EmploymentSocial welfareRural Development Department, Government of Bihar

MGNREGA (Bihar)

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Guaranteed wage employment for rural households willing to do unskilled manual work.

Benefit type

Guaranteed wage employment

For

Worker / labourer

Age

Any age

Highest education

Any

Who can apply

For

Worker / labourer

Age

Any age

Highest education

Any

Gender

Any

Social category

All categories

Income

No income bar

Domicile

Bihar resident

Eligibility

Adult members of rural households in Bihar with a job card.

Details

Benefit type: Guaranteed wage employment
Benefit detail: Up to 100 days of guaranteed work per household per year at the notified daily wage. Verify the current wage rate.
Target beneficiary: Rural households of Bihar.
Launch date: —

Status evidence

Active

Active — scheme budget line confirmed two years running: ₹4,392 cr (2025-26 BE) and ₹3,192 cr (2026-27 BE), from the Bihar Budget Documents as itemised by PRS Legislative Research. A current-fiscal-year allocation is present. Verified 2026-06-19.

Last budget year: 2026-27
Last notification: —
Last verified: 19-06-2026 · 8 days ago

Data & impact

Public figures where available; where Bihar publishes nothing, the data request itself is shown. Every number is sourced — none are estimated.

Fiscal year	Funds (₹ cr)	People
2023-24	—	46,00,000Bihar households employed
2024-25	₹8,473.73 crBihar actual expenditure	25,03,99,729Total person-days generated under MGNREGS (Bihar)