<h1>MGNREGA: Employment Coverage Grows, Wages Rise, Women Participate; ICT Projects and Wage Rate Index Developed.</h1> The coverage under MGNREGA increased from 4.51 crore households in 2008-09 to 5.49 crore in 2010-11, with an average of 47 person-days of employment per household. Average wages rose from Rs 65 in 2006-07 to Rs 100 in 2010-11. Women accounted for 48% of person-days over the last three years. The government has initiated an ICT and biometrics project for MGNREGA and set up a committee to develop a wage rate index. Revised wage rates were indexed to the Consumer Price Index. Additionally, 13 crore Aadhaar numbers have been generated, and significant progress was made in various rural development schemes.