Lok Sabha Question No. 138 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Assistance to Odisha under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Pradeep Purohit

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 138 ANSWERED ON 09/12/2025

## ASSISTANCE TO ODISHA UNDER MGNREGS

## *138. Shri Pradeep Purohit:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  provided  central  assistance  to the State of Odisha under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  during  the  last two financial years, i.e. 2023-24 and 2024-25;
- (b) if so, the details of such central assistance released during the above period, year, scheme and component-wise;
- (c) the details and total allocations, expenditure and person-days generated  under  various  MGNREGS  components  during  the above  period,  year  and  district-wise  particularly  for  Bargarh and Jharsuguda;
- (d) the details and total number of labourers and workers engaged under  MGNREGS  in  the  above  districts  during  the  last  two years; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  enhance  fund  flow  or undertake special initiatives in backward districts of western Odisha  under  MGNREGS,  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  districtwise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

- (a) to (e):       A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *138  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 09.12.2025REGARDING 'ASSISTANCE TO ODISHA UNDER MGNREGS'

(a)& (b): Component-wise details of funds released to the State of Odisha under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  during  the  last  two financial years, i.e. FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25 are given below:

(Rs. in crore)

| Financial Year   |   Wages | Material   | Admin        |   Social Audit Unit |   Cluster Facilitation Project |   Total |
|------------------|---------|------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|---------|
| 2023-24          | 3930.67 |            | 798.27162.93 |               12.79 |                            2.1 | 4906.76 |
| 2024-25          | 2651.54 | 1023.46    | 69.63        |               17.05 |                            2.1 | 3763.8  |

(c)& (d): Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  is  a  demand  driven  wage employment scheme. There is no State/UT-wise allocation of funds under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.

District-wise  (including  Bargarh  and  Jharsuguda)  details of expenditure incurred (including State share) and persondays generated  in  the  State  of  Odisha  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS during the last two  financial years,  i.e.  2023-24  and  2024-25 are given at Annexure-I.

District-wise  (including  Bargarh  and  Jharsuguda), number  of persons availed employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the State of Odisha under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last two financial years, i.e. 2023-24 and 2024-25 is given at Annexure-II.

(e): Under the scheme, funds release to States/UTs is a continuous  process,  and  the  Central  Government  is  committed  to making funds available to States/UTs for the implementation of the scheme as per the demand for work on the ground.

The Ministry undertakes regular assessments of fund requirements based on demand and seeks additional funds from the Ministry of Finance as and when required for meeting the demand for  work  on  the  ground.  In  the  FY  2025-26  (as  on  04.12.2025), 99.87% of the eligible rural households have been offered employment against their demand in Odisha.

It is  also  submitted  that  there  is  no  separate  provision for district-wise/ region-wise release of funds under the scheme.

States are empowered to plan and prioritise works as per local needs,  and  the  Ministry  regularly  reviews  progress  with  the  State Government to ensure effective implementation of the Scheme.

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Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to parts (c)&(d) of LokSabha Starred Question No. 138 dated 09.12.2025.

District-wise including Bargarh and Jharsuguda district details of expenditure incurred  (including  State  share)  and  persondays  generated  in  the  State  of Odisha under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last two financial years, i.e. 2023-24 and 2024-25

|     |                | 2023-24 ( in lakh)        | 2023-24 ( in lakh)        | 2023-24 ( in lakh)        | 2023-24 ( in lakh)   | 2023-24 ( in lakh)   | 2023-24 ( in lakh)    |
|-----|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
| SI. | District of    | Actual Expenditure        | Actual Expenditure        |                           | Other                | Total                |                       |
| No. | Odisha         | Unskilled Wage            | Material                  | Adm. Exp                  | *                    |                      | Persondays generation |
| 1   | Angul          | 11593.19                  | 1564.95                   | 369.38                    | 0                    | 13527.53             | 48.87                 |
| 2   | Baleshwar      | 8412.77                   | 1002.11                   | 503.21                    | 0                    | 9918.09              | 35.25                 |
| 3   | Bargarh        | 14081.33                  | 888.28                    | 669.6                     | 0.25                 | 15639.22             | 46.56                 |
| 4   | Bhadrak        | 8944.52                   | 2151.68                   | 360.59                    | 0                    | 11456.79             | 37.37                 |
| 5   | Bolangir       | 34425.27                  | 5836.85                   | 756.15                    | 0                    | 41018.26             | 115.04                |
| 6   | Boudh          | 6244.84                   | 680.07                    | 297.37                    | 0.06                 | 7222.29              | 26.37                 |
| 7   | Cuttack        | 6411.47                   | 1011.86                   | 516.23                    | 0                    | 7939.57              | 26.84                 |
| 8   | Deogarh        | 3762.76                   | 966.9                     | 242.1                     | 0                    | 4971.76              | 15.79                 |
| 9   | Dhenkanal      | 15082.74                  | 1710.55                   | 424.29                    | 0                    | 17217.58             | 63.59                 |
| 10  | Gajapati       | 9875.01                   | 1580.63                   | 425.19                    | 0                    | 11880.82             | 40.68                 |
| 11  | Ganjam         | 44250.05                  | 7258.28                   | 1589.9                    | 0.01                 | 53098.23             | 192.87                |
| 12  | Jagatsinghapur | 5445.25                   | 776.23                    | 259.93                    | 0                    | 6481.41              | 22.42                 |
| 13  | Jajpur         | 10755.41                  | 1432.39                   | 452.89                    | 0                    | 12640.69             | 45.64                 |
| 14  | Jharsuguda     | 4655.37                   | 548.96                    | 286.7                     | 0                    | 5491.04              | 19.52                 |
| 15  | Kalahandi      | 34607.510685.91           |                           | 683.95                    | 0.01                 | 45977.36             | 111.93                |
| 16  | Kandhamal      | 23591.27                  | 3154.27                   | 801.17                    | 0.02                 | 27546.71             | 109.24                |
| 17  | Kendrapara     | 5368.97                   | 594.27                    | 353.59                    | 0                    | 6316.84              | 22.48                 |
| 18  | Kendujhar      | 22083.68                  | 1455.82                   | 774.93                    | 0.1                  | 24314.43             | 92.89                 |
| 19  | Khordha        | 4478.1                    | 920.34                    | 301.32                    | 0                    | 5699.77              | 18.58                 |
| 20  | Koraput        | 28048.66                  | 6869.24                   | 779.67                    | 0                    | 35697.57             | 114.26                |
| 21  | Malkangiri     | 11604.85                  | 1934.62                   | 484.12                    | 0                    | 14023.59             | 48.57                 |
| 22  | Mayurbhanj     | 37070.27                  | 4109.13                   | 1251.45                   | 0.02                 | 42430.86             | 156.54                |
| 23  | Nabarangapur   | 18960.29                  | 2157.19                   | 352.16                    | 0                    | 21469.64             | 77.50                 |
| 24  | Nayagarh       | 8317.99                   | 1823.72                   | 466.18                    | 0                    | 10607.89             | 34.65                 |
| 25  | Nuapada        | 19135.74                  | 2097.44                   | 360.85                    | 0                    | 21594.02             | 55.16                 |
| 26  | Puri           | 6028.36                   | 669.51                    | 507.98                    | 0                    | 7205.85              | 25.32                 |
| 27  | Rayagada       | 14518.28                  | 2694.62                   | 486.5                     | 0                    | 17699.39             | 60.24                 |
| 28  | Sambalpur      | 6928.01                   | 768.08                    | 342.45                    | 0.22                 | 8038.53              | 29.03                 |
| 29  | Sonepur        | 6032.39                   | 1080.55                   | 329.69                    | 0                    | 7442.63              | 25.00                 |
| 30  | Sundargarh     | 25964.73                  | 1814.5                    | 821.85                    | 0.46                 | 28601.08             | 110.07                |
|     | Total          |                           |                           |                           |                      |                      | 1828.26               |
|     |                | 456679.0770238.9516251.39 | 456679.0770238.9516251.39 | 456679.0770238.9516251.39 | 1.15543169.44        | 1.15543169.44        |                       |

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| SI. No.                                                                                                                                                                     | District of                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                             | 2024-25                                                                                                                                                                     | (in lakh)                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                      | Actual Expenditure                                                                                                                                                          | Actual Expenditure                                                                                                                                                          | Adm. Exp                                                                                                                                                                    | Other*                                                                                                                                                                      | Total                                                                                                                                                                       | Persondays generation                                                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                      | Unskilled Wage                                                                                                                                                              | Material                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                           | Angul                                                                                                                                                                       | 6133.03                                                                                                                                                                     | 4109.34                                                                                                                                                                     | 174.15                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                           | 10416.51                                                                                                                                                                    | 24.41                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                           | Baleshwar                                                                                                                                                                   | 6499.59                                                                                                                                                                     | 2746.78                                                                                                                                                                     | 242.79                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                                                                                                        | 9489.16                                                                                                                                                                     | 26.09                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                           | Bargarh                                                                                                                                                                     | 9164.57                                                                                                                                                                     | 1220.18                                                                                                                                                                     | 381.78                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.02                                                                                                                                                                        | 10766.54                                                                                                                                                                    | 30.08                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                           | Bhadrak                                                                                                                                                                     | 3707.55                                                                                                                                                                     | 3022.14                                                                                                                                                                     | 231.69                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                           | 6961.39                                                                                                                                                                     | 14.88                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                           | Bolangir                                                                                                                                                                    | 25111.59                                                                                                                                                                    | 9341.79                                                                                                                                                                     | 451.94                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.25                                                                                                                                                                        | 34905.33                                                                                                                                                                    | 83.58                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                           | Boudh                                                                                                                                                                       | 4767.64                                                                                                                                                                     | 2368.47                                                                                                                                                                     | 126.85                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                           | 7262.96                                                                                                                                                                     | 19.22                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                           | Cuttack                                                                                                                                                                     | 1938.79                                                                                                                                                                     | 1604.79                                                                                                                                                                     | 155.67                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.03                                                                                                                                                                        | 3699.26                                                                                                                                                                     | 7.78                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                           | Deogarh                                                                                                                                                                     | 4042.35                                                                                                                                                                     | 2035.54                                                                                                                                                                     | 105.98                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                           | 6183.85                                                                                                                                                                     | 15.96                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                           | Dhenkanal                                                                                                                                                                   | 7471.12                                                                                                                                                                     | 4167.05                                                                                                                                                                     | 251.65                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.07                                                                                                                                                                        | 11889.81                                                                                                                                                                    | 29.65                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                          | Gajapati                                                                                                                                                                    | 9111.77                                                                                                                                                                     | 3600.29                                                                                                                                                                     | 228.66                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                           | 12940.73                                                                                                                                                                    | 32.23                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                          | Ganjam                                                                                                                                                                      | 14861.62                                                                                                                                                                    | 12241.58                                                                                                                                                                    | 752.72                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.34                                                                                                                                                                        | 27855.92                                                                                                                                                                    | 65.65                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                          | Jagatsinghapur                                                                                                                                                              | 2354.98                                                                                                                                                                     | 1612.16                                                                                                                                                                     | 113.92                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                           | 4081.06                                                                                                                                                                     | 10.16                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                          | Jajpur                                                                                                                                                                      | 3359.52                                                                                                                                                                     | 1959.49                                                                                                                                                                     | 197.28                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.02                                                                                                                                                                        | 5516.29                                                                                                                                                                     | 13.17                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                          | Jharsuguda                                                                                                                                                                  | 2852.28                                                                                                                                                                     | 873.58                                                                                                                                                                      | 126.29                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                           | 3852.14                                                                                                                                                                     | 11.43                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                          | Kalahandi                                                                                                                                                                   | 28582.21                                                                                                                                                                    | 12876.28                                                                                                                                                                    | 338.92                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.11                                                                                                                                                                        | 41797.42                                                                                                                                                                    | 91.51                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                          | Kandhamal                                                                                                                                                                   | 24140.28                                                                                                                                                                    | 9010.11                                                                                                                                                                     | 362.37                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.28                                                                                                                                                                        | 33512.78                                                                                                                                                                    | 93.68                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                          | Kendrapara                                                                                                                                                                  | 2434.5                                                                                                                                                                      | 458.82                                                                                                                                                                      | 150.73                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                           | 3044.05                                                                                                                                                                     | 9.83                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                          | Kendujhar                                                                                                                                                                   | 16355.34                                                                                                                                                                    | 3179.2                                                                                                                                                                      | 399.79                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                           | 19934.33                                                                                                                                                                    | 65.92                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                          | Khordha                                                                                                                                                                     | 2222.41                                                                                                                                                                     | 1453.31                                                                                                                                                                     | 104.22                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.03                                                                                                                                                                        | 3779.93                                                                                                                                                                     | 8.96                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                          | Koraput                                                                                                                                                                     | 19630.73                                                                                                                                                                    | 15003.98                                                                                                                                                                    | 369.69                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                                                                                                        | 35004.4                                                                                                                                                                     | 73.14                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                          | Malkangiri                                                                                                                                                                  | 9194.64                                                                                                                                                                     | 4854.11                                                                                                                                                                     | 222.76                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.3                                                                                                                                                                         | 14271.5                                                                                                                                                                     | 36.65                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                          | Mayurbhanj                                                                                                                                                                  | 26124.32                                                                                                                                                                    | 8810.35                                                                                                                                                                     | 647.93                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                           | 35582.59                                                                                                                                                                    | 103.55                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                          | Nabarangapur                                                                                                                                                                | 14535.69                                                                                                                                                                    | 7795.05                                                                                                                                                                     | 229.78                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                                                                                                        | 22560.5                                                                                                                                                                     | 52.69                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                          | Nayagarh                                                                                                                                                                    | 4414.44                                                                                                                                                                     | 3872.83                                                                                                                                                                     | 249.15                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                           | 8536.42                                                                                                                                                                     | 17.73                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                          | Nuapada                                                                                                                                                                     | 19996.67                                                                                                                                                                    | 3343.51                                                                                                                                                                     | 213.93                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                           | 23554.12                                                                                                                                                                    | 58.54                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                          | Puri                                                                                                                                                                        | 4053.44                                                                                                                                                                     | 1108.01                                                                                                                                                                     | 220.65                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                           | 5382.1                                                                                                                                                                      | 16.33                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                          | Rayagada                                                                                                                                                                    | 11405.81                                                                                                                                                                    | 5165.47                                                                                                                                                                     | 241.22                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                           | 16812.51                                                                                                                                                                    | 42.77                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                          | Sambalpur                                                                                                                                                                   | 5930.79                                                                                                                                                                     | 1056.99                                                                                                                                                                     | 245.8                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.19                                                                                                                                                                        | 7233.58                                                                                                                                                                     | 23.49                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                          | Sonepur                                                                                                                                                                     | 4513.29                                                                                                                                                                     | 2447.08                                                                                                                                                                     | 191.3                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.06                                                                                                                                                                        | 7151.67                                                                                                                                                                     | 17.89                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                          | Sundargarh                                                                                                                                                                  | 23818.17                                                                                                                                                                    | 5140.49                                                                                                                                                                     | 530.36                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.7                                                                                                                                                                         | 29489.02                                                                                                                                                                    | 96.03                                                                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                                                                             | Total                                                                                                                                                                       | 318729.13                                                                                                                                                                   | 136478.77                                                                                                                                                                   | 8259.97                                                                                                                                                                     | 2.43                                                                                                                                                                        | 463467.87                                                                                                                                                                   | 1193.00                                                                                                                                                                     |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (c)&(d) of LokSabha Starred Question No. 138 dated 09.12.2025.

District-wise number of persons availed employment under Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  in  the  State  of  Odisha  under  Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last two financial years, i.e. 2023-24 and 2024-25.

| SI. No,   | District of Odisha   | Number of persons availed employment( in lakh)   | Number of persons availed employment( in lakh)   |
|-----------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No,   | District of Odisha   | 2023-24                                          | 2024-25                                          |
| 1         | Angul                | 1.36                                             | 0.77                                             |
| 2         | Baleshwar            | 1.39                                             | 0.92                                             |
| 3         | Bargarh              | 1.38                                             | 0.98                                             |
| 4         | Bhadrak              | 1.36                                             | 0.61                                             |
| 5         | Bolangir             | 3.02                                             | 2.37                                             |
| 6         | Boudh                | 0.86                                             | 0.67                                             |
| 7         | Cuttack              | 1.09                                             | 0.37                                             |
| 8         | Deogarh              | 0.54                                             | 0.50                                             |
| 9         | Dhenkanal            | 1.69                                             | 0.91                                             |
| 10        | Gajapati             | 1.15                                             | 0.93                                             |
| 11        | Ganjam               | 4.01                                             | 1.87                                             |
| 12        | Jagatsinghapur       | 0.95                                             | 0.50                                             |
| 13        | Jajpur               | 1.44                                             | 0.50                                             |
| 14        | Jharsuguda           | 0.57                                             | 0.35                                             |
| 15        | Kalahandi            | 2.79                                             | 2.29                                             |
| 16        | Kandhamal            | 2.38                                             | 2.04                                             |
| 17        | Kendrapara           | 1.01                                             | 0.45                                             |
| 18        | Kendujhar            | 2.88                                             | 2.08                                             |
| 19        | Khordha              | 0.64                                             | 0.36                                             |
| 20        | Koraput              | 2.60                                             | 1.79                                             |
| 21        | Malkangiri           | 1.12                                             | 0.91                                             |
| 22        | Mayurbhanj           | 4.01                                             | 2.84                                             |
| 23        | Nabarangapur         | 1.91                                             | 1.31                                             |
| 24        | Nayagarh             | 1.25                                             | 0.69                                             |
| 25        | Nuapada              | 1.45                                             | 1.36                                             |
| 26        | Puri                 | 1.23                                             | 0.78                                             |
| 27        | Rayagada             | 1.60                                             | 1.13                                             |
| 28        | Sambalpur            | 0.92                                             | 0.74                                             |
| 29        | Sonepur              | 0.81                                             | 0.56                                             |
| 30        | Sundargarh           | 2.53                                             | 2.20                                             |
|           | Total                | 49.91                                            | 33.77                                            |

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