State/UT-wise Households Demanded Work under MGNREGA during 2020-21

August 12, 2021

Author: susil

The number of households demanded work under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was 105061043 during 2019-20 and 148980925 during 2020-21 in India. The top 10 States/UTs with respect to households demanded work under MGNREGA during 2020-21 were Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Karnataka.

The number of households demanded work under MGNREGA was 21699367, 18287498, 16686083, 15616739, 12569705, 10236815, 7757063, 6693950, 5819241 and 5405606 from Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Karnataka respectively during 2020-21.

Note: Source: RAJYA SABHA SESSION – 252 UNSTARRED QUESTION No 793; Data from April to August.

Dataset URL: https://data.gov.in/resources/stateut-wise-households-demanded-work-under-mahatma-gandhi-nrega-2017-18-2020-21-ministry

Resource Title: State/UT-wise Households Demanded Work under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA from 2017-18 to 2020-21 (From: Ministry of Rural Development)