Lok Sabha Question No. 3894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Additional Working Days under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: K. C. VENUGOPAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3894

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.01.2019

## ADDITIONAL WORKING DAYS UNDER MGNREGS

## 3894.   SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has taken any steps to provide additional working days under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to flood affected States including Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details of total working days allotted additionally Statewise;
- (c) the number of working days allotted during the last four years in various States including Kerala; and
- (d) the  quantum  of  funds  allocated,  sanctioned  and  released  under  MGNREGS  so  far  to various states including Kerala, State-wise?

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

(a)&(b): An additional 50 days of wage employment are provided over and above 100 days in the notified drought affected areas or natural calamity areas in the country on recommendation of  the  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers Welfare. Additional 50 days  of wage  employment provided in notified areas of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Kerala.

- (c): The  State/UT-wise  details  of  persondays  generated  including  Kerala  under  Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  during  the  last  four financial years are given at Annexure-I.
- (d): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) is a demand  driven  wage  employment  Scheme  hence no  State/UT-  wise  allocation  of  fund  is made. State/UT-wise  details  of  central  funds  released  including  Kerala  under  the MGNREGS during the current financial Year 2018-19 (as on 31.12.2018) are given at Annexure-II .

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Annexure-I referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3894 dated 03.01.2019

|       |                     | Persondays generated (in lakh)   | Persondays generated (in lakh)   | Persondays generated (in lakh)   | Persondays generated (in lakh)   |
|-------|---------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Sl No | States              | 2014-15                          | 2015-16                          | 2016-17                          | 2017-18                          |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 1559.05                          | 1992.10                          | 2058.78                          | 2120.29                          |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 19.38                            | 50.45                            | 85.35                            | 42.80                            |
| 3     | ASSAM               | 210.95                           | 486.33                           | 466.09                           | 481.13                           |
| 4     | BIHAR               | 351.98                           | 670.92                           | 858.36                           | 817.65                           |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH        | 555.90                           | 1013.97                          | 885.94                           | 1199.29                          |
| 6     | GOA                 | 1.73                             | 1.07                             | 1.26                             | 0.99                             |
| 7     | GUJARAT             | 181.50                           | 225.41                           | 271.06                           | 353.09                           |
| 8     | HARYANA             | 61.65                            | 48.48                            | 84.92                            | 90.37                            |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 190.77                           | 177.71                           | 236.61                           | 220.06                           |
| 10    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 121.09                           | 316.32                           | 315.59                           | 374.31                           |
| 11    | JHARKHAND           | 453.34                           | 585.61                           | 707.44                           | 592.75                           |
| 12    | KARNATAKA           | 433.28                           | 598.38                           | 914.06                           | 857.43                           |
| 13    | KERALA              | 588.72                           | 741.74                           | 684.62                           | 619.59                           |
| 14    | MADHYA PRADESH      | 1175.40                          | 1237.42                          | 1130.39                          | 1622.62                          |
| 15    | MAHARASHTRA         | 613.85                           | 763.37                           | 708.98                           | 825.32                           |
| 16    | MANIPUR             | 101.17                           | 75.33                            | 119.03                           | 61.25                            |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA           | 167.35                           | 199.71                           | 282.55                           | 291.88                           |
| 18    | MIZORAM             | 42.70                            | 131.26                           | 168.23                           | 144.38                           |
| 19    | NAGALAND            | 89.99                            | 212.07                           | 290.71                           | 235.64                           |
| 20    | ODISHA              | 535.40                           | 894.46                           | 774.48                           | 922.12                           |
| 21    | PUNJAB              | 64.56                            | 144.34                           | 157.73                           | 223.14                           |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN           | 1686.19                          | 2341.25                          | 2596.74                          | 2397.74                          |
| 23    | SIKKIM              | 24.13                            | 43.84                            | 46.12                            | 34.61                            |
| 24    | TAMIL NADU          | 2679.65                          | 3686.75                          | 3999.42                          | 2388.81                          |
| 25    | TELANGANA           | 1032.07                          | 1417.76                          | 1082.19                          | 1147.54                          |
| 26    | TRIPURA             | 511.76                           | 538.76                           | 460.67                           | 176.04                           |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH       | 1312.27                          | 1822.22                          | 1575.02                          | 1816.26                          |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND         | 147.33                           | 223.87                           | 236.71                           | 223.04                           |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL         | 1696.30                          | 2864.97                          | 2355.51                          | 3125.57                          |
| 30    | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 5.17                             | 2.68                             | 4.12                             | 1.90                             |
| 31    | LAKSHADWEEP         | 0.13                             | 0.03                             | 0.00                             | 0.06                             |
| 32    | PUDUCHERRY          | 3.78                             | 5.62                             | 5.37                             | 7.26                             |
|       | Total               | 16618.51                         | 23514.19                         | 23564.07                         | 23414.93                         |

FY 2018-19 (as on 31.12.2018)       (Rs. in lakh)

| Sl No   | States              |   Central fund released |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | A &NIslands         |           573.41        |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh      |        625812           |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh   |          8862.79        |
| 4       | Assam               |         84327.1         |
| 5       | Bihar               |        211472           |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh        |        247267           |
| 7       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |           484           |
| 8       | Goa                 |            48.83        |
| 9       | Gujarat             |         83455.1         |
| 10      | Haryana             |         27692.9         |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh    |         57738.7         |
| 12      | Jammu &kashmir      |         48050.7         |
| 13      | Jharkhand           |        128818           |
| 14      | Karnataka           |        280535           |
| 15      | Kerala              |        214470           |
| 16      | Lakshadweep         |            15.97        |
| 17      | Madhya Pradesh      |        413528           |
| 18      | Maharashtra         |        165057           |
| 19      | Manipur             |         16504.7         |
| 20      | Meghalaya           |         66081.7         |
| 21      | Mizoram             |         34319.8         |
| 22      | Nagaland            |         13886.5         |
| 23      | Odisha              |        194068           |
| 24      | Puducherry          |          1275.64        |
| 25      | Punjab              |         42358.4         |
| 26      | Rajasthan           |        447021           |
| 27      | Sikkim              |          8157.34        |
| 28      | Tamil Nadu          |        385932           |
| 29      | Telangana           |        273898           |
| 30      | Tripura             |         34163.6         |
| 31      | Uttar Pradesh       |        459178           |
| 32      | Uttarakhand         |         48481.1         |
| 33      | West Bengal         |        641716           |
|         | Total               |             5.26525e+06 |