Lok Sabha Question No. 1132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Employment under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1132 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2018

## EMPLOYMENT UNDER MGNREGS

## 1132.  SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of workers provided employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during each of the last three years and the current year, State and gender-wise;
- (b) the wages paid to these workers during the said period, State and genderwise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to develop any system for creating awareness among the rural population about the said scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): State/UT-wise  details  of  number  of  workers  provided  employment  and  number  of women workers provided employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last three years and the current year as on 01.2.2018 are given at Annexure-I.
- (b): Gender-wise  wages  are  not  paid  under  MGNREGA.  State/UT-wise  details  of  wage expenditure on workers under the MGNREGS during the last three years and the current year as on 01.2.2018 are given at Annexure-II.
- (c)&(d): The Government is actively engaged with the State Government 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) expand scope and coverage of demand registration system to ensure that demand for work under MGNREGA does not go unregistered, (iii) prepare plans in a participatory mode and approve them in the Gram Sabha, and (iv) prepare realistic labour budget by the State.

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Annexure-I referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1132 dated 08.02.2018.

| S. No.   |                   | Number of workers provided employment (in lakh)   | Number of workers provided employment (in lakh)   | Number of workers provided employment (in lakh)   | Number of workers provided employment (in lakh)   | Number of Women workers provided employment (in lakh)   | Number of Women workers provided employment (in lakh)   | Number of Women workers provided employment (in lakh)   | Number of Women workers provided employment (in lakh)   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | States            | 2014- 15                                          | 2015- 16                                          | 2016- 17                                          | 2017- 18*                                         | 2014- 15                                                | 2015- 16                                                | 2016- 17                                                | 2017- 18*                                               |
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 55.59                                             | 60.63                                             | 65.68                                             | 60.23                                             | 30.04                                                   | 32.3                                                    | 34.98                                                   | 32.86                                                   |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1.41                                              | 1.88                                              | 2.22                                              | 0.99                                              | 0.46                                                    | 0.6                                                     | 0.78                                                    | 0.36                                                    |
| 3        | ASSAM             | 12.24                                             | 21.73                                             | 23.35                                             | 23.22                                             | 3.89                                                    | 7.88                                                    | 8.97                                                    | 9.37                                                    |
| 4        | BIHAR             | 12.44                                             | 18.39                                             | 28.18                                             | 24.37                                             | 4.67                                                    | 7.66                                                    | 12.47                                                   | 11.34                                                   |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH      | 32.59                                             | 41.17                                             | 39.98                                             | 36.92                                             | 16.04                                                   | 20.23                                                   | 19.71                                                   | 18.28                                                   |
| 6        | GOA               | 0.08                                              | 0.06                                              | 0.07                                              | 0.07                                              | 0.06                                                    | 0.05                                                    | 0.05                                                    | 0.05                                                    |
| 7        | GUJARAT           | 9.17                                              | 10                                                | 12.8                                              | 11.85                                             | 4.09                                                    | 4.69                                                    | 5.85                                                    | 5.16                                                    |
| 8        | HARYANA           | 3.26                                              | 2.6                                               | 4.18                                              | 3.53                                              | 1.4                                                     | 1.2                                                     | 1.93                                                    | 1.74                                                    |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 5.76                                              | 5.42                                              | 6.91                                              | 5.71                                              | 3.34                                                    | 3.2                                                     | 4                                                       | 3.38                                                    |
| 10       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 4.31                                              | 9.43                                              | 9.03                                              | 6.79                                              | 1.1                                                     | 2.58                                                    | 2.58                                                    | 1.98                                                    |
| 11       | JHARKHAND         | 15.73                                             | 15.68                                             | 24.7                                              | 17.03                                             | 5.46                                                    | 5.58                                                    | 9.48                                                    | 6.64                                                    |
| 12       | KARNATAKA         | 30.08                                             | 30.27                                             | 44.17                                             | 35                                                | 14.08                                                   | 14.23                                                   | 20.85                                                   | 16.53                                                   |
| 13       | KERALA            | 15.13                                             | 16.93                                             | 16.44                                             | 13.05                                             | 13.17                                                   | 14.36                                                   | 13.98                                                   | 11.31                                                   |
| 14       | MADHYA PRADESH    | 58.26                                             | 51.79                                             | 52.05                                             | 57.3                                              | 25.96                                                   | 22.96                                                   | 22.57                                                   | 23.59                                                   |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA       | 21.56                                             | 23.95                                             | 27.26                                             | 26.69                                             | 9.66                                                    | 10.86                                                   | 12.22                                                   | 11.68                                                   |
| 16       | MANIPUR           | 4.99                                              | 4.85                                              | 5.48                                              | 4.56                                              | 1.97                                                    | 1.89                                                    | 2.25                                                    | 1.95                                                    |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA         | 4.63                                              | 5                                                 | 5.46                                              | 5.11                                              | 2.16                                                    | 2.44                                                    | 2.68                                                    | 2.54                                                    |
| 18       | MIZORAM           | 2.61                                              | 2.38                                              | 2.14                                              | 2.05                                              | 1.21                                                    | 1.04                                                    | 0.83                                                    | 0.74                                                    |
| 19       | NAGALAND          | 4.75                                              | 5.33                                              | 5.15                                              | 4.31                                              | 1.69                                                    | 2.05                                                    | 1.89                                                    | 1.37                                                    |
| 20       | ODISHA            | 21.27                                             | 31.48                                             | 32.89                                             | 31.04                                             | 7.6                                                     | 12.51                                                   | 13.58                                                   | 13.22                                                   |
| 21       | PUNJAB            | 3.37                                              | 5.76                                              | 6.51                                              | 7.43                                              | 1.96                                                    | 3.29                                                    | 3.82                                                    | 4.52                                                    |
| 22       | RAJASTHAN         | 51.43                                             | 60.23                                             | 66.53                                             | 59.25                                             | 32.06                                                   | 37.33                                                   | 40.81                                                   | 36.19                                                   |
| 23       | SIKKIM            | 0.68                                              | 0.81                                              | 0.83                                              | 0.62                                              | 0.31                                                    | 0.38                                                    | 0.4                                                     | 0.29                                                    |
| 24       | TAMIL NADU        | 69.13                                             | 74.13                                             | 76.16                                             | 66.57                                             | 55.13                                                   | 58.86                                                   | 60.95                                                   | 54.46                                                   |
| 25       | TELANGANA         | 43.5                                              | 45.76                                             | 44.23                                             | 41.85                                             | 24.89                                                   | 26.04                                                   | 25.22                                                   | 24.15                                                   |
| 26       | TRIPURA           | 11.01                                             | 9.56                                              | 9.3                                               | 6.97                                              | 5.22                                                    | 4.6                                                     | 4.49                                                    | 3.29                                                    |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH     | 47.17                                             | 68.54                                             | 62.52                                             | 52.62                                             | 12.42                                                   | 20.87                                                   | 20.84                                                   | 18.31                                                   |
| 28       | UTTARAKHAND       | 5.43                                              | 6.78                                              | 7.05                                              | 5.63                                              | 2.85                                                    | 3.63                                                    | 3.87                                                    | 3.12                                                    |
| 29       | WEST BENGAL       | 73.53                                             | 91.58                                             | 85.33                                             | 75.83                                             | 29                                                      | 40.02                                                   | 37.97                                                   | 34.93                                                   |
| 30       | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR  | 0.16                                              | 0.11                                              | 0.15                                              | 0.06                                              | 0.08                                                    | 0.06                                                    | 0.08                                                    | 0.04                                                    |
| 31       | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0.005                                             | 0.001                                             | 0                                                 | 0.001                                             | 0.002                                                   | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 32       | PUDUCHERRY        | 0.32                                              | 0.36                                              | 0.34                                              | 0.36                                              | 0.27                                                    | 0.3                                                     | 0.29                                                    | 0.3                                                     |
|          | Total             | 621.61                                            | 722.6                                             | 767.08                                            | 687                                               | 312.22                                                  | 363.7                                                   | 390.35                                                  | 353.7                                                   |

*as on 01.02.2018

Annexure-II referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1132 dated 08.02.2018

|        |                     | Wage Expenditure (Rs. In Crore)   | Wage Expenditure (Rs. In Crore)   | Wage Expenditure (Rs. In Crore)   | Wage Expenditure (Rs. In Crore)   |
|--------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. No. | State               | 2014-15                           | 2015-16                           | 2016-17                           | 2017-18 (as on 01/02/2018)        |
| 1      | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 1728.33                           | 2624.99                           | 2639.14                           | 2961.45                           |
| 2      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 19.49                             | 39.39                             | 92.26                             | 115.33                            |
| 3      | ASSAM               | 331.59                            | 382.77                            | 1255.51                           | 781.29                            |
| 4      | BIHAR               | 529.69                            | 1028.41                           | 1431.81                           | 1584.16                           |
| 5      | CHHATTISGARH        | 1243.18                           | 864.26                            | 2008.60                           | 1480.70                           |
| 6      | GOA                 | 3.39                              | 2.15                              | 2.94                              | 1.91                              |
| 7      | GUJARAT             | 278.49                            | 305.64                            | 473.57                            | 497.03                            |
| 8      | HARYANA             | 159.99                            | 104.99                            | 230.46                            | 205.72                            |
| 9      | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 286.40                            | 286.71                            | 420.44                            | 320.48                            |
| 10     | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 178.62                            | 341.34                            | 406.92                            | 522.92                            |
| 11     | JHARKHAND           | 701.74                            | 882.97                            | 1184.44                           | 833.78                            |
| 12     | KARNATAKA           | 989.01                            | 1120.48                           | 2155.87                           | 1703.13                           |
| 13     | KERALA              | 1497.78                           | 1402.19                           | 2140.69                           | 1022.98                           |
| 14     | MADHYA PRADESH      | 1809.89                           | 1460.09                           | 2188.48                           | 2362.60                           |
| 15     | MAHARASHTRA         | 1038.81                           | 1309.51                           | 1336.26                           | 1187.96                           |
| 16     | MANIPUR             | 174.12                            | 144.25                            | 233.33                            | 67.52                             |
| 17     | MEGHALAYA           | 210.34                            | 184.84                            | 511.95                            | 582.41                            |
| 18     | MIZORAM             | 74.11                             | 243.24                            | 125.44                            | 142.42                            |
| 19     | NAGALAND            | 88.20                             | 127.74                            | 429.96                            | 422.45                            |
| 20     | ODISHA              | 711.90                            | 1576.74                           | 1411.11                           | 1344.31                           |
| 21     | PUNJAB              | 152.48                            | 227.13                            | 440.51                            | 444.72                            |
| 22     | RAJASTHAN           | 2103.91                           | 2498.87                           | 3377.80                           | 2768.06                           |
| 23     | SIKKIM              | 34.85                             | 55.34                             | 83.02                             | 55.16                             |
| 24     | TAMIL NADU          | 3120.38                           | 4633.37                           | 4450.38                           | 5003.54                           |
| 25     | TELANGANA           | 1155.92                           | 1834.09                           | 1499.06                           | 1519.07                           |
| 26     | TRIPURA             | 694.10                            | 919.50                            | 755.99                            | 288.89                            |
| 27     | UTTAR PRADESH       | 1961.68                           | 2324.42                           | 3320.56                           | 2502.57                           |
| 28     | UTTARAKHAND         | 192.38                            | 324.54                            | 508.93                            | 320.43                            |
| 29     | WEST BENGAL         | 2712.35                           | 3643.12                           | 5658.79                           | 5034.07                           |
| 30     | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 8.15                              | 2.27                              | 0.88                              | 0.62                              |
| 31     | LAKSHADWEEP         | 0.22                              | 0.08                              | NR                                | 0.06                              |
| 32     | PUDUCHERRY          | 5.30                              | 8.25                              | 9.43                              | 10.57                             |
|        | Total               | 24196.78                          | 30903.66                          | 40784.54                          | 36088.32                          |

NR=Not Reported