MGNREGS Dues Soar to Rs 9,300 Cr in FY26; UP, AP, Karnataka Top List
MGNREGS Dues Soar to Rs 9,300 Cr in FY26; UP, AP, Karnataka Top List
- •Pending MGNREGS liabilities to states reached over Rs 9,300 crore for FY 2025-26, as informed to Rajya Sabha.
- •Uttar Pradesh (Rs 1,158.71 Cr), Andhra Pradesh (Rs 1,014.60 Cr), and Karnataka (Rs 746.65 Cr) have the highest outstanding amounts.
- •Minister Kamlesh Paswan stated MGNREGS is demand-driven, with wages directly credited to beneficiaries via DBT.
- •Sanctions for wage payments are issued daily through the Public Finance Management System (PFMS) based on state requests.
- •All admissible pending wage liabilities up to FY 2024-25 have been cleared, except for West Bengal; Rs 78,004.59 crore released in current FY.
