Centre raises MGNREGA work limit to 150 days for J&K in FY 2025-26, L-G hails move
KINS Desk
Srinagar, Nov 22 (KINS): The Centre has approved an enhancement in the number of person-days under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to 150 for Jammu and Kashmir for the 2025-26 financial year, drawing appreciation from Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
The Union government’s decision follows a recommendation from the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to extend the benefit of an additional 50 days of employment — over and above the existing 100 days per household — in rural areas of the Union Territory affected by floods, cloudbursts and landslides.
“In view of the likelihood of increased demand for employment on public works due to natural calamities, it has been decided to provide up to 50 days of additional employment over and above the 100 days per household in the affected rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir for FY 2025-26,” an official release said, according to news agency Kashmir Indepth News Service (KINS).
Welcoming the decision, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for approving the enhanced MGNREGA coverage.
“I’m grateful to PM Narendra Modi and Union Minister of Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan for increasing number of person-days provided under MGNREGA to 150 days for J&K to enhance livelihood security in rural areas affected by natural calamity,” Sinha said in a post on X late Friday (November 21, 2025).
He said 1,962 panchayats across Jammu and Kashmir have been declared “flood-affected”, severely impacting the livelihoods of residents.
“Special relief was sought from the Government of India, and today’s decision will ensure stable income to vulnerable rural households, relieve the families from economic distress and create durable assets,” the Lieutenant Governor added. (KINS)
