Srinagar, Feb 21: Jammu and Kashmir has ₹299.68 crore in pending liabilities under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the current financial year 2025-26, even as funds remain parked under pension and land record modernisation schemes in the Union Territory, according to official details accessed by Rising Kashmir.
The data shows that J&K’s total pending liabilities under MGNREGS stand at ₹299.68 crore which include dues under wage, material and administrative components. During the last three financial years, the Union Territory received ₹1,151.20 crore in 2024-25, ₹921.60 crore in 2023-24 and ₹1,050.99 crore in 2022-23 under the scheme.
MGNREGS, being a demand-driven wage employment programme, plays a critical role in rural districts where alternative job avenues remain limited.
Separate figures relating to balances in State Nodal Accounts show that ₹9.25 lakh remains unspent under MGNREGS in J&K as on February 10, 2026 .
Pending liabilities and unspent balances reflect different accounting positions, one indicating dues yet to be cleared and the other reflecting funds available in accounts at a specific reporting date.
Under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), which provides pensions to the elderly, widows and persons with disabilities, ₹172.68 lakh (₹1.72 crore) remains in J&K’s State Nodal Account as on February 7, 2026 .
The dataset notes that these balances may also include State top-up components, though detailed bifurcation is not available in PFMS records.
Under the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP), ₹10.06 crore remains unspent in J&K as on February 8, 2026.
The scheme focuses on digitisation of land records, survey and resurvey operations and integration of registration systems, an area of administrative significance in the Union Territory.
In contrast, several major schemes show no pending balances in J&K. Under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), which funds rural road connectivity, the Union Territory reflects zero unspent balance. The Watershed Development Component of PMKSY also shows nil balance. Skill-linked programmes, including the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) and the Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETI), similarly show zero unspent funds in J&K.
The Union Territory does not figure among those with pending balances under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM).
Under the rural housing scheme PMAY-G, only ₹0.01 crore (₹1 lakh) remains unspent. Taken together, the figures accessed by Rising Kashmir show that while infrastructure and skill development programmes in J&K reflect full utilisation at the reporting stage, liabilities and residual balances remain under employment, pension and land governance heads.
