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. 2013 Oct 15;12:84. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-12-84

Table 1.

Annual person-days of MGNREGS work estimated from NSSO employment survey and that reported by the official programme data in 19 large states of India, 2009–10 and 2012-13

  Annual number of person-days of MGNREGS work from employment survey 2009–10 (millions)* MGNREGS official data†
2009-10
2012-13
Percent change in number of person days from 2009–10 to 2012-13
Annual number of person-days generated (millions) Annual number of person-days generated (millions)
Less developed states
 
 
 
 
Assam
27.4
73.3
31.4
−57.1
Bihar
34.0
113.7
90.9
−20.1
Chhattisgarh
65.6
104.2
119.3
14.5
Jharkhand
16.7
84.2
56.5
−32.9
Madhya Pradesh
98.9
262.4
128.5
−51.0
Odisha
42.3
55.4
54.5
−1.6
Rajasthan
350.2
449.8
220.3
−51.0
Uttar Pradesh
120.1
355.9
140.4
−60.6
Uttaranchal
8.6
18.2
18.5
1.2
Other large states
 
 
 
 
Andhra Pradesh
225.7
404.4
318.0
−21.4
Gujarat
31.3
58.5
28.2
−51.8
Haryana
5.9
5.9
12.9
117.7
Jammu & Kashmir
3.6
12.9
30.4
136.4
Karnataka
18.3
200.3
62.2
−69.0
Kerala
15.2
34.0
83.8
146.6
Maharashtra
18.5
27.4
84.9
209.6
Punjab
4.9
7.7
6.5
−15.5
Tamil Nadu
135.8
239.1
408.1
70.7
West Bengal
92.3
155.2
199.5
28.5
Total
 
 
 
 
Less developed states
763.7
1517.2
860.2
−43.3
Other large states
551.6
1145.4
1234.4
7.8
India 1422.3 2836.0 2253.2 −20.6

*Computed from NSSO Employment and unemployment survey 2009–10.

†Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India: NREGA implementation status report for the financial year. [http://164.100.129.6/netnrega/dash_brd.aspx?fin_year=2012-2013].