Lok Sabha Question No. 3405 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: MGNREGS in Rajasthan
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena, Nihal Chand Chauhan

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3405

ANSWERED ON 16.03.2021

## MGNREGS IN RAJASTHAN

## 3405.   SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  works  being  executed  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  in  Rajasthan,  particularly  in  Dausa district;
- (b) the number of unskilled labour included under this scheme in the said district during the last three years; and
- (c) the details of steps being taken by the Government to cover unskilled labourers coming from remote areas of the district under this scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven wage employment scheme with bottom up planning. The works are identified,  approved  &  prioritized  by  the  Gram  Sabha  at  the  Gram  Panchayat  level  in  each States/UTs  including  Rajasthan  as  per  the  provision  of  the  Act.  Accordingly,  the  action  plan (shelf of work) of the permissible works is prepared & approved by the Gram Sabha and can be taken up as per the demand. The planning of works is done as per the estimated person days to be generated for the work in a financial year at the time of assessment of labour budget. The details of category wise works being executed under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in Rajasthan as well as in Dausa district of Rajasthan in financial year 2020-21 is given at Annexure.
- (b) The details of individual unskilled workers worked under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in Dausa District of Rajasthan during the last three years and current financial year 2020-21 (as on 12 th March, 2021) is as under:
- (c) Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven wage employment programme which 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. It provides livelihood security i.e., fall back option for livelihood for the rural households when no better employment opportunity is available. The households can register themselves under the Act and seek employment at multiple fora including the GPs. The field authorise have been instructed to organise Rojgar Diwas at least once every month for covering willing unskilled labours.

| Progress                                |   2020-21 |   2019-20 |   2018-19 |   2017-18 |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Person-days Generated so far [In Lakhs] |     45.1  |     35.35 |     28.19 |     20.04 |
| Total Individuals Worked [In Lakhs]     |      1.39 |      0.97 |      0.87 |      0.66 |

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Category  wise  works  taken  up  in  Rajasthan  during  the  current  financial  year  2020-21  (as  on 12.03.202)

|                                         | COMPLETED       | COMPLETED                 | ONGOING         | ONGOING                   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
| NAMEOF THE CATEGORY                     | Number of works | Expenditure (in Rs. lakh) | Number of works | Expenditure (in Rs. Lakh) |
| Rural Infrastructure                    | 1415            | 1733.75                   | 18980           | 22965.74                  |
| Bharat Nirman Sewa Kendra               | 4               | 0.00                      | 427             | 1.78                      |
| Coastal Areas                           | 0               | 0.00                      | 9               | 16.14                     |
| Drought Proofing                        | 2818            | 4578.12                   | 19341           | 51851.79                  |
| Fisheries                               | 0               | 0.00                      | 2               | 7.78                      |
| Flood Control and Protection            | 562             | 1272.78                   | 2882            | 8786.82                   |
| Food Grain                              | 144             | 168.85                    | 1292            | 1485.86                   |
| Land Development                        | 1828            | 2783.99                   | 11163           | 29116.95                  |
| Micro Irrigation Works                  | 3859            | 5737.36                   | 14805           | 36135.27                  |
| Other Works                             | 110             | 22.09                     | 1007            | 160.48                    |
| Play Ground                             | 159             | 80.60                     | 1004            | 611.71                    |
| Renovation of traditional water bodies  | 2831            | 6924.23                   | 20232           | 82437.44                  |
| Rural Connectivity                      | 8842            | 15719.84                  | 65479           | 132957.4                  |
| Rural Drinking Water                    | 0               | 0.08                      | 20              | 2.11                      |
| Rural Sanitation                        | 243             | 52.42                     | 2842            | 487.1                     |
| Water Conservation and Water Harvesting | 10477           | 26011.66                  | 64864           | 288524                    |
| Works on Individuals Land (Category IV) | 312474          | 34062.34                  | 629190          | 108229.3                  |
| Total                                   | 345766          | 99148.11                  | 853539          | 763777.7                  |

## Category wise works taken up in Dausa District of Rajasthan during current financial year 2020-21 (as on 12.03.201)

|                                         | COMPLETED       | COMPLETED                 | ONGOING         | ONGOING                   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
| NAMEOF THE CATEGORY                     | Number of works | Expenditure (Rs. In lakh) | Number of works | Expenditure (Rs. In lakh) |
| Rural Infrastructure                    | 95              | 83.09                     | 299             | 194.39                    |
| Bharat Nirman Rajeev Gandhi Sewa Kendra | 0               | 0                         | 5               | 0                         |
| Drought Proofing                        | 46              | 22.99                     | 302             | 281.05                    |
| Fisheries                               | 0               | 0                         | 2               | 7.78                      |
| Flood Control and Protection            | 14              | 15.6                      | 49              | 92.36                     |
| Food Grain                              | 6               | 7.94                      | 12              | 23.35                     |
| Land Development                        | 23              | 14.76                     | 155             | 243.58                    |
| Micro Irrigation Works                  | 14              | 23.28                     | 66              | 539.92                    |
| Other Works                             | 4               | 3.15                      | 5               | 0.02                      |
| Play Ground                             | 4               | 0.38                      | 3               | 0.08                      |
| Renovation of traditional water bodies  | 45              | 37.55                     | 110             | 491.32                    |
| Rural Connectivity                      | 105             | 154.5                     | 451             | 395.26                    |
| Rural Sanitation                        | 0               | 0                         | 6               | 10.45                     |
| Water Conservation and Water Harvesting | 229             | 591.04                    | 1071            | 5757.14                   |
| Works on Individuals Land (Category IV) | 1790            | 279.67                    | 1973            | 213.87                    |
| Total                                   | 2375            | 1233.95                   | 4509            | 8250.55                   |

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