Lok Sabha Question No. 2442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Employment under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, CHANDU LAL SAHU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .2442

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03 .2017

## EMPLOYMENT UNDER MGNREGS

## 2442. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

## SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of households which had demanded and were provided employment during the years 2015 - 16 and 2016 - 17 under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment GuaranteeScheme (MGNREGS), State/UT- wise;
- (b) whether 100 days of guaranteed work was provided to those households which had demanded employment;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor and the average number of working days provided to ev household during the said period, State/UT - wise; and
- (d) thesteps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure availability of 100 days of in this regard?

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

(a)to(c): State/UT - wise  details  of households  demanded  employment, households provided employment, households provided 100 days of employment and average days per household under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during the last year and current year 2016 - 17 (as on 10.03.2017) is at Annexure.

- (d): The Government is actively engaged with State Government in establishing syst that ensure provision of work as per demand, transparency and accountability. To generate awareness  about  the  provisions  of  the  Scheme and  to  provide  adequate  employment opportunities  to  rural  households  under Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), all States/UTs have been requested for the following:
- (i) to initiate appropriate Information Education an d Communication (IEC) campaigns including wall paintings for wide dissemination of the provisions of the Act.
- (ii) to expand scope and coverage of demand registration system to ensure that de for work under MGNREGA does not go unregistered.

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## Annexure referred in reply to parts ( a)to(c ) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2442 dated 16 .03.2017.

| SI. No.   | States            | Households demanded employment (in lakh)   | Households demanded employment (in lakh)   | Households provided employment (in lakh)   | Households provided employment (in lakh)   | Households provided 100 days of employment (in lakh)   | Households provided 100 days of employment (in lakh)   | Average days per household   | Average days per household   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| SI. No.   | States            | 2015-16                                    | 2016-17*                                   | 2015-16                                    | 2016-17*                                   | 2015-16                                                | 2016-17*                                               | 2015-16                      | 2016-17*                     |
| 1         | ANDHRAPRADESH     | 39.63                                      | 39.32                                      | 36.04                                      | 37.72                                      | 5.89                                                   | 3.33                                                   | 55                           | 46                           |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1.93                                       | 2.01                                       | 1.81                                       | 1.93                                       | 0.02                                                   | 0.00                                                   | 28                           | 36                           |
| 3         | ASSAM             | 16.68                                      | 16.99                                      | 15.02                                      | 13.98                                      | 0.42                                                   | 0.08                                                   | 32                           | 28                           |
| 4         | BIHAR             | 19.23                                      | 28.79                                      | 14.88                                      | 20.93                                      | 0.58                                                   | 0.10                                                   | 45                           | 35                           |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH      | 26.12                                      | 24.57                                      | 21.74                                      | 20.00                                      | 2.43                                                   | 1.23                                                   | 47                           | 39                           |
| 6         | GOA               | 0.06                                       | 0.06                                       | 0.06                                       | 0.06                                       | 0.00                                                   | 0.00                                                   | 18                           | 16                           |
| 7         | GUJARAT           | 6.42                                       | 8.83                                       | 5.57                                       | 6.66                                       | 0.19                                                   | 0.07                                                   | 40                           | 38                           |
| 8         | HARYANA           | 2.00                                       | 3.26                                       | 1.69                                       | 2.62                                       | 0.04                                                   | 0.02                                                   | 29                           | 28                           |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 4.67                                       | 5.59                                       | 4.23                                       | 4.92                                       | 0.20                                                   | 0.06                                                   | 42                           | 42                           |
| 10        | JAMMUANDKASHMIR   | 7.03                                       | 6.19                                       | 6.53                                       | 4.81                                       | 0.35                                                   | 0.14                                                   | 48                           | 44                           |
| 11        | JHARKHAND         | 12.71                                      | 20.19                                      | 11.26                                      | 16.48                                      | 1.74                                                   | 0.24                                                   | 52                           | 39                           |
| 12        | KARNATAKA         | 16.63                                      | 21.09                                      | 12.37                                      | 16.58                                      | 1.33                                                   | 1.29                                                   | 48                           | 47                           |
| 13        | KERALA            | 16.65                                      | 15.93                                      | 15.06                                      | 14.25                                      | 1.66                                                   | 0.29                                                   | 49                           | 42                           |
| 14        | MADHYAPRADESH     | 30.24                                      | 32.61                                      | 27.02                                      | 25.25                                      | 2.26                                                   | 0.91                                                   | 46                           | 38                           |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA       | 14.21                                      | 15.60                                      | 12.75                                      | 13.50                                      | 2.18                                                   | 1.44                                                   | 60                           | 48                           |
| 16        | MANIPUR           | 4.81                                       | 5.10                                       | 4.74                                       | 5.04                                       | 0.00                                                   | 0.00                                                   | 16                           | 20                           |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA         | 3.75                                       | 4.16                                       | 3.68                                       | 3.93                                       | 0.49                                                   | 0.32                                                   | 54                           | 57                           |
| 18        | MIZORAM           | 1.90                                       | 1.89                                       | 1.90                                       | 1.89                                       | 0.00                                                   | 0.47                                                   | 69                           | 87                           |
| 19        | NAGALAND          | 4.18                                       | 4.20                                       | 4.17                                       | 4.19                                       | 0.02                                                   | 0.00                                                   | 52                           | 55                           |
| 20        | ODISHA            | 22.28                                      | 22.01                                      | 19.98                                      | 18.13                                      | 1.97                                                   | 0.23                                                   | 45                           | 36                           |
| 21        | PUNJAB            | 5.29                                       | 6.04                                       | 4.74                                       | 5.20                                       | 0.07                                                   | 0.03                                                   | 30                           | 28                           |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN         | 46.88                                      | 50.53                                      | 42.21                                      | 44.70                                      | 4.69                                                   | 2.99                                                   | 55                           | 53                           |
| 23        | SIKKIM            | 0.68                                       | 0.69                                       | 0.65                                       | 0.66                                       | 0.10                                                   | 0.05                                                   | 67                           | 59                           |
| 24        | TAMILNADU         | 60.95                                      | 62.10                                      | 60.53                                      | 61.72                                      | 8.46                                                   | 6.48                                                   | 61                           | 56                           |
| 25        | TELANGANA         | 29.62                                      | 27.63                                      | 25.63                                      | 23.97                                      | 4.18                                                   | 0.98                                                   | 55                           | 37                           |
| 26        | TRIPURA           | 5.80                                       | 5.86                                       | 5.70                                       | 5.76                                       | 3.05                                                   | 0.55                                                   | 94                           | 70                           |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH     | 63.11                                      | 57.45                                      | 54.36                                      | 47.89                                      | 1.86                                                   | 0.33                                                   | 34                           | 30                           |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND       | 5.88                                       | 5.89                                       | 5.44                                       | 5.18                                       | 0.20                                                   | 0.18                                                   | 41                           | 40                           |
| 29        | WEST BENGAL       | 65.00                                      | 61.58                                      | 61.11                                      | 53.74                                      | 4.11                                                   | 0.88                                                   | 47                           | 36                           |
| 30        | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR   | 0.10                                       | 0.09                                       | 0.09                                       | 0.09                                       | 0.00                                                   | 0.00                                                   | 28                           | 26                           |
| 31        | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0.0015                                     | 0.0001                                     | 0.0012                                     | 0.0001                                     | 0.00003                                                | 0.00                                                   | 22                           | 14                           |
| 32        | PUDUCHERRY        | 0.38                                       | 0.35                                       | 0.33                                       | 0.31                                       | 0.00                                                   | 0.00                                                   | 17                           | 17                           |
|           | Total             | 534.83                                     | 556.63                                     | 481.31                                     | 482.10                                     | 48.48                                                  | 22.71                                                  | 49                           | 42                           |