: ▁' l iving ▁w age ', ▁' min imum ▁w age ' ▁and ▁' f air ▁w age '. ▁These ▁concepts ▁are ▁vague ▁in ▁definition ▁and ▁correspond ▁to ▁a ▁u top ia ▁where ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁industry ▁could ▁afford ▁them . ▁ ▁Conf lict ▁of ▁M GN RE GA ▁w age ▁rates ▁and ▁the ▁Min imum ▁W ages ▁Act ▁The ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi ▁National ▁R ural ▁Emp loyment ▁Gu arante e ▁Act ▁is ▁an ▁employ ment ▁guarantee ▁scheme ▁that ▁guarante es ▁employ ment ▁for ▁ 1 0 0 ▁days ▁at ▁a ▁w age ▁rate ▁of ▁IN R 1 2 0 ▁per ▁day ▁( as ▁fixed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ). ▁These ▁benefits ▁can ▁be ▁secured ▁by ▁any ▁household ▁regardless ▁of ▁whether ▁they ▁fall ▁below ▁or ▁above ▁national ▁pover ty ▁line . ▁The ▁central ▁government ▁del ink ed ▁M GN RE GA ▁w age ▁rates ▁from ▁State ▁specific ▁Min imum ▁w age ▁rates ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁when ▁states ▁like ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh , ▁Raj as than ▁and ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁re vised ▁and ▁increased ▁their ▁minimum ▁w age ▁rates . ▁This ▁had ▁direct ▁imp lications ▁on ▁Central ▁Government ' s ▁budget ▁set ▁aside ▁for ▁M GN RE GA ▁scheme . ▁The ▁move ▁of ▁free zing ▁M GN RE GA ▁scheme ▁created ▁an ▁up he aval ▁of ▁dis content ▁in ▁various ▁parts ▁and ▁sections ▁of ▁India ▁as ▁the ▁move ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁bre ach ▁Min imum ▁W ages ▁Act , ▁ 1