MGNREGA Statistics 2026: Person-days, Households, Budget and Wages
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MGNREGA generated 290.60 crore person-days of work in 2024-25 for 15.99 crore registered households, with women doing 58.15% of the work, according to PIB. The 2005 Act was repealed on 1 July 2026 and replaced by the VB-G RAM G Act, which raises the guarantee to 125 days.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA): key numbers
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Person-days generated by year
Total person-days of work under MGNREGS in each financial year from NREGASoft, as reported by the Ministry of Rural Development. The 2024-25 figure is from the PIB explainer of 26 August 2025; no 2021-22 total was given in these releases.
| Year | Person-days (crore) |
|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 389.09 |
| 2022-23 | 293.70 |
| 2023-24 | 309.01 |
| 2024-25 | 290.60 |
Source: pib.gov.in, as on 26 August 2025
Budget estimate and revised estimate
Money set aside for MGNREGA in the Union Budget and the higher amount it was raised to during the year, as stated by the Ministry of Rural Development in February 2023.
| Year | Budget estimate (Rs crore) | Revised estimate (Rs crore) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 60,000 | 71,000 |
| 2020-21 | 61,500 | 1,11,500 |
| 2021-22 | 73,000 | 99,117 |
| 2022-23 | 73,000 | 89,400 |
Source: pib.gov.in, as on 18 February 2023
Average days of work per household
Average days of employment given to each household that worked under MGNREGS, as reported to the Lok Sabha on 2 August 2022.
| Year | Average days per household |
|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 48.4 |
| 2020-21 | 51.52 |
| 2021-22 | 50.07 |
Source: pib.gov.in, as on 2 August 2022
Year-to-date comparison, 2024-25 and 2025-26
Progress from 1 April to early December in each of the last two years of MGNREGA, from the Department of Rural Development year-end reviews.
| Indicator | 2024-25 (to 11 Dec 2024) | 2025-26 (to 2 Dec 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Person-days generated (crore) | 196.30 | 161.6 |
| Central release (Rs crore) | 77,491.29 | 69,194.59 |
| Completed works (lakh) | 61.29 | 49.62 |
| Women's share of person-days (%) | 57.86 | 56.73 |
| FTOs generated within 8 days (%) | 97.18 | 95.31 |
Source: pib.gov.in, as on 2 December 2025
How rural wage work is provided
What the numbers show
MGNREGA was India's rural employment guarantee for two decades. In its last full year on record, 2024-25, it generated 290.60 crore person-days of work, and women did 58.15% of that work, up from 48% in 2013-14, according to the PIB explainer of 26 August 2025. The Ministry of Rural Development says 2,923 crore person-days were generated between 2014-15 and 2024-25, against 1,660 crore from 2006-07 to 2013-14.
The trend over the years
Work peaked at 389.09 crore person-days in 2020-21, when migrant workers returned to villages during Covid, and the budget was raised that year from Rs 61,500 crore to Rs 1,11,500 crore. Demand then eased to 293.70 crore in 2022-23, rose to 309.01 crore in 2023-24 partly because of drought in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, and settled at 290.60 crore in 2024-25. The year-end reviews show 2025-26 running behind: 161.6 crore person-days by 2 December 2025, against 196.30 crore by 11 December 2024.
What the figures do not tell you
A person-day total says nothing about how evenly the work was spread. The average household got about 50 days of work, not 100, and the Economic Survey 2025-26 noted that only a small share of households completed the full 100 days after the pandemic. Registered households are not the same as households that worked: the 15.99 crore figure counts households registered under the scheme, not households given work that year. The figures above are also national totals; state-wise splits are in Parliament replies and the MIS.
The switch to VB-G RAM G
From 1 July 2026, the VB-G RAM G Act replaced MGNREGA. It raises the guarantee to 125 days per rural household, keeps wage payment within 15 days, and moves funding to a 60:40 Centre-state share. Figures for the new scheme will be reported separately, so the series above ends with MGNREGA.
Where to check the live numbers
Year-wise and state-wise MGNREGA reports, including person-days, households and expenditure, are on the NREGASoft MIS (nrega.nic.in and nrega.dord.gov.in). PIB carries the Ministry of Rural Development's replies to Parliament, which usually include state tables.
Frequently asked questions
How many person-days were generated under MGNREGA in 2024-25?
290.60 crore person-days, with 15.99 crore households registered under the scheme, according to the PIB explainer of 26 August 2025. That compares with 309.01 crore in 2023-24 and 293.70 crore in 2022-23.
How much work was generated in 2025-26?
From 1 April to 2 December 2025, 161.6 crore person-days were generated and the Centre released Rs 69,194.59 crore, according to the Department of Rural Development year-end review. For the same stretch of 2024-25 the figures were 196.30 crore person-days and Rs 77,491.29 crore.
What was the MGNREGA budget?
The budget estimate was Rs 86,000 crore in both 2024-25 and 2025-26, the highest since the scheme began, against Rs 33,000 crore in 2013-14. In the Covid year 2020-21 the allocation was raised during the year from Rs 61,500 crore to Rs 1,11,500 crore.
How many days of work does a household actually get?
Far fewer than the guaranteed 100. The average was 48.4 days in 2019-20, 51.52 days in 2020-21 and 50.07 days in 2021-22, according to a Lok Sabha reply of August 2022.
Is MGNREGA data still published after the VB-G RAM G Act?
MGNREGA was repealed on 1 July 2026 and replaced by the VB-G RAM G Act, which guarantees 125 days of work a year. Past MGNREGA records remain in NREGASoft, and the new Act provides for real-time dashboards and weekly public disclosure.
Eligibility, documents and how to apply: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) full guide
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This guide was checked against these official pages:
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