Lok Sabha Question No. 1437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Income in Rural Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1437 ANSWERED ON 20/09/2020

## INCOME IN RURAL AREAS

## 1437.  SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the average income of the people in the rural areas in various parts of the country during the last three years, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) whether steps are being taken by the Government to raise the level of income in the rural and remote areas;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a): As per the information received from The Ministry of Statistics &Programme Implementation,  National  Statistical  Office  (NSO)  conducts  nationwide  survey  on  Household Consumption Expenditure at regular intervals. The last survey for which the information on the same is available, is the National Sample Survey (NSS) 68 th Round (July, 2011-June, 2012).  As per  this  survey,  the  State-wise  Average  Monthly  Per  Capita  Consumer  Expenditure  (MPCE), which is a measure of average per capita monthly income  is given at Annexure-I.

(b)  &  (c):  Multi-pronged  strategies  are  being  taken  by  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  to address rural poverty and improve the economic well-being of the people in rural areas with the main focus on increasing livelihood opportunities, empowering rural women, providing social safety  net,  skilling  of  rural  youth,  infrastructure  development  etc  through  its  programmes  viz. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), DeendayalAntyodayaYojana -National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), DeenDayalUpadhyay - GraminKaushalyaYojana (DDU-GKY),  PradhanMantriAwaasYojana Gramin (PMAY-G), PradhanMantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY), Shyama Prasad Mukherjee National RuRBAN Mission and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP).

DeendayalAntyodayaYojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission(DAY-NRLM)  aims  to reduce  poverty  by  organizing  the  rural  poor  women  into  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs),  and continuously  nurturing  and  supporting  them  to  take  economic  activities  till  they attain appreciable  increase  in  income  over  a  period  of  time.  There  are  also  two  skill  development programmes for rural poor youth under DAY-NRLM, namely, DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalyaYojana  (DDU-GKY),  and  Rural  Self  Employment

Training Institutes (RSETIs).  Both these schemes are aimed at increasing employability of rural poor youth either for wage or self-employment.

Under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) which is a demand driven wage employment programme, at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year is provided to every rural household whose adult members volunteer  to  do  unskilled  manual  work.  State/  UT-wise  average  wage  per  personday  of  the people in the rural areas in various parts of the country during the last three years is given at Annexure-II.

National  Social  Assistance  Programme  (NSAP)  is  a  social  welfare  programme  for  the  aged, widows,  disables  and  in  the  case  of  death  of  the  primary  breadwinner  belonging  to  Below Poverty Line (BPL) Households. It is 100% centrally funded Central Sponsored Schemes (CSS) implemented in the entire country including rural and remote areas.

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Grameen (PMAY-G) aims to provide a pucca house with basic amenities  to  all  rural  houseless  households  and  households  living  in  kutcha  and  dilapidated house  in  rural  areas  by  2022.  Besides,  the  Government  of  India  has  rolled  out  Rural  Mason Training (RMT) Programme under PMAY-G. The initiative is being assisted by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  SadakYojana  (PMGSY)  was  launched  in  the  year  2000  as  a  measure towards alleviation of poverty in rural areas by providing access to basic services to the rural population by providing them good quality roads. PMGSY has helped in better access of market place for the rural masses and generate employments in various forms.

Shyama Prasad MukherjiRurban Mission (SPMRM) is a unique programme, designed to deliver catalytic  interventions  to  rural  areas  on  the  threshold  of  growth.  300  Rurban  Clusters  with thematic economic growth points, are being developed across the country under this Mission.

(d): Does not arise.

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED  IN  STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1437 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 20.09.2020 REGARDING 'INCOME IN RURAL AREAS'

| Average Monthly Per Capita Consumer Expenditure (MPCE) by State/UT/All- India-   | Average Monthly Per Capita Consumer Expenditure (MPCE) by State/UT/All- India-   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (1)                                                                              | (2)                                                                              |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                   | 1754                                                                             |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                | 1782                                                                             |
| Assam                                                                            | 1219                                                                             |
| Bihar                                                                            | 1127                                                                             |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                     | 1027                                                                             |
| Delhi                                                                            | 2762                                                                             |
| Goa                                                                              | 2408                                                                             |
| Gujarat                                                                          | 1536                                                                             |
| Haryana                                                                          | 2176                                                                             |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                 | 2034                                                                             |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                                   | 1743                                                                             |
| Jharkhand                                                                        | 1006                                                                             |
| Karnataka                                                                        | 1561                                                                             |
| Kerala                                                                           | 2669                                                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                   | 1152                                                                             |
| Maharashtra                                                                      | 1619                                                                             |
| Manipur                                                                          | 1502                                                                             |
| Meghalaya                                                                        | 1475                                                                             |
| Mizoram                                                                          | 1644                                                                             |
| Nagaland                                                                         | 2059                                                                             |
| Odisha                                                                           | 1003                                                                             |
| Punjab                                                                           | 2345                                                                             |
| Rajasthan                                                                        | 1598                                                                             |
| Sikkim                                                                           | 1565                                                                             |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                       | 1693                                                                             |
| Tripura                                                                          | 1334                                                                             |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                    | 1156                                                                             |
| Uttarakhand                                                                      | 1726                                                                             |
| West Bengal                                                                      | 1291                                                                             |
| A &NIslands                                                                      | 2712                                                                             |
| Chandigarh                                                                       | 2633                                                                             |
| Dadra &N. Haveli                                                                 | 1123                                                                             |
| Daman &Diu                                                                       | 2436                                                                             |
| Lakshadweep                                                                      | 2924                                                                             |
| Puducherry                                                                       | 2173                                                                             |
| All India                                                                        | 1430                                                                             |

ANNEXURE-II REFERRED IN STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (b) and (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1437 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 20.09.2020 REGARDING 'INCOME IN RURAL AREAS'.

|         |                     | Average Wage per personday (In Rs.)   | Average Wage per personday (In Rs.)   | Average Wage per personday (In Rs.)   |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | States/UTs          | 2017-18                               | 2018-19                               | 2019-20                               |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 152.49                                | 198.83                                | 203.15                                |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 176.95                                | 176.98                                | 191.98                                |
| 3       | ASSAM               | 182.97                                | 188.96                                | 192.97                                |
| 4       | BIHAR               | 176.9                                 | 176.96                                | 176.97                                |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH        | 165.71                                | 166.33                                | 166.18                                |
| 6       | GOA                 | 240.21                                | 254.25                                | 254                                   |
| 7       | GUJARAT             | 177.34                                | 174.37                                | 178.57                                |
| 8       | HARYANA             | 277.85                                | 281.27                                | 286.37                                |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 176.6                                 | 182.49                                | 184.08                                |
| 10      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 178.93                                | 185.92                                | 188.93                                |
| 11      | JHARKHAND           | 167.98                                | 167.99                                | 170.98                                |
| 12      | KARNATAKA           | 235.73                                | 246.81                                | 245.53                                |
| 13      | KERALA              | 260.91                                | 274.2                                 | 274.29                                |
| 14      | MADHYA PRADESH      | 165.46                                | 168.52                                | 167.46                                |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA         | 188.98                                | 194.11                                | 198.81                                |
| 16      | MANIPUR             | 203.99                                | 208.99                                | 218.93                                |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA           | 174.95                                | 180.92                                | 186.94                                |
| 18      | MIZORAM             | 194.01                                | 193.99                                | 210.99                                |
| 19      | NAGALAND            | 177.07                                | 176.99                                | 191.99                                |
| 20      | ODISHA              | 173.91                                | 179.74                                | 186.99                                |
| 21      | PUNJAB              | 226.92                                | 234.05                                | 236.62                                |
| 22      | RAJASTHAN           | 136.84                                | 137.24                                | 144.89                                |
| 23      | SIKKIM              | 179                                   | 176.92                                | 191.76                                |
| 24      | TAMIL NADU          | 152.01                                | 170.65                                | 172                                   |
| 25      | TELANGANA           | 139.78                                | 148.47                                | 153.91                                |
| 26      | TRIPURA             | 168.9                                 | 167.08                                | 180.7                                 |
| 27      | UTTAR PRADESH       | 174.95                                | 174.96                                | 181.79                                |
| 28      | UTTARAKHAND         | 174.99                                | 174.99                                | 181.96                                |
| 29      | WEST BENGAL         | 170.66                                | 174.5                                 | 178.62                                |
| 30      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 236.66                                | 249.99                                | 249.98                                |
| 31      | LAKSHADWEEP         | 237                                   | 246.66                                | 248                                   |
| 32      | PUDUCHERRY          | 179.81                                | 186.14                                | 194.95                                |