Centre to raise the minimum daily wage for unskilled workers engaged under the rural employment programme to Rs 400.

Adhikari said he had pleaded with Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on the issue.

Speaking at Nabanna Sabhaghar on Friday, Adhikari said he had discussed the proposal with Chouhan during his recent visit to Bhopal. The state has also sent a letter to the Centre seeking the wage revision, he said.

The Chief Minister claimed that nearly 10 lakh man-days were being generated daily in Bengal under the Viksit Bharat G Ram G scheme, with around 1.6 crore man-days created within a few days.

He expressed confidence that the state would achieve the Centre's target of generating 22 crore man-days within the stipulated period.

Adhikari also assured a revision of allowances for supervisors engaged in the scheme.

He asked the state Finance Secretary to issue revised guidelines at the earliest, suggesting that the enhanced allowance could be implemented from this month without imposing a significant additional financial burden.

Emphasising the need to strengthen the rural development machinery, the CM said the government had approved recruitment to around 8,000 posts in the Panchayat and Rural Development Department.

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