MGNREGA Payment Status and Explain Payment Related Doubts
In India, The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has been a successful flagship social security scheme in rural households by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a year.
While the payment under the MGNREGA mandates that workers be paid for fulfilling the scheme's promise of providing livelihood security.
This article serves as a comprehensive guide to assist beneficiaries in checking their MGNREGA payment status online, both with and without entering their job card number or other requisite details.
Method-1: Mgnrega Payment Details Status:
It involves a series of steps to navigate reports and find the specific information.
Visit the official MGNREGS portal to track payment status through the link provided:
Above image shows a dashboard of the status of NREGA payments across all Indian states. select the state you're interested in.
After selecting the state, choose District → Mandal → Panchayats
In your Panchayat selection, you will notice 6 items such as (1) Job card/Registration, (2) Demand, Allocation & Musteroll, (3) Work, (4) Irregularities/Analysis, (5) IPPE, (6) Registers
From the Item-1 job card/Registration, click on the job card/Employment Register
You can view the names of all the job holders in your panchayat and select the desired job holder. Then, click on their job card number
In this final step, you will get complete family members' data such as Bank/Post office details, the number of working days on each member and payment status.
Method 2: MGNREGA Workers Payment with Job Card Number:
In this process, first click on DBT tracker link, select the category name NREGA, then select the PAYMENT option in DBT STATUS. Next, enter the JOB CARD NUMBER and Captcha, and finally, click on the SEARCH button to get payment details.
The above official link currently offer a single-click solution for checking payment details using your the job card number, without requiring any additional steps.
Note: For example, if your job card number is AP-01-022-001-001/010024, it should be entered as is, without any gaps or spaces in the box.
Some Clarification on MGNREGA Payment Related Doubts:
(Q1). What is the per day income of NREGA?
Ans: The Central Government sets a national minimum wage rate but the amount of MGNREGA varies across states because states have the authority to set their own MGNREGA wage rates and also revised periodically by the respective state government, which can be higher than the national minimum wage.
For instance, here's the link for checking the current MGNREGA wage rates and you can also check the NREGA payment details for any financial year by changing the Year's in the URL.
(Q2). Why is there a difference between the Notified wage rate and the actual wage rate under MGNREGA?
Ans: Since wages are paid based on the output of the work done, an MGNREGA worker might earn less than the notified rate if they are unable to complete the assigned task.
(Q3). What is the MGNREGA payout process?
Ans: Wages are electronically transferred to the MGNREGA workers's Bank/Post office account, linked using their Aadhaar number.
(Q4). How many days take to credit the wages of MGNREGA?
Payments are credited in the beneficiaries account within 15 days of muster closing. If there's a delay beyond 16 days, the worker is entitled to compensation for the delay at the rate of 0.05% of unpaid daily payment.
(Q5). What happens if MGNREGA fails to provide employment?
Ans: If you are registered, actively seeking work, but still not getting assigned work for over 15 days, it is entitled to a daily unemployment allowance as per the act.
- First 30 days: You'll get one-third of the daily wage rate
- After 30 days: The allowance increases to half of the daily wage rate
(Q6). Whom should I contact to inquire about receiving unemployment allowance under MGNREGA?
Ans: State governments are responsible for providing the allowance. If you believe you qualify for the unemployment allowance, you should contact your Mandal level "Assistant Programme Officer" (APO).
Conclusion:
The above steps making it easy for beneficiaries to navigate and retrieve real-time information regarding the status of their wage payments under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
