Lok Sabha Question No. 2586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Fund Convergence of MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh, Shri Praveen Patel, Dr. Hemang Joshi, Shri Godam Nagesh, Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Shri Mukeshkumar Chandrakaant Dalal, Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Shri Tatkare Sunil Dattatrey, Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Shri Yogender Chandolia, Shri P P Chaudhary, Dr. Manna Lal Rawat, Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram, Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2586

## ANSWERED ON 16/12/2025

## FUND CONVERGENCE OF MGNREGS

## 2586.  Shri Mukeshkumar Chandrakaant Dalal:

Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh:

Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri:

Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta:

Dr. Manna Lal Rawat:

Shri P P Chaudhary:

Smt. Smita Uday Wagh:

Shri Yogender Chandolia:

Shri Tatkare Sunil Dattatrey:

Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram:

Dr. Nishikant Dubey:

Dr. Hemang Joshi:

Shri Praveen Patel:

Shri Godam Nagesh:

Dr. Rajesh Mishra:

## Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  wages  for  unskilled  labour  engaged  in  Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) house construction are being paid through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) convergence, if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the  total  amount  disbursed  as  wages  for  unskilled  labour engaged in PMAY-G construction through MGNREGS during the last three years, State and UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of days of employment under MGNREGS in view of the additional labour demand generated by PMAY-G, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  prescribed  any  lower  limit  or minimum  wage  benchmark  for  unskilled  labour  employed  in PMAY-G construction through MGNREGS convergence, if so, the details thereof along with the wage norms and the mechanism established for their uniform implementation in all States and Union Territories; and

- (e) the details of PMAY-G and MGNREGS convergence in the Pali Lok Sabha Constituency including labour utilisation and wage disbursal during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI)

(a) to (c): In  order  to  achieve  the  objective  of  "Housing  for  All"  in rural  areas,  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) with effect from 1 st April 2016 to construct 4.95 crore houses by providing assistance to eligible rural households for the construction of pucca houses, with basic amenities, by March 2029. The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for the continuation of PMAY-G during FY 2024-25 to 202829 for the construction of 2 crore additional rural houses. As on date a cumulative target of 4.14 crore has been allotted to the States/UTs, against which 3.86 crore houses have been sanctioned and 2.92 crore houses have been completed. As per Schedule I of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) Section 4 (3), Para 4 (1), II. Category: B (Community assets or Individual assets) for vulnerable  sections  (only for households  in  Paragraph  5),  (iv) Unskilled  wage  component  in  construction  of  houses  sanctioned under PMAY-G or such other State or Central Government Scheme may be provided.

According to guideline, the  total number of unskilled persondays required for construction of a house of at least 25 sqm plinth area is 95-person days for North-East, Hilly region and IAP districts, and  90-person  days  for  other  areas.  This  can  be  paid  under MGNREGA,  over  and  above  the  unit  cost  fixed  for  PMAY-G/  other housing scheme. The details of State-wise total expenditure made on PMAY-G  and  other  State  houses  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during last 3 years and current year (as on 12th December 2025) are at Annexure.

(d): As per Section 6 (1) of MGNREGA, the Central Government may by notification, specify the wage rate for its beneficiaries. Further, section 6 (2) of the Act, provides that until such time a wage rate is fixed by the Central Government in respect of any area in a State, the minimum wage fixed by the State Government under section 3 of the Minimum  wages  Act,  1948  for Agricultural Laborers shall be considered as the wage rate applicable to that area. Accordingly, as per  provision  of  Section  6(2)  of  the  Act,  from  the  inception  of  the

scheme till the financial year 2010-11, the wage rate in MGNREGA was  determined  on  the  basis  of  the  minimum  wage  set  by  the respective  State  Governments.  However,  from  the  financial  year 2011-12, the Government of India started determining the wage rates using the Consumer Price Index for agricultural labour (CPI-AL).

To compensate the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA workers against inflation,  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  revises  the  wage  rate every financial year, based on change in Consumer Price Index for Agricultural  Labour  (CPI-AL).  The  index  is  different  for  different States/UTs  as  notified  by  Labour  Bureau  Shimla.  If  the  calculated wage rate of any State/UT is coming lower than the wage rate of previous year, it is being protected by maintaining the previous year's wage rate.

However, each State/UT can provide wages over and above the wage rate notified by the Central Government.

(e): Details of person-days generated in the Pali district of Rajasthan under MGNREGS during the last three financial years are given below:

| Financial Year                  |   2024-252023-242022-23 |   2024-252023-242022-23 |   2024-252023-242022-23 |
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Persondays generated [In Lakhs] |                   92.35 |                   91.16 |                  123.42 |

(As per NREGASoft)

Under the Scheme, the wage payments are directly credited by the Central Government  to  the  accounts  of  the beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer protocol.

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| Central funds released in Rajasthan under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA for wage component from FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 (Rs. in Crore)   | Central funds released in Rajasthan under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA for wage component from FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 (Rs. in Crore)   | Central funds released in Rajasthan under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA for wage component from FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 (Rs. in Crore)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| FY 2024-25                                                                                                                    | FY 2023-24                                                                                                                    | FY 2022-23                                                                                                                    |
| 6211.10                                                                                                                       | 6490.07                                                                                                                       | 6757.26                                                                                                                       |

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  2586  to  be  answered  on  16.12.2025  REGARDING  FUND  CONVERGENCE  OF MGNREGS

| State-wise total expenditure made on PMAY-(G) and other State houses under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during last 3 years and current year (as on 12.12.2025)   | State-wise total expenditure made on PMAY-(G) and other State houses under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during last 3 years and current year (as on 12.12.2025)   | State-wise total expenditure made on PMAY-(G) and other State houses under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during last 3 years and current year (as on 12.12.2025)   | State-wise total expenditure made on PMAY-(G) and other State houses under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during last 3 years and current year (as on 12.12.2025)   | State-wise total expenditure made on PMAY-(G) and other State houses under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during last 3 years and current year (as on 12.12.2025)   | State-wise total expenditure made on PMAY-(G) and other State houses under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during last 3 years and current year (as on 12.12.2025)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No.                                                                                                                                                     | State                                                                                                                                                     | 2025-26                                                                                                                                                   | 2024-25                                                                                                                                                   | 2023-24                                                                                                                                                   | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                                                                         | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                            | 5,202.05                                                                                                                                                  | 25,510.45                                                                                                                                                 | 44,362.71                                                                                                                                                 | 44,082.04                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                                                         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                                         | 10.71                                                                                                                                                     | 72.42                                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                                         | ASSAM                                                                                                                                                     | 52,021.30                                                                                                                                                 | 62,505.69                                                                                                                                                 | 1,23,506.97                                                                                                                                               | 95,656.92                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                                                         | BIHAR                                                                                                                                                     | 1,09,328.93                                                                                                                                               | 30,539.42                                                                                                                                                 | 32,958.88                                                                                                                                                 | 1,71,531.66                                                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                                                         | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                              | 98,485.19                                                                                                                                                 | 88,555.55                                                                                                                                                 | 22,163.02                                                                                                                                                 | 698.79                                                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                                                         | GOA                                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                                                                         | GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                   | 24,333.63                                                                                                                                                 | 23,575.75                                                                                                                                                 | 26,056.09                                                                                                                                                 | 13,061.30                                                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                                                         | HARYANA                                                                                                                                                   | 4,416.40                                                                                                                                                  | 122.16                                                                                                                                                    | 522.07                                                                                                                                                    | 566.88                                                                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                                                                         | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                          | 6,328.70                                                                                                                                                  | 7,587.67                                                                                                                                                  | 469.41                                                                                                                                                    | 484.24                                                                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                                                                        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                                                         | 857.21                                                                                                                                                    | 9,105.85                                                                                                                                                  | 16,054.09                                                                                                                                                 | 7,154.93                                                                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                                                                        | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                 | 61,642.40                                                                                                                                                 | 24,555.10                                                                                                                                                 | 17,813.55                                                                                                                                                 | 46,411.64                                                                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                                                                        | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                 | 15,913.41                                                                                                                                                 | 22,202.63                                                                                                                                                 | 21,907.37                                                                                                                                                 | 15,624.81                                                                                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                                                                        | KERALA                                                                                                                                                    | 10,314.26                                                                                                                                                 | 14,311.53                                                                                                                                                 | 16,244.35                                                                                                                                                 | 9,201.91                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                                        | LADAKH                                                                                                                                                    | 0.18                                                                                                                                                      | 59.46                                                                                                                                                     | 194.95                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                                                                        | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                            | 1,27,103.28                                                                                                                                               | 71,409.46                                                                                                                                                 | 45,149.11                                                                                                                                                 | 1,52,262.12                                                                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                                                                        | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                               | 1,72,647.48                                                                                                                                               | 77,247.49                                                                                                                                                 | 44,832.01                                                                                                                                                 | 44,464.75                                                                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                                                                        | MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                   | 223.16                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                         | 0.01                                                                                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                                                                        | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                                 | 1,232.39                                                                                                                                                  | 10,687.40                                                                                                                                                 | 4,636.62                                                                                                                                                  | 784.60                                                                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                                                                        | MIZORAM                                                                                                                                                   | 4.61                                                                                                                                                      | 74.74                                                                                                                                                     | 59.46                                                                                                                                                     | 101.58                                                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                                                        | NAGALAND                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                                         | 0.04                                                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                                                                                        | ODISHA                                                                                                                                                    | 29,341.07                                                                                                                                                 | 63,908.07                                                                                                                                                 | 1,08,876.24                                                                                                                                               | 6,149.60                                                                                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                                                                                        | PUNJAB                                                                                                                                                    | 3,452.71                                                                                                                                                  | 1,229.04                                                                                                                                                  | 1,104.10                                                                                                                                                  | 1,294.96                                                                                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                                                                                        | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                 | 69,479.34                                                                                                                                                 | 21,387.92                                                                                                                                                 | 8,268.41                                                                                                                                                  | 55,567.96                                                                                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                                                                                        | SIKKIM                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                         | 5.69                                                                                                                                                      | 9.64                                                                                                                                                      | 14.15                                                                                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                                                                                        | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                                                                | 37,750.56                                                                                                                                                 | 36,465.48                                                                                                                                                 | 19,368.46                                                                                                                                                 | 34,906.91                                                                                                                                                 |
| 26                                                                                                                                                        | TELANGANA                                                                                                                                                 | 830.99                                                                                                                                                    | 0.13                                                                                                                                                      | 0.53                                                                                                                                                      | 1.13                                                                                                                                                      |
| 27                                                                                                                                                        | TRIPURA                                                                                                                                                   | 630.30                                                                                                                                                    | 10,494.27                                                                                                                                                 | 20,920.88                                                                                                                                                 | 24,262.58                                                                                                                                                 |
| 28                                                                                                                                                        | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                             | 12,761.41                                                                                                                                                 | 70,674.23                                                                                                                                                 | 1,48,080.16                                                                                                                                               | 33,092.54                                                                                                                                                 |
| 29                                                                                                                                                        | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                                               | 98.27                                                                                                                                                     | 2,940.25                                                                                                                                                  | 3,818.44                                                                                                                                                  | 1,538.91                                                                                                                                                  |
| 30                                                                                                                                                        | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                                               | 3.88                                                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                                                         | 408.33                                                                                                                                                    | 32,233.82                                                                                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                                                                                        | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                                                                                                       | 16.89                                                                                                                                                     | 51.65                                                                                                                                                     | 9.70                                                                                                                                                      | 32.22                                                                                                                                                     |
| 32                                                                                                                                                        | DN HAVELI AND DD                                                                                                                                          | 430.24                                                                                                                                                    | 891.63                                                                                                                                                    | 101.39                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                         |
| 33                                                                                                                                                        | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                           | Total                                                                                                                                                     | 8,44,850.24                                                                                                                                               | 6,76,098.71                                                                                                                                               | 7,27,907.70                                                                                                                                               | 7,91,255.38                                                                                                                                               |

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