Lok Sabha Question No. 2699 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Implementation of MGNREGS in Arunachal Pradesh
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NINONG ERING

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .2699

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.1 2.2016

## IMPLEMENTATION OF MGNREGS IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH

## 2699. SHRI NINONG ERING:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  only  around  10 -30  days  of employment is being provided under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in border districts of Arunachal Prades h;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps to rectify the same; and
- (c) the details of the funds released to the State of Arunachal Pradesh under MGN during the last three years and the current year?

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

(a)&(b): District - wise details of average number of workdays of employment generated, in Arunachal Pradesh during the last three years and the current year i Annexure.

The Government is actively enga ged with State Government including Arunachal Pradesh in establishing  systems  that  ensure  provision  of  work  as  per  demand,  transparenc accountability. To  generate  awareness  about  the  provisions  of  the  Scheme  and  to  prov adequate  employment  opportun ities  to  rural  households  under Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS),  all  States/UTs  including  Arunachal Pradesh have been requested for the following:

- (i) Initiate  appropriate  Information  Education  and  Communication  (IEC )  campaigns including wall paintings for wide dissemination of the provisions of the Act.
- (ii) Expand scope and coverage of demand registration system to ensure that demand work under MGNREGA does not go unregistered.
- (iii) Organize 'Rozgar Diwas' periodically to capture latent demand under the programme and to disseminate awareness about the provisions of the Act.
- (c): Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA) is  a demand driven programme hence no State/UT -wise allocatio n of fund is made. The Central funds are released to the States/UTs including Arunachal Pradesh on the basis of a Labour Budgets and taking into consideration the performance and the pace of utiliz available  funds. Details  of  amount  release d  to  Arunachal  Pradesh  under  the MGNREGS during the last three years and the current year is given as under: -

(Rs. In lakh)

| ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |
|--------------------------|---------------------|
| Financial Year           | Fund Release        |
| 2013- 14                 | 13852.67            |
| 2014- 15                 | 2704.16             |
| 2015- 16                 | 4395.10             |
| 2016- 17 till 25/11/2016 | 13076.40            |

## Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)&(b) of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 2699 dated 01.12.2016.

## Arunachal Pradesh

|      |                     | Average days per households   | Average days per households   | Average days per households   | Average days per households   |
|------|---------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S.No | Districts           | 2013-14                       | 2014-15                       | 2015-16                       | 2016-17 as on 29/11/2016      |
| 1    | UPPER SUBANSIRI     | 34                            | 10                            | 60                            | 13                            |
| 2    | CHANGLANG           | 24                            | 28                            | 28                            | 22                            |
| 3    | LOHIT               | 42                            | 31                            | 32                            | 17                            |
| 4    | ANJAW               | 33                            | 11                            | 18                            | 24                            |
| 5    | EAST KAMENG         | 11                            | 7                             | 46                            | 19                            |
| 6    | EAST SIANG          | 28                            | 6                             | 14                            | 9                             |
| 7    | KRA-DAADI           | *                             | *                             | 22                            | 19                            |
| 8    | KURUNG KUMEY        | 26                            | 14                            | 31                            | 33                            |
| 9    | LONGDING            | *                             | 16                            | 10                            | 16                            |
| 10   | LOWER DIBANG VALLEY | 11                            | 17                            | 16                            | 20                            |
| 11   | LOWER SUBANSIRI     | 17                            | 13                            | 17                            | 21                            |
| 12   | NAMSAI              | *                             | *                             | *                             | 29                            |
| 13   | PAPUM PARE          | 25                            | 13                            | 25                            | 14                            |
| 14   | SIANG               | *                             | 17                            | 9                             | 14                            |
| 15   | TAWANG              | 23                            | 15                            | 30                            | 24                            |
| 16   | TIRAP               | 24                            | 12                            | 24                            | 29                            |
| 17   | UPPER DIBANG VALLEY | 16                            | 5                             | 24                            | 23                            |
| 18   | UPPER SIANG         | 22                            | 17                            | 14                            | 5                             |
| 19   | WEST KAMENG         | 44                            | 17                            | 24                            | 21                            |
| 20   | WEST SIANG          | 23                            | 20                            | 24                            | 27                            |
|      | Total               | 26                            | 14                            | 28                            | 21                            |