Lok Sabha Question No. 2596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Job Cardholders under MGNREGS in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Adv Priya Saroj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2596 ANSWERED ON 16/12/2025

## JOB CARDHOLDERS UNDER MGNREGS IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 2596. Adv Priya Saroj:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  active  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  job  cardholders who  were  denied  work  and  marked  absent  due  to  technical glitches in the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) app during the financial year 2024-25 in Uttar Pradesh specifically in rural districts like Jaunpur;
- (b) whether it is a fact that Uttar Pradesh currently has a negative net balance of funds under MGNREGS, leading to wage delays for over three months for SC and ST workers, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of Gram Panchayats in Uttar Pradesh district where internet  connectivity  issues  have  been  formally  logged  as  a hindrance for uploading real-time attendance; and
- (d) the steps taken to compensate workers who performed manual labor but were denied wages solely due to NMMS app failures?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a), (c) & (d): To  ensure  transparency  and  accountability  in  the implementation  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS),  the  Ministry  has decided that States/UTs shall ensure capturing of attendance at the worksite through National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) App with two-time stamped, geo-tagged photographs of the workers in a day for all the works (except Individual Beneficiary Work) through NMMS w.e.f. 1st January, 2023.

In  order  to  avoid  any  inconvenience  to  the  workers  due  to NMMS, provision has been made  that in case any worksite is not located in network covered area or attendance could not be uploaded due to any other network issue then attendance can be captured in

offline  mode  and  can  be  uploaded  once  the  device  comes  into network covered area. In case of exceptional circumstances owing to  which  attendance  could  not  be  uploaded,  the  provision  for exemption  at  district  level  by  District  Program  Coordinator  also exists, which has since been decentralized to the Block level.

During the financial year 2024-25, 99.08 % attendance has been marked through National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) in Uttar Pradesh  under  the  Scheme.    District-wise  details  is  given  at Annexure.

In case of Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh, as per NREGASoft, Mobile

100% attendance has been marked through National Monitoring System (NMMS) under the scheme.

(b):          Under      Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS,  the  wage  payments  are directly credited by the Central Government to the accounts of the beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer protocol. Sanctions for wage payments are issued daily by the Ministry through the Public Finance Management System (PFMS) based on fund transfer orders received from the States/ UTs  after following  due procedures. At the beginning of each financial year, admissible pending liabilities of the previous  years,  if  any,  are  duly  reimbursed  by  the  Government  of India. Accordingly, all due and admissible  pending wage liabilities upto FY 2024-25 have already been cleared (except in case of State of West Bengal).

With regard to Material and Admin components, States/UTs are required to furnish fund release proposals to the Government of India. The Central Government releases funds periodically in two tranches with each tranche consisting of one or more installments, keeping in view  the  'agreed  to'  Labour  Budget,  demand  for  works,  opening balance,  pace  of  utilization  of  funds,  pending  liabilities,  overall performance and subject to submission of relevant documents by the

States/UTs.

Under the Scheme, in the current financial year 2025-26 (as on 11.12.2025), an amount of Rs. 8408.05 crore has been released to Uttar Pradesh, which includes Rs. 6733.93 crore  for Wage component and  an  amount  of  Rs.1674.12  crore  for    Material  and  Admin components.    As  Sanction  for  payment  of  wages  are  issued  by Ministry on a daily basis through PFMS (Public Finance Management System), after receipt of funds transfer orders from States/UTs after following the due procedures, the fund release status keeps updating on a daily basis.  In the financial year 2025-26 (as on 12.12.2025), 99.26% Fund Transfer Orders (FTOs) are generated within 15 days from  the  closure  of  muster  rolls  in  Uttar  Pradesh  under  Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.

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Annexure-I Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 2596 dated 16.12.2025

| Percentage of works having muster roll filled through NMMS App in Uttar Pradesh during FY 2024-25 under the scheme.   | Percentage of works having muster roll filled through NMMS App in Uttar Pradesh during FY 2024-25 under the scheme.   | Percentage of works having muster roll filled through NMMS App in Uttar Pradesh during FY 2024-25 under the scheme.   | Percentage of works having muster roll filled through NMMS App in Uttar Pradesh during FY 2024-25 under the scheme.   | Percentage of works having muster roll filled through NMMS App in Uttar Pradesh during FY 2024-25 under the scheme.   | Percentage of works having muster roll filled through NMMS App in Uttar Pradesh during FY 2024-25 under the scheme.   | Percentage of works having muster roll filled through NMMS App in Uttar Pradesh during FY 2024-25 under the scheme.   |
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|                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                       | First Fortnight                                                                                                       | First Fortnight                                                                                                       | First Fortnight                                                                                                       | Second Fortnight                                                                                                      | Second Fortnight                                                                                                      |
| SI. No.                                                                                                               | Districts of Uttar Pradesh                                                                                            | Number of eligible works                                                                                              | Number of works having musterroll filled through NMMS App.                                                            | Percentage of works having musterroll filled through NMMS App.                                                        | Number of eligible works Number works having musterroll filled through NMMS App.                                      | of Percentage of works having musterroll filled through NMMS App.                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                     | Agra                                                                                                                  | 5158                                                                                                                  | 5070                                                                                                                  | 98.29                                                                                                                 | 5934 5817                                                                                                             | 98.03                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                     | Aligarh                                                                                                               | 6372                                                                                                                  | 6224                                                                                                                  | 97.68                                                                                                                 | 7103 6874                                                                                                             | 96.78                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                     | Ambedkar Nagar                                                                                                        | 6601                                                                                                                  | 6428                                                                                                                  | 97.38                                                                                                                 | 7257 7084                                                                                                             | 97.62                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                     | Amethi                                                                                                                | 6685                                                                                                                  | 6676                                                                                                                  | 99.87 7453                                                                                                            | 7432                                                                                                                  | 99.72                                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                                     | Amroha                                                                                                                | 6885                                                                                                                  | 6834                                                                                                                  | 99.26 7470                                                                                                            | 7416                                                                                                                  | 99.28                                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                                     | Auraiya                                                                                                               | 4685                                                                                                                  | 4588                                                                                                                  | 97.93                                                                                                                 | 5302 5198                                                                                                             | 98.04                                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                                     | Ayodhya                                                                                                               | 10639                                                                                                                 | 10344                                                                                                                 | 97.23 11467                                                                                                           | 11148                                                                                                                 | 97.22                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                     | Azamgarh                                                                                                              | 14414                                                                                                                 | 14341                                                                                                                 | 99.49                                                                                                                 | 14551 14445                                                                                                           | 99.27                                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                                     | Baghpat                                                                                                               | 660                                                                                                                   | 659                                                                                                                   | 99.85                                                                                                                 | 653 652                                                                                                               | 99.85                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                    | Bahraich                                                                                                              | 10663                                                                                                                 | 10486                                                                                                                 | 98.34                                                                                                                 | 11680 11453                                                                                                           | 98.06                                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                                    | Ballia                                                                                                                | 5328                                                                                                                  | 5280                                                                                                                  | 99.10                                                                                                                 | 6124 6054                                                                                                             | 98.86                                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                                    | Balrampur                                                                                                             | 7606                                                                                                                  | 7502                                                                                                                  | 98.63 8127                                                                                                            | 8000                                                                                                                  | 98.44                                                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                                    | Banda                                                                                                                 | 2196                                                                                                                  | 2192                                                                                                                  | 99.82                                                                                                                 | 2772 2757                                                                                                             | 99.46                                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                                    | Barabanki                                                                                                             | 11787                                                                                                                 | 11785                                                                                                                 | 99.98 12221                                                                                                           | 12219                                                                                                                 | 99.98                                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                                    | Bareilly                                                                                                              | 9113                                                                                                                  | 8977                                                                                                                  | 98.51 9960                                                                                                            | 9792                                                                                                                  | 98.31                                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                                    | Basti                                                                                                                 | 14518                                                                                                                 | 14434                                                                                                                 | 99.42                                                                                                                 | 15104 14986                                                                                                           | 99.22                                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                                    | Bijnor                                                                                                                | 9161                                                                                                                  | 9150                                                                                                                  | 99.88 9485                                                                                                            | 9460                                                                                                                  | 99.74                                                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                                                    | Budaun                                                                                                                | 7893                                                                                                                  | 7740                                                                                                                  | 98.06                                                                                                                 | 8311 8160                                                                                                             | 98.18                                                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                                                    | Bulandshahr                                                                                                           | 2882                                                                                                                  | 2875                                                                                                                  | 99.76 2666                                                                                                            | 2654                                                                                                                  | 99.55                                                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                                    | Chandauli                                                                                                             | 8096                                                                                                                  | 7978                                                                                                                  | 98.54                                                                                                                 | 8575 8420                                                                                                             | 98.19                                                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                                                    | Chitrakoot                                                                                                            | 1224                                                                                                                  | 1224                                                                                                                  | 100.00                                                                                                                | 1328 1328                                                                                                             | 100.00                                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                                    | Deoria                                                                                                                | 7614                                                                                                                  | 7589                                                                                                                  | 99.67 8070                                                                                                            | 8026                                                                                                                  | 99.45                                                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                                                    | Etah                                                                                                                  | 6165                                                                                                                  | 6021                                                                                                                  | 97.66                                                                                                                 | 6743 6602                                                                                                             | 97.91                                                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                                                    | Etawah                                                                                                                | 3398                                                                                                                  | 3348                                                                                                                  | 98.53 3709                                                                                                            | 3623                                                                                                                  | 97.68                                                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                                                    | Farrukhabad                                                                                                           | 4272                                                                                                                  | 4272                                                                                                                  | 100.00 4648                                                                                                           | 4648                                                                                                                  | 100.00                                                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                                                    | Fatehpur                                                                                                              | 4494                                                                                                                  | 4407                                                                                                                  | 98.06                                                                                                                 | 4572 4465                                                                                                             | 97.66                                                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                                                                    | Firozabad                                                                                                             | 7288                                                                                                                  | 7234                                                                                                                  | 99.26                                                                                                                 | 8089 8008                                                                                                             | 99.00                                                                                                                 |
| 28                                                                                                                    | Gautam Buddha Nagar                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 0 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                                                    | Ghaziabad                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                     | 0 0                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                                                    | Ghazipur                                                                                                              | 7592                                                                                                                  | 7541                                                                                                                  | 99.33                                                                                                                 | 8140 8057                                                                                                             | 98.98                                                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                                                    | Gonda                                                                                                                 | 7252                                                                                                                  | 7233                                                                                                                  | 99.74                                                                                                                 | 7783                                                                                                                  | 99.77                                                                                                                 |
| 32                                                                                                                    | Gorakhpur                                                                                                             | 10958                                                                                                                 | 10833                                                                                                                 | 7801 98.86 11197                                                                                                      | 11019                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                       | 98.41 100.00                                                                                                          |
| 33                                                                                                                    | Hamirpur                                                                                                              | 3719                                                                                                                  | 3719                                                                                                                  | 100.00                                                                                                                | 4052 4052                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                       |
| 35                                                                                                                    | Hardoi                                                                                                                | 12674                                                                                                                 | 12571                                                                                                                 | 99.19 14028                                                                                                           | 13853                                                                                                                 | 98.75                                                                                                                 |

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| 36   | Hathras            |   3495 |   3488 |   99.80 |   3938 |   3923 |   99.62 |
|------|--------------------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|---------|
| 37   | Jalaun             |   6003 |   5981 |   99.63 |   6385 |   6327 |   99.09 |
| 38   | Jaunpur            |  11591 |  11591 |  100    |  12410 |  12410 |  100    |
| 39   | Jhansi             |   3506 |   3439 |   98.09 |   3967 |   3724 |   93.87 |
| 40   | Kannauj            |   4421 |   4338 |   98.12 |   4705 |   4580 |   97.34 |
| 41   | Kanpur Dehat       |   4526 |   4526 |  100    |   4800 |   4800 |  100    |
| 42   | Kanpur Nagar       |   3502 |   3502 |  100    |   3888 |   3888 |  100    |
| 43   | Kashganj           |   3439 |   3436 |   99.91 |   3507 |   3503 |   99.89 |
| 44   | Kaushambi          |   2630 |   2530 |   96.2  |   2826 |   2742 |   97.03 |
| 45   | Kheri              |  12983 |  12970 |   99.9  |  14145 |  14112 |   99.77 |
| 46   | Kushi Nagar        |  10001 |   9939 |   99.38 |  11431 |  11283 |   98.71 |
| 47   | Lalitpur           |   5053 |   5053 |  100    |   5091 |   5090 |   99.98 |
| 48   | Lucknow            |   4576 |   4540 |   99.21 |   5536 |   5479 |   98.97 |
| 49   | Maharajganj        |   8472 |   8454 |   99.79 |   9328 |   9294 |   99.64 |
| 50   | Mahoba             |   2140 |   2137 |   99.86 |   2274 |   2266 |   99.65 |
| 51   | Mainpuri           |   7887 |   7846 |   99.48 |   8093 |   8036 |   99.3  |
| 52   | Mathura            |   4126 |   4055 |   98.28 |   4693 |   4557 |   97.1  |
| 53   | Mau                |   7133 |   7133 |  100    |   7574 |   7574 |  100    |
| 54   | Meerut             |   2961 |   2886 |   97.47 |   3077 |   2966 |   96.39 |
| 55   | Mirzapur           |   7750 |   7750 |  100    |   8397 |   8397 |  100    |
| 56   | Moradabad          |   5622 |   5600 |   99.61 |   6461 |   6447 |   99.78 |
| 57   | Muzaffarnagar      |   4834 |   4834 |  100    |   5146 |   5146 |  100    |
| 58   | Pilibhit           |   5270 |   5225 |   99.15 |   5936 |   5832 |   98.25 |
| 59   | Pratapgarh         |  10602 |  10540 |   99.42 |  10591 |  10445 |   98.62 |
| 60   | Prayagraj          |  13012 |  12939 |   99.44 |  13687 |  13605 |   99.4  |
| 61   | Rae Bareli         |  11431 |  11396 |   99.69 |  12639 |  12609 |   99.76 |
| 62   | Rampur             |   7030 |   6954 |   98.92 |   7746 |   7654 |   98.81 |
| 63   | Saharanpur         |   5848 |   5769 |   98.65 |   6493 |   6406 |   98.66 |
| 64   | Sambhal            |   5960 |   5736 |   96.24 |   6196 |   5978 |   96.48 |
| 65   | Sant Kabeer Nagar  |   5902 |   5889 |   99.78 |   6157 |   6127 |   99.51 |
| 66   | Sant Ravidas Nagar |   3022 |   3016 |   99.8  |   2996 |   2994 |   99.93 |
| 67   | Shahjahanpur       |   7376 |   7373 |   99.96 |   7979 |   7974 |   99.94 |
| 68   | Shamli             |   1712 |   1648 |   96.26 |   1917 |   1820 |   94.94 |
| 69   | Shravasti          |   3770 |   3769 |   99.97 |   3787 |   3784 |   99.92 |
| 70   | Siddharth Nagar    |   9818 |   9769 |   99.5  |  10059 |   9971 |   99.13 |
| 71   | Sitapur            |  15371 |  15286 |   99.45 |  17003 |  16856 |   99.14 |
| 72   | Sonbhadra          |   7005 |   7005 |  100    |   7350 |   7350 |  100    |
| 73   | Sultanpur          |   8762 |   8744 |   99.79 |   8131 |   8099 |   99.61 |
| 74   | Unnao              |   8489 |   8488 |   99.99 |   9218 |   9217 |   99.99 |
| 75   | Varanasi           |   4202 |   4173 |   99.31 |   4703 |   4676 |   99.43 |
|      | Total              | 490269 | 486345 |   99.2  | 525876 | 520449 |   98.97 |

(As per NREGASoft)

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