Lok Sabha Question No. 4203 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Convergence of MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4203

## ANSWERED ON 19/08/2025

## CONVERGENCE OF MGNREGS

## 4203. Shri MadhavaneniRaghunandan Rao:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether convergence of Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  with  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram SadakYojana or JalJeevan Mission has been successful, if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the  details  of  assets  created  under  such  convergence  during 2023-24  and  the  impact  on  employment  generation  and  rural livelihoods?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

- (a): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  is  a  demand  driven  wage employment Scheme, with an objective to provide not less than one hundred  days  of  employment  in  every  financial  year  to  every household in rural area whose adult members volunteer do unskilled manual work, resulting in creation of productive assets of prescribed quality and durability.

As  per Schedule  I  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA,  Para  4  (1),  IV: Category  :  D:  Rural  Infrastructure:  (ii)  Providing  all-weather  rural road connectivity to [unconnected villages and border areas] and to connect  identified  rural  production  centres  to  the  existing  pucca road  network;  and  construction  of  pucca  internal  roads  or  streets including side drains and culverts within a village; and

Category: A : Public works relating to Natural Resource Management: (i) Water Conservation and water harvesting structures to augment and improve ground water like underground

dykes,  earthen  dams,  stop  dams,  check  dams  and  roof-top  rain water harvesting structures in Government or Panchayat buildings with  special  focus  on  recharging  ground  water  including  drinking water sources; are permissible activity.

The all-weather rural road connectivity works are being taken up in  convergence  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  and  Pradhan  Mantri Gram SadakYojna (PMGSY) under the Ministry of Rural Development. The planning, design, implementation, quality control and maintenance have to  be ensured as per the Guidelines of the Ministry for providing single All Weather Road Connectivity to NonPMGSY Habitations.

The works pertaining to the category of water conservation & water harvesting are being taken up in the rural areas as per the demand  and  local  need  of  the  community  which  in  turn  supports JalJeevan Mission directly or indirectly.

(b): The  details of assets created in the category of Rural Connectivity  and  Water  Conservation  &  Water  harvesting  under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during FY 2023-24 are given at Annexure.

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Annexure Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 4203 dated 19.08.2025

| State-wise details of Rural Connectivity and Water Conservation & Water Harvesting related works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during FY 2023-24   | State-wise details of Rural Connectivity and Water Conservation & Water Harvesting related works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during FY 2023-24   | State-wise details of Rural Connectivity and Water Conservation & Water Harvesting related works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during FY 2023-24   | State-wise details of Rural Connectivity and Water Conservation & Water Harvesting related works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during FY 2023-24   | State-wise details of Rural Connectivity and Water Conservation & Water Harvesting related works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during FY 2023-24   | State-wise details of Rural Connectivity and Water Conservation & Water Harvesting related works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during FY 2023-24   | State-wise details of Rural Connectivity and Water Conservation & Water Harvesting related works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during FY 2023-24   | State-wise details of Rural Connectivity and Water Conservation & Water Harvesting related works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during FY 2023-24   |
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|                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | Rural Connectivity works completed                                                                                                              | Rural Connectivity works completed                                                                                                              | Rural Connectivity works completed                                                                                                              | Water Conservation & Water Harvesting                                                                                                           | Water Conservation & Water Harvesting                                                                                                           | Water Conservation & Water Harvesting                                                                                                           |
| SI. No.                                                                                                                                         | States/UTs                                                                                                                                      | Completed                                                                                                                                       | Total Expenditure (Rs. in lakh)                                                                                                                 | Persondays generated                                                                                                                            | Completed                                                                                                                                       | Total Expenditure (Rs. in lakh)                                                                                                                 | Persondays generated                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                 | 1Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 | 17,384                                                                                                                                          | 74,506.50                                                                                                                                       | 51,46,776                                                                                                                                       | 20,934                                                                                                                                          | 49,134.92                                                                                                                                       | 1,97,07,155                                                                                                                                     |
| 2Arunachal                                                                                                                                      | Pradesh                                                                                                                                         | 743                                                                                                                                             | 17,005.75                                                                                                                                       | 47,64,292                                                                                                                                       | 166                                                                                                                                             | 2,731.55                                                                                                                                        | 6,94,700                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                                 | 3Assam                                                                                                                                          | 908                                                                                                                                             | 1,937.15                                                                                                                                        | 4,86,321                                                                                                                                        | 4,959                                                                                                                                           | 20,547.60                                                                                                                                       | 72,94,463                                                                                                                                       |
| 4Bihar                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                 | 40,935                                                                                                                                          | 1,53,580.18                                                                                                                                     | 2,81,81,093                                                                                                                                     | 33,561                                                                                                                                          | 69,275.06                                                                                                                                       | 2,59,04,610                                                                                                                                     |
| 5Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                 | 5,963                                                                                                                                           | 27,871.28                                                                                                                                       | 83,44,454                                                                                                                                       | 18,274                                                                                                                                          | 88,453.36                                                                                                                                       | 3,28,14,219                                                                                                                                     |
| 6Goa                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                               | 47.24                                                                                                                                           | 5,750                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                               | 22.6                                                                                                                                            | 3,886                                                                                                                                           |
| 7Gujarat                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                 | 4,870                                                                                                                                           | 41,671.57                                                                                                                                       | 54,83,937                                                                                                                                       | 6,550                                                                                                                                           | 39,296.19                                                                                                                                       | 85,08,324                                                                                                                                       |
| 8Haryana                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                 | 1,329                                                                                                                                           | 15,286.95                                                                                                                                       | 14,61,981                                                                                                                                       | 378                                                                                                                                             | 4,516.77                                                                                                                                        | 12,12,522                                                                                                                                       |
| 9Himachal                                                                                                                                       | Pradesh                                                                                                                                         | 11,940                                                                                                                                          | 28,844.15                                                                                                                                       | 46,94,094                                                                                                                                       | 4,573                                                                                                                                           | 6,657.89                                                                                                                                        | 14,45,622                                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                                                 | 10Jharkhand                                                                                                                                     | 2,208                                                                                                                                           | 5,183.58                                                                                                                                        | 9,69,980                                                                                                                                        | 7,581                                                                                                                                           | 4,992.90                                                                                                                                        | 16,28,088                                                                                                                                       |
| 11Karnataka                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                 | 32,713                                                                                                                                          | 91,009.66                                                                                                                                       | 86,26,906                                                                                                                                       | 47,749                                                                                                                                          | 2,03,252.79                                                                                                                                     | 6,07,92,715                                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                                 | 12Kerala                                                                                                                                        | 15,762                                                                                                                                          | 25,763.05                                                                                                                                       | 6,97,225                                                                                                                                        | 66,731                                                                                                                                          | 1,76,317.86                                                                                                                                     | 5,17,82,298                                                                                                                                     |
| 13Madhya                                                                                                                                        | Pradesh                                                                                                                                         | 26,700                                                                                                                                          | 70,264.44                                                                                                                                       | 1,57,13,542                                                                                                                                     | 77,346                                                                                                                                          | 3,03,078.00                                                                                                                                     | 8,98,19,040                                                                                                                                     |
| 14Maharashtra                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                 | 4,565                                                                                                                                           | 1,06,391.46                                                                                                                                     | 1,86,88,041                                                                                                                                     | 3,864                                                                                                                                           | 26,399.45                                                                                                                                       | 97,69,136                                                                                                                                       |
| 15Manipur                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                 | 2,094                                                                                                                                           | 18,994.97                                                                                                                                       | 44,81,717                                                                                                                                       | 1,267                                                                                                                                           | 7,772.08                                                                                                                                        | 15,28,885                                                                                                                                       |
| 16Meghalaya                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                 | 4,547                                                                                                                                           | 47,478.18                                                                                                                                       | 1,47,73,132                                                                                                                                     | 2,336                                                                                                                                           | 11,150.98                                                                                                                                       | 25,87,704                                                                                                                                       |
| 17Mizoram                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                 | 1,981                                                                                                                                           | 7,456.96                                                                                                                                        | 17,24,691                                                                                                                                       | 834                                                                                                                                             | 2,931.79                                                                                                                                        | 7,37,163                                                                                                                                        |
| 18Nagaland                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                 | 1,105                                                                                                                                           | 17,187.81                                                                                                                                       | 40,38,019                                                                                                                                       | 464                                                                                                                                             | 5,174.98                                                                                                                                        | 6,80,255                                                                                                                                        |
| 19Odisha                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                 | 15,228                                                                                                                                          | 39,692.11                                                                                                                                       | 1,24,66,346                                                                                                                                     | 15,341                                                                                                                                          | 1,20,869.10                                                                                                                                     | 4,08,35,437                                                                                                                                     |
| 20Punjab                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                 | 15,855                                                                                                                                          | 31,807.10                                                                                                                                       | 81,79,639                                                                                                                                       | 1,064                                                                                                                                           | 2,292.81                                                                                                                                        | 6,62,453                                                                                                                                        |
| 21Rajasthan                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                 | 19,782                                                                                                                                          | 2,49,599.30                                                                                                                                     | 8,51,19,065                                                                                                                                     | 26,469                                                                                                                                          | 3,08,828.09                                                                                                                                     | 15,07,14,940                                                                                                                                    |
| 22Sikkim                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                 | 208                                                                                                                                             | 1,238.62                                                                                                                                        | 3,25,641                                                                                                                                        | 425                                                                                                                                             | 563.74                                                                                                                                          | 84,104                                                                                                                                          |
| 23Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                 | 17,210                                                                                                                                          | 1,00,234.87                                                                                                                                     | 64,44,644                                                                                                                                       | 1,31,354                                                                                                                                        | 7,99,351.84                                                                                                                                     | 29,53,09,653                                                                                                                                    |
| 24Telangana                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                 | 17,423                                                                                                                                          | 1,26,280.47                                                                                                                                     | 71,06,346                                                                                                                                       | 13,509                                                                                                                                          | 51,595.94                                                                                                                                       | 2,82,52,161                                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                                 | 25Tripura                                                                                                                                       | 3,114                                                                                                                                           | 24,791.64                                                                                                                                       | 16,33,146                                                                                                                                       | 2,900                                                                                                                                           | 5,421.25                                                                                                                                        | 21,13,333                                                                                                                                       |
| 26Uttar                                                                                                                                         | Pradesh                                                                                                                                         | 67,147                                                                                                                                          | 1,87,722.48                                                                                                                                     | 1,20,36,910                                                                                                                                     | 36,568                                                                                                                                          | 1,42,328.73                                                                                                                                     | 5,54,41,532                                                                                                                                     |
| 27Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                 | 6,474                                                                                                                                           | 9,708.19                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                 | 8,177                                                                                                                                           | 8,417.43                                                                                                                                        | 22,41,924                                                                                                                                       |

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|                                             |          |           | 25,45,391    | 25,45,391   |              |              |
|---------------------------------------------|----------|-----------|--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
| 28West Bengal                               | 469      | 0.19      | 43           | 259         | 1.06         |              |
| 29 Andaman and Nicobar                      | 32       | 92.9      | 22,761       | 32          | 102.73       | 17,633       |
| 30 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | -        | -         | -            | -           | -            | -            |
| 31 Jammu and Kashmir                        | 10,522   | 24,713.17 | 78,36,228    | 5,521       | 6,555.03     | 16,79,656    |
| 32Ladakh                                    | 706      | 1,716.73  | 4,80,959     | 97          | 188.22       | 53,708       |
| 33Lakshadweep                               | -        | -         | -            | -           | -            | 65           |
| 34Puducherry                                | 17       | 164.91    | 8,596        | 84          | 1,005.62     | 3,88,388     |
| Total                                       | 3,49,936 | 15,48,244 | 27,24,87,666 | 5,39,369    | 24,69,228.36 | 89,47,05,772 |

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