Lok Sabha Question No. 4462 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Work Days under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4462

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## WORK DAYS UNDER MGNREGS

## 4462.   SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  percentage  of  households  which  availed  100  days  of  work  during  the  last  three years  and  the  current  year  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the country, State-wise and year-wise;
- (b) whether the percentage has been very low/marginal in providing 100 days of work to the people and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the reasons for not availing/ providing 100 days of work for households under the said scheme;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any steps to ensure that the available provision of 100  days  to  all  households  in  the  drought  affected  areas  of  the  country  is  being properly implemented and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  made  additional  provision  of  the  funds  and  if  so,  the details thereof and the response of the State Governments thereto?

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

(a)to(c): The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 provide for the enhancement of livelihood security of the households in rural  areas  of  the  country  by  providing  at  least  one  hundred  days  of  guaranteed  wage employment in every financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. 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 unskilled wage rates. State/UT-wise details of %age of households availed  100 days of employment  under  MGNREGS during the last three years and current year 2017-18 (as on 19.03.2018) are given at Annexure.

(d)&(e): The MGNREGA provides for at least 100 days of wage employment to every rural household whose adult members are willing to do unskilled manual work. Forest Rights Act  (FRA)  beneficiaries  are  entitled  to  150  days  of  wage  employment  per  household  in  a Financial Year. An additional 50 days of wage employment are provided over and above 100 days  in  the  notified  drought  affected  areas  of  the  States/UTs  on  recommendation  of  the Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare.  MGNREGA  is  a  demand  driven  wage employment programme and fund release to States/UTs is a continuous process and Central Government is making funds available keeping in view the demand for work.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4462 dated 22.03.2018.

|       |                     | %age of households availed 100 days of employment   | %age of households availed 100 days of employment   | %age of households availed 100 days of employment   | %age of households availed 100 days of employment   |
|-------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Sl No | States              | 2014-15                                             | 2015-16                                             | 2016-17                                             | 2017-18 (as on 19.03.2018)                          |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 11.59                                               | 16.32                                               | 14.63                                               | 10.91                                               |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 0.00                                                | 1.05                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                |
| 3     | ASSAM               | 1.08                                                | 2.81                                                | 0.73                                                | 0.57                                                |
| 4     | BIHAR               | 2.96                                                | 3.90                                                | 0.62                                                | 0.59                                                |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH        | 2.75                                                | 11.16                                               | 8.11                                                | 11.78                                               |
| 6     | GOA                 | 1.39                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                |
| 7     | GUJARAT             | 3.22                                                | 3.45                                                | 1.15                                                | 1.13                                                |
| 8     | HARYANA             | 2.48                                                | 2.13                                                | 0.89                                                | 1.25                                                |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 4.77                                                | 4.82                                                | 2.10                                                | 2.12                                                |
| 10    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 2.38                                                | 5.31                                                | 5.57                                                | 4.35                                                |
| 11    | JHARKHAND           | 7.42                                                | 15.48                                               | 2.13                                                | 3.48                                                |
| 12    | KARNATAKA           | 3.78                                                | 10.76                                               | 10.80                                               | 1.44                                                |
| 13    | KERALA              | 7.14                                                | 11.02                                               | 7.77                                                | 5.60                                                |
| 14    | MADHYA PRADESH      | 5.68                                                | 8.35                                                | 5.03                                                | 3.53                                                |
| 15    | MAHARASHTRA         | 14.26                                               | 17.13                                               | 11.71                                               | 10.59                                               |
| 16    | MANIPUR             | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA           | 9.25                                                | 13.25                                               | 20.86                                               | 19.38                                               |
| 18    | MIZORAM             | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 29.86                                               | 0.00                                                |
| 19    | NAGALAND            | 0.00                                                | 0.36                                                | 0.05                                                | 0.00                                                |
| 20    | ODISHA              | 5.58                                                | 9.89                                                | 1.76                                                | 2.21                                                |
| 21    | PUNJAB              | 0.69                                                | 1.58                                                | 0.65                                                | 1.25                                                |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN           | 7.63                                                | 11.10                                               | 9.22                                                | 3.40                                                |
| 23    | SIKKIM              | 5.81                                                | 14.81                                               | 12.33                                               | 3.53                                                |
| 24    | TAMIL NADU          | 5.89                                                | 13.98                                               | 21.09                                               | 2.41                                                |
| 25    | TELANGANA           | 6.59                                                | 16.29                                               | 6.86                                                | 7.38                                                |
| 26    | TRIPURA             | 43.21                                               | 53.46                                               | 20.13                                               | 0.81                                                |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH       | 2.80                                                | 3.42                                                | 0.83                                                | 0.68                                                |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND         | 1.69                                                | 3.66                                                | 4.70                                                | 3.58                                                |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL         | 3.09                                                | 6.72                                                | 3.43                                                | 10.01                                               |
| 30    | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 6.82                                                | 2.08                                                | 4.17                                                | 0.00                                                |
| 31    | PUDUCHERRY          | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                |
|       | Total               | 6.02                                                | 10.07                                               | 7.79                                                | 4.79                                                |