Lok Sabha Question No. 6400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Job Opportunities under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6400

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

## JOB OPPORTUNITIES UNDER MGNREGS

## 6400.   SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  opportunities  of  employment  have  decreased  under  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last two years;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  number of  persons  who  sought  employment  and  number of  them  got  employment under the said scheme during the last three years, State-wise?

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

(a)&(b): State/UT-wise details of persondays generated under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS)    during  the  last  two  years  are  given  at Annexure-I.

(c): State/UT-wise details of employment demanded, offered and provided to persons under MGNREGS during the last three years are given at Annexure-II.

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Annexure-I referred in reply to parts (a)&(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6400 dated 05.04.2018

|       |                     | Persondays generated (in Lakh)   | Persondays generated (in Lakh)   |
|-------|---------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| S.No. | States              | FY 2015-16                       | FY 2016-17                       |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 1992.1                           | 2058.78                          |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 50.46                            | 85.38                            |
| 3     | ASSAM               | 486.33                           | 466.58                           |
| 4     | BIHAR               | 670.92                           | 858.62                           |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH        | 1013.96                          | 885.94                           |
| 6     | GOA                 | 1.07                             | 1.26                             |
| 7     | GUJARAT             | 225.41                           | 271.06                           |
| 8     | HARYANA             | 48.48                            | 84.92                            |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 177.71                           | 236.61                           |
| 10    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 316.32                           | 315.67                           |
| 11    | JHARKHAND           | 585.61                           | 707.44                           |
| 12    | KARNATAKA           | 598.38                           | 914.06                           |
| 13    | KERALA              | 741.74                           | 684.62                           |
| 14    | MADHYA PRADESH      | 1237.42                          | 1130.39                          |
| 15    | MAHARASHTRA         | 763.37                           | 708.99                           |
| 16    | MANIPUR             | 75.33                            | 119.03                           |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA           | 199.71                           | 282.55                           |
| 18    | MIZORAM             | 131.26                           | 168.23                           |
| 19    | NAGALAND            | 212.07                           | 290.71                           |
| 20    | ODISHA              | 894.46                           | 774.61                           |
| 21    | PUNJAB              | 144.34                           | 157.73                           |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN           | 2341.25                          | 2596.74                          |
| 23    | SIKKIM              | 43.84                            | 46.12                            |
| 24    | TAMIL NADU          | 3686.75                          | 3999.42                          |
| 25    | TELANGANA           | 1417.76                          | 1082.16                          |
| 26    | TRIPURA             | 538.75                           | 460.67                           |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH       | 1822.39                          | 1575.35                          |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND         | 223.87                           | 236.71                           |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL         | 2864.97                          | 2355.51                          |
| 30    | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 2.68                             | 4.12                             |
| 31    | LAKSHADWEEP         | 0.03                             | 0                                |
| 32    | PUDUCHERRY          | 5.62                             | 5.37                             |
|       | Total               | 23514.37                         | 23565.37                         |

## Annexure-II referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6400 dated 05.04.2018

(Fig. in lakh)

|       |                     | 2014-15                        | 2014-15                       | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                        | 2015-16                       | 2015-16                        | 2016-17                        | 2016-17                       | 2016-17                        |
|-------|---------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Sl No | States              | Employment demanded by persons | Employment offered to persons | Employment provided to persons | Employment demanded by persons | Employment offered to persons | Employment provided to persons | Employment demanded by persons | Employment offered to persons | Employment provided to persons |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 66.54                          | 66.23                         | 55.59                          | 70.00                          | 69.06                         | 60.63                          | 70.45                          | 69.83                         | 65.72                          |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 1.53                           | 1.48                          | 1.41                           | 2.04                           | 2.00                          | 1.88                           | 2.29                           | 2.26                          | 2.22                           |
| 3     | ASSAM               | 13.87                          | 13.85                         | 12.24                          | 24.41                          | 24.39                         | 21.73                          | 27.05                          | 27.03                         | 23.33                          |
| 4     | BIHAR               | 18.03                          | 18.02                         | 12.44                          | 24.40                          | 24.36                         | 18.39                          | 37.28                          | 37.26                         | 28.05                          |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH        | 41.03                          | 41.00                         | 32.59                          | 55.89                          | 55.84                         | 41.17                          | 52.43                          | 52.38                         | 39.98                          |
| 6     | GOA                 | 0.08                           | 0.08                          | 0.08                           | 0.06                           | 0.06                          | 0.06                           | 0.07                           | 0.07                          | 0.07                           |
| 7     | GUJARAT             | 10.99                          | 10.96                         | 9.17                           | 12.02                          | 11.98                         | 10.00                          | 16.33                          | 16.27                         | 12.80                          |
| 8     | HARYANA             | 4.03                           | 4.03                          | 3.26                           | 3.24                           | 3.24                          | 2.60                           | 5.26                           | 5.26                          | 4.18                           |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 6.50                           | 6.49                          | 5.76                           | 6.09                           | 6.09                          | 5.42                           | 7.62                           | 7.62                          | 6.91                           |
| 10    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 5.06                           | 5.04                          | 4.31                           | 10.41                          | 10.39                         | 9.43                           | 10.02                          | 10.01                         | 8.99                           |
| 11    | JHARKHAND           | 17.89                          | 17.88                         | 15.73                          | 18.34                          | 18.33                         | 15.68                          | 31.30                          | 31.29                         | 24.70                          |
| 12    | KARNATAKA           | 41.98                          | 40.99                         | 30.08                          | 41.89                          | 40.60                         | 30.27                          | 54.53                          | 52.80                         | 44.17                          |
| 13    | KERALA              | 17.48                          | 17.47                         | 15.13                          | 18.96                          | 18.95                         | 16.93                          | 18.39                          | 18.39                         | 16.44                          |
| 14    | MADHYA PRADESH      | 66.87                          | 66.68                         | 58.26                          | 60.23                          | 60.02                         | 51.79                          | 67.28                          | 67.02                         | 52.05                          |
| 15    | MAHARASHTRA         | 24.77                          | 24.74                         | 21.56                          | 27.74                          | 27.71                         | 23.95                          | 32.06                          | 32.02                         | 27.26                          |
| 16    | MANIPUR             | 5.05                           | 5.04                          | 4.99                           | 4.94                           | 4.91                          | 4.85                           | 5.55                           | 5.54                          | 5.48                           |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA           | 4.73                           | 4.73                          | 4.63                           | 5.12                           | 5.12                          | 5.00                           | 5.59                           | 5.58                          | 5.46                           |
| 18    | MIZORAM             | 2.62                           | 2.62                          | 2.61                           | 2.38                           | 2.38                          | 2.38                           | 2.14                           | 2.14                          | 2.14                           |
| 19    | NAGALAND            | 4.83                           | 4.82                          | 4.75                           | 5.36                           | 5.36                          | 5.33                           | 5.20                           | 5.19                          | 5.15                           |
| 20    | ODISHA              | 25.92                          | 25.90                         | 21.27                          | 37.27                          | 37.23                         | 31.48                          | 40.63                          | 40.57                         | 32.87                          |
| 21    | PUNJAB              | 4.20                           | 4.18                          | 3.37                           | 6.78                           | 6.77                          | 5.76                           | 7.86                           | 7.85                          | 6.51                           |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN           | 59.29                          | 59.26                         | 51.43                          | 70.43                          | 70.36                         | 60.23                          | 77.31                          | 77.26                         | 66.53                          |
| 23    | SIKKIM              | 0.73                           | 0.73                          | 0.68                           | 0.85                           | 0.85                          | 0.81                           | 0.87                           | 0.87                          | 0.83                           |
| 24    | TAMIL NADU          | 70.11                          | 70.07                         | 69.13                          | 75.62                          | 75.59                         | 74.13                          | 77.69                          | 77.68                         | 76.16                          |
| 25    | TELANGANA           | 56.84                          | 56.65                         | 43.50                          | 58.01                          | 57.79                         | 45.76                          | 52.63                          | 51.88                         | 44.28                          |
| 26    | TRIPURA             | 11.29                          | 11.29                         | 11.01                          | 9.86                           | 9.86                          | 9.56                           | 9.65                           | 9.65                          | 9.30                           |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH       | 56.05                          | 56.00                         | 47.17                          | 82.03                          | 81.94                         | 68.54                          | 74.86                          | 74.75                         | 62.48                          |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND         | 5.95                           | 5.95                          | 5.43                           | 7.51                           | 7.51                          | 6.78                           | 7.96                           | 7.96                          | 7.05                           |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL         | 86.09                          | 86.07                         | 73.53                          | 102.35                         | 102.30                        | 91.58                          | 97.14                          | 97.12                         | 85.32                          |
| 30    | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 0.17                           | 0.17                          | 0.16                           | 0.12                           | 0.12                          | 0.11                           | 0.15                           | 0.15                          | 0.15                           |
| 31    | LAKSHADWEEP         | 0.01                           | 0.01                          | 0.005                          | 0.0015                         | 0.0015                        | 0.0014                         | 0.0001                         | 0.0001                        | 0.0001                         |
| 32    | PUDUCHERRY          | 0.41                           | 0.41                          | 0.32                           | 0.42                           | 0.42                          | 0.36                           | 0.40                           | 0.40                          | 0.34                           |
|       | Total               | 730.92                         | 728.81                        | 621.61                         | 844.76                         | 841.52                        | 722.60                         | 898.01                         | 894.10                        | 766.92                         |