Lok Sabha Question No. 152 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 152

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME

## *152.   SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK: SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  person  days  of  work  that  has  been  generated  under  the  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the current financial year, State-wise;
- (b) the budgetary allocation for MGNREGS in 2017-2018;
- (c) whether there is a spurt in demand for work under the scheme, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  his  Ministry  has  sought  additional  allocation  of  funds  to  meet  the  spurt  in demand  for  work  under  the  scheme,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  response  of  the Ministry of Finance thereto; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to release the funds to States in a time bound manner so that the States are financially prepared to make timely payment for the work done?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement in reply to Parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 152 for 28.12.2017

(a): The State/UT-wise details of persondays generated under Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS) during the current financial year (as on 22.12.2017) is given at Annexure.

(b): The Budgetary Allocation of MGNREGS for the Budget Estimate for the Financial Year 2017-18 is Rs.48, 000 crore.

(c): The  employment  provided  under  MGNREGA  is  based  on  demand from households willing to do unskilled manual work.  The demand for employment under MGNREGS  depends significantly on monsoon conditions, with a higher demand for work for which there is provision for an additional 50 days allocation over and above 100 days to the notified drought  affected  areas. The  Ministry  in  the last 3 years has also emphasized  on  construction  of  rural  infrastructure  through  convergence with  MGNREGA.  Individual  Household  Latrines  (IHHL)  for  PMAY-G beneficiaries,  infrastructure  for  agricultural and  allied activities  have  also been  promoted  in  the  last  2  years.    As  a  result  of  these  efforts,  the  total employment generated in MGNREGA in 2016-17 reached to 235.77 crore persondays which was the highest in the last 6 years.

(d): The  Ministry  has  sought  additional  financial  resources  of  Rs.17500 crore approximately for MGNREGS for meeting demand for work due to deficient rain & problem of floods in some States and increase in the wage rate. The Ministry of Finance has allocated additional fund of Rs.6000 crore in the Second Supplementary Demand for Grants 2017-18.

(e): For timely release of funds, the Ministry has taken steps to streamline the process of planning of realistic Labour Budget. It  has issued guidelines on  Labour  Budget  planning  with  three  checklists  to  the  States/  UTs  to ensure that the documents prepared and submitted by the State/ UTs are in order.

The Ministry releases funds to the States periodically in two tranches with each tranche consisting of one or more instalments based on agreed to Labour  Budget  (LB),  opening  balance,  pending  liabilities  of  the  previous year, if any, pace of utilization of funds and overall performance.

Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question No. 152 dated 28.12.2017

(In lakh)

| S. No.   | State/ UT          | Persondays generated   |
|----------|--------------------|------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 1698.97                |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 14.64                  |
| 3        | ASSAM              | 325.01                 |
| 4        | BIHAR              | 625.70                 |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH       | 720.51                 |
| 6        | GOA                | 0.85                   |
| 7        | GUJARAT            | 239.14                 |
| 8        | HARYANA            | 62.65                  |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 148.84                 |
| 10       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR  | 158.90                 |
| 11       | JHARKHAND          | 445.00                 |
| 12       | KARNATAKA          | 652.61                 |
| 13       | KERALA             | 277.98                 |
| 14       | MADHYAPRADESH      | 1217.99                |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA        | 520.49                 |
| 16       | MANIPUR            | 19.04                  |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA          | 166.53                 |
| 18       | MIZORAM            | 97.20                  |
| 19       | NAGALAND           | 113.37                 |
| 20       | ODISHA             | 581.67                 |
| 21       | PUNJAB             | 165.27                 |
| 22       | RAJASTHAN          | 1678.48                |
| 23       | SIKKIM             | 18.76                  |
| 24       | TAMIL NADU         | 2071.76                |
| 25       | TELANGANA          | 1018.68                |
| 26       | TRIPURA            | 135.87                 |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH      | 1132.98                |
| 28       | UTTARAKHAND        | 136.83                 |
| 29       | WEST BENGAL        | 2114.76                |
| 30       | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR   | 1.15                   |
| 31       | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI | NR                     |
| 32       | DAMAN&DIU          | NR                     |
| 33       | LAKSHADWEEP        | 0.02                   |
| 34       | PUDUCHERRY         | 5.75                   |
|          | Total              | 16567.39               |

NR=Not Reported

Source: www.nrega.nic.in