Lok Sabha Question No. 4038 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Status of Fake Job Cards under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4038

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 .08.2017

## STATUS OF FAKE JOB CARDS UNDER MGNREGS

## 4038. SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

W ill the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government has cancelled nearly one crore fake job cards under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)  in  the  country  during  the  last  one  year  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether nearly 2.5 lakh fake job cards have been issued in Andhra Pradesh alone and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the status of fake job cards in other States, State/UT - wise; and
- (d) the action taken/being taken by the Government agai nst the State Governments which have issued fake job cards?

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

- (a)& (c): As per para 3 of Schedule -II, the job card is valid for at least five years a which, it may be renewed after due verification. The State/UT -wise number of Job Cards deleted  with  reason  'Fake  Job  Card'  during  the  FY  2016 - 17  &  FY  2017 - 18  (as  on 08.08.2017) is given at Annexure - I.
- (b): On  verification,  Andhra  Pradesh  State  has  deleted  2.55  lakh  Job  Cards in  last Financial  Year  2016 - 7  and  current  Financial  Year  2017 - 18  (as  on  12.7.2017)  under MGNREGA due to various reasons as given at Annexure - II.
- (d): The  State  G overnments/UTs  have  been  advised  to  get  the  registered  households verified  through  Panchayat  functionaries  to  ensure  correctness  in  the  database  o programme. It is the role of the District Programme Coordinator/ Collector and the State Government  to  ensure  that  these  verification  campaigns  are  conducted  in  a  time  bo manner.For verification/ Updation of a Job Card, Aadhaar number (obtained after seeking consent of the worker), SECC TIN number, if any, bank account/ Post Office account number needs to be verified and entered into the Job Card. Besides, either family photo or p workers  or  individual  photos  (preferably)  of  that  family,  duly  attested  by  the  com authority is mandatory.

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Annexure-I referred in reply to parts (a)&(c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4038 dated 10.08.2017.

| No. of Job Cards deleted with the reason as 'FAKE JOB CARD'   | No. of Job Cards deleted with the reason as 'FAKE JOB CARD'   | No. of Job Cards deleted with the reason as 'FAKE JOB CARD'   | No. of Job Cards deleted with the reason as 'FAKE JOB CARD'   | No. of Job Cards deleted with the reason as 'FAKE JOB CARD'   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| #                                                             | State/UTs                                                     | FY 16-17                                                      | FY 17-18                                                      | Total                                                         |
| 1                                                             | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                             | 58                                                            | 9                                                             | 67                                                            |
| 2                                                             | ASSAM                                                         | 57944                                                         | 7617                                                          | 65561                                                         |
| 3                                                             | BIHAR                                                         | 7440                                                          | 3370                                                          | 10810                                                         |
| 4                                                             | CHHATTISGARH                                                  | 10589                                                         | 2031                                                          | 12620                                                         |
| 5                                                             | GUJARAT                                                       | 4530                                                          | 5436                                                          | 9966                                                          |
| 6                                                             | HARYANA                                                       | 272                                                           | 269                                                           | 541                                                           |
| 7                                                             | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                              | 1789                                                          | 154                                                           | 1943                                                          |
| 8                                                             | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR                                              | 10457                                                         | 7162                                                          | 17619                                                         |
| 9                                                             | JHARKHAND                                                     | 4170                                                          | 11582                                                         | 15752                                                         |
| 10                                                            | KARNATAKA                                                     | 15747                                                         | 3808                                                          | 19555                                                         |
| 11                                                            | KERALA                                                        | 2340                                                          | 223                                                           | 2563                                                          |
| 12                                                            | LAKSHADWEEP                                                   | 9                                                             | 1                                                             | 10                                                            |
| 13                                                            | MADHYAPRADESH                                                 | 76822                                                         | 9004                                                          | 85826                                                         |
| 14                                                            | MAHARASHTRA                                                   | 2950                                                          | 1378                                                          | 4328                                                          |
| 15                                                            | MANIPUR                                                       | 22                                                            | 14                                                            | 36                                                            |
| 16                                                            | MEGHALAYA                                                     | 92                                                            | 41                                                            | 133                                                           |
| 17                                                            | MIZORAM                                                       | 7                                                             | 49                                                            | 56                                                            |
| 18                                                            | NAGALAND                                                      | 17                                                            | 232                                                           | 249                                                           |
| 19                                                            | ODISHA                                                        | 18020                                                         | 18438                                                         | 36458                                                         |
| 20                                                            | PUDUCHERRY                                                    | 4                                                             | 54                                                            | 58                                                            |
| 21                                                            | PUNJAB                                                        | 143                                                           | 133                                                           | 276                                                           |
| 22                                                            | RAJASTHAN                                                     | 60614                                                         | 12555                                                         | 73169                                                         |
| 23                                                            | SIKKIM                                                        | 117                                                           | 21                                                            | 138                                                           |
| 24                                                            | TAMILNADU                                                     | 8882                                                          | 3813                                                          | 12695                                                         |
| 25                                                            | TRIPURA                                                       | 276                                                           | 38                                                            | 314                                                           |
| 26                                                            | UTTAR PRADESH                                                 | 144967                                                        | 33010                                                         | 177977                                                        |
| 27                                                            | UTTARAKHAND                                                   | 2995                                                          | 1214                                                          | 4209                                                          |
| 28                                                            | WEST BENGAL                                                   | 7081                                                          | 4623                                                          | 11704                                                         |
|                                                               | Total                                                         | 438354                                                        | 126279                                                        | 564633                                                        |

Annexure-II referred in reply to parts (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4038 dated 10.08.2017.

| ANDHRAPRADESH                                                       | ANDHRAPRADESH                                                       | ANDHRAPRADESH                                                       | ANDHRAPRADESH                                                       |
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| Details of reasons for deletion of Job cards in FY 2016-17 &2017-18 | Details of reasons for deletion of Job cards in FY 2016-17 &2017-18 | Details of reasons for deletion of Job cards in FY 2016-17 &2017-18 | Details of reasons for deletion of Job cards in FY 2016-17 &2017-18 |
| Reason for Deletion of Job Cards                                    | No. of Job cards deleted in FY 2016-17                              | No. of Job cards deleted in FY 2017-18                              | Total                                                               |
| Family had been shifted                                             | 121019                                                              | 8999                                                                | 130018                                                              |
| No member in the family                                             | 61461                                                               | 4823                                                                | 66284                                                               |
| Others                                                              | 28321                                                               | 33                                                                  | 28354                                                               |
| Wants to surrender the Job-Card                                     | 29150                                                               | 1368                                                                | 30518                                                               |
| Total                                                               | 239951                                                              | 15223                                                               | 255174                                                              |