Lok Sabha Question No. 1625 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Increase in Number of Working Days under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1625 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## INCREASE IN NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS UNDER MGNREGS

## 1625.   SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  granted  permission  to  some  States including Tamil Nadu to increase the number of working days under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS); and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the details of additional allocation of funds made by  the  Union  Government  after  increasing  the  number  of  working  days, State/UT-wise?

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

(a): The  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA) provides  for  at  least  100  days  of  wage  employment  to  every  rural  household  whose  adult members are willing to do unskilled manual work. Forest Rights Act (FRA) beneficiaries are entitled to 150 days of wage employment per household in a Financial Year.

An additional 50 days of wage employment are provided over and above 100 days in the notified drought affected areas of the States/UTs on recommendation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

(b): The  Ministry  releases  funds  to  the  States  based  on  the  basis  of  agreed  to  Labour Budget (LB), opening balance, pending liabilities of the previous year for the financial year, if  any,  and  overall  performance.  State/UTs-wise  details  of  Central  fund  released  under the MGNREGS during the current financial year (as on 19.12.2017) are given at Annexure. The fund release for implementation of MGNREGA to States/UTs is a continuous process and Central Government is making funds available keeping in view the demand.

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Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 1625 dated 28.12.2017

## (Rs. In lakh)

| No.              | STATES            | 2017-18 (as on 19.12.17)   |
|------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
| 1                | ANDHRAPRADESH     | 479920.60                  |
| 2                | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 16810.02                   |
| 3                | ASSAM             | 100252.80                  |
| 4                | BIHAR             | 207832.10                  |
| 5                | CHHATTISGARH      | 218116.05                  |
| 6                | GUJARAT           | 70067.37                   |
| 7                | HARYANA           | 21117.70                   |
| 8                | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 37477.71                   |
| 9 JAMMU &KASHMIR |                   | 99377.74                   |
| 10               | JHARKHAND         | 104335.82                  |
| 11               | KARNATAKA         | 263221.34                  |
| 12               | KERALA            | 144195.66                  |
| 13               | MADHYAPRADESH     | 304031.05                  |
| 14               | MAHARASHTRA       | 143560.60                  |
| 15               | MANIPUR           | 9893.01                    |
| 16               | MEGHALAYA         | 68100.37                   |
| 17               | MIZORAM           | 16799.97                   |
| 18               | NAGALAND          | 81941.95                   |
| 19               | ODISHA            | 161228.29                  |
| 20               | PUNJAB            | 37232.53                   |
| 21               | RAJASTHAN         | 410032.44                  |
| 22               | SIKKIM            | 9306.28                    |
| 23               | TAMILNADU         | 502081.60                  |
| 24               | TELANGANA         | 219922.58                  |
| 25               | TRIPURA           | 35641.76                   |
| 26 UTTAR         | PRADESH           | 303698.32                  |
| 27               | UTTARAKHAND       | 55653.87                   |
| 28               | WEST BENGAL       | 505413.25                  |
| 29 ISLANDS       | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR   | 473.88                     |
| 30               | LAKSHADWEEP       | 26.71                      |
| 31               | PUDUCHERRY        | 1236.67                    |
| 32               | GOA               | 56.05                      |
| TOTAL 4640914.66 | TOTAL 4640914.66  | TOTAL 4640914.66           |