Lok Sabha Question No. 1497 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Agencies Involved to Assess the Implementation of MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), HARIOM SINGH RATHORE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .1497

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## AGENCIES INVOLVED TO ASSESS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MGNREGS

## 1497. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL: SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  Government  or  private agency  has  assessed  the  implementation  of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to ge t apprised of the extent of reform the scheme has brought in the living standards in the rural areas and if s the details thereof;
- (b) the  number,  types  and  utility  of kachha  works  being  executed  for  the  welfare of  people during  the  last  two  years  and the current  year  across  the  country  under MGNREGS, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to widen the purview of MGNREGS and strengthen it so as to cover more activities including agriculture etc. aimed at holistic rural development and alsoto increase the approved working days under the scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the time by which the decision is likely to be taken and implemented in order to make the scheme more lively and effective?

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

- (a): Yes, Madam. Independent research studies conducted on the impact of Mahatma Gand National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) have been brought out as 'MGNREGA  Sameeksha'  by  the  Ministry. The  studies  indicate  that  this  programme  has improved water and soil conservation measures, increased cultivable land by enrichin lands and has led to improved agricultural productivity. It has also enhanced bargain of rural wage seekers nd  areduced distress migration from rural areas. Major suggestions/recommendations  of  these  studies,  inter  alia,  are  removal  of  delays payments, improvement in the quality of assets, establishment of strong demand manag system,  effective  partic ipatory  grass -root  and  planning,  and  improvement  in  the  overall monitoring of schemes, etc.
- (b): State - UT - wise details of works completed under MGNREGSA during the last two years and the current year is indicated in Annexure - I.
- (c)&(d): Agriculture relat ed works are already permitted under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The Sub Para (2) of Paragraph 4 of Schedule 1, MGNREGA, lays down that, 'District Programme Coordinator shall ensure that at least 60% of the works to be taken up in a district in terms of cost, shall be for creation of produ directly linked to agriculture and allied activities through development of land, water and trees'. The list of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA works directly linked to Agriculture a nd allied activities as per the Schedule -I of the Act are given in the Annexure - II.

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Annexure-II referred in reply to parts (c)&(d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1497 dated 24.11.2016.

## I. Category:  A: PUBLIC  WORKS  RELATING  TO  NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT:

- (i) Water  conservation and  water  harvesting  structures  to  augment and improve groundwater like underground dykes, earthen dams, stop dams, check dams with special focus on recharging ground water including drinking water sources.
- (iii) Micro  and  minor  irrigation  works  and  creation,  renovation  and maintenance of irrigation canals and drains.
- (ii) Watershed management  w orks such as contour trenches, terracing,  contour  bunds,  boulder  checks,  gabion  structures  and spring shed development resulting in a comprehensive treatment of a watershed.
- (iv) Renovation  of traditional water  bodies including desilting of irrigation tanks and other water bodies.
- (vi) Land development works in common land.
- (v) Afforestation ,  tree  plantation  and  horticulture  in  common  and forest  lands,  road  margins,  canal  bunds,  tank  foreshores  and coastal  belts  duly  providing  right  to  usufruct  to  the  households and

## II. Category B: COMMUNITY ASSETS OR INDIVIDUAL ASSETS FOR  VULNERABLE  SECTIONS  (ONLY  FOR  HOUSEHOLDS IN PARAGRAPH 5):

- (ii) Improving livelihoods through horticulture, sericulture, plantation, and farm forestry.
- (i) Improving  productivity of lands of households specified in Paragraph5 through land development and by providing suitable infrastructure for irrigation including dug wells, farm ponds and other water harvesting structures.
- (iii) Development of fallow or waste  lands of  households defined in Paragraph5 to bring it under cultivation.
- (v) Creating infrastructure for promotion of livestock such as, poultry  shelter,  goat  shelter,  piggery  shelter,  cattle  shelter  and fodder troughs for cattle; and
- (iv) Unskilled wage component in construction  of  houses sanctioned under  the  Indira  AwaasYojana or  such  other  State  or  Central Government Scheme.
- (vi) Creating  infrastructure  for promotion  of  fisheries such  as,  fish drying  yards,  storage  facilities,  and  promotion  of  fisheries  in seasonal water bodies on public land;

## III. Category  C: COMMON  INFRASTRUCTURE  INCLUDING FOR NRLM COMPLIANT SELF HELP GROUPS:

- (i) Works  for  promoting agricultural productivity by creating durable  infrastructure  required  for  bio-fertilizers  and  postharvest facilities including pucca storage facilities for agricultural produce; and
- (ii) Common  work-sheds  for  livelihood  activities of self-help groups.

## IV. Category D: RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE:

- (ii) Providing all-weather rural road connectivity to unconnected villages and to connect identified rural production centres to the existing  pucca  road  network;  and  construction  of  pucca internal roads or streets including side drains and  culverts within  a village.
- (i) Rural  sanitation related  works,  such  as,  individual  household latrines, school toilet units, Anganwadi toilets either independently or in convergence with schemes of other Government Departments to achieve 'open defecation free' status. and solid and liquid waste management as per prescribed norms .
- (iii) Construction of play fields.
- (v) Construction of buildings for Gram Panchayats, women self-help groups' federations, cyclone shelters, Anganwadi centres, village haats and crematoria at the village or block level.
- (iv) Works for improving disaster preparedness or restoration of roads or  restoration  of  other  essential  public  infrastructure  including flood control and protection works, providing drainage in water logged areas, deepening and repairing of flood channels, chaur renovation, construction of storm water drains for coastal protection.
- (vi) Construction  of Food  Grain  Storage  Structures for  implementing the provisions of The National Food Security Act 2013 (20 of 2013).
- (viii) Maintenance of rural public assets created under the Act; and any other work which may be notified by the Central Government in consultation with the State Government in this regard.
- (vii) Production  of  building  material  required  for  construction  works under the Act as a part of the estimate of such construction works.

## Annexure-I referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1497 dated 24.11.2016.

| MGNREGA (Completed Works)   | MGNREGA (Completed Works)   | MGNREGA (Completed Works)   | MGNREGA (Completed Works)   | MGNREGA (Completed Works)           | MGNREGA (Completed Works)                                                    | MGNREGA (Completed Works)                                                    | MGNREGA (Completed Works)                                                    | MGNREGA (Completed Works)                                | MGNREGA (Completed Works)                                | MGNREGA (Completed Works)                                | MGNREGA (Completed Works)   | MGNREGA (Completed Works)   | MGNREGA (Completed Works)              |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                     | State                       | PUBLIC NATURAL              | PUBLIC NATURAL              | PUBLIC NATURAL                      | INDIVIDUAL ASSETS FOR VULNERABLESECTIONS(ONLY FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN PARAGRAPH 5) | INDIVIDUAL ASSETS FOR VULNERABLESECTIONS(ONLY FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN PARAGRAPH 5) | INDIVIDUAL ASSETS FOR VULNERABLESECTIONS(ONLY FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN PARAGRAPH 5) | COMMONINFRASTRUCTURE FOR NRLM COMPLIANT SELF HELP GROUPS | COMMONINFRASTRUCTURE FOR NRLM COMPLIANT SELF HELP GROUPS | COMMONINFRASTRUCTURE FOR NRLM COMPLIANT SELF HELP GROUPS | RURAL                       | RURAL                       | RURAL                                  |
| SI. No.                     | State                       | 2014-15                     | RESOURCES 2015-16           | MANAGEMENT 2016-17 as on 18/11/2016 | 2014-15                                                                      | 2015-16                                                                      | 2016-17 as on 18/11/2016                                                     | 2014-15                                                  | 2015-16                                                  | 2016-17 as on 18/11/2016                                 | 2014-15                     | 2015-16                     | INFRASTUCTURE 2016-17 as on 18/11/2016 |
| 1                           | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                                   | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 153                         | 116                         | 32                                     |
| 2                           | ANDHRA PRADESH              | 30647                       | 239207                      | 384059                              | 3345                                                                         | 48481                                                                        | 122734                                                                       | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 124578                      | 137075                      | 203899                                 |
| 3                           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           | 61                          | 542                         | 299                                 | 24                                                                           | 23                                                                           | 213                                                                          | 0                                                        | 2                                                        | 27                                                       | 416                         | 1049                        | 495                                    |
| 4                           | ASSAM                       | 3723                        | 5278                        | 3205                                | 6356                                                                         | 1139                                                                         | 1349                                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 54                                                       | 7412                        | 7436                        | 4752                                   |
| 5                           | BIHAR                       | 12228                       | 50910                       | 17954                               | 29577                                                                        | 6126                                                                         | 3340                                                                         | 1585                                                     | 0                                                        | 23                                                       | 108457                      | 44642                       | 19820                                  |
| 6                           | CHHATTISGARH                | 37186                       | 21632                       | 41655                               | 12294                                                                        | 12817                                                                        | 19683                                                                        | 685                                                      | 14                                                       | 139                                                      | 22142                       | 33320                       | 69732                                  |
| 7                           | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                                   | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                           | 0                           | 0                                      |
| 8                           | DAMAN &DIU                  | 0                           | 0                           | 0                                   | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                           | 0                           | 0                                      |
| 9                           | GOA                         | 123                         | 123                         | 23                                  | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 214                         | 183                         | 14                                     |
| 10                          | GUJARAT                     | 7024                        | 13576                       | 16775                               | 3449                                                                         | 11717                                                                        | 9411                                                                         | 609                                                      | 12                                                       | 31                                                       | 36743                       | 21233                       | 27666                                  |
| 11                          | HARYANA                     | 4768                        | 3603                        | 1242                                | 317                                                                          | 135                                                                          | 195                                                                          | 28                                                       | 3                                                        | 23                                                       | 9260                        | 3997                        | 1248                                   |
| 12                          | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 28095                       | 25710                       | 21118                               | 3160                                                                         | 9062                                                                         | 11160                                                                        | 1                                                        | 2                                                        | 50                                                       | 12048                       | 13552                       | 12488                                  |
| 13                          | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           | 10152                       | 21702                       | 5091                                | 90                                                                           | 132                                                                          | 15                                                                           | 218                                                      | 0                                                        | 3                                                        | 28779                       | 61699                       | 13171                                  |
| 14                          | JHARKHAND                   | 24597                       | 27807                       | 112020                              | 12974                                                                        | 15911                                                                        | 22152                                                                        | 169                                                      | 0                                                        | 5                                                        | 25354                       | 28089                       | 40619                                  |
| 15                          | KARNATAKA                   | 55247                       | 73436                       | 42242                               | 69561                                                                        | 113686                                                                       | 81121                                                                        | 27216                                                    | 59                                                       | 252                                                      | 283956                      | 138162                      | 32448                                  |
| 16                          | KERALA                      | 113438                      | 109340                      | 48330                               | 41313                                                                        | 72904                                                                        | 41020                                                                        | 1147                                                     | 0                                                        | 3                                                        | 29192                       | 18852                       | 8249                                   |
| 17                          | LAKSHADWEEP                 | 3                           | 1                           | 0                                   | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 1                           | 0                           | 0                                      |
| 18                          | MADHYA PRADESH              | 138916                      | 63516                       | 78672                               | 64112                                                                        | 68955                                                                        | 98763                                                                        | 0                                                        | 2                                                        | 21                                                       | 197159                      | 97207                       | 59542                                  |
| 19                          | MAHARASHTRA                 | 20432                       | 36424                       | 39359                               | 26241                                                                        | 31458                                                                        | 24561                                                                        | 6387                                                     | 24                                                       | 31                                                       | 99424                       | 34291                       | 38734                                  |
| 20                          | MANIPUR                     | 949                         | 3233                        | 989                                 | 321                                                                          | 787                                                                          | 293                                                                          | 6                                                        | 3                                                        | 0                                                        | 2176                        | 4283                        | 1922                                   |
| 21                          | MEGHALAYA                   | 1131                        | 2156                        | 2302                                | 426                                                                          | 1485                                                                         | 173                                                                          | 2                                                        | 2                                                        | 1                                                        | 3783                        | 5548                        | 4097                                   |
| 22                          | MIZORAM                     | 2717                        | 4287                        | 398                                 | 1606                                                                         | 1634                                                                         | 486                                                                          | 9                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 2699                        | 1832                        | 317                                    |
| 23                          | NAGALAND                    | 405                         | 3142                        | 569                                 | 57                                                                           | 106                                                                          | 58                                                                           | 0                                                        | 1                                                        | 0                                                        | 3898                        | 9228                        | 1540                                   |
| 24                          | ODISHA                      | 17076                       | 34416                       | 50144                               | 10117                                                                        | 53899                                                                        | 87658                                                                        | 7                                                        | 0                                                        | 386                                                      | 22875                       | 36425                       | 46443                                  |
| 25                          | PUDUCHERRY                  | 221                         | 420                         | 0                                   | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                           | 1                           | 0                                      |
| 26                          | PUNJAB                      | 3270                        | 5807                        | 3601                                | 642                                                                          | 17                                                                           | 3                                                                            | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 4421                        | 6195                        | 3182                                   |
| 27                          | RAJASTHAN                   | 44103                       | 34870                       | 45091                               | 10807                                                                        | 13653                                                                        | 35298                                                                        | 4                                                        | 5                                                        | 7                                                        | 136232                      | 37719                       | 40624                                  |
| 28                          | SIKKIM                      | 1073                        | 799                         | 283                                 | 154                                                                          | 904                                                                          | 324                                                                          | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 845                         | 418                         | 79 114503                              |
| 29 30                       | TAMIL NADU TELANGANA        | 59538 22569                 | 72181 49622                 | 34147                               | 24924 5106                                                                   | 48394 4519                                                                   | 42850                                                                        | 436                                                      | 87 0                                                     | 359 0                                                    | 289419 57919                | 292144 140104               | 412311                                 |
| 31                          | TRIPURA                     | 82689                       | 104812                      | 543422                              |                                                                              | 4424                                                                         | 119608                                                                       | 31                                                       | 5                                                        | 4                                                        | 22293                       | 27100                       |                                        |
|                             |                             |                             | 112523                      | 27462                               | 6337                                                                         |                                                                              | 728                                                                          | 28                                                       |                                                          |                                                          |                             |                             | 5709                                   |
| 32                          | UTTAR PRADESH               | 47135                       |                             | 58899                               | 13683                                                                        | 86914                                                                        | 77781                                                                        | 18650                                                    | 416                                                      | 438                                                      | 283864                      | 247299                      | 78122                                  |
| 33                          | UTTARAKHAND                 | 6047                        | 8777                        | 4762                                | 1759                                                                         | 4519                                                                         | 2581                                                                         |                                                          | 20                                                       | 14                                                       | 16847                       | 22164                       | 12723                                  |
| 34                          | WEST BENGAL                 | 81730                       | 122750                      | 93737                               | 45242                                                                        | 122337                                                                       | 132103                                                                       | 149 931                                                  | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 79597                       | 88795                       | 59745                                  |
|                             | Total                       | 857293                      | 1252602                     | 1677850                             | 393994                                                                       | 736138                                                                       | 935661                                                                       | 58298                                                    | 657                                                      | 1871                                                     | 1912156                     | 1560158                     | 1314226                                |