NREGA Job Card Status & List 2026 (MGNREGA Payment Check)

One-line answer: To check your NREGA / MGNREGA job card status, list and payment in 2026, open nrega.nic.in, go to Reports, then pick your State, District, Block and Panchayat to see the job card holder list, work history and wage payments.

Full answer. MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act), commonly searched as NREGA, gives every rural household 100 days of unskilled work per year at the state-notified daily wage. The single official portal is nrega.nic.in (run by NIC for the Ministry of Rural Development). Open it, go to Reports, pick State, District, Block, Panchayat and Year, then open Job Card and search by household name. The record shows the job card number, family members, work-by-work payment, muster-roll attendance, wage delay flags and a masked bank account. Statutory wage payment is within 15 days of work completion. If wages are stuck beyond 15 days, you are entitled to delay compensation under §3(3) of the MGNREGA Act at 0.05% per day, payable from State funds. Beyond 30 days, file an RTI to the Block Programme Officer (BPO) under §6(1) of the RTI Act 2005.

• How to find your job card
• NREGA job card list, state by state
• What the job card shows
• Reading the wage / payment status
• If your wages are stuck
• Apply for a new job card
• FAQ

1. Open nrega.nic.in.
2. Click Reports in the menu.
3. Pick Job Card, then State, then Financial Year (pick 2025-26 for the current year).
4. Pick District, Block and Panchayat.
5. The full Job-Card-Holder list appears. Click your household name.
6. The full record displays: family members, registered date, work history, muster-roll attendance and payment per spell.

From the same Job Card page, click Print at top right. The card downloads as a PDF with QR code, family photo (if uploaded) and 100-day balance.

The job card list (often searched as nrega job card list 2026, nrega list state wise, or nrega.nic.in list) lives in the same place for every state. The only thing that changes is which State you pick in step 3 above. Here is the direct path:

1. Open nrega.nic.in, then Reports → Job Card.
2. Choose your State from the list below, then drill down to District → Block → Panchayat.
3. Click Get Report to see the panchayat-wise list with job card numbers, names and work status.

The states with the largest NREGA job card base (so the most-searched lists) are:

The daily wage rate is notified separately for each state and revised every financial year by the Centre. Check the current figure for your state at nrega.nic.in under Schedule of Rates rather than relying on a number you read elsewhere, because rates change each April.

This table explains the mgnrega payment status labels you will see on the portal:

Mates record daily attendance and forward the muster-roll to the Block. A stuck wage often means the muster-roll was not forwarded. Visit your Gram Panchayat office first.

If GP staff do not respond, file an RTI to the Block Programme Officer (BPO):

To CPIO, Block Programme Officer, MGNREGA, [Your Block]
Subject: RTI u/s 6(1) — MGNREGA wage delay
1. Wage status for Job Card No: [your card no], for the work-spell from [start date] to [end date].
2. Date the muster-roll for this spell was forwarded to PFMS.
3. Date the Funds Transfer Order (FTO) was generated.
4. Reason for any delay beyond 15 days.
5. Delay-compensation amount eligible under §3(3) MGNREGA Act 2005.
6. SLA breach data for this Block in FY 2025-26.

Use the RTI Drafter (pick the MGNREGA topic). Statutory reply time is 30 days under §7(1) of the RTI Act 2005.

If wages are paid late, you are automatically entitled to delay compensation:

• 0.05% per day of the wage amount.
• Calculated from day 16 onwards.
• Example: ₹1,000 wage delayed by 30 days = ₹1,000 × 0.05% × 14 days beyond the grace period = about ₹7 compensation.
• Paid from State funds, not the Centre.

Every Gram Panchayat must conduct a social audit twice a year under §17 of the MGNREGA Act. If there is a pattern of wage delays, raise it at the next social audit. The social-audit minutes are public and admissible in court.

1. Visit your Gram Panchayat (GP) office.
2. Submit Form 1 (job-card application) with proof of address (Aadhaar / voter ID).
3. The GP must issue the job card within 15 days under §3(1) of the MGNREGA Act.
4. If the GP delays beyond 15 days, file an RTI to the GP Secretary under §6(1) of the RTI Act 2005. See the full apply for MGNREGA job card guide.

To compare your state against a neighbouring state on average wage delay, percentage of work completed, or person-days generated:

1. Go to Reports → R6.4 — At a Glance at nrega.nic.in.
2. The state-wise dashboard shows total person-days, average wage, average payment delay, percentage of SC/ST work and women's participation.
3. Or use R8.1 — Reports for Citizens for citizen-friendly summaries.

nrega.nic.in is the single official MGNREGA portal, built by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) for the Ministry of Rural Development. Every job card, work record, muster-roll and wage payment in the country is published here. Beware of look-alike sites; the genuine address ends in .nic.in.

Open nrega.nic.in → Reports → Job Card, pick your State, District, Block and Panchayat, then open the Job-Card-Holder list and find your household name. There is no all-India name search; you must drill down to your panchayat first.

After opening your household record on nrega.nic.in, click Print at the top right. The job card downloads as a PDF with the QR code, registered family members and your 100-day balance.

It is an 18-digit number printed on your physical job card and shown on your household record on nrega.nic.in. If you have lost the card, your Gram Panchayat Secretary holds the master register, or you can file an RTI for a certified copy.

On your household record, each work spell shows a payment line: Wage Calculated → Wage Sent for Payment → Wage Released. “Wage Released” means the bank has been credited. If it shows “Wage Pending” or “Wage Rejected” beyond 15 days, follow the wage-stuck steps above.

Statutorily 100 days per household per FY. Drought-affected areas get up to 150 days. Some forest-rights and aspirational-district areas have extended quotas.

It varies by state and is notified annually by the Centre, so check the live figure at nrega.nic.in under Schedule of Rates for your state. Do not rely on a fixed number, because rates are revised every April.

Common reasons: you worked fewer days than recorded (verify against the Mate's muster-roll), the wage rate changed mid-year, the work was on a lower-rate schedule, or there were deductions for tools or materials.

The Mate or GP secretary is responsible. File an RTI for the original muster-roll copy; it is public information under §17(5) of the MGNREGA Act and §4(1)(b)(xii) of the RTI Act 2005.

Yes. Under §17(5) of the MGNREGA Act, all MGNREGA records (muster-rolls, work proposals, payment registers, social-audit reports) are public. An RTI to the BPO is the standard route.

Generally, job cards are tied to your home state. Inter-state migration would require fresh registration in the destination state.

MGNREGA-registered households often qualify for a Kisan Credit Card at concessional rates:

• HDFC Bank — Rural & Inclusive Banking — hdfcbank.com
• SBI — Kisan Credit Card — sbi.co.in/agri-rural
• PNB — Kisan / SHG loans — pnbindia.in

If your job-card household is BPL, also see the PMAY beneficiary status check for housing.

• Apply for MGNREGA job card — full guide
• RTI for MGNREGA wage delay — sample template
• MGNREGA payment status check
• PMAY beneficiary status check 2026
• PM-KISAN status — ₹6,000 a year
• e-Shram card status for unorganised workers
• RTI Drafter — for stuck MGNREGA wages

• nrega.nic.in — MGNREGA MIS, Ministry of Rural Development (NIC)
• Ministry of Rural Development
• Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Act 2005, full text (India Code): §3(1), §3(3), §17(5)
• The Right to Information Act, 2005: §6(1), §7(1), §4(1)(b)(xii)

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Last reviewed: 1 June 2026 — RTI Wiki editorial team. Portal paths and statutory citations verified against nrega.nic.in and the MGNREGA Act 2005.