# Schedule of rates The scheduled items for which the works department publishes the rates are known as schedule of rates. There are mainly 4 types of items for which schedules of rates are published. 1. Material - These are the material items which are required to accomplish a work. 2. Labour - The skilled and unskilled laborers which are required to accomplish the work. 3. Machinery - These are the equipment which are required to accomplish the work. 4. Works - The composition of material, labours, machinery together to form a building block for a work. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.digit.org/works/reference-implementations/muktasoft-v2.2/specifications/functional-requirements/user-stories/schedule-of-rates.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.