The Bihar government on Thursday (December 11, 2025) urged the Centre to immediately release ₹7,748.49 crore pending under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Gramin (PMAY-G) and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
27 lakh MGNREGA workers deleted between October 10 and November 14
Bihar Rural Development Minister Shrawon Kumar met Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in New Delhi and requested the release of the second part of the first instalment and the entire second instalment of PMAY-G funds amounting to ₹4,491 crore for the completion of the pucca-houses for poor in the rural areas.
He also sought the immediate release of ₹3,257.49 crore for the payment of labourers engaged under MGNREGA.
According to a statement issued by the state Rural Development Department, the Ministers discussed several central schemes being implemented in Bihar, including PMAY-G, MGNREGA and the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM).
