Lok Sabha Question No. 82 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Decline of Employment Opportunities under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHOLA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .82

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.0 2.2017

## DECLINE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES UNDER MGNREGS

## 82. DR. BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  employment  opportunities  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employm Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) have declined during the current year as compared t previous year and if so, the details thereof al ong with the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details of number of persons who had sought employment under the said sche the  years  2014 - 15,  2015 - 16  and  2016 - 17  along  with  the  number  of  persons  provid employment, State/UTwise; and
- (c) the steps take n or being taken by the Government to ensure that the demand for emp under the said scheme is fulfilled?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- (a): No Madam. State/UT - wise details during the year 2015- 16 (as on 31 st December, 2015) and 2016- 17 (as on 31 st December,2016) are given at Annexure - I.
- (b): The  State/UT - wise  details  of  households  provided  employment  as  demanded  by  job holders under MGNREGA during the years 2014 - 15,  2015 - 16  and  2016 - 17 (as  on  24.01.2017) is given in Annexure - II.
- (c): MGNREGA  is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment  programme. The  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 provides for the enhancemen livelihood  security  of  the  households  in rural  areas  of  the  States/UTs by  providing  at  least  one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every househ whose adult  members  volunteer  to  do  unskilled  manual  work. Funds  for  programme  implementation including  for  employ ment  generation  are  released  to  the  States after  verifying  the  performanc utilisation of funds released, and as per the agreed to Labour Budget. The Governm nt is actively engaged  with  State  Government  in  establishing  systems  that  ensure  provision  of  w k  as  per demand, transparency and accountability.

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(In lakh)

|        |                  | Persondays generated Upto December   | Persondays generated Upto December   |
|--------|------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| S. No. | States           | 2015-16                              | 2016-17                              |
| 1      | ANDHRAPRADESH    | 1517.08                              | 1575.54                              |
| 2      | ARUNACHALPRADESH | 45.59                                | 43.33                                |
| 3      | ASSAM            | 308.92                               | 326.61                               |
| 4      | BIHAR            | 401.23                               | 506.71                               |
| 5      | CHHATTISGARH     | 503.97                               | 686.33                               |
| 6      | GOA              | 0.89                                 | 0.86                                 |
| 7      | GUJARAT          | 104.12                               | 219.84                               |
| 8      | HARYANA          | 39.57                                | 63.22                                |
| 9      | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 154.00                               | 163.65                               |
| 10     | JAMMUANDKASHMIR  | 120.09                               | 139.12                               |
| 11     | JHARKHAND        | 401.02                               | 534.03                               |
| 12     | KARNATAKA        | 349.16                               | 626.70                               |
| 13     | KERALA           | 537.54                               | 463.07                               |
| 14     | MADHYAPRADESH    | 816.71                               | 695.47                               |
| 15     | MAHARASHTRA      | 476.25                               | 557.15                               |
| 16     | MANIPUR          | 43.05                                | 97.70                                |
| 17     | MEGHALAYA        | 126.31                               | 169.99                               |
| 18     | MIZORAM          | 62.47                                | 113.01                               |
| 19     | NAGALAND         | 142.56                               | 200.39                               |
| 20     | ODISHA           | 543.54                               | 565.02                               |
| 21     | PUNJAB           | 96.55                                | 132.65                               |
| 22     | RAJASTHAN        | 1586.99                              | 1936.93                              |
| 23     | SIKKIM           | 23.60                                | 29.56                                |
| 24     | TAMILNADU        | 2738.23                              | 2918.08                              |
| 25     | TELANGANA        | 929.15                               | 847.03                               |
| 26     | TRIPURA          | 447.58                               | 325.09                               |
| 27     | UTTAR PRADESH    | 1141.13                              | 1322.71                              |
| 28     | UTTARAKHAND      | 124.70                               | 169.64                               |
| 29     | WEST BENGAL      | 1573.50                              | 1559.36                              |
| 30     | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR  | 1.25                                 | 1.40                                 |
| 31     | LAKSHADWEEP      | 0.03                                 | 0.0004                               |
| 32     | PUDUCHERRY       | 4.98                                 | 5.35                                 |
|        | Total            | 15361.78                             | 16995.56                             |

## Annexure-II referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 82 dated 02.02.2017

| SI.   |                       | 2014-15             | 2014-15             | 2015-16             | 2015-16             | 2016-17 as on 24/01/2017   | 2016-17 as on 24/01/2017   |
|-------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| SI.   |                       | Employment demanded | Employment Provided | Employment demanded | Employment Provided | Employment demanded        | Employment Provided        |
| No. 1 | States ANDHRA PRADESH | 66.54               | 55.59               | 70.00               | 60.62               | 66.38                      | 60.32                      |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH     | 1.53                | 1.41                | 2.04                | 1.88                | 2.11                       | 1.94                       |
| 3     | ASSAM                 | 13.87               | 12.24               | 24.41               | 21.73               | 22.55                      | 18.40                      |
| 4     | BIHAR                 | 18.03               | 12.44               | 24.40               | 18.39               | 30.15                      | 20.30                      |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH          | 41.03               | 32.59               | 55.89               | 41.17               | 47.03                      | 35.49                      |
| 6     | GOA                   | 0.08                | 0.08                | 0.06                | 0.06                | 0.06                       | 0.06                       |
| 7     | GUJARAT               | 10.99               | 9.17                | 12.02               | 10.00               | 14.39                      | 10.81                      |
| 8     | HARYANA               | 4.03                | 3.26                | 3.24                | 2.60                | 4.79                       | 3.58                       |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH      | 6.50                | 5.76                | 6.09                | 5.42                | 6.67                       | 5.59                       |
| 10    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR     | 5.06                | 4.31                | 10.41               | 9.43                | 6.82                       | 5.03                       |
| 11    | JHARKHAND             | 17.89               | 15.73               | 18.35               | 15.68               | 27.38                      | 21.22                      |
| 12    | KARNATAKA             | 41.98               | 30.08               | 41.89               | 30.29               | 48.00                      | 35.79                      |
| 13    | KERALA                | 17.48               | 15.13               | 18.96               | 16.93               | 17.45                      | 15.28                      |
| 14    | MADHYA PRADESH        | 66.88               | 58.26               | 60.23               | 51.79               | 52.54                      | 38.84                      |
| 15    | MAHARASHTRA           | 24.77               | 21.56               | 27.74               | 23.96               | 29.30                      | 23.94                      |
| 16    | MANIPUR               | 5.05                | 4.99                | 4.94                | 4.85                | 5.36                       | 5.26                       |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA             | 4.73                | 4.63                | 5.12                | 5.00                | 5.05                       | 4.55                       |
| 18    | MIZORAM               | 2.67                | 2.67                | 2.38                | 2.38                | 2.14                       | 2.13                       |
| 19    | NAGALAND              | 4.83                | 4.75                | 5.36                | 5.33                | 4.94                       | 4.91                       |
| 20    | ODISHA                | 25.92               | 21.27               | 37.27               | 31.48               | 34.79                      | 26.99                      |
| 21    | PUNJAB                | 4.20                | 3.38                | 6.78                | 5.76                | 7.61                       | 6.09                       |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN             | 59.29               | 51.43               | 70.43               | 60.23               | 70.27                      | 57.88                      |
| 23    | SIKKIM                | 0.73                | 0.68                | 0.85                | 0.81                | 0.80                       | 0.73                       |
| 24    | TAMIL NADU            | 70.11               | 69.13               | 75.62               | 74.13               | 73.85                      | 72.45                      |
| 25    | TELANGANA             | 56.84               | 43.50               | 58.01               | 45.75               | 52.63                      | 40.41                      |
| 26    | TRIPURA               | 11.29               | 11.01               | 9.86                | 9.56                | 8.95                       | 8.56                       |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH         | 56.04               | 47.16               | 82.03               | 68.55               | 71.23                      | 57.10                      |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND           | 5.95                | 5.43                | 7.52                | 6.78                | 7.44                       | 6.21                       |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL           | 86.11               | 73.54               | 102.35              | 91.58               | 85.32                      | 69.64                      |
| 30    | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR   | 0.17                | 0.16                | 0.12                | 0.11                | 0.08                       | 0.08                       |
| 31    | LAKSHADWEEP           | 0.006               | 0.005               | 0.002               | 0.001               | 0.0001                     | 0.00003                    |
| 32    | PUDUCHERRY            | 0.41                | 0.32                | 0.42                | 0.36                | 0.40                       | 0.34                       |
|       | Total                 | 730.99              | 621.68              | 844.77              | 722.62              | 806.48                     | 659.91                     |