**Executive Summary**
This document presents the Ministry of Rural Development's response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 418, answered on December 2, 2025. It provides data regarding persons with disabilities registered under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and those provided employment during the current financial year 2025-26. The response also outlines relevant guidelines for providing work to persons with disabilities under the scheme.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Data on Registration and Employment:**
* State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of differently-abled persons registered under MGNREGS for the financial year 2025-26 (as of November 27, 2025) are provided in Annexure-I.
* State/UT-wise details of differently-abled persons availed employment and persondays generated under MGNREGS for the financial year 2025-26 (as of November 27, 2025) are provided in Annexure-II.
* **MGNREGA Guidelines:**
* Para 9 of Schedule I of the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA mandates that every Gram Panchayat maintain an adequate shelf of works.
* At least one labour-intensive public work and one work suitable for particularly Vulnerable Groups, including the aged and disabled, must be kept open at all times to provide work as per demand.
* The scheme considers disabled or differently-abled persons defined under The Persons with Disabilities Act of 1995 with 40% or above severity to be a vulnerable group under the MGNREGA.
* Differently-abled persons defined under The National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 are also included.
* Special conditions are created to include differently-abled persons.
* Each State Government will identify specific works for the disabled and vulnerable.
* In a village, persons with disabilities will be organized to work together.
* The disabled and vulnerable persons should not be paid lower wages.
**Impact Analysis**
**Gram Panchayats**
* **Impact:** Responsible for maintaining an adequate shelf of works that ensures at least one labour-intensive public work and one suitable for particularly vulnerable groups (especially the aged and disabled) is kept open at all times.
* **Action Required:** Ensure compliance with Para 9 of Schedule I of the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, and ensure that persons with disabilities are considered and accommodated for work.
**State Governments**
* **Impact:** Required to identify specific works suitable for disabled and vulnerable persons.
* **Action Required:** Identify specific works, and facilitate the inclusion of this category of people by creating special conditions.
**Persons with Disabilities (registered under MGNREGS)**
* **Impact:** Entitled to work opportunities under MGNREGS, with no discrimination in wages.
* **Action Required:** Express demand for work under MGNREGS to Gram Panchayats.
Key Entities Referenced
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS): A scheme to provide at least 100 days of wage employment to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
Ministry of Rural Development: The Union government ministry responsible for implementation of rural development programs.
Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995: The Act defines disability and aims to provide equal opportunities, protect rights, and ensure full participation of persons with disabilities.
Gram Panchayat: Local self-government organization at the village or small-town level in India.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 418
ANSWERED ON 02/12/2025
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES UNDER MGNREGS
418. Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar:
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the details and total number of persons with disabilities
registered under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), State-wise;
(b) the details and total number of applicants with disabilities who
were provided jobs and number of days for which they were
engaged, State-wise;
(c) whether there is any guidelines of MGNREGS to provide
relaxation in the nature of work given to persons with
disabilities; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)
(a): State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of differently-abled
persons registered under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) during
the current financial year 2025-26 (as on 27.11.2025) are given at
Annexure-I.
(b): State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of differently-abled
persons availed employment and persondays generated under
Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the current financial year 2025-26
(as on 27.11.2025) are given at Annexure-II.
(c) & (d): Para 9 of Schedule I of the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA,
“adequate shelf of works shall be maintained by every Gram
Panchayat to meet the expected demand for work in such a way
that at least one labour intensive public work with at least one work
which is suitable for particularly Vulnerable Groups especially the
aged and the disabled which shall be kept open at all times to
provide work as per demand.”
Page 1 of 4Further, the provisions for differently abled persons under Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi
NREGA) Operational Guidelines are given as under:-
Para 9.3.1: The disabled or differently abled persons defined
under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection
of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996) as persons
with disabilities, the severity of which is 40% and above would be
considered as special category of vulnerable persons for the
purposes of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. The disabled persons as
defined in the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism,
Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act,
1999 (44 of 1999) are also to be considered as disabled for the
purpose of inclusion in Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.
Para 9.3.2: Since this category of people are differently abled,
special conditions have to be created to facilitate their inclusion in
Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.
Para 9.3.3: Each State Government will identify specific works,
which can be done by the disabled and vulnerable persons. In a
village, different categories of persons with disabilities will be
organized to come together as a fixed group to accomplish the
works proposed for them under the Scheme, in a way that makes it
possible for them to exercise their choice. On no grounds, should
the disabled and vulnerable persons be paid lower wages as
compared to other persons employed in Mahatma Gandhi NREGA
works.
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Page 2 of 4Annexure-I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of LokSabhaUnstarred
Question No. 418 dated 02.12.2025.
State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of differently-abled persons
registered under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the current financial
years 2025-26 (as on 27.11.2025).
SI. No. States/UTs No. of Persons Registered
1 Andhra Pradesh 104264
2 Arunachal Pradesh 1332
3 Assam 20644
4 Bihar 55822
5 Chhattisgarh 45199
6 Goa 18
7 Gujarat 79331
8 Haryana 2657
9 Himachal Pradesh 5402
10 Jammu And Kashmir 8653
11 Jharkhand 34367
12 Karnataka 114258
13 Kerala 4176
14 Ladakh 51
15 Madhya Pradesh 127510
16 Maharashtra 146320
17 Manipur 3342
18 Meghalaya 4914
19 Mizoram 302
20 Nagaland 1975
21 Odisha 33487
22 Punjab 9368
23 Rajasthan 71513
24 Sikkim 308
25 Tamil Nadu 148749
26 Telangana 114135
27 Tripura 12505
28 Uttar Pradesh 48631
29 Uttarakhand 3161
30 West Bengal 196769
31 Andaman And Nicobar 90
32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu 128
33 Lakshadweep 44
34 Puducherry 1450
Total 14,00,875
(As per NREGASoft)
Page 3 of 4Annexure-II
Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question
No. 418 dated 02.12.2025.
State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of differently-abled persons
availed employment and persondays generated under Mahatma Gandhi
NREGS during the current financial years 2025-26 (as on 27.11.2025).
SI. differently-abled persons Persondays
No States/UTs availed employment Generated
1 Andhra Pradesh 62545 1823134
2 Arunachal Pradesh 834 27822
3 Assam 2728 60201
4 Bihar 7814 246656
5 Chhattisgarh 14788 311962
6 Goa 0 0
7 Gujarat 5064 141320
8 Haryana 378 6268
9 Himachal Pradesh 1033 25117
10 Jammu And Kashmir 1543 43022
11 Jharkhand 6520 238938
12 Karnataka 21982 401853
13 Kerala 1961 83143
14 Ladakh 30 1302
15 Madhya Pradesh 40000 950429
16 Maharashtra 23842 511508
17 Manipur 1778 41479
18 Meghalaya 2436 82942
19 Mizoram 252 13880
20 Nagaland 819 20646
21 Odisha 10430 312702
22 Punjab 2511 58820
23 Rajasthan 18593 522322
24 Sikkim 121 4383
25 Tamil Nadu 93824 3004385
26 Telangana 32524 658427
27 Tripura 7049 203118
28 Uttar Pradesh 17044 573928
29 Uttarakhand 595 12897
30 West Bengal 0 0
31 Andaman And Nicobar 3 26
Dadra & Nagar Haveli &
32 Daman & Diu 6 18
33 Lakshadweep 0 0
34 Puducherry 745 16711
Total 3,79,792 103,99,359
(As per NREGASoft)
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