Lok Sabha Question No. 3909 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: MGNREGS in Drought Affected States
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3909 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2018

## MGNREGS IN DROUGHT AFFECTED STATES

## 3909.   SHRI J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  works  undertaken  &  criteria  adopted  for  drought  affected  districts  like Anantapur  in  Andhra  Pradesh  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last three years and the current year; and
- (b) the steps being taken to relax or increase the number of persondays in drought affected areas in Andhra Pradesh?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a): The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is a demand driven programme having bottom up approach. Planning and priority are set up at the Gram Sabha level. The details of works for the last three years and current financial year as on 03.08.2018 are given below:

(Fig. in lakh)

| Financial Year   |   Total No. of Works Taken up in Andhra Pradesh |   Total No. of Works Taken up in Anantapur |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 2018-2019*       |                                           14.64 |                                       1.03 |
| 2017-2018        |                                           17.97 |                                       1.52 |
| 2016-2017        |                                           22.14 |                                       2.25 |
| 2015-2016        |                                           14.09 |                                       1.48 |

*As on 03.08.2018

(b): The  MGNREGA provides for  at  least  100  days  of  wage  employment  to  every  rural household whose adult members are willing to do unskilled manual work. Forest Rights Act (FRA) beneficiaries are entitled to 150 days of wage employment per household in a Financial Year. An additional 50 days of wage employment are provided over and above 100 days in the notified  drought  affected  areas  of  the  States/UTs  on  recommendation  of  the  Ministry  of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. During current financial year 2018-19, on the recommendation  of  the  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare,  the  additional  wage employment of  50  days  over  and  above  100  days  has  been  provided  to  drought  notified  23 Mandals in five districts of Andhara Pradesh.

The  Government  is  actively  engaged  with  the  State  Government  including  Andhra Pradesh  in  establishing  systems  that  ensure  provision  of  work  as  per  demand.  To  generate awareness about the provisions of the Scheme  and  to provide  adequate  employment opportunities to rural households under MGNREGS, all States/UTs have been requested to (i) initiate appropriate Information Education and Communication (IEC) campaigns including wall paintings  for  wide  dissemination  of  the  provisions  of  the  Act,  (ii)  prepare  plans  in  a participatory mode and approve them in the Gram Sabha.

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