Archive · 22 Jul 2026
Warangal Achieves 99.97% MGNREGS Coverage in 2025-26
In Warangal district, almost all eligible rural households got jobs under the MGNREGS scheme in the last two years.
In 2025-26, 99.97% of households were offered jobs, which is slightly less than the 99.99% in 2024-25.
On average, each household worked about 41.12 days in 2024-25 and 27.89 days in 2025-26.
The government pays wages directly to the workers' accounts and has cleared all pending wage payments up to 2025-26.
This information was shared by the Minister of State for Rural Development, Kamlesh Paswan, in response to a question from Congress MP Dr. Kadiyam Kavya in the Lok Sabha.
Warangal district achieved 99.97% coverage under MGNREGS in 2025-26.
In 2024-25, the coverage was 99.99% of eligible rural households.
Average employment days per household were 41.12 in 2024-25 and 27.89 in 2025-26.
Wages are directly credited to beneficiaries' accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer.
All pending wage liabilities up to FY 2025-26 have been cleared.
- Who
- Eligible rural households in Warangal district
- What
- Achieved 99.97% coverage under MGNREGS in 2025-26
- When
- During the financial years 2024-25 and 2025-26
- Where
- Warangal district
- Why
- To provide employment guarantees under the MGNREGS scheme
Government Perspective
Opposition Perspective
Employment Coverage
Government Perspective
The government highlights the high coverage of 99.97% of eligible rural households in Warangal under MGNREGS, demonstrating effective implementation of the scheme.
Opposition Perspective
The opposition may question the sustainability and quality of the employment provided, despite the high coverage rates.
Employment Duration
Government Perspective
The government points out the average employment days per household as a measure of the scheme's success.
Opposition Perspective
The opposition might argue that the reduction in average employment days from 41.12 to 27.89 indicates a decline in the scheme's effectiveness.
- Coverage in 2025-26
- 99.97%
- Coverage in 2024-25
- 99.99%
- Average Employment Days in 2024-25
- 41.12
- Average Employment Days in 2025-26
- 27.89
- Wage Payment Method
- Direct Benefit Transfer
- Pending Liabilities Cleared
- Up to FY 2025-26
- Minister Responding
- Kamlesh Paswan
- MP Raising Question
- Dr. Kadiyam Kavya