Lok Sabha Question No. 237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Mandays under MGNREGA
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 237

ANSWERED ON 15/09/2020

## MANDAYS UNDER MGNREGA

## 237. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)   the average mandays employed under the  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA) in the months of April,  May,  June, July,  August  (2020-21) both at national level and State-wise;

- (b)   whether there is any proposal on the part of the Government to increase the number of eligible work days under MGNREGA; and

- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  Month  wise  average  number  of  days  of  Employment  provided  under  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS in the months of April, May, June, July, August during the FY 2020-21 are given at Annexure.

- (b)  No Sir.

- (c)  Does not arise.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.237 dated 15.09.2020

Month wise average number of days of Employment provided under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the 2020-21

| S. No.   | States              |   April |   May |   June |   July |   August |
|----------|---------------------|---------|-------|--------|--------|----------|
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH      |      11 |    18 |     19 |     10 |        8 |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |      15 |    17 |     15 |     15 |       15 |
| 3        | ASSAM               |       6 |    11 |     12 |     12 |       11 |
| 4        | BIHAR               |      16 |    18 |     17 |     16 |       15 |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH        |      13 |    21 |     14 |     10 |       12 |
| 6        | GOA                 |       5 |    10 |      9 |      9 |        7 |
| 7        | GUJARAT             |      11 |    21 |     19 |     16 |       14 |
| 8        | HARYANA             |       8 |    11 |     13 |     13 |       11 |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH    |      13 |    16 |     18 |     17 |       16 |
| 10       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   |      12 |    19 |     19 |     21 |       17 |
| 11       | JHARKHAND           |      11 |    15 |     15 |     12 |       12 |
| 12       | KARNATAKA           |      16 |    18 |     18 |     17 |       16 |
| 13       | KERALA              |       6 |     9 |     11 |     11 |        9 |
| 14       | MADHYA PRADESH      |      10 |    20 |     19 |     18 |       16 |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA         |      13 |    17 |     15 |     15 |       14 |
| 16       | MANIPUR             |       8 |    10 |     11 |     14 |       13 |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA           |      11 |    14 |     18 |     17 |       16 |
| 18       | MIZORAM             |       4 |    14 |     13 |     14 |       12 |
| 19       | NAGALAND            |       2 |    10 |      8 |      8 |        8 |
| 20       | ODISHA              |      14 |    19 |     18 |     17 |       16 |
| 21       | PUNJAB              |       9 |     9 |      9 |     12 |       11 |
| 22       | RAJASTHAN           |      12 |    18 |     20 |     17 |       15 |
| 23       | SIKKIM              |      10 |    14 |     16 |     16 |       14 |
| 24       | TAMIL NADU          |       4 |     7 |      9 |     10 |        8 |
| 25       | TELANGANA           |      13 |    23 |     13 |      9 |        8 |
| 26       | TRIPURA             |       7 |    11 |     11 |     12 |       12 |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH       |      10 |    15 |     15 |     13 |       12 |
| 28       | UTTARAKHAND         |      13 |    14 |     15 |     15 |       14 |
| 29       | WEST BENGAL         |      17 |    17 |     17 |     16 |       14 |
| 30       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR |       8 |    12 |     11 |     11 |        7 |
| 31       | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI  |       0 |     0 |      0 |      0 |        0 |
| 32       | DAMAN&DIU           |       0 |     0 |      0 |      0 |        0 |
| 33       | LAKSHADWEEP         |      14 |    14 |     21 |     12 |       12 |
| 34       | PUDUCHERRY          |       4 |     6 |      8 |      7 |        7 |
|          | National Average    |      12 |    17 |      6 |     14 |       12 |