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Employment Under MGNREGA Plummets 11.7% Amid State Variations

11/20/2025

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A Lib Tech report finds that employment generated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme declined from April to September 2025.
Data from 20 states show 132.5 crore persondays, an 11.7% drop from FY 2024-25 and a 25.6% drop from FY 2023-24.
Uttarakhand and Telangana registered the largest declines, at 54.3% and 47.6%, respectively.
Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh posted increases of 56.4% and 30.5% in persondays.

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Story summary

A Lib Tech report finds that employment generated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme declined from April to September 2025.
Data from 20 states show 132.5 crore persondays, an 11.7% drop from FY 2024-25 and a 25.6% drop from FY 2023-24.
Uttarakhand and Telangana registered the largest declines, at 54.3% and 47.6%, respectively.
Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh posted increases of 56.4% and 30.5% in persondays.