Lok Sabha Question No. 2650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Employment under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Deepak Baij

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2650

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.07.2019

## EMPLOYMENT UNDER MGNREGS

## 2650.  SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY: SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the labourers have been provided employment for less number of man days as against 100 man days provided under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGS);
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  number  of  days  of  employment  provided  to  labourers  under MGNREGS during the last three years at all India level as well as State-wise including Telangana;
- (c) the reasons for providing less number of man days under the scheme;
- (d) whether the income of labourers or unorganised sector is reducing and they are becoming financially weak as a result of less number of man days under MGNREGS; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (e): The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA)  provides  at  least  one  hundred  days  of  guaranteed  wage  employment  in  every financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. State/UT-wise details of households having completed  100 days  of  employment under MGNREGS including  Telangana  during  the  last  three  years  i.e.  2016-17,  2017-18  and 2018-19 are given at Annexure. MGNREGS provides livelihood security i.e., fall back option for livelihood  for  the  rural  households  when  no  better  employment  opportunity  is  available.  It  is demand driven programme. The demand for work is influenced by various factors such as rainfall, availability of alternative and remunerative employment opportunities outside MGNREGS.

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Annexure referred in reply to parts (a)to(e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2650 dated 09.07.2019

|         |                   | Households completed 100 days of employment (In lakh)   | Households completed 100 days of employment (In lakh)   | Households completed 100 days of employment (In lakh)   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | States            | 2016-17                                                 | 2017-18                                                 | 2018-19                                                 |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 5.83                                                    | 5.95                                                    | 8.10                                                    |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    | 0.003                                                   |
| 3       | ASSAM             | 0.11                                                    | 0.11                                                    | 0.19                                                    |
| 4       | BIHAR             | 0.14                                                    | 0.16                                                    | 0.25                                                    |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH      | 1.73                                                    | 3.24                                                    | 4.28                                                    |
| 6       | GOA               | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    |
| 7       | GUJARAT           | 0.08                                                    | 0.11                                                    | 0.34                                                    |
| 8       | HARYANA           | 0.03                                                    | 0.04                                                    | 0.04                                                    |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 0.11                                                    | 0.14                                                    | 0.70                                                    |
| 10      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 0.35                                                    | 0.36                                                    | 0.38                                                    |
| 11      | JHARKHAND         | 0.37                                                    | 0.58                                                    | 0.26                                                    |
| 12      | KARNATAKA         | 1.96                                                    | 0.30                                                    | 2.12                                                    |
| 13      | KERALA            | 1.13                                                    | 1.17                                                    | 4.42                                                    |
| 14      | MADHYA PRADESH    | 1.41                                                    | 1.35                                                    | 0.77                                                    |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA       | 1.68                                                    | 2.02                                                    | 1.92                                                    |
| 16      | MANIPUR           | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA         | 0.87                                                    | 1.15                                                    | 1.61                                                    |
| 18      | MIZORAM           | 0.57                                                    | 0.00                                                    | 0.82                                                    |
| 19      | NAGALAND          | 0.002                                                   | 0.001                                                   | 0.00                                                    |
| 20      | ODISHA            | 0.36                                                    | 0.68                                                    | 0.47                                                    |
| 21      | PUNJAB            | 0.04                                                    | 0.10                                                    | 0.07                                                    |
| 22      | RAJASTHAN         | 4.27                                                    | 2.28                                                    | 5.88                                                    |
| 23      | SIKKIM            | 0.08                                                    | 0.04                                                    | 0.05                                                    |
| 24      | TAMIL NADU        | 13.21                                                   | 1.50                                                    | 2.60                                                    |
| 25      | TELANGANA         | 1.76                                                    | 2.04                                                    | 2.27                                                    |
| 26      | TRIPURA           | 1.16                                                    | 0.04                                                    | 0.15                                                    |
| 27      | UTTAR PRADESH     | 0.41                                                    | 0.43                                                    | 0.72                                                    |
| 28      | UTTARAKHAND       | 0.26                                                    | 0.22                                                    | 0.26                                                    |
| 29      | WEST BENGAL       | 2.00                                                    | 5.58                                                    | 13.38                                                   |
| 30      | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR  | 0.01                                                    | 0.00                                                    | 0.002                                                   |
| 31      | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    |
| 32      | PUDUCHERRY        | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    |
|         | Total             | 39.91                                                   | 29.55                                                   | 52.04                                                   |

Source:

www.nrega.nic.in