The following districts were covered in the first phase of the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in the six PACS Programme (2001-08) states: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.
NREGA districts in PACS Programme (2001-08) states
State
Bihar
- Araria
- Aurangabad
- Bhojpur
- Darbhanga
- Gaya
- Jamui
- Jehanabad
- Kaimur (Bhabua)
- Katihar
- Kishanganj
- Lakhisarai
- Madhubani
- Munger
- Muzaffarpur
- Nalanda
- Nawada
- Patna
- Purnia
- Rohtas
- Samastipur
- Sheohar
- Supaul
- Vaishali
Chhattisgarh
- Bastar
- Bilaspur
- Dantewada
- Dhamtari
- Jashpur
- Kanker
- Kawardha
- Koriya
- Raigarh
- Rajnandagon
- Surguja
Jharkhand
- Bokaro
- Chatra
- Dhanbad
- Dumka
- Garhwa
- Giridih
- Godda
- Gumla
- Hazaribagh
- Jamtara
- Koderma
- Latehar
- Lohardaga
- Pakur
- Palamu
- Ranchi
- Sahebganj
- Saraikela Kharsawan
- Simdega
- West Singhbhum
Madhya Pradesh
- Balaghat
- Barwani
- Betul
- Chhatarpur
- Dhar
- Dindori
- East Nimar
- Jhabua
- Khargone
- Mandla
- Satna
- Seoni
- Shahdol
- Sheopur
- Shivpuri
- Sidhi
- Tikamgarh
- Umaria
Maharashtra
- Ahmednagar
- Amravati
- Aurangabad
- Bhandara
- Chandrapur
- Dhule
- Gadchiroli
- Gondia
- Hingoli
- Nanded
- Nandurbar
- Yavatmal
Uttar Pradesh
- Azamgarh
- Banda
- Barabanki
- Chandauli
- Chitrakoot
- Fatehpur
- Gorakhpur
- Hamirpur
- Hardoi
- Jalaun
- Jaunpur
- Kaushambi
- Kheri
- Kushi Nagar
- Lalitpur
- Mahoba
- Mirzapur
- Pratapgarh
- Rae Bareli
- Sitapur
- Sonbhadra
- Unna