Lok Sabha Question No. 133 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Employment under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: George Baker

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 133

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## EMPLOYMENT UNDER MGNREGS

## *133. SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
- (b) the details of the demand and creation of jobs provided under the scheme during last three years and the current year, St ate/UT - wise;
- (c) whether there is a gap between the demand and creation of jobs under the sche and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor and the action taken/being taken by the Union Govern in this regard?

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

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

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(a): The  salient features of  the Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) are given as under: -

- i. Adult  members  of  a  rural  household,  willing  to  do  unskilled manual work, may apply for registration in writing or orally to the local Gram Panchayat.
- ii. The Gram Panchayat after due verification will issue a Job Card. The Job Card will bear the photograph of all adult members of the household willing to work under NREGA and is free of cost.
- iii. The job card should be issued within 15 days of application.
- iv. A job card holder may submit a written application for employment to the Gram Panchayat, stating the time and duration for which work is sought. The minimum days of employment have to be at least fourteen.
- v. The  Gram  Panchayat  will  issue  a  dated  receipt  of  the  written application for employment.
- vi. Work  should  ordinarily  be  provided  within  5  km  radius  of  the village. In case work is provided beyond 5 km, extra wages of 10% are payable to meet additional transportation and living expenses.
- vii. At least one-third beneficiaries shall  be  women  who  have registered and requested work under the scheme.
- viii. Work site facilities such as crèche, drinking water, shade have to be Provided.
- ix. The  shelf  of  projects  for  a  village  will  be  recommended  by  the gram sabha and approved by the zilla panchayat.
- x. At  least  50%  of works  will  be  allotted  to  Gram  Panchayats  for execution.
- xi. Permissible works predominantly include water and soil conservation, afforestation and land development works.
- xii. A 60:40 wage and material ratio has to be maintained at the district level. No contractors and labour displacing machinery is allowed.
- xiii. The Central Government bears 100 percent wage cost of unskilled manual labour and 75 percent of  the material cost  including  the wages of skilled and semi-skilled workers.
- xiv. Social Audit has to be done by the Gram Sabha.
- xv. Grievance  redressal  mechanisms  have  to  be  put  in  place  for ensuring a responsive implementation process.
- xvi. All  accounts  and  records  relating  to  the  Scheme  should  be available for public scrutiny.

(b): As  per  the  Programme  Management Information  System  (MIS), State/UT-wise details of households provided employment as demanded by job card holders and percentage of employment provided under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  (as  on 16.11.2016) are at Annexure.

(c)&(d): Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, 2005 provides for the enhancement of livelihood security of the households in rural areas of the country by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment  in  every  financial  year  to  every  household  whose  adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The demand for work itself is influenced by various factors such as rainfall pattern, availability of  alternative  and  remunerative  employment  opportunities  outside Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA  and  prevailing  unskilled  wage  rates The Government is actively engaged with State Governments in establishing systems that ensure provision of work as per demand, transparency and accountability.

## Annexure referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 133 dated 24.11.2016.

NR=Not Report Source= www.nrega.nic.in

|          |                      | No. of HH demanded employment (In lakh)   | No. of HH demanded employment (In lakh)   | No. of HH demanded employment (In lakh)   | No. of HH demanded employment (In lakh)   | No. of HH provided employment (In lakh)   | No. of HH provided employment (In lakh)   | No. of HH provided employment (In lakh)   | No. of HH provided employment (In lakh)   | %age of provided employment   | %age of provided employment   | %age of provided employment   | %age of provided employment   |
|----------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|          | State                | 2013-14                                   | 2014-15                                   | 2015-16                                   | 2016-17 till 16/11/2016                   | 2013-14                                   | 2014-15                                   | 2015-16                                   | 2016-17 till 16/11/2016                   | 2013-14                       | 2014-15                       | 2015-16                       | 2016-17 till 16/11/2016       |
| Sl.no. 1 | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 65.97                                     | 36.93                                     | 39.63                                     | 37.36                                     | 60.40                                     | 32.97                                     | 36.03                                     | 35.97                                     | 91.55                         | 89.28                         | 90.93                         | 96.26                         |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 1.57                                      | 1.45                                      | 1.93                                      | 1.83                                      | 1.40                                      | 1.36                                      | 1.81                                      | 1.58                                      | 89.21                         | 93.61                         | 93.95                         | 86.21                         |
| 3        | ASSAM                | 13.21                                     | 10.83                                     | 16.68                                     | 12.15                                     | 12.62                                     | 9.67                                      | 15.02                                     | 9.96                                      | 95.51                         | 89.25                         | 90.05                         | 82.01                         |
| 4        | BIHAR                | 23.78                                     | 14.74                                     | 19.23                                     | 16.94                                     | 20.59                                     | 10.36                                     | 14.89                                     | 11.72                                     | 86.58                         | 70.28                         | 77.39                         | 69.21                         |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH         | 27.49                                     | 20.43                                     | 26.12                                     | 22.29                                     | 25.12                                     | 17.48                                     | 21.74                                     | 18.48                                     | 91.40                         | 85.57                         | 83.24                         | 82.89                         |
| 6        | GUJARAT              | 6.43                                      | 5.96                                      | 6.42                                      | 6.95                                      | 5.79                                      | 5.13                                      | 5.57                                      | 5.47                                      | 90.02                         | 86.14                         | 86.68                         | 78.65                         |
| 7        | HARYANA              | 3.62                                      | 2.63                                      | 2.00                                      | 2.85                                      | 3.25                                      | 2.18                                      | 1.69                                      | 2.25                                      | 89.82                         | 82.88                         | 84.54                         | 78.88                         |
| 8        | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 5.72                                      | 4.99                                      | 4.67                                      | 4.33                                      | 5.39                                      | 4.53                                      | 4.23                                      | 3.59                                      | 94.25                         | 90.68                         | 90.65                         | 82.99                         |
| 9        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 7.12                                      | 3.82                                      | 7.03                                      | 3.07                                      | 6.58                                      | 3.32                                      | 6.53                                      | 1.95                                      | 92.31                         | 86.79                         | 92.83                         | 63.59                         |
| 10       | JHARKHAND            | 12.16                                     | 12.32                                     | 12.71                                     | 16.52                                     | 11.39                                     | 11.11                                     | 11.26                                     | 13.89                                     | 93.65                         | 90.19                         | 88.62                         | 84.05                         |
| 11       | KARNATAKA            | 19.09                                     | 15.14                                     | 16.63                                     | 16.92                                     | 14.50                                     | 10.95                                     | 12.37                                     | 12.72                                     | 75.96                         | 72.33                         | 74.38                         | 75.14                         |
| 12       | KERALA               | 16.79                                     | 15.65                                     | 16.65                                     | 14.42                                     | 15.24                                     | 13.80                                     | 15.06                                     | 12.57                                     | 90.77                         | 88.19                         | 90.44                         | 87.14                         |
| 13       | MADHYA PRADESH       | 31.56                                     | 31.02                                     | 30.24                                     | 21.22                                     | 29.09                                     | 27.89                                     | 27.02                                     | 17.47                                     | 92.16                         | 89.92                         | 89.35                         | 82.36                         |
| 14       | MAHARASHTRA          | 12.59                                     | 12.82                                     | 14.21                                     | 13.84                                     | 11.44                                     | 11.60                                     | 12.75                                     | 12.02                                     | 90.87                         | 90.49                         | 89.75                         | 86.83                         |
| 15       | MANIPUR              | 4.55                                      | 4.72                                      | 4.81                                      | 5.10                                      | 4.55                                      | 4.69                                      | 4.74                                      | 4.90                                      | 100.06                        | 99.28                         | 98.50                         | 96.11                         |
| 16       | MEGHALAYA            | 3.68                                      | 3.57                                      | 3.75                                      | 3.51                                      | 3.64                                      | 3.51                                      | 3.68                                      | 2.86                                      | 98.90                         | 98.25                         | 98.28                         | 81.40                         |
| 17       | MIZORAM              | 1.78                                      | 1.94                                      | 1.90                                      | 1.86                                      | 1.78                                      | 1.94                                      | 1.90                                      | 1.85                                      | 100.00                        | 99.92                         | 99.97                         | 99.91                         |
| 18       | NAGALAND             | 4.08                                      | 4.07                                      | 4.18                                      | 4.19                                      | 4.08                                      | 4.05                                      | 4.17                                      | 4.18                                      | 99.86                         | 99.50                         | 99.81                         | 99.89                         |
| 19       | ODISHA               | 18.90                                     | 16.93                                     | 22.28                                     | 19.53                                     | 17.10                                     | 14.68                                     | 19.98                                     | 16.05                                     | 90.49                         | 86.72                         | 89.65                         | 82.20                         |
| 20       | PUNJAB               | 4.54                                      | 3.41                                      | 5.29                                      | 5.56                                      | 4.12                                      | 2.89                                      | 4.74                                      | 4.68                                      | 90.73                         | 84.72                         | 89.61                         | 84.04                         |
| 21       | RAJASTHAN            | 39.47                                     | 41.17                                     | 46.88                                     | 43.88                                     | 36.15                                     | 36.85                                     | 42.21                                     | 39.12                                     | 91.59                         | 89.51                         | 90.03                         | 89.14                         |
| 22       | SIKKIM               | 0.65                                      | 0.60                                      | 0.68                                      | 0.61                                      | 0.63                                      | 0.57                                      | 0.65                                      | 0.56                                      | 96.98                         | 94.24                         | 96.96                         | 92.58                         |
| 23       | TAMIL NADU           | 63.09                                     | 56.82                                     | 60.95                                     | 59.04                                     | 62.68                                     | 56.58                                     | 60.53                                     | 58.64                                     | 99.34                         | 99.58                         | 99.32                         | 99.32                         |
| 24       | Telangana            |                                           | 29.10                                     | 29.62                                     | 27.63                                     |                                           | 24.63                                     | 25.62                                     | 23.25                                     |                               | 84.63                         | 86.51                         | 84.15                         |
| 25       | TRIPURA              | 5.97                                      | 5.93                                      | 5.80                                      | 5.82                                      | 5.91                                      | 5.82                                      | 5.70                                      | 5.72                                      | 99.08                         | 98.17                         | 98.29                         | 98.29                         |
| 26       | UTTAR PRADESH        | 55.02                                     | 45.36                                     | 63.11                                     | 54.11                                     | 49.95                                     | 39.16                                     | 54.36                                     | 44.44                                     | 90.78                         | 86.33                         | 86.14                         | 82.13                         |
| 27       | UTTARAKHAND          | 4.05                                      | 4.92                                      | 5.88                                      | 5.24                                      | 3.97                                      | 4.56                                      | 5.44                                      | 4.48                                      | 98.16                         | 92.55                         | 92.54                         | 85.50                         |
| 28       | WEST BENGAL          | 64.42                                     | 57.19                                     | 65.00                                     | 52.84                                     | 61.33                                     | 51.20                                     | 61.11                                     | 45.26                                     | 95.20                         | 89.54                         | 94.01                         | 85.65                         |
| 29       | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    | 0.17                                      | 0.14                                      | 0.10                                      | 0.07                                      | 0.17                                      | 0.13                                      | 0.09                                      | 0.07                                      | 98.61                         | 96.52                         | 96.08                         | 95.82                         |
| 30       | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | NR                                        | NR                                        | NR                                        | NR                                        | NR                                        | NR                                        | NR                                        | NR                                        | NR                            | NR                            | NR                            | NR                            |
| 31       | DAMAN & DIU          | NR                                        | NR                                        | NR                                        | NR                                        | NR                                        | NR                                        | NR                                        | NR                                        | NR                            | NR                            | NR                            | NR                            |
| 32       | GOA                  | 0.05                                      | 0.07                                      | 0.06                                      | 0.06                                      | 0.05                                      | 0.07                                      | 0.06                                      | 0.06                                      | 99.78                         | 99.66                         | 98.88                         | 98.24                         |
| 33       | LAKSHADWEEP          | 0.01                                      | 0.01                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.01                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 66.31                         | 86.73                         | 82.31                         | 37.50                         |
| 34       | PUDUCHERRY           | 0.44                                      | 0.36                                      | 0.38                                      | 0.35                                      | 0.39                                      | 0.30                                      | 0.33                                      | 0.31                                      | 89.82                         | 82.10                         | 86.93                         | 88.85                         |
|          | Total                | 517.97                                    | 465.03                                    | 534.83                                    | 480.09                                    | 479.30                                    | 413.97                                    | 481.31                                    | 416.06                                    | 92.53                         | 89.02                         | 89.99                         | 86.66                         |