Lok Sabha Question No. 3150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Employment Opportunities in Rural Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3150

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08 .2017

## EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN RURAL AREAS

## 3150. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

W ill the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of schemes implemented for creation of employment opportunities in areas;
- (b) the details regarding the targets fixed and achievements made thereunder during three years and the current year, State/UT - wise; and
- (c) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  for  creation  of  more  employ opportunities in rural areas of the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- ( a) : The Schemes of Department of Rural Development associated directly orindirectly with employment opportunities in rural areas are Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA); Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana -Gramin (PMAY -G)(erstwhile programme Indir Awaas  Yojana);  National  Rural  Livelihood  Mission  (NRLM),  Deen  Dayal  Upadhayay -Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU - GKY); and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
- ( b) : MGNREGA  is directly  associated  with  employment  generation  in rural  areas  of  th country . State/UT - wise details of persondays generated during last three years and the curren Year under MGNREGA is given at Annexure - I.

The main objective of PMAY - G (erstwhile IAY), PMGSY, NRLM and DDU - GKY is to provide dw elling to rural poor, rural connectivity, stre ngthen economic activities and s kill training ,respectively. The  approximate  persondays  generated  due  to  construction  of  houses  under  IAY  /  PM - G  and PMGSY and implementation of MGNREGA during last three years are as under: -

(Figures in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | FY       |   IAY/PMAY |   PMGSY |   MGNREGA |
|-----------|----------|------------|---------|-----------|
|         1 | 2014- 15 |      15.22 |   24.66 |    166.21 |
|         2 | 2015- 16 |      21.83 |   26.42 |    235.15 |
|         3 | 2016- 17 |      61.92 |   26.93 |    235.42 |

The NRLM activities create job opportunities for Self - Help  Group  (SHG)members  who  are hitherto not en gaged in any economic pursuit. Under Deen Dayal Upadhayay -Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU - GKY) number of candidates trained and number of candidates placed in the is indicated below: -

| Year     | No. of Candidates Trained   | No. of Candidates Placed   |
|----------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 2014- 15 | 86,120                      | 54,196                     |
| 2015- 16 | 270,329                     | 134,744                    |
| 2016- 17 | 162,586                     | 84,900                     |

(c): Under  MGNREGA,  t he  Government  is  actively  engaged  with  the  State  Governm establishing systems that ensure provision of work as per demand. To generate aware provisions of the Scheme and to provide adequate employment opportunities to r ural households under MGNREGS, all States/UTs have been advised for the following:

- ( i ) to initiate appropriate Information Education and Communication (IEC) campaign wall paintings for wide dissemination of the provisions of the Act.
- ( ii ) to expand scope and coverage of demand registration system to ensure that deman under MGNREGA does not go unregistered.
- ( iii ) to organise Rozgar Divas periodically to capture latent demand under the prog disseminate awareness about other provisions of the Act.
- ( iv ) to prepare plans in a participatory mode and approve them in the Gram Sabha.
- ( v) to prepare realistic labour budget by the State.

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## Annexure-I referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha UnStarred Question No. 3150 dated 03.08.2017

(Persondays in in Lakh)

| S.No .   | State                | 2014- 15       | 2014- 15       | 2015- 16       | 2015- 16       | 2016- 17       | 2016- 17       | 2017- 18 as on 01/08/2017   | 2017- 18 as on 01/08/2017   |
|----------|----------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S.No .   | State                | Projecte d PDs | PDs generate d | Projecte d PDs | PDs generate d | Projecte d PDs | PDs generate d | Projecte d PDs              | PDs generated               |
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 1958.66        | 1558.80        | 1954.47        | 1992.10        | 1653.24        | 2053.11        | 1608.23                     | 1453.90                     |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 31.50          | 19.05          | 56.29          | 50.46          | 50.00          | 85.98          | 50.00                       | 4.04                        |
| 3        | ASSAM                | 373.19         | 210.93         | 432.74         | 486.33         | 408.00         | 467.51         | 500.00                      | 156.27                      |
| 4        | BIHAR                | 848.34         | 352.60         | 937.90         | 670.92         | 1425.00        | 873.73         | 1400.00                     | 494.87                      |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH         | 1014.49        | 555.82         | 1234.62        | 1013.96        | 900.00         | 885.95         | 1000.00                     | 523.27                      |
| 6        | GUJARAT              | 232.23         | 181.40         | 222.46         | 225.40         | 333.50         | 271.07         | 500.00                      | 164.82                      |
| 7        | HARYANA              | 90.74          | 61.65          | 83.47          | 48.48          | 98.00          | 84.91          | 100.00                      | 30.34                       |
| 8        | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 276.80         | 190.73         | 258.29         | 177.71         | 218.49         | 236.31         | 250.00                      | 70.30                       |
| 9        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 288.20         | 121.06         | 311.90         | 316.32         | 263.65         | 320.33         | 119.00                      | 33.47                       |
| 10       | JHARKHAND            | 575.00         | 453.20         | 646.05         | 585.62         | 700.00         | 707.66         | 700.00                      | 264.71                      |
| 11       | KARNATAKA            | 934.05         | 433.28         | 717.91         | 598.38         | 1000.00        | 915.04         | 1000.00                     | 347.32                      |
| 12       | KERALA               | 761.40         | 588.72         | 713.00         | 741.60         | 603.11         | 684.48         | 450.00                      | 53.79                       |
| 13       | MADHYA PRADESH       | 1453.48        | 1174.15        | 1766.87        | 1237.42        | 1427.27        | 1130.61        | 1550.00                     | 708.71                      |
| 14       | MAHARASHTRA          | 563.75         | 613.86         | 1087.96        | 763.45         | 850.00         | 709.16         | 800.00                      | 352.75                      |
| 15       | MANIPUR              | 195.80         | 101.17         | 245.56         | 75.33          | 207.72         | 119.03         | 100.00                      | 4.20                        |
| 16       | MEGHALAYA            | 172.95         | 167.35         | 170.39         | 199.71         | 200.00         | 282.61         | 300.00                      | 24.57                       |
| 17       | MIZORAM              | 144.60         | 42.70          | 149.40         | 131.26         | 126.38         | 168.23         | 100.00                      | 64.74                       |
| 18       | NAGALAND             | 224.58         | 89.94          | 207.09         | 212.07         | 175.17         | 291.54         | 250.00                      | 93.43                       |
| 19       | ODISHA               | 633.13         | 534.84         | 760.06         | 894.46         | 800.00         | 776.01         | 900.00                      | 313.89                      |
| 20       | PUNJAB               | 90.16          | 64.56          | 134.67         | 144.34         | 137.56         | 157.74         | 180.00                      | 72.49                       |
| 21       | RAJASTHAN            | 2071.10        | 1685.83        | 2116.95        | 2340.48        | 2300.00        | 2596.01        | 2000.00                     | 1197.42                     |
| 22       | SIKKIM               | 37.50          | 23.43          | 40.01          | 43.84          | 40.00          | 46.12          | 40.00                       | 7.09                        |
| 23       | TAMIL NADU           | 3831.09        | 2679.65        | 3729.90        | 3686.75        | 3155.03        | 3999.37        | 2333.75                     | 1182.93                     |
| 24       | TELANGANA            | 1308.71        | 1032.00        | 1356.63        | 1417.76        | 1000.00        | 1075.71        | 800.00                      | 877.06                      |
| 25       | TRIPURA              | 513.80         | 511.35         | 535.77         | 538.60         | 450.85         | 461.03         | 227.53                      | 46.33                       |
| 26       | UTTAR PRADESH        | 2017.52        | 1310.55        | 1632.34        | 1822.39        | 1500.00        | 1579.20        | 1800.00                     | 639.38                      |
| 27       | UTTARAKHAND          | 184.51         | 146.86         | 175.30         | 223.95         | 180.00         | 236.96         | 182.00                      | 61.89                       |
| 28       | WEST BENGAL          | 1882.96        | 1696.29        | 2219.72        | 2864.97        | 1877.61        | 2357.07        | 2300.00                     | 1118.43                     |
| 29       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR  | 6.18           | 5.25           | 5.40           | 2.68           | 4.07           | 3.40           | 2.79                        | 0.44                        |
| 30       | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00                        | 0.00                        |
| 31       | GOA                  | 1.33           | 1.72           | 1.26           | 1.07           | 2.00           | 1.26           | 1.50                        | 0.43                        |
| 32       | LAKSHADWEEP          | 0.79           | 0.13           | 0.23           | 0.03           | 0.19           | 0.00           | 0.20                        | 0.00                        |
| 33       | PUDUCHERRY           | 10.85          | 3.78           | 6.60           | 5.62           | 5.90           | 5.37           | 5.00                        | 4.90                        |
|          | TOTAL                | 22729.39       | 16612.64       | 23911.20       | 23513.46       | 22092.74       | 23582.50       | 21550.00                    | 10368.20                    |