Lok Sabha Question No. 4199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Amount Spent on MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Ranjan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4199

## ANSWERED ON 19/08/2025

## AMOUNT SPENT ON MGNREGS

## 4199. Shri Rajesh Ranjan:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) programme is being implemented in every Panchayat and district of the country;
- (b) if so, the details of the amount spent on MGNREGS  during the last three years, State and district-wise;
- (c) whether it is also a fact that in many States, particularly Bihar, MGNREGS  exists only on paper and is not effectively implemented on the ground;
- (d) if  so,  whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  send  a Central team to inspect the implementation of the scheme in the State of Bihar; and
- (e) if  so,  the  time  by  which  such  inspection is likely to be taken place?

## 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  being  implemented  in  all States/UTs  (except  UT  of  Chandigarh  and  NCT  of  Delhi)  covering 741  districts,  7,193  blocks  and  2,69,235  Gram  Panchayats   in accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005.
- (b): Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a demand-driven wage employment scheme. Under the scheme, 100% of wage payments are made by the  Central  Government  directly  to  the  accounts  of  beneficiaries through  the  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  protocol. The  Central

government releases material and admin funds to the State Government  which  in  turn  releases  the  same  to Districts.  The Central Government does not release funds directly to the Districts. State/UT-wise  details  of  funds  released  under  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS  from  the  financial  years  2022-23  to  2024-25  are  given  at Annexure.

(c)to (e): The  implementation  of  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  is the responsibility of the respective State/UT Governments  in accordance with the provisions  of  the  Act  and  guidelines.  As  and when  specific  complaints  regarding  corruption,  irregularities,  or other  issues  in  the  implementation  of  schemes  in  States/UTs, including  Bihar,  are  received  by  the  Ministry,  they  are  enquired either  through  the  respective  State/UT  authorities  or  by  Central teams.  The Ministry also regularly reviews the performance of the scheme's  implementation  in  States/UTs  through  various  means, such as Mid-Term Reviews, Labour Budget meetings, Labour Budget revision meetings, and programme review meetings. National Level Monitors, Common Review Missions, and officials from the Ministry also visit States/UTs at regular intervals to assess the implementation  of  the  scheme.  Additionally,  Social  Audit  and  the Ombudsperson  mechanisms  have  been  established to redress grievances  and  ensure  the  scheme  is  implemented  as  per  the provisions  of  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 4199 dated 19.08.2025

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| S. No                                                                         | States/UTs                                                                    | 2024-25                                                                       | 2023-24                                                                       | 2022-23                                                                       |
| 1                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                | 7707.21                                                                       | 7353.67                                                                       | 8008.81                                                                       |
| 2                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                             | 560.70                                                                        | 427.35                                                                        | 578.32                                                                        |
| 3                                                                             | Assam                                                                         | 1929.70                                                                       | 2221.38                                                                       | 2055.28                                                                       |
| 4                                                                             | Bihar                                                                         | 6715.83                                                                       | 6200.03                                                                       | 6403.07                                                                       |
| 5                                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                                  | 3354.85                                                                       | 2895.12                                                                       | 3396.94                                                                       |
| 6                                                                             | Goa                                                                           | 3.70                                                                          | 0.88                                                                          | 5.12                                                                          |
| 7                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                       | 1540.54                                                                       | 1802.26                                                                       | 1692.07                                                                       |
| 8                                                                             | Haryana                                                                       | 590.19                                                                        | 477.87                                                                        | 373.99                                                                        |
| 9                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                              | 1203.28                                                                       | 1000.96                                                                       | 1162.83                                                                       |
| 10                                                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                                                               | 1151.20                                                                       | 921.60                                                                        | 1050.99                                                                       |
| 11                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                     | 2705.64                                                                       | 2922.27                                                                       | 2712.91                                                                       |
| 12                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                     | 5709.90                                                                       | 5431.67                                                                       | 6232.83                                                                       |
| 13                                                                            | Kerala                                                                        | 3136.44                                                                       | 3532.57                                                                       | 3832.43                                                                       |
| 14                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                | 6252.03                                                                       | 5891.65                                                                       | 5711.77                                                                       |
| 15                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                   | 4420.32                                                                       | 3041.48                                                                       | 2552.01                                                                       |
| 16                                                                            | Manipur                                                                       | 581.99                                                                        | 0.95                                                                          | 1086.63                                                                       |
| 17                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                     | 1155.09                                                                       | 913.86                                                                        | 1118.76                                                                       |
| 18                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                       | 611.65                                                                        | 507.96                                                                        | 540.39                                                                        |
| 19                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                      | 287.85                                                                        | 641.50                                                                        | 899.76                                                                        |
| 20                                                                            | Odisha                                                                        | 3763.80                                                                       | 4906.78                                                                       | 4645.73                                                                       |
| 21                                                                            | Punjab                                                                        | 1331.61                                                                       | 1169.84                                                                       | 1182.13                                                                       |
| 22                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                     | 7581.87                                                                       | 8683.98                                                                       | 9662.99                                                                       |
| 23                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                        | 97.57                                                                         | 112.19                                                                        | 92.71                                                                         |
| 24                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                    | 7585.49                                                                       | 12616.53                                                                      | 9743.53                                                                       |
| 25                                                                            | Telangana                                                                     | 3825.31                                                                       | 3520.87                                                                       | 2999.11                                                                       |
| 26                                                                            | Tripura                                                                       | 1041.70                                                                       | 1043.59                                                                       | 924.60                                                                        |
| 27                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                 | 9721.48                                                                       | 9844.25                                                                       | 10652.24                                                                      |
| 28                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                   | 626.43                                                                        | 553.81                                                                        | 794.72                                                                        |
| 29                                                                            | West Bengal *                                                                 | 0.00                                                                          | 0.00                                                                          | 1.33                                                                          |
| 30                                                                            | Andaman & Nicobar                                                             | 4.44                                                                          | 0.00                                                                          | 9.60                                                                          |
| 31                                                                            | Dadra & Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu                                              | 9.02                                                                          | 2.21                                                                          | 1.62                                                                          |
| 32                                                                            | Lakshadweep                                                                   | 0.32                                                                          | 0.00                                                                          | 0.00                                                                          |
| 33                                                                            | Puducherry                                                                    | 40.56                                                                         | 58.77                                                                         | 24.95                                                                         |
| 34                                                                            | Ladakh                                                                        | 85.98                                                                         | 62.64                                                                         | 68.93                                                                         |
|                                                                               | Total                                                                         | 85333.70                                                                      | 88760.50                                                                      | 90219.10                                                                      |

*Release of funds to the State of West Bengal has been stopped as per provisions of Section 27 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 due to non-compliance with the directives of the Central Government.

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