Lok Sabha Question No. 2751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Deletion of Workers from MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Subbarayan K, Shri Anand Bhadauria, Com. Selvaraj V

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2751

## ANSWERED ON 16/12/2025

Deletion of Workers from MGNREGS

2751. Com. Selvaraj V:

Shri Subbarayan K:

Shri Anand Bhadauria:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  twenty  seven  lakh  workers  have  been  deleted  from Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) database from 10 th  October to 14 th  November, 2025, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) the reasons for such huge deletion from MGNREGS database in a single month period;
- (c) the  details  and  number  of  workers  deleted  from  MGNREGS database during the last three years and the current year, yearwise and State-wise;
- (d) the  details  and  number  of  new  workers  added  in  MGNREGS database during the last three years, year and State-wise;
- (e) whether it is a fact that the Centre has mandated e-KYC and any discrepancy in workers name, photo, Aadhaar card, job card, bank account etc. is enough to deny work and wages to workers under MGNREGS; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the measures taken to help workers who are not accustomed to all these digital frameworks ?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Mahatma Gandhi  NREGS is a demand-driven wage employment scheme and the responsibility of implementation of the scheme is vested with the Government of the concerned States/UTs. Updation/deletion of Job Cards is a regular exercise conducted by the States/UTs. Job cards have been deleted mainly for the reasons such

- as  fake/duplicate/incorrect  job  cards,  family  shifted  from  Gram Panchayat  permanently,  Gram  Panchayat  classified  as  Urban  and there was only one member name in the job card he/she has expired etc. However, while deleting/ removing workers/Job cards, States/UTs have to ensure compliance with provisions of the Act and the Standard Operating Procedure issued by the Ministry to ensure that no job card of deserving or eligible household is deleted/cancelled. State/Union Territory(UT)-wise number of workers deleted  from  job  cards  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  during  the period of 10-10-2025 to 14-11-2025 are given in Annexure-I
- (c) & (d): The details and number of workers deleted from Mahatma Gandhi NREGS database during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and State-wise; and the details and number of new workers added in Mahatma Gandhi NREGS database during the last three years, year-wise and State-wise; are given in Annexure-II.
- (e) & (f): Job card verification is a continuous process, as job card renewal  is  required  to  be  done  once  in  5  years  under  Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. To simplify and support these statutory processes,  States/UTs  have  been  requested  to  utilize  the  e-KYC feature already available in the NMMS  app  (National Mobile Monitoring System) for job card verification and subsequent renewal after following extant processes. This is intended to assist States/UTs in carrying out job card verification in a timely, transparent,  and efficient manner.  As  99.67%  active workers' Aadhaar have already been seeded, e-KYC feature could be used as a simple, reliable, accurate and efficient way of verification of job cards. States have been advised to take necessary measures to make the process as smooth as possible by resolving issues like network connectivity  etc.  e-KYC  can  be  done  anywhere  as  decided  by  the State  such  as-  at  worksite,  special  camps  organised  by  the  Gram Panchayat  etc.  This  is  a  progressive  step  aimed  at  strengthening transparency,  efficiency,  and  ease  of  service  delivery  under  the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. The ground level functionaries have been adequately oriented, sensitized and trained through various fora to make the verification process as smooth as possible. Verification of job cards using e-KYC started from 01.09.2025 and it is still going on. So far e-KYC of 65.05% of Active workers have been completed as on 11.12.2025. It is stated that no one can be denied work or wages due to non verification through e-KYC.

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Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2751 dated 16.12.2025.

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| State/Union Territory(UT)-wise number of workers deleted from Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the period of 10-10-2025 to 14-   | State/Union Territory(UT)-wise number of workers deleted from Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the period of 10-10-2025 to 14-   | State/Union Territory(UT)-wise number of workers deleted from Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the period of 10-10-2025 to 14-   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                     | State/UTs                                                                                                                   | Number of workers deleted                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                                           | Andaman And Nicobar                                                                                                         | 130                                                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                              | 1107339                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                           | 896                                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                                                       | 6920                                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                                                       | 9610                                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                | 65619                                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                                                     | 5433                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                                                     | 309                                                                                                                         |
| 10 Himachal                                                                                                                 | Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 9877                                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                                          | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                                           | 79070                                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                                                   | 2724                                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                                                   | 27004                                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                                                      | 20124                                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                                          | Ladakh                                                                                                                      | 604                                                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                                                          | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                 | 18                                                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                              | 5327                                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                                                 | 15061                                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                                                     | 1111                                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                                                   | 532                                                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                                                     | 1480                                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                                                                    | 1254                                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                                                      | 80896                                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                                          | Puducherry                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                                                      | 16898                                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                                                   | 13701                                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                                                      | 1543                                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                  | 33090                                                                                                                       |
| 29                                                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                                                   | 95084                                                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                                                     | 6341                                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                               | 17236                                                                                                                       |
| 32                                                                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                 | 6526                                                                                                                        |
| Grand Total                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                             | 1631762                                                                                                                     |

Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to parts (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2751 dated 16.12.2025.

| Sl.                                                                          | States/Uts                                                                   | 2022-2023                                                                    | 2022-2023                                                                    | 2023-2024                                                                    | 2023-2024                                                                    | 2024-2025                                                                    | 2024-2025                                                                    | 2025-2026                                                                    | 2025-2026                                                                    |
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| No .                                                                         | States/Uts                                                                   | No. of workers deleted                                                       | No. of workers added                                                         | No. of workers deleted                                                       | No. of workers added                                                         | No. of workers deleted                                                       | No. of workers added                                                         | No. of workers deleted                                                       | No. of workers added                                                         |
| 1                                                                            | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                               | 7517856                                                                      | 420892                                                                       | 1096736                                                                      | 545193                                                                       | 461733                                                                       | 647818                                                                       | 1838628                                                                      | 466136                                                                       |
| 2                                                                            | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                            | 34433                                                                        | 31492                                                                        | 58257                                                                        | 32907                                                                        | 58854                                                                        | 34487                                                                        | 31788                                                                        | 27285                                                                        |
| 3                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                        | 608253                                                                       | 1117601                                                                      | 792138                                                                       | 442061                                                                       | 1819212                                                                      | 629904                                                                       | 109634                                                                       | 1097275                                                                      |
| 4                                                                            | BIHAR                                                                        | 8900402                                                                      | 1360719                                                                      | 3178680                                                                      | 1185465                                                                      | 1561159                                                                      | 10134595                                                                     | 113296                                                                       | 1758713                                                                      |
| 5                                                                            | CHHATTISGARH                                                                 | 1186037                                                                      | 302701                                                                       | 1395412                                                                      | 300728                                                                       | 1489327                                                                      | 502830                                                                       | 492178                                                                       | 502120                                                                       |
| 6                                                                            | GOA                                                                          | 24                                                                           | 789                                                                          | 34                                                                           | 462                                                                          | 73                                                                           | 534                                                                          | 12                                                                           | 999                                                                          |
| 7                                                                            | GUJARAT                                                                      | 559478                                                                       | 320480                                                                       | 975994                                                                       | 301571                                                                       | 174331                                                                       | 1077181                                                                      | 68031                                                                        | 174782                                                                       |
| 8                                                                            | HARYANA                                                                      | 17997                                                                        | 73693                                                                        | 18939                                                                        | 125142                                                                       | 18466                                                                        | 147281                                                                       | 10793                                                                        | 196117                                                                       |
| 9                                                                            | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                             | 78439                                                                        | 84467                                                                        | 77015                                                                        | 93968                                                                        | 29714                                                                        | 108638                                                                       | 65797                                                                        | 35302                                                                        |
| 10                                                                           | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                            | 107120                                                                       | 105093                                                                       | 212281                                                                       | 74125                                                                        | 103808                                                                       | 185737                                                                       | 241590                                                                       | 98971                                                                        |
| 11                                                                           | JHARKHAND                                                                    | 2030163                                                                      | 555847                                                                       | 654727                                                                       | 996998                                                                       | 363396                                                                       | 640445                                                                       | 54112                                                                        | 380195                                                                       |
| 12                                                                           | KARNATAKA                                                                    | 855967                                                                       | 860226                                                                       | 547661                                                                       | 577386                                                                       | 243101                                                                       | 458579                                                                       | 536372                                                                       | 339390                                                                       |
| 13                                                                           | KERALA                                                                       | 348598                                                                       | 180684                                                                       | 540033                                                                       | 149608                                                                       | 213578                                                                       | 154436                                                                       | 80517                                                                        | 145488                                                                       |
| 14                                                                           | LADAKH                                                                       | 7130                                                                         | 2713                                                                         | 3209                                                                         | 1544                                                                         | 2342                                                                         | 1364                                                                         | 3378                                                                         | 2154                                                                         |
| 15                                                                           | MADHYA PRADESH                                                               | 1471373                                                                      | 1099487                                                                      | 2698235                                                                      | 887779                                                                       | 224539                                                                       | 1006749                                                                      | 69874                                                                        | 641711                                                                       |
| 16 MAHARASHTRA 428628                                                        | 16 MAHARASHTRA 428628                                                        | 16 MAHARASHTRA 428628                                                        | 869634                                                                       | 227851                                                                       | 1357519                                                                      | 156962                                                                       | 1291870                                                                      | 276271                                                                       | 3658135                                                                      |
| 17                                                                           | MANIPUR                                                                      | 90027                                                                        | 29996                                                                        | 127349                                                                       | 52178                                                                        | 93300                                                                        | 63004                                                                        | 40784                                                                        | 52734                                                                        |
| 18                                                                           | MEGHALAYA                                                                    | 20466                                                                        | 47838                                                                        | 118486                                                                       | 59420                                                                        | 76109                                                                        | 71766                                                                        | 16628                                                                        | 45759                                                                        |
| 19                                                                           | MIZORAM                                                                      | 10269                                                                        | 9959                                                                         | 15010                                                                        | 12102                                                                        | 28339                                                                        | 21118                                                                        | 21781                                                                        | 20622                                                                        |
| 20                                                                           | NAGALAND                                                                     | 15155                                                                        | 29402                                                                        | 21754                                                                        | 26295                                                                        | 90310                                                                        | 76118                                                                        | 225264                                                                       | 63368                                                                        |
| 21                                                                           | ODISHA                                                                       | 7686413                                                                      | 627397                                                                       | 1499868                                                                      | 601525                                                                       | 1122016                                                                      | 1283764                                                                      | 346144                                                                       | 446436                                                                       |
| 22                                                                           | PUNJAB                                                                       | 598046                                                                       | 145722                                                                       | 127741                                                                       | 131897                                                                       | 45142                                                                        | 238015                                                                       | 64448                                                                        | 112911                                                                       |
| 23                                                                           | RAJASTHAN                                                                    | 3046893                                                                      | 587522                                                                       | 2151059                                                                      | 651639                                                                       | 313844                                                                       | 1032942                                                                      | 183202                                                                       | 389222                                                                       |
| 24                                                                           | SIKKIM                                                                       | 4528                                                                         | 4630                                                                         | 8792                                                                         | 4491                                                                         | 9200                                                                         | 3843                                                                         | 4828                                                                         | 2977                                                                         |
| 25                                                                           | TAMIL NADU                                                                   | 782200                                                                       | 361637                                                                       | 1690416                                                                      | 438711                                                                       | 1716015                                                                      | 256050                                                                       | 141364                                                                       | 109197                                                                       |
| 26                                                                           | TELANGANA                                                                    | 1723810                                                                      | 157046                                                                       | 302478                                                                       | 263883                                                                       | 335382                                                                       | 233119                                                                       | 500698                                                                       | 57841                                                                        |
| 27                                                                           | TRIPURA                                                                      | 37486                                                                        | 56381                                                                        | 103710                                                                       | 47169                                                                        | 44239                                                                        | 63607                                                                        | 63131                                                                        | 37576                                                                        |
| 28                                                                           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                | 8024982                                                                      | 1132879                                                                      | 5600653                                                                      | 842136                                                                       | 154356                                                                       | 2593617                                                                      | 72352                                                                        | 1249392                                                                      |
| 29                                                                           | UTTARAKHAND                                                                  | 355786                                                                       | 53883                                                                        | 124556                                                                       | 54818                                                                        | 169132                                                                       | 56553                                                                        | 59524                                                                        | 29983                                                                        |
| 30                                                                           | WEST BENGAL                                                                  | 8340066                                                                      | 405325                                                                       | 603689                                                                       | 14072                                                                        | 38642                                                                        | 10692                                                                        | 103                                                                          | 11335                                                                        |
| 31                                                                           | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                          | 320                                                                          | 912                                                                          | 190                                                                          | 1146                                                                         | 765                                                                          | 784                                                                          | 1096                                                                         | 897                                                                          |
|                                                                              | DN HAVELI AND DD                                                             | 0                                                                            | 265                                                                          | 145                                                                          | 1224                                                                         | 172                                                                          | 7809                                                                         | 186                                                                          | 4600                                                                         |
| 32 33                                                                        | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                  | 63                                                                           | 193                                                                          | 86                                                                           | 394                                                                          | 137                                                                          | 71                                                                           | 345                                                                          | 89                                                                           |
| 34                                                                           | PUDUCHERRY                                                                   | 49528                                                                        | 2131                                                                         | 2068                                                                         | 7752                                                                         | 2267                                                                         | 3075                                                                         | 568                                                                          | 2134                                                                         |
| Total 54937936 11039636 24975252 10283308 11159962 23038395 5734717 12161846 | Total 54937936 11039636 24975252 10283308 11159962 23038395 5734717 12161846 | Total 54937936 11039636 24975252 10283308 11159962 23038395 5734717 12161846 | Total 54937936 11039636 24975252 10283308 11159962 23038395 5734717 12161846 | Total 54937936 11039636 24975252 10283308 11159962 23038395 5734717 12161846 | Total 54937936 11039636 24975252 10283308 11159962 23038395 5734717 12161846 | Total 54937936 11039636 24975252 10283308 11159962 23038395 5734717 12161846 | Total 54937936 11039636 24975252 10283308 11159962 23038395 5734717 12161846 | Total 54937936 11039636 24975252 10283308 11159962 23038395 5734717 12161846 | Total 54937936 11039636 24975252 10283308 11159962 23038395 5734717 12161846 |

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