Lok Sabha Question No. 4071 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Jobs under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4071

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10

## JOBS UNDER MGNREGS

## 4071. SHRI KAMAL NATH: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  ambitious  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) which seeks to guarantee  100  days  of  employment  to  every  rural  household  in  the  country each year has provided only a few average days of employment during 2014 -15, 2015 - 16 and 2016 - 17;
- (b) if so, the facts and the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  since  conducted  any  analysis  to  ascertain  the factors responsible due to which the jobs could not be provided as mandated under the Act;
- (d) if so, the details in this regard; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to make the scheme successful and effective?

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

(a)& (b): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is a demand driven programme which mandates to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wag employment in a fina ncial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer t do  unskilled  manual  work.  State/UTs - wise  average  days  of  employment  provided  per household during financial year 2014 - 15, 2015 - 16 and 2016 - 17 are given at Annexure.

(c)& (d): MGNREGA workers are mainly engaged in agricultural and allied activiti The  demand  for  work  itself  is  influenced  by  various  factors  such  as  rain - fall  pattern, availability of alternative and remunerative employment opportunities outside MGNREGA and prevailing un skilled wage rates.

(e): The  Government  is  actively  engaged  with  the  State  Government  in  establishin systems  that  ensure  provision  of  work  as  per  demand.  To  generate  awareness  about provisions  of  the  Scheme  and  to  provide  adequate  employment  opportun ities  to  rural households under MGNREGS, all States/UTs have been requested for the following:

## .08.2017

- (i) to initiate appropriate Information Education and Communication (IEC) campaign including wall paintings for wide dissemination of the   provisions of the A ct.
- (ii) to organise Rozgar Divas periodically to capture latent demand under the program and to disseminate awareness about other provisions of the Act.
- (iii) to prepare plans in a participatory mode and approve them in Gram Sabha.
- (iv) to prepare real istic labour budget by the State.

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## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a)&(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4071 dated 10.08.2017.

| S. No.   | States             | Average days of employment provided per household   | Average days of employment provided per household   | Average days of employment provided per household   |
|----------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | States             | 2014-15                                             | 2015-16                                             | 2016-17                                             |
| 1        | ANDHRAPRADESH      | 47                                                  | 55                                                  | 52                                                  |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 14                                                  | 28                                                  | 42                                                  |
| 3        | ASSAM              | 22                                                  | 32                                                  | 30                                                  |
| 4        | BIHAR              | 34                                                  | 45                                                  | 37                                                  |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH       | 32                                                  | 47                                                  | 42                                                  |
| 6        | GOA                | 24                                                  | 18                                                  | 19                                                  |
| 7        | GUJARAT            | 35                                                  | 40                                                  | 38                                                  |
| 8        | HARYANA            | 28                                                  | 29                                                  | 30                                                  |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 42                                                  | 42                                                  | 45                                                  |
| 10       | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR   | 36                                                  | 48                                                  | 51                                                  |
| 11       | JHARKHAND          | 41                                                  | 52                                                  | 41                                                  |
| 12       | KARNATAKA          | 40                                                  | 48                                                  | 50                                                  |
| 13       | KERALA             | 43                                                  | 49                                                  | 47                                                  |
| 14       | MADHYAPRADESH      | 42                                                  | 46                                                  | 40                                                  |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA        | 53                                                  | 60                                                  | 49                                                  |
| 16       | MANIPUR            | 22                                                  | 16                                                  | 23                                                  |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA          | 48                                                  | 54                                                  | 68                                                  |
| 18       | MIZORAM            | 22                                                  | 69                                                  | 89                                                  |
| 19       | NAGALAND           | 22                                                  | 51                                                  | 70                                                  |
| 20       | ODISHA             | 36                                                  | 45                                                  | 38                                                  |
| 21       | PUNJAB             | 22                                                  | 30                                                  | 29                                                  |
| 22       | RAJASTHAN          | 46                                                  | 55                                                  | 56                                                  |
| 23       | SIKKIM             | 43                                                  | 67                                                  | 68                                                  |
| 24       | TAMILNADU          | 47                                                  | 61                                                  | 64                                                  |
| 25       | TELANGANA          | 42                                                  | 55                                                  | 42                                                  |
| 26       | TRIPURA            | 88                                                  | 94                                                  | 80                                                  |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH      | 34                                                  | 34                                                  | 31                                                  |
| 28       | UTTARAKHAND        | 32                                                  | 41                                                  | 43                                                  |
| 29       | WEST BENGAL        | 33                                                  | 47                                                  | 40                                                  |
| 30       | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR    | 39                                                  | 28                                                  | 34                                                  |
| 31       | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |
| 32       | DAMAN&DIU          | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |
| 33       | LAKSHADWEEP        | 26                                                  | 24                                                  | 14                                                  |
| 34       | PUDUCHERRY         | 13                                                  | 17                                                  | 17                                                  |
|          | National Average   | 40                                                  | 49                                                  | 46                                                  |