LibTech India Report on MNREGA:
A LibTech India report on MGNREGA for FY 2024–25 highlights a stark mismatch between rising registrations (increase by 8.6%) and declining employment delivery (decline by 7.1%), mainly due to delayed payments and budget shortfalls.
Data on MGNREGS:
- Registrations: Increased from 13.80 crore (FY24) to 14.98 crore (FY25), a rise of 8.6%.
- Employment Delivery: Dropped by 7.1%; only 7% of households got 100 days of work.
- Person-days: Fell from 52.42 to 50.18 days per household (↓4.3%).
- Fund Utilisation: ₹82,963 crore spent (106% of ₹86,000 crore budgeted).
- State Trends: Decline in Odisha (−34.8%), TN (−25.1%), Rajasthan (−15.9%). Increase in Maharashtra (+39.7%), Bihar (+13.3%).
MGNREGA:
- A social security and livelihood assurance program guaranteeing 100 days of wage employment to rural households.
- Launched in: 2005 under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
- Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development.
- Objective is to Enhance livelihood security by providing employment in unskilled manual labour and building rural assets.
- Key Features: Demand-driven, legal entitlement to work, time-bound wage payment (within 15 days), compensation for delays, emphasis on transparency via MIS and social audits.
