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मनरेगा 2026: 100 दिन रोजगार गारंटी, मजदूरी दर और जॉब कार्ड
Quick facts: 100 days of guaranteed rural wage employment per household per year · wage rate ₹234-357/day (varies by state 2025-26) · payment via DBT within 15 days · work demand submitted at Gram Panchayat · portal mgnrega.nic.in · helpline 1800-110-707.
Enacted in 2005 and rolled out nationally by 2008, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA / NREGA) is the world’s largest rural employment scheme. Any adult in a rural household willing to do unskilled manual labour is legally entitled to up to 100 days of wage work per year. As of 2026, MGNREGA reaches ~7 crore active households per year with a total annual outlay above ₹80,000 crore.
MGNREGA क्या है — The Core Promise
The Act gives every rural household a legal right to work:
- Up to 100 days of wage employment per household per financial year
- Work must be provided within 15 days of a written demand
- If work not provided within 15 days, unemployment allowance is payable
- Wages paid via DBT to Aadhaar-linked bank/post-office account within 15 days of work completion
- 50% of person-days reserved for women
What work is undertaken
- Water conservation — farm ponds, check dams, wells, irrigation channels
- Drought-proofing — afforestation, soil conservation
- Flood control — embankments, drainage channels
- Rural connectivity — village roads, lane cement work
- Anganwadi / school infrastructure
- Individual assets on the land of SC/ST/BPL/women-headed households (horticulture, goat shed, farm pond)
पात्रता — Who Qualifies
- Rural household — any family residing in a village (outside urban local body limits)
- Adult members willing to do unskilled manual work
- No income or asset test — all rural households eligible (unlike BPL-based schemes)
- SC/ST/women/persons with disability priority for individual-benefit work
Exclusions
- Urban residents (municipal corporation limits)
- Persons in regular employment
- Households that already completed 100 days that FY (can still demand — will be put on 101+ list for next year)
Job Card — Your Entry Ticket
The Job Card is the document that identifies your family as eligible. Each adult member in the household is listed. Every day of work, entry recorded.
How to get a Job Card
- Visit your Gram Panchayat Secretary with: – Photo of each adult family member – Aadhaar of each adult – Bank/post-office account details (Aadhaar-seeded) – Residence proof
- Fill Job Card Form
- Panchayat Secretary verifies and issues card within 15 days (if delayed, complain to Block Development Officer)
- Job Card delivered to household — free of cost
- Valid indefinitely; updated annually
Check your Job Card online
- Open https://mgnrega.nic.in → “Quick Access” → “Job Card”
- Select state → district → block → panchayat
- Download PDF of your panchayat’s full job-card register
- Find your household ID; verify member names and days worked
Wage Rate by State (2025-26)
| State / UT | Daily wage |
|---|---|
| Haryana | ₹357 |
| Kerala | ₹346 |
| Karnataka | ₹349 |
| Tamil Nadu | ₹319 |
| Andhra Pradesh / Telangana | ₹300 |
| Punjab | ₹322 |
| Maharashtra | ₹273 |
| Rajasthan | ₹266 |
| Gujarat | ₹289 |
| Uttar Pradesh | ₹252 |
| Madhya Pradesh | ₹243 |
| Bihar | ₹254 |
| Chhattisgarh | ₹243 |
| Odisha | ₹254 |
| West Bengal | ₹257 |
| Jharkhand | ₹245 |
| Most other states | ₹234-280 |
Rates revised every April via Ministry of Rural Development notification. Check your Gram Panchayat notice board or nrega.nic.in for the current year.
Work Demand Process
This is the single most important step — without a written demand, you’re not entitled to work.
- Submit written demand to Gram Panchayat or Panchayat Secretary
- Receive dated acknowledgment receipt (keep this safe)
- Within 15 days, Panchayat must allocate you work
- If no work allocated → unemployment allowance kicks in (1/4 of wage for first 30 days, 1/2 thereafter)
Demand format
“I, [name], Job Card No. [xxx], resident of [village], hereby demand work under MGNREGA from [date] for [n] days.”
You can submit at: – Gram Panchayat office – Rojgar Sevak (Village Employment Worker) – Online via mgnrega.nic.in → “Work Demand” (in pilot states)
Wage Payment — Check Your Money
Wages must reach your bank/post-office account within 15 days of work completion.
How to check
- Open https://mgnrega.nic.in → “Quick Access” → “Payment Status”
- Select state → district → block → panchayat → FY
- Search by Job Card number
- See: days worked, wage earned, transfer status, payment date
If payment is delayed
- 16-30 days: Panchayat liable for delay compensation (0.05%/day)
- Beyond 30 days: escalate to BDO (Block Development Officer)
- Beyond 60 days: file grievance at nrega.nic.in → “Grievance” tab
Asset Creation for Individual Households
Under Category B of MGNREGA, certain families can get individual-benefit works on their own land:
- SC/ST households
- BPL households
- Women-headed households
- Persons with disabilities
- MGNREGA job-card holders who qualify under PMAY, FRA, or Indira Awaas
Examples: – Farm pond on your field (MGNREGA labour free + materials subsidized) – Horticulture plantation (seedlings + labour + maintenance for 3 years) – Goat shed / cattle shed – Vermicompost pit – Well or borewell (in notified water-scarce areas)
Cross-Link with PMAY-G
When constructing a house under PMAY-G, unskilled labour for 90-95 person-days is paid via MGNREGA — no separate application needed. Your Gram Panchayat links the two seamlessly.
हेल्पलाइन — Official Helpline
| Service | Number |
|---|---|
| MGNREGA Helpline | 1800-110-707 (toll-free) |
| State-specific | each state’s NREGA cell |
| Ministry of Rural Dev | 011-23382395 |
| Portal | https://mgnrega.nic.in |
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Can urban poor apply for MGNREGA?
No. MGNREGA covers rural households only — those outside urban local body limits. Urban wage employment has separate schemes like PM SVANidhi for street vendors.
Are the 100 MGNREGA days per person or per household?
Per household. Multiple adults can split the days; if 3 members work 33 days each, the household has used 99 of its 100-day entitlement.
What if my panchayat refuses to give MGNREGA work?
File a written complaint with the Block Development Officer (BDO), citing your dated work-demand acknowledgment. You are entitled to unemployment allowance if work isn’t provided within 15 days.
Is MGNREGA wage taxable?
No. MGNREGA wages are exempt from income tax, and the annual amount earned typically falls well below any taxable slab.
What is the current MGNREGA wage rate?
It varies by state, ranging from ₹234 to ₹357 per day in FY 2025-26. Rates are revised every April by the Ministry of Rural Development.
