Lok Sabha Question No. 1544 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Aadhar Card Linkage 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 .1544

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## AADHAR CARD LINKAGE UNDER MGNREGS

## 1544. SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  estimated  number  of  workers under  MGNREGS  and  the  number  of  them are active workers, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether the Government has made Aadhar Card linked bank account compulsory for the workers under MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether 50% of workers do not have Aadhar Card linked bank account which as caused difficulties in disbursing salary to them under this scheme and if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise; and
- (d) the kind of alternative steps whic h have been taken or likely to be taken by the Union Government in this regard?

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

- (a): State/UT - wise details of total registered workers and active workers under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is given in the Annexure.
- (b): No,  Madam.  The  Government  has  not  made  Aadhaar  Card  linked  bank  accounts compulsory for the workers under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) .
- (c)&( d) : No,  Madam.  Under  MGNREGA  the  payments  are  made  using  the  account details for the workers which are not enabled for aadhaar based payments.

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## Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 1544 dated 24.11.2016.

Figures in lakh

| MGNREGA(FY: 2016-17 as on 21/11/2016)   | MGNREGA(FY: 2016-17 as on 21/11/2016)   | MGNREGA(FY: 2016-17 as on 21/11/2016)   | MGNREGA(FY: 2016-17 as on 21/11/2016)   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                 | State                                   | Total Registered Workers                | Active Workers                          |
| 1                                       | ANDHRAPRADESH                           | 178.10                                  | 80.51                                   |
| 2                                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                       | 4.68                                    | 2.24                                    |
| 3                                       | ASSAM                                   | 76.09                                   | 34.22                                   |
| 4                                       | BIHAR                                   | 216.69                                  | 45.70                                   |
| 5                                       | CHHATTISGARH                            | 90.61                                   | 56.66                                   |
| 6                                       | GOA                                     | 0.47                                    | 0.11                                    |
| 7                                       | GUJARAT                                 | 86.56                                   | 18.25                                   |
| 8                                       | HARYANA                                 | 15.78                                   | 6.97                                    |
| 9                                       | HIMACHAL PRADESH                        | 22.33                                   | 9.61                                    |
| 10                                      | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR                        | 23.34                                   | 14.24                                   |
| 11                                      | JHARKHAND                               | 78.94                                   | 26.84                                   |
| 12                                      | KARNATAKA                               | 143.06                                  | 62.69                                   |
| 13                                      | KERALA                                  | 49.37                                   | 22.46                                   |
| 14                                      | MADHYAPRADESH                           | 164.92                                  | 77.17                                   |
| 15                                      | MAHARASHTRA                             | 197.09                                  | 43.11                                   |
| 16                                      | MANIPUR                                 | 10.32                                   | 5.83                                    |
| 17                                      | MEGHALAYA                               | 10.43                                   | 6.77                                    |
| 18                                      | MIZORAM                                 | 3.87                                    | 2.53                                    |
| 19                                      | NAGALAND                                | 7.18                                    | 5.69                                    |
| 20                                      | ODISHA                                  | 179.36                                  | 49.45                                   |
| 21                                      | PUNJAB                                  | 20.95                                   | 9.30                                    |
| 22                                      | RAJASTHAN                               | 241.66                                  | 90.76                                   |
| 23                                      | SIKKIM                                  | 1.33                                    | 0.92                                    |
| 24                                      | TAMILNADU                               | 125.60                                  | 90.48                                   |
| 25                                      | TELANGANA                               | 126.64                                  | 55.91                                   |
| 26                                      | TRIPURA                                 | 11.37                                   | 10.73                                   |
| 27                                      | UTTAR PRADESH                           | 236.10                                  | 105.98                                  |
| 28                                      | UTTARAKHAND                             | 19.06                                   | 9.31                                    |
| 29                                      | WEST BENGAL                             | 282.45                                  | 142.80                                  |
| 30                                      | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR                       | 0.54                                    | 0.26                                    |
| 31                                      | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI                      | 0.12                                    | 0.00                                    |
| 32                                      | DAMAN&DIU                               | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                    |
| 33                                      | LAKSHADWEEP                             | 0.17                                    | 0.01                                    |
| 34                                      | PUDUCHERRY                              | 1.58                                    | 0.53                                    |
|                                         | Total                                   | 2626.76                                 | 1088.04                                 |