Lok Sabha Question No. 1209 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-09
Subject: Linkage of Aadhaar Card with MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P., GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .1209

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.0 2.2017

## LINKAGE OF AADHAAR CARD WITH MGNREGS

## 1209. SHRI P. NAGARAJAN: DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  proposed  that  Aadhaar  Card  is  mandatory  f getting employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
- (b) if so, the de tails thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  all  the  workers  employed  under  the  said  scheme  across  the  country issued Aadhaar card; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the time by the which the Aadhaar card issued, Sta te/UT - wise?

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

(a)to(d): In  pursuance  of  the  provisions  of Section  7  of  the  Aadhaar  (Targetted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services Act, 2016 (18 of 2 Central Government in the Ministry of Rural Development has notified on 3 rd January, 2017 that any individual registered under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA who is not yet enrolled for Aadhaar shall have to apply for Aadhaar enrolment by 31st March 2017, and in case sh is  entitled  to  obtain  Aadhaar  as  per  the  provisions  of  section  3  of  the  said individuals may visit any Aadhaar enrolment centre to get e nrolled for Aadhaar. Till the time Aadhaar is assigned to the individual, she or he shall be allowed to work under the Gandhi NREG Act, 2005 subject to the production of the following documents, namely: -

- (A) Job card issued under Mahatma Gandh i NREGA;
- (B) (i) If he has enrolled, his Aadhaar Enrolment ID slip; or
- (ii) a copy of his request made for Aadhaar enrolment.
- (C) (i) the voter identity card issued by the Election Commission of India; ration card; or (iii) the driving licence issued by the Licencing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988; or (iv) the certificate of identity havi of  such  member  issued  by  a  Gazetted  Officer  or  a  Tehsildar  on  an  off letter head; or (v) the Kisan passbook with photo; or (vi) a ny other document specified by the State Government.

To expedite the process of Aadhaar enrolment of the MGNREGA workers and seeding th same into their bank accounts, States were advised to organize the special Aadhaar c explaining the advantages and taking the consents for seeding the Aadhaar numbers into bank account of MGNREGA workers. State/UT -wise status on Aadhar seeding and Aadhaar Based Payment (ABP) of active workers is given at Annexure .

## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a)to(d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1209 dated 09.02.2017

| DBT IMPLEMENTATION STATUS   | DBT IMPLEMENTATION STATUS   | DBT IMPLEMENTATION STATUS   | DBT IMPLEMENTATION STATUS   | DBT IMPLEMENTATION STATUS      |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
| No.                         | States Name                 | Active workers (In Lakh)    | Aadhaar Seeded (In Lakh)    | ABP Payments enabled (In Lakh) |
| 1                           | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR             | 0.26                        | 0.25                        | 0.00                           |
| 2                           | ANDHRAPRADESH               | 77.97                       | 77.62                       | 67.89                          |
| 3                           | ARUNACHALPRADESH            | 2.27                        | 0.85                        | 0.00                           |
| 4                           | ASSAM                       | 34.37                       | 0.00                        | 0.00                           |
| 5                           | BIHAR                       | 50.61                       | 19.17                       | 2.33                           |
| 6                           | CHHATISGARH                 | 55.32                       | 51.60                       | 14.59                          |
| 7                           | GOA                         | 0.12                        | 0.11                        | 0.04                           |
| 8                           | GUJARAT                     | 18.30                       | 17.07                       | 3.68                           |
| 9                           | HARYANA                     | 6.92                        | 6.91                        | 4.88                           |
| 10                          | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 10.04                       | 9.84                        | 6.88                           |
| 11                          | JAMMUANDKASHMIR             | 14.33                       | 4.30                        | 0.02                           |
| 12                          | JHARKHAND                   | 27.55                       | 26.89                       | 17.45                          |
| 13                          | KARNATAKA                   | 63.16                       | 55.94                       | 22.98                          |
| 14                          | KERALA                      | 22.89                       | 22.51                       | 17.50                          |
| 15                          | LAKSHADWEEP                 | 0.011                       | 0.010                       | 0.00                           |
| 16                          | MADHYAPRADESH               | 77.68                       | 70.51                       | 18.16                          |
| 17                          | MAHARASHTRA                 | 43.63                       | 41.79                       | 12.05                          |
| 18                          | MANIPUR                     | 5.82                        | 2.29                        | 0.05                           |
| 19                          | MEGHALAYA                   | 6.90                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                           |
| 20                          | MIZORAM                     | 2.57                        | 0.57                        | 0.18                           |
| 21                          | NAGALAND                    | 5.71                        | 1.34                        | 0.01                           |
| 22                          | ODISHA                      | 49.34                       | 34.61                       | 7.30                           |
| 23                          | PUDUCHERRY                  | 0.529                       | 0.525                       | 0.45                           |
| 24                          | PUNJAB                      | 9.5                         | 9.3                         | 6.71                           |
| 25                          | RAJASTHAN                   | 90.8                        | 77.2                        | 35.19                          |
| 26                          | SIKKIM                      | 0.9                         | 0.9                         | 0.59                           |
| 27                          | TAMILNADU                   | 89.0                        | 84.5                        | 52.06                          |
| 28                          | TELANGANA                   | 56.2                        | 53.7                        | 50.48                          |
| 29                          | TRIPURA                     | 10.7                        | 10.5                        | 6.60                           |
| 30                          | UTTAR PRADESH               | 102.3                       | 87.2                        | 11.53                          |
| 31                          | UTTARAKHAND                 | 9.1                         | 8.9                         | 3.60                           |
| 32                          | WEST BENGAL                 | 144.9                       | 99.4                        | 37.28                          |
|                             | NATIONAL                    | 1,089.65                    | 876.36                      | 400.46                         |