Lok Sabha Question No. 137 (STARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 137

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2018

## MGNREGS

## *137.   SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the average number of days of work given per employed household during the last five years  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS);
- (b) the  percentage  of  the  total  households  that  were  able  to  get  100  days  of  work  as promised under the said scheme; and
- (c) the percentage of GDP allocated to MGNREGS during the last five years preceding the current year?

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

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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Statement  in  reply  to  Parts  (a)  to  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  137  for 26.07.2018

- (a): Average  persondays  per  household  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  during  the  last  five  years  is  given below:
- (b): Details  of  percentage  of  households  completing  100  days  of  employment during the last five years under the MGNREGS is given below:
- (c): The  percentage  of  Gross  Domestic  Product  (GDP)  allocated  to  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the five years preceding the current year is given below:

| Average persondays per household during the last five years   | Average persondays per household during the last five years   | Average persondays per household during the last five years   | Average persondays per household during the last five years   | Average persondays per household during the last five years   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2013-14                                                       | 2014-15                                                       | 2015-16                                                       | 2016-17                                                       | 2017-18                                                       |
| 46                                                            | 40                                                            | 49                                                            | 46                                                            | 46                                                            |

| Percentage of households completing 100 days employment during the last five years   | Percentage of households completing 100 days employment during the last five years   | Percentage of households completing 100 days employment during the last five years   | Percentage of households completing 100 days employment during the last five years   | Percentage of households completing 100 days employment during the last five years   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2013-14                                                                              | 2014-15                                                                              | 2015-16                                                                              | 2016-17                                                                              | 2017-18                                                                              |
| 9.72                                                                                 | 6.02                                                                                 | 10.07                                                                                | 7.79                                                                                 | 5.78                                                                                 |

| Financial Year   |   MGNREGA Expenditure as percentage of GDP |
|------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 2013-2014        |                                       0.34 |
| 2014-2015        |                                       0.29 |
| 2015-2016        |                                       0.32 |
| 2016-2017        |                                       0.38 |
| 2017-2018        |                                       0.38 |