The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA) earlier named NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) approved in September 2005. The primary purpose of this scheme is to employ unskilled workers. They are volunteer to do unskilled Work in rural areas, which will result in the enhancement of livelihood in rural areas. This MGNREGA act will provide at least 100-day unskilled Work on the wage basis to unemployed, unskilled persons every financial year. We will guide to check the NREGA Job Card List from the official site.

NREGA Overview.

As per the latest news came from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman’s press conference, which was held on 26th March 2020, workers who are under the NREGA scheme will get a hike in the wages and the installment of Rs. 2000 will be added to the farmer’s bank account for the next three months under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN). According to the official website of NREGA, you must have the job card to work under the NREGA scheme.

Under the NREGA scheme, the Ministry of Rural Development will provide the Work on a daily wage basis to unskilled workers, which will give them a chance to improve their quality of life. The second aim of this scheme is to make durable structures like roads, ponds, canals, houses (Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana) in villages.

NREGA History.

From 1960, the government was experimenting the employment schemes like this for 30 years. The government was learning from each project they launched. In January 2001, the Food For Work Programme (FWP) scheme was introduced and later on merged with the NREGA scheme. P.V. Narasimha Rao has initially proposed the NREGA scheme in 1991. But then on 7th September 2005, the NREGA Act is passed in parliament and came into action on 2nd February 2006 in many districts of India.

Check here the latest list of Districts where the NREGA scheme is active.

NREGA Job Card list.

The REGA Job Card is a significant factor in MGNREGA Scheme. Because without this NREGA Job card, you cant avail of this scheme. And  Job card is also an essential document for you because it adds transparency in the system and provides details of your work to get your earnings without any fraud. To enroll in this NREGA scheme and get a job card, you have to submit a written application on plain paper to your gram panchayat office. You can even apply on behalf of your family members who have the desire to work under the NREGA scheme. The gram panchayat will verify the application and will issue the job card under the NREGA scheme. The job card will be valid for five years. You can renew it later.

The government agency will bear the cost of the Job card with photo affixed, so you don’t have to pay for the job card. It’s free. If you lose your MGNREGA Job Card, you can apply for a duplicate one at gram panchayat. Gram Panchayat will issue a duplicate job card and they will keep a copy of the duplicate NREGA Job card with them. Job card distribution and regular updations are the responsibility of Gram Rozgar Sahayak (GRS). Duly signed Nrega Job card is an officially valid document to a bank account. Different types of MGNREGA Job Cards with varying kinds of colors will be issued, and it varies from person to person. All details regarding the scheme will be maintained and updated by gram panchayat in your area. For more information, refer to the below-mentioned table:

NREGA Job Card List 2021.

NREGA Job Card list is available to check now. You can check the job card list for all states and union territories where the NREGA scheme is active.

Steps to check NREGA Job Card List 2021 after clicking on “View Details.”

If the above state specified links are not working, then click here for NREGA Job Card List 2020 and select your state and follow the below-mentioned steps to check the NREGA Job Card List.

• After opening the link mentioned above, you will see the list of states, so select your state.

• After selecting the state, the “Gram Panchayat Module” tab will open.
  • Select the “Financial Year: 2020-2021”
  • Then select your “District,” “Block,” & “Panchayat,” and Click on proceed.

• Now, after clicking on the proceed button, you can see the list of all Job Cards with Job Card Number of your area. You can check your name in that NREGA Job Card list.

• Remember if your name is displaying with a different color, then there is the meaning behind that color which is mentioned below:
  • Green: Job Card With Photograph And Employment availed.
  • Gray: Job Card With Photograph and no Employment availed.
  • SunFlower: Job Card Without Photograph and Employment availed.
  • Red: Job Card Without Photograph and no Employment availed.
• When you get your name in that list, click on the Job Card No. to see more details like work history, how much money you earned, workdays.

• When You click on your Job Card No. first, you will see your job card detail and then below that you can find following mentioned detail as well:
  • Requested Period of Employment of your household members.

• • Period and Work on which Employment is Offered to your household members.

• • Period and Work on which Employment is Given to your household members.

If you still have any difficulty in finding the MGNREGA Job Card then you can watch this video which is mentioned below:

I hope now you can check the Job Card list 2020.

Please read more about Nrega Job Card Checklist here.

Download the NREGA Job Card from NREGA Job Card List.

Now you can download and print your Nrega Job Card from the official Website. Just follow the steps mentioned below to download the NREGA Job Card.

• First, open the official website of NREGA from here. And click on “Panchayats GP/PS/ZP.”

• Then click on “Gram Panchayats”.

• Click on “Generate Reports- Job Card, Job Slip, MSR Register, Pending Works, UC.”. Then you will see the list of states, so select your state.

• After selecting the state, the “Gram Panchayat Module” tab will open.

• • Select the “Financial Year: 2020-2021”
  • Then select your “District,” “Block,” & “Panchayat,” and Click on proceed.

• “Gram Panchayat Reports” tab will open then click on “Print/Issue Job Card.”

• Then the “Job Card/Job Slip” tab will open.
  • Select the “Print Job Card For Individual “.
  • Then select your “Villages,” & “Name of Head of Household,” and select the type.
  • Then click on “Jobcard/Jobslip” Button.

Statistics about NREGA Scheme

• Total No. Of Job Card Issued under the NREGA Scheme

• Total Wage Expenditure for the NREGA Scheme

• Wage Employment Provided for Households under the NREGA Scheme

• Total Persondays Generated under the NREGA Scheme

You can see that in FY 2020-2021 all the stats are down due to COVID19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown in India. Still, the government is trying to reopen the NREGA scheme with revised wage rates in green zone areas. You can get updates regarding the NREGA scheme here. I hope now have got the idea about this MGNREGA scheme, and now you can check and download the MGNREGA Job Card by reading this guide related to MGNREGA. If you have any queries, then please comment or read our guide on the Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ) on the MGNREGA Scheme.