Lok Sabha Question No. 2922 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Workers Engaged under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: TARIQ ANWAR

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2922

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2018

## WORKERS ENGAGED UNDER MGNREGS

## 2922.   SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  number  of  workers  engaged  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has increased during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether job card holders under MGNREGS  are  being  provided with unemployment allowance and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has any master plan/scheme to enlarge the ambit of MGNREGS in future so that the unemployed persons may get guaranteed job opportunity in a year; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The number of workers provided employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has increased during the last three years and the current year (as on 29.12.2017) is given at Annexure-I .
- (c): Yes, Madam. As per provision of the Act, the unemployment allowance is to be paid by the States/UTs. As per information made available in NREGASoft (MIS), the details of payment of unemployment allowance during the last three years and current year are given as under:

|   S No. | Years                      |   Unemployment allowance paid (Rs. in lakh) |
|---------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|       1 | 2014-15                    |                                        0.92 |
|       2 | 2015-16                    |                                        0.48 |
|       3 | 2016-17                    |                                        1.51 |
|       4 | 2017-18 (as on 22.12.2017) |                                        0.97 |

(d) & (e): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)  is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment  programme    of  Ministry  of  Rural Development. MGNREGS provides livelihood security i.e., fall back option for livelihood for the rural households when no better employment opportunity is available. The Act guarantees 100  days  of  wage  employment  to  any  willing  rural  household  in  a  financial  year.  An additional  50  days  are  provided  over  and  above  100  days  in  the  notified  drought  affected areas.  The  members  of  the  rural  households  are  free  to  avail  wage  opportunity  under MGNREGS or any other available employment opportunity.

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Annexure-I  referred  in  reply  to  parts  (a)&(b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 2922 dated 04.01.2018.

## Individuals provided employment under MGNREGA

(Figure In lakh)

| S.   |                     | Persons employment provided   | Persons employment provided   | Persons employment provided   | Persons employment provided   |
|------|---------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| No.  | State               | 2014-15                       | 2015-16                       | 2016-17                       | 2017-18 as on 29/12/2017      |
| 1    | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 55.59                         | 60.63                         | 65.62                         | 59.55                         |
| 2    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 1.41                          | 1.88                          | 2.22                          | 0.88                          |
| 3    | ASSAM               | 12.24                         | 21.73                         | 23.35                         | 20.78                         |
| 4    | BIHAR               | 12.44                         | 18.39                         | 28.25                         | 23.49                         |
| 5    | CHHATTISGARH        | 32.59                         | 41.17                         | 39.98                         | 33.99                         |
| 6    | GUJARAT             | 9.17                          | 10.00                         | 12.80                         | 11.11                         |
| 7    | HARYANA             | 3.26                          | 2.60                          | 4.18                          | 3.31                          |
| 8    | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 5.76                          | 5.42                          | 6.91                          | 5.44                          |
| 9    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 4.31                          | 9.43                          | 9.06                          | 5.50                          |
| 10   | JHARKHAND           | 15.73                         | 15.68                         | 24.71                         | 16.28                         |
| 11   | KARNATAKA           | 30.08                         | 30.27                         | 44.18                         | 33.53                         |
| 12   | KERALA              | 15.13                         | 16.93                         | 16.44                         | 11.93                         |
| 13   | MADHYA PRADESH      | 58.26                         | 51.79                         | 52.05                         | 54.26                         |
| 14   | MAHARASHTRA         | 21.56                         | 23.95                         | 27.26                         | 24.78                         |
| 15   | MANIPUR             | 4.99                          | 4.85                          | 5.48                          | 3.71                          |
| 16   | MEGHALAYA           | 4.63                          | 5.00                          | 5.46                          | 4.66                          |
| 17   | MIZORAM             | 2.61                          | 2.38                          | 2.14                          | 2.05                          |
| 18   | NAGALAND            | 4.75                          | 5.33                          | 5.15                          | 4.24                          |
| 19   | ODISHA              | 21.27                         | 31.48                         | 32.90                         | 28.80                         |
| 20   | PUNJAB              | 3.37                          | 5.76                          | 6.51                          | 7.07                          |
| 21   | RAJASTHAN           | 51.43                         | 60.23                         | 66.53                         | 55.84                         |
| 22   | SIKKIM              | 0.68                          | 0.81                          | 0.83                          | 0.61                          |
| 23   | TAMIL NADU          | 69.13                         | 74.13                         | 76.16                         | 66.03                         |
| 24   | TELANGANA           | 43.50                         | 45.76                         | 44.17                         | 41.59                         |
| 25   | TRIPURA             | 11.01                         | 9.56                          | 9.30                          | 6.58                          |
| 26   | UTTAR PRADESH       | 47.17                         | 68.54                         | 62.53                         | 48.31                         |
| 27   | UTTARAKHAND         | 5.43                          | 6.78                          | 7.06                          | 5.14                          |
| 28   | WEST BENGAL         | 73.53                         | 91.58                         | 85.33                         | 71.07                         |
| 29   | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 0.16                          | 0.11                          | 0.15                          | 0.06                          |
| 30   | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI | NR                            | NR                            | NR                            | NR                            |
| 31   | DAMAN & DIU         | NR                            | NR                            | NR                            | NR                            |
| 32   | GOA                 | 0.08                          | 0.06                          | 0.07                          | 0.06                          |
| 33   | LAKSHADWEEP         | 0.0049                        | 0.0014                        | 0.0001                        | 0.001                         |
| 34   | PUDUCHERRY          | 0.32                          | 0.36                          | 0.34                          | 0.35                          |
|      | Total               | 621.61                        | 722.60                        | 767.11                        | 651.00                        |

NR=Not Reported

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