Lok Sabha Question No. 602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Average Days of Work under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri S Venkatesan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 602 ANSWERED ON 03/02/2026

## AVERAGE DAYS OF WORK UNDER MGNREGS

## 602.  Shri S Venkatesan:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  average  days  of  work  provided  per  household from the financial year 2014-2015 to 2024-2025;
- (b) the percentage of households got 100 days of work during the financial year from 2014-2015 to 2024-2025;
- (c) the  details  of  average  work  days  provided  per  household  till Dec., 2025 during the current financial year; and
- (d) the  percentage  of  households  got  100  days  of  work  in  the current financial year till December, 2025?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a): Details of average days of employment provided per households  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  from  the  financial year 2014-2015 to 2024-2025 is given below:

|   SI. No. | Financial Year   | Average days of employment provided per households   |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 40.14            | 2014-15                                              |
|         2 | 48.83            | 2015-16                                              |
|         3 | 45.98            | 2016-17                                              |
|         4 | 45.69            | 2017-18                                              |
|         5 | 50.87            | 2018-19                                              |
|         6 | 48.4             | 2019-20                                              |
|         7 | 51.52            | 2020-21                                              |
|         8 | 50.07            | 2021-22                                              |
|         9 | 47.83            | 2022-23                                              |
|        10 |                  | 2023-24 52.08                                        |
|        11 | 2024-25          | 50.24                                                |

- (b):     Number  of  households  who  have  completed  100  days  of employment  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  during  the  financial year from 2014-2015 to 2024-2025 is given below:
- (c):      The  average  days  of  employment  provided  per  households under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the current financial year as on 29.01.2026 is 38.78.
- (d):    During the current financial year, as on 29.01.2026, a total of 12,05,308  households  have  completed  100  days  of  employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.

|   SI. No. | Financial Year   | Number of households who have completed 100 days of employment   |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 24,74,246        | 2014-15                                                          |
|         2 | 48,40,748        | 2015-16                                                          |
|         3 | 39,81,298        | 2016-17                                                          |
|         4 | 29,54,263        | 2017-18                                                          |
|         5 | 52,50,728        | 2018-19                                                          |
|         6 | 40,59,204        | 2019-20                                                          |
|         7 | 71,97,090        | 2020-21                                                          |
|         8 | 59,14,761        | 2021-22                                                          |
|         9 | 35,96,873        | 2022-23                                                          |
|        10 | 2023-24          | 44,94,352                                                        |
|        11 | 2024-25          | 40,70,059                                                        |

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