Lok Sabha Question No. 6292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Assessment of MGNREGS in Karnataka
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6292

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

## ASSESSMENT OF MGNREGS IN KARNATAKA

## 6292.   KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has assessed the performance of the State of Karnataka in implementing the  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
- (b) if so, the details and the outcome thereof, District-wise;
- (c) whether most of the efficient States are relatively small in size and have a relatively high literacy rate and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  Karnataka  requires  almost  double  its  employment  figures  to  bring  its performance at par with the other efficient States and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government  is aware of irregularities in the implementation of MGNREGS in Karnataka and if so, the remedial action taken in this regard?

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

(a)&(b): The status of implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is reviewed on a regular basis of all States/UTs including Karnataka. National Level Monitors, Common Review Missions and Officers of the Ministry visited  to  States  at  regular  interval  to  review  implementation  of  the  programme.  After  the field  visits,  the  findings/shortcomings  and  recommendations  are  shared  with  the  States  for appropriate action at their end. Performance Review Committee meetings of the Ministry and Regular  Video  Conferencing  on  specific  issues  are  also  important  tools  of  monitoring. Districts-wise  details  of  employment  provided  to  households  and  persondays  generated  in Karnataka under the MGNREGS during the Financial Year 2017-18  is given at Annexure-I.

(c): As per Census 2011, State/UT-wise literacy rate in the country in the age group of 7 and above, is given at Annexure-II .

(d): The  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA), 2005 provide 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.

(e): Complaints  of  irregularities  in  implementation  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  in  States/UTs  are  received  in  the  Ministry from time to time. Since the responsibility of implementation of MGNREGS is vested with the  State  Governments/UTs,  all  complaints  received  in  the  Ministry  are  forwarded  to  the concerned  State  Governments/UTs for taking appropriate action  including  investigation,  as per law.

Annexure-I referred in reply to parts (a)&(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6292 dated 05.04.2018

## Financial Year 2017-18 (Provisional)

| Karnataka   | Karnataka        | Karnataka                        | Karnataka   |
|-------------|------------------|----------------------------------|-------------|
| SI. No.     | Districts        | Employment provided to Household | Persondays  |
| 1           | BAGALKOTE        | 51305                            | 2093173     |
| 2           | BALLARI          | 92415                            | 3840711     |
| 3           | BELAGAVI         | 189135                           | 8168891     |
| 4           | BENGALURU        | 3874                             | 180286      |
| 5           | BENGALURU RURAL  | 23406                            | 1182848     |
| 6           | BIDAR            | 40148                            | 1601529     |
| 7           | CHAMARAJA NAGARA | 45845                            | 2114308     |
| 8           | CHIKKABALLAPURA  | 46411                            | 2121823     |
| 9           | CHIKKAMAGALURU   | 45645                            | 2115012     |
| 10          | CHITRADURGA      | 115523                           | 6187323     |
| 11          | DAKSHINA KANNADA | 30524                            | 1512909     |
| 12          | DAVANAGERE       | 71574                            | 3499883     |
| 13          | DHARWAR          | 40999                            | 1480942     |
| 14          | GADAG            | 68356                            | 2674839     |
| 15          | HASSAN           | 88755                            | 4201474     |
| 16          | HAVERI           | 78777                            | 3886249     |
| 17          | KALABURAGI       | 53538                            | 2027211     |
| 18          | KODAGU           | 8764                             | 377534      |
| 19          | KOLAR            | 53354                            | 2239325     |
| 20          | KOPPAL           | 67844                            | 2976745     |
| 21          | MANDYA           | 78978                            | 3180754     |
| 22          | MYSURU           | 61405                            | 2779557     |
| 23          | RAICHUR          | 116367                           | 5831360     |
| 24          | RAMANAGARA       | 88171                            | 5786448     |
| 25          | SHIVAMOGGA       | 86973                            | 2818655     |
| 26          | TUMAKURU         | 99372                            | 4897496     |
| 27          | UDUPI            | 15407                            | 659237      |
| 28          | UTTARA KANNADA   | 39942                            | 1346780     |
| 29          | VIJAYPURA        | 59744                            | 2441553     |
| 30          | YADGIR           | 42741                            | 1726172     |
|             | Total            | 1905292                          | 85951027    |

Annexure-II referred in reply to parts (c) of Lok Sabha

Unstarred Question No. 6292 dated 05.04.2018

|   SI. No. | States / UTs      |   Literacy Rate |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    |           67.02 |
|         2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |           65.38 |
|         3 | ASSAM             |           72.19 |
|         4 | BIHAR             |           61.8  |
|         5 | CHHATTISGARH      |           70.28 |
|         6 | GOA               |           88.7  |
|         7 | GUJARAT           |           78.03 |
|         8 | HARYANA           |           75.55 |
|         9 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |           82.8  |
|        10 | JAMMU& KASHMIR    |           67.16 |
|        11 | JHARKHAND         |           66.41 |
|        12 | KARNATAKA         |           75.36 |
|        13 | KERALA            |           94    |
|        14 | MADHYA PRADESH    |           69.32 |
|        15 | MAHARASHTRA       |           82.34 |
|        16 | MANIPUR           |           76.94 |
|        17 | MEGHALAYA         |           74.43 |
|        18 | MIZORAM           |           91.33 |
|        19 | NAGALAND          |           79.55 |
|        20 | ODISHA            |           72.87 |
|        21 | PUNJAB            |           75.84 |
|        22 | RAJASTHAN         |           66.11 |
|        23 | SIKKIM            |           81.42 |
|        24 | TAMIL NADU        |           80.09 |
|        25 | TRIPURA           |           87.22 |
|        26 | UTTAR PRADESH     |           67.68 |
|        27 | UTTARAKHAND       |           78.82 |
|        28 | WEST BENGAL       |           76.26 |
|        29 | A &NISLANDS       |           86.63 |
|        30 | CHANDIGARH        |           86.05 |
|        31 | D &NHAVELI        |           76.24 |
|        32 | DAMAN&DIU         |           87.1  |
|        33 | LAKSHADWEEP       |           91.85 |
|        34 | NCT OF DELHI      |           86.21 |
|        35 | PUDUCHERRY        |           85.85 |