Lok Sabha Question No. 2695 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Additional Employment under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, KAMAL NATH

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .2695 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.1 2.2016

## ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT UNDER MGNREGS

## 2695. SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA: SHRI KAMAL NATH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  had  announced  additional  employment  over  and above 100 days per household upto 150 days in notified drought affected distr the various States and if so, t he details thereof, State/UT - wise;
- (b) the  number  of  households  which  were  provided  150  days  employment  in  drough affected districts of the various States and the amount spent by the concern Governments, State/UTwise;
- (c) whether all  the  States  have  submitted  their  utilization  certificates  to  t Government; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise?

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

(a): The Ministry of Rural development provides 50 days of additional employment in notified areas of drought affected States under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employ Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS).  Accordingly,  on  recommendation  of  the  Ministry  of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare , provision of additional employment of 50 days over an above  100  days  per  household  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA)  has  been  made  in  the  notified  drought  affected  areas  of following States during FY 2016 - 17 (as on 28.11.2016). The details are given as under: -

| Financial Year 2016 - 17 (Status as on 28.11.2016)   | Financial Year 2016 - 17 (Status as on 28.11.2016)   | Financial Year 2016 - 17 (Status as on 28.11.2016)   |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                              | State                                                | No. of Districts/ Talukas                            |
| 1                                                    | Karnataka                                            | 62 taluks of 12 districts                            |
| 2                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                       | 268 tehsils of 42 districts                          |
| 3                                                    | Rajasthan                                            | 14487 villages of 19 districts                       |
| 4                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                        | 08 districts                                         |
| 5                                                    | Uttarakhand                                          | 07 districts                                         |

(b): Details  of  households  provided  more  than  100  days  of  employment  in  droug affected  five  States  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA  are  given  in Annexure - I. Funds  for programme implementation are released to the States including drought affected State the  agreed to  Labour  Budget  and  shelf of  projects. Details  of  expenditure  incurred  under theMGNREGS  on  the  drought  affected  five  States  during  2016 - 17  (as  on  28.11.2016)  i s indicated in Annexure - I.

(c)&(d): The  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA  is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment programme.Funds for programme implementation are released to the States after veri the performance, utilisation of funds released, and as per the agreed to Labour Budget and fulfilment of certain prescribed conditions.

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| S. No   | States        |   Number of HHs provided more than 100 days of employment in 2016-17 (as on 28.11.2016) |   Total Expenditure in 2016-17 (as on 28.11.2016) (Rs. In lakh) |
|---------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | KARNATAKA     |                                                                                   39683 |                                                195321           |
| 2       | MADHYAPRADESH |                                                                                   11148 |                                                238186           |
| 3       | RAJASTHAN     |                                                                                   59597 |                                                362080           |
| 4       | UTTAR PRADESH |                                                                                   10320 |                                                330747           |
| 5       | UTTARAKHAND   |                                                                                    4949 |                                                 51951.2         |
| Total   | Total         |                                                                                  125697 |                                                     1.17829e+06 |