Lok Sabha Question No. 3766 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Annual Decline in MGNREGS Beneficiaries
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Eswarasamy K

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3766 ANSWERED ON 12/08/2025

## ANNUAL DECLINE IN MGNREGS BENEFICIARIES

3766. Shri Eswarasamy K:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the share of beneficiaries from the total workers who availed 100  days  of  work  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during the last three years;
- (b) the  names of States that have recorded an annual decline in MGNREGA beneficiaries during the above period; and
- (c) the  share  of  funds  allocated  to  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  by  the Central Government during the last three years?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a)  &  (b):  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  is  a  demand  driven  wage employment Scheme.  It provides livelihood security, i.e. fall back options  for  livelihood  for  the  rural  households,  when  no  better employment opportunity is available.

The details of households availed employment and household who have completed 100 days employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 is given below:

## (Figure in lakh)

| Financial Year   |   Households availed employment |   Household who have completed 100 days employment |
|------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 2022-23          |                          617.76 |                                              35.98 |
| 2023-24          |                          599.45 |                                              44.94 |
| 2024-25          |                          578.44 |                                              40.68 |

(As per NREGASoft)

State/Union  Territories-wise details of  households  availed employment  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  during  the  last  three financial years are given at Annexure.

The Ministry continues to closely monitor the implementation of the scheme and provides necessary support to States to ensure that all eligible rural households are able to access employment as per their demand under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.

(c): Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a demand driven wage employment scheme.  There  is  no State/UT-wise allocation of funds under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.

Details  of  funds  released  to  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 are given below:

| Financial Years                                                 |   2022-23 | 2023-24 2024-25   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------|
| Central fund released to the State of Tamil Nadu (Rs. in crore) |   9743.53 | 12616.537585.49   |

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Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3766 dated 12.08.2025.

| State/Union Territories -wise detail of households availed employment under   | State/Union Territories -wise detail of households availed employment under   | State/Union Territories -wise detail of households availed employment under   | State/Union Territories -wise detail of households availed employment under   | State/Union Territories -wise detail of households availed employment under   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                               |                                                                               | Household availed the employment (Figure in lakh)                             | Household availed the employment (Figure in lakh)                             | Household availed the employment (Figure in lakh)                             |
| SI. No.                                                                       | States/UTs                                                                    | 2022-23                                                                       | 2023-24                                                                       | 2024-25                                                                       |
| 1                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                | 45.83                                                                         | 46.55                                                                         | 46.94                                                                         |
| 2                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                             | 2.71                                                                          | 2.69                                                                          | 3.01                                                                          |
| 3                                                                             | Assam                                                                         | 22.98                                                                         | 22.46                                                                         | 19.13                                                                         |
| 4                                                                             | Bihar                                                                         | 50.14                                                                         | 48.18                                                                         | 51.21                                                                         |
| 5                                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                                  | 25.74                                                                         | 24.77                                                                         | 25.61                                                                         |
| 6                                                                             | Goa                                                                           | 0.04                                                                          | 0.02                                                                          | 0.03                                                                          |
| 7                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                       | 10.29                                                                         | 9.94                                                                          | 9.08                                                                          |
| 8                                                                             | Haryana                                                                       | 3.08                                                                          | 3.66                                                                          | 3.46                                                                          |
| 9                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                              | 6.47                                                                          | 6.74                                                                          | 7.18                                                                          |
| 10                                                                            | Jammu And Kashmir                                                             | 7.06                                                                          | 6.86                                                                          | 7.32                                                                          |
| 11                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                     | 20.65                                                                         | 21.85                                                                         | 20.22                                                                         |
| 12                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                     | 29.58                                                                         | 29.95                                                                         | 29.13                                                                         |
| 13                                                                            | Kerala                                                                        | 15.51                                                                         | 14.69                                                                         | 13.72                                                                         |
| 14                                                                            | Ladakh                                                                        | 0.34                                                                          | 0.32                                                                          | 0.33                                                                          |
| 15                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                | 45.16                                                                         | 40.85                                                                         | 38.61                                                                         |
| 16                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                   | 21.20                                                                         | 24.46                                                                         | 30.07                                                                         |
| 17                                                                            | Manipur                                                                       | 3.57                                                                          | 4.78                                                                          | 5.25                                                                          |
| 18                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                     | 4.79                                                                          | 4.89                                                                          | 4.70                                                                          |
| 19                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                       | 2.16                                                                          | 2.19                                                                          | 2.09                                                                          |
| 20                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                      | 4.21                                                                          | 4.07                                                                          | 2.11                                                                          |
| 21                                                                            | Odisha                                                                        | 33.35                                                                         | 32.71                                                                         | 23.38                                                                         |
| 22                                                                            | Punjab                                                                        | 8.46                                                                          | 8.49                                                                          | 8.34                                                                          |
| 23                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                     | 63.46                                                                         | 63.85                                                                         | 58.86                                                                         |
| 24                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                        | 0.60                                                                          | 0.61                                                                          | 0.60                                                                          |
| 25                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                    | 65.67                                                                         | 68.76                                                                         | 65.32                                                                         |
| 26                                                                            | Telangana                                                                     | 27.35                                                                         | 25.33                                                                         | 26.69                                                                         |
| 27                                                                            | Tripura                                                                       | 5.58                                                                          | 5.87                                                                          | 5.91                                                                          |
| 28                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                 | 70.03                                                                         | 68.54                                                                         | 65.27                                                                         |
| 29                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                   | 5.01                                                                          | 4.72                                                                          | 4.32                                                                          |
| 30                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                   | 16.29                                                                         | 0.08                                                                          | 0.00                                                                          |
| 31                                                                            | Andaman And Nicobar                                                           | 0.05                                                                          | 0.04                                                                          | 0.03                                                                          |
| 32                                                                            | Dn Haveli And Dd                                                              | 0.00                                                                          | 0.01                                                                          | 0.05                                                                          |
| 33                                                                            | Lakshadweep                                                                   | 0.00                                                                          | 0.00                                                                          | 0.00                                                                          |
| 34                                                                            | Puducherry                                                                    | 0.42                                                                          | 0.52                                                                          | 0.47                                                                          |
|                                                                               | Total                                                                         | 617.76                                                                        | 599.45                                                                        | 578.44                                                                        |

(As per NREGASoft)

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