Lok Sabha Question No. 1996 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Employment under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NINONG ERING, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1996

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 7.0 7.2017

## EMPLOYMENT UNDER MGNREGS

## 1996. SHRI NINONG ERING: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

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

- (a) the number of rural households who got 100 days of employment under the Mahat Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  on  an  average during the last three financial years and the current year till date, State/UT - wise;
- (b) the  number  of  persons  provided  with  employment  under  MGNREGS  in drought  and hailstorm affected areas across the country, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Union Gove rnment has received representations/complaints regarding no -availability of work under MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

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

- (a): State/UTs - wise  details  of  households  completed  100  days  of  employment  unde theMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS during the last three years and the current yea r (as on 24.07.2017) is at Annexure - I .
- (b): Details  of  persons  provided  employment  under  MGNREGS  in  drought  affected  area during the last year and current year is given at Annexure - II.
- (c)& (d): The Ministry, under MGNREGA receives complaints of irregularities includi non- availability  of  work etc. , Since  the  responsibility  of  implementation  of  MGNREGA  is vested with the State Governments/UTs, all complaints received in the Ministry are for to the concerned State Governments/UTs for taking appropriate action including investiga per  law.  Detailed  instructions  by  way  of  Standard  Operating  Procedure  (SOP)  for  co redressal have also been issued to all States/UTs. 20 States and 1 U T have formulated Grievance Redressal Rules for dealing with complaints. Steps have been taken to strengthen soc units and appointment of Ombudsmen in the States. State specific reviews of States undertaken from time to time. Officers of the Ministry and National Level Monitors als  visit various districts to oversee the performance of MGNREGA. The cumulative pendency of grievances is monitored at the Ministry level. The State/UT - wise  details  of  complaints  as  on CPGRAM portal is at Ann exure -III.

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## Annexure-I referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1996 dated 27.07.2017.

| S. No   | States               | No. of households Completed 100 days employment   | No. of households Completed 100 days employment   | No. of households Completed 100 days employment   | No. of households Completed 100 days employment   |
|---------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| S. No   | States               | 2014- 15                                          | 2015- 16                                          | 2016- 17                                          | 2017- 18 as on 24.07.2017                         |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 382545                                            | 588822                                            | 580598                                            | 134394                                            |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 41                                                | 1923                                              | 46                                                | 0                                                 |
| 3       | ASSAM                | 10449                                             | 42233                                             | 11506                                             | 687                                               |
| 4       | BIHAR                | 30567                                             | 57954                                             | 14762                                             | 2332                                              |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH         | 48087                                             | 242579                                            | 172906                                            | 37831                                             |
| 6       | GOA                  | 104                                               | 21                                                | 33                                                | 0                                                 |
| 7       | GUJARAT              | 16473                                             | 19240                                             | 8244                                              | 1494                                              |
| 8       | HARYANA              | 5407                                              | 3597                                              | 2460                                              | 76                                                |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 21576                                             | 20390                                             | 11119                                             | 183                                               |
| 10      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 7858                                              | 34713                                             | 35801                                             | 629                                               |
| 11      | JHARKHAND            | 82412                                             | 174276                                            | 37162                                             | 2144                                              |
| 12      | KARNATAKA            | 41315                                             | 132977                                            | 196757                                            | 2395                                              |
| 13      | KERALA               | 98648                                             | 165988                                            | 113188                                            | 17                                                |
| 14      | MADHYA PRADESH       | 158776                                            | 225502                                            | 141045                                            | 4053                                              |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA          | 165378                                            | 218421                                            | 167855                                            | 47720                                             |
| 16      | MANIPUR              | 44                                                | 1                                                 | 3                                                 | 0                                                 |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA            | 32506                                             | 48785                                             | 86492                                             | 52                                                |
| 18      | MIZORAM              | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 56528                                             | 0                                                 |
| 19      | NAGALAND             | 7                                                 | 1468                                              | 182                                               | 0                                                 |
| 20      | ODISHA               | 82022                                             | 197460                                            | 35854                                             | 2190                                              |
| 21      | PUNJAB               | 2037                                              | 7480                                              | 3511                                              | 116                                               |
| 22      | RAJASTHAN            | 281273                                            | 468700                                            | 427308                                            | 2680                                              |
| 23      | SIKKIM               | 3293                                              | 9732                                              | 8442                                              | 38                                                |
| 24      | TAMIL NADU           | 333005                                            | 846347                                            | 1320697                                           | 4091                                              |
| 25      | TELANGANA            | 160281                                            | 417861                                            | 174232                                            | 78318                                             |
| 26      | TRIPURA              | 251444                                            | 304864                                            | 116620                                            | 28                                                |
| 27      | UTTAR PRADESH        | 109772                                            | 185779                                            | 41571                                             | 921                                               |
| 28      | UTTARAKHAND          | 7665                                              | 19917                                             | 25571                                             | 367                                               |
| 29      | WEST BENGAL          | 158066                                            | 410721                                            | 199725                                            | 15809                                             |
| 30      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR  | 942                                               | 204                                               | 342                                               | 3                                                 |
| 31      | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| 32      | DAMAN & DIU          | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| 33      | LAKSHADWEEP          | 4                                                 | 3                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| 34      | PUDUCHERRY           | 0                                                 | 6                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
|         | Total                | 2491997                                           | 4847964                                           | 3990560                                           | 338568                                            |

## Number of persons provided employment

(In lakh)

| S. No.                   | States                   | 2016-17                  |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1                        | ANDHRAPRADESH            | 65.21                    |
| 2                        | KARNATAKA                | 44.22                    |
| 3                        | MADHYAPRADESH            | 52.06                    |
| 4                        | RAJASTHAN                | 66.53                    |
| 5                        | TAMILNADU                | 76.16                    |
| 6                        | UTTAR PRADESH            | 62.61                    |
| 7                        | UTTARAKHAND              | 7.06                     |
| 2017-18 as on 24.07.2017 | 2017-18 as on 24.07.2017 | 2017-18 as on 24.07.2017 |
| 1                        | KERALA                   | 4.25                     |
| 2                        | PUDUCHERRY               | 0.33                     |

## Annexure-III referred in reply to parts (c)&(d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1996 dated 27.07.2017.

## Status of pending complaints as on CPGRAM portal

| S.No.   | States            |   Number of complaints |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------|
| 1       | Punjab            |                      1 |
| 2       | Uttar Pradesh     |                    110 |
| 3       | Gujarat           |                      2 |
| 4       | Himachal Pradesh  |                      4 |
| 5       | Nagaland          |                      1 |
| 6       | Uttarakhand       |                      8 |
| 7       | Jammu and Kashmir |                     12 |
| 8       | Karnataka         |                     24 |
| 9       | Meghalaya         |                      2 |
| 10      | Madhya Pradesh    |                     28 |
| 11      | Rajasthan         |                     28 |
| 12      | Tripura           |                      6 |
| 13      | Bihar             |                     36 |
| 14      | Chhattisgarh      |                     12 |
| 15      | Maharashtra       |                      9 |
| 16      | West Bengal       |                     18 |
| 17      | Haryana           |                     12 |
| 18      | Jharkhand         |                     12 |
| 19      | Mizoram           |                      1 |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu        |                     30 |
| 21      | Andhra Pradesh    |                     14 |
| 22      | Odisha            |                      7 |
| 23      | Assam             |                     30 |
| 24      | Kerala            |                     48 |
|         | TOTAL             |                    455 |