MGNREGS Witnessed Fall in Workdays in 2025-26, Consistent Decline Seen Across Key Employment Indicators: Report
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New Delhi: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MGNREGS) witnessed a sharp fall in scale and reach in 2025-26 as per a latest study, released on May 8 by the NREGA Sangharsh Morcha and LibTech, reported The Hindu.
The 14-page study titled, ‘Declining employment and earnings under MGNREGA in FY 2025-26’, a copy of which was accessed by The Wire, stated: “At national level, MGNREGA witnessed a consistent decline across key employment indicators in FY 2025-26 when compared with its previous year. Persondays generated took a significant decline of........
