Lok Sabha Question No. 3180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Women Representation under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3180

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08 .2017

## WOMEN REPRESENTATION UNDER MGNREGS

## 3180. SHRI KESINENI NANI:

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

- (a) whether women have benefited adequately under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) ;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current financial y State/UT - wiseincluding the Krishna district in the State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government is taking steps to ensure the benefits accruing to women under MGNREGS;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, th e reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (f) :    Women are benefitted adequately under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS).  The  women  participati on  rate  under MGNREGA during the last three years is more than 50%. The State/UT -wise details of total persondays generated and women persondays during the last three years and current financial year is given at Annexure.

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## Annexure referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3180 for 03.08.2017

| Sl No   | States             | 2014-15       | 2014-15   | 2015-16       | 2015-16   | 2016-17       | 2016-17   | 2017-18 as on 31.07.2017   | 2017-18 as on 31.07.2017   |
|---------|--------------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl No   | States             | PDs generated | Women PDs | PDs generated | Women PDs | PDs generated | Women PDs | PDs generated              | Women PDs                  |
| 1       | ANDHRAPRADESH      | 1559.05       | 914.38    | 1992.10       | 1151.24   | 2053.42       | 1193.42   | 1443.53                    | 859.19                     |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 19.38         | 5.85      | 50.46         | 15.97     | 85.98         | 29.32     | 4.01                       | 1.35                       |
| 3       | ASSAM              | 210.95        | 59.35     | 486.33        | 163.36    | 467.51        | 170.45    | 154.94                     | 60.50                      |
| 4       | BIHAR              | 351.98        | 131.35    | 670.92        | 274.03    | 872.44        | 381.97    | 493.02                     | 223.71                     |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH       | 555.90        | 277.25    | 1013.97       | 497.05    | 885.95        | 436.87    | 522.10                     | 266.58                     |
| 6       | GOA                | 1.73          | 1.29      | 1.07          | 0.83      | 1.26          | 0.98      | 0.43                       | 0.33                       |
| 7       | GUJARAT            | 181.46        | 78.46     | 225.40        | 104.15    | 271.07        | 123.24    | 164.24                     | 73.66                      |
| 8       | HARYANA            | 61.65         | 25.68     | 48.48         | 21.88     | 84.92         | 38.74     | 29.90                      | 14.65                      |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 190.77        | 116.43    | 177.71        | 112.23    | 236.61        | 146.22    | 69.99                      | 42.31                      |
| 10      | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR   | 121.09        | 30.61     | 316.32        | 79.98     | 320.08        | 85.72     | 32.23                      | 8.05                       |
| 11      | JHARKHAND          | 453.34        | 145.30    | 585.62        | 191.77    | 707.62        | 252.78    | 263.01                     | 98.78                      |
| 12      | KARNATAKA          | 433.28        | 203.04    | 598.38        | 281.98    | 915.02        | 431.99    | 342.87                     | 164.02                     |
| 13      | KERALA             | 588.72        | 542.58    | 741.74        | 677.02    | 684.62        | 623.57    | 52.63                      | 46.23                      |
| 14      | MADHYAPRADESH      | 1175.40       | 507.91    | 1237.42       | 533.91    | 1130.60       | 467.00    | 701.64                     | 273.60                     |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA        | 613.87        | 266.82    | 763.45        | 339.87    | 709.15        | 318.16    | 350.07                     | 166.17                     |
| 16      | MANIPUR            | 101.17        | 38.71     | 75.33         | 28.07     | 119.03        | 49.68     | 4.12                       | 2.14                       |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA          | 167.35        | 71.17     | 199.71        | 85.73     | 282.61        | 125.13    | 23.98                      | 11.14                      |
| 18      | MIZORAM            | 42.70         | 17.24     | 131.26        | 49.37     | 168.23        | 59.09     | 64.74                      | 21.50                      |
| 19      | NAGALAND           | 89.99         | 28.09     | 212.07        | 66.34     | 291.54        | 86.57     | 92.87                      | 27.03                      |
| 20      | ODISHA             | 535.40        | 180.85    | 894.46        | 340.09    | 775.93        | 308.93    | 310.20                     | 133.40                     |
| 21      | PUNJAB             | 64.56         | 37.10     | 144.34        | 83.71     | 157.74        | 94.60     | 72.39                      | 46.23                      |
| 22      | RAJASTHAN          | 1686.19       | 1150.97   | 2341.25       | 1616.03   | 2596.82       | 1740.61   | 1192.37                    | 784.87                     |
| 23      | SIKKIM             | 24.13         | 11.61     | 43.84         | 20.85     | 46.12         | 22.08     | 6.65                       | 3.34                       |
| 24      | TAMILNADU          | 2679.65       | 2287.33   | 3686.75       | 3141.22   | 3999.40       | 3426.80   | 1169.71                    | 993.43                     |
| 25      | TELANGANA          | 1032.07       | 630.62    | 1417.76       | 861.51    | 1076.19       | 643.71    | 877.06                     | 540.79                     |
| 26      | TRIPURA            | 511.76        | 252.63    | 538.76        | 269.97    | 461.18        | 226.18    | 43.74                      | 20.76                      |
| 27      | UTTAR PRADESH      | 1312.27       | 325.09    | 1822.39       | 538.03    | 1578.74       | 524.18    | 632.20                     | 214.62                     |
| 28      | UTTARAKHAND        | 147.32        | 74.50     | 223.92        | 115.84    | 236.94        | 127.88    | 61.10                      | 32.12                      |
| 29      | WEST BENGAL        | 1696.30       | 702.32    | 2864.97       | 1325.84   | 2357.06       | 1094.51   | 1102.68                    | 510.60                     |
| 30      | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR  | 5.17          | 2.55      | 2.68          | 1.40      | 3.97          | 2.22      | 0.44                       | 0.27                       |
| 31      | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                       | 0.00                       |
| 32      | DAMAN&DIU          | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                       | 0.00                       |
| 33      | LAKSHADWEEP        | 0.13          | 0.05      | 0.03          | 0.01      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                       | 0.00                       |
| 34      | PUDUCHERRY         | 3.78          | 3.26      | 5.62          | 4.82      | 5.37          | 4.61      | 4.83                       | 4.15                       |
|         | Total              | 16618.48      | 9120.39   | 23514.51      | 12994.04  | 23583.12      | 13237.21  | 10283.68                   | 5645.50                    |

PD=Persondays