Lok Sabha Question No. 3870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Working Days under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Lorho S. Pfoze

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3870

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2020

## WORKING DAYS UNDER MGNREGS

## 3870.   SHRI LORHO S. PFOZE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  instead  of  getting  100  working  days  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA),  the  labourers  got  less  number  of  working days and in States like Manipur, they are getting even less than 20 days;
- (b) if so, the reasons for less number of working days given under MGNREGA;
- (c) the  details  of  the  number  of  working  days  given  to  labourers  under  the  MGNREGA during the last three years, State-wise, especially in Manipur;
- (d) the number of days of work given so far in the current financial year;
- (e) whether MGNREGA has been suffering from shortage of funds for the last five years; and
- (f) if so, the details of the funds allocated and utilised by the States, especially in Manipur, during the said period?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)  to  (f):         The  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act,  2005 (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA) provides at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult member volunteers to do unskilled manual work. It is a demand  driven  wage  employment  Scheme  which provides  livelihood  security  i.e.,  fall  back option  for  livelihood  for  the  rural  households  when  no  better  employment  opportunity  is available. The demand for work is influenced by various factors such as rain-fall, availability of alternative and remunerative employment opportunities outside Mahatma Gandhi NREGS etc. As  per  information  uploaded  by  the  States/UTs  including  Manipur  in  the  Management Information System (MIS), the number of average days of employment provided per household under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last three financial years and current financial year (as on 13.03.2020) is given at Annexure-I.

Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a demand driven wage employment programme.  Hence no State/UT-wise allocation of funds is made.  Fund release to the States/UTs including Manipur is a continuous and dynamic process, Central Government is committed to making funds available keeping in view the demand for work. The Ministry seeks additional fund for implementation of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS from the Ministry of Finance as and when required for meeting the demand for work on the ground. The details of central fund released and expenditure reported by States/UTs in Management Information System (MIS) during the last five years is at AnnexureII .

Annexure-I  referred  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (f)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No.3870 dated 17.03.2020

| S.No.   |                     | Average days employement provided per households   | Average days employement provided per households   | Average days employement provided per households   | Average days employement provided per households   |
|---------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | States/UTs          | 2016-17                                            | 2017-18                                            | 2018-19                                            | 2019-20                                            |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 51.49                                              | 53.09                                              | 58.32                                              | 46.53                                              |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 42.08                                              | 30.2                                               | 42.94                                              | 45.16                                              |
| 3       | ASSAM               | 29.59                                              | 28.54                                              | 30.59                                              | 31.35                                              |
| 4       | BIHAR               | 37.37                                              | 36.36                                              | 42.19                                              | 41.27                                              |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH        | 41.55                                              | 51.55                                              | 56.75                                              | 53.36                                              |
| 6       | GOA                 | 18.69                                              | 15.38                                              | 13.11                                              | 17.65                                              |
| 7       | GUJARAT             | 37.86                                              | 41                                                 | 46.05                                              | 42.33                                              |
| 8       | HARYANA             | 30.21                                              | 33.12                                              | 33.73                                              | 34.14                                              |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 44.74                                              | 43.03                                              | 51.51                                              | 46.75                                              |
| 10      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 50.33                                              | 54.36                                              | 56.56                                              | 45.46                                              |
| 11      | JHARKHAND           | 40.6                                               | 41.03                                              | 42.17                                              | 45.43                                              |
| 12      | KARNATAKA           | 50.27                                              | 45.05                                              | 49.56                                              | 48.37                                              |
| 13      | KERALA              | 46.97                                              | 47.24                                              | 65.97                                              | 52.42                                              |
| 14      | MADHYA PRADESH      | 40.34                                              | 46.61                                              | 51.79                                              | 52.19                                              |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA         | 49.46                                              | 48.62                                              | 47.18                                              | 39.79                                              |
| 16      | MANIPUR             | 23.08                                              | 12.47                                              | 22.88                                              | 33.45                                              |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA           | 68.15                                              | 68.37                                              | 71.97                                              | 66.7                                               |
| 18      | MIZORAM             | 88.9                                               | 75.63                                              | 92.47                                              | 91.9                                               |
| 19      | NAGALAND            | 69.49                                              | 48.82                                              | 34.39                                              | 31.91                                              |
| 20      | ODISHA              | 38.08                                              | 39.98                                              | 38.64                                              | 45.27                                              |
| 21      | PUNJAB              | 29.41                                              | 33.62                                              | 30.3                                               | 30.29                                              |
| 22      | RAJASTHAN           | 56.03                                              | 53.11                                              | 56.97                                              | 57.2                                               |
| 23      | SIKKIM              | 67.72                                              | 54.3                                               | 54.29                                              | 47.72                                              |
| 24      | TAMIL NADU          | 63.87                                              | 41.08                                              | 46.08                                              | 42.03                                              |
| 25      | TELANGANA           | 42.23                                              | 45.32                                              | 46.65                                              | 41.55                                              |
| 26      | TRIPURA             | 79.78                                              | 33.68                                              | 46.07                                              | 56.77                                              |
| 27      | UTTAR PRADESH       | 31.43                                              | 37.35                                              | 42.05                                              | 44.84                                              |
| 28      | UTTARAKHAND         | 43.49                                              | 43.76                                              | 45.35                                              | 38.36                                              |
| 29      | WEST BENGAL         | 40.43                                              | 59.63                                              | 77.03                                              | 45.81                                              |
| 30      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 34.31                                              | 26.57                                              | 31.72                                              | 36.88                                              |
| 31      | LAKSHADWEEP         | 13.75                                              | 41.82                                              | 40                                                 | 30.36                                              |
| 32      | PUDUCHERRY          | 17.32                                              | 19.28                                              | 20.01                                              | 18.11                                              |
|         | Total               | 45.98                                              | 45.69                                              | 50.88                                              | 46.30                                              |

Source: www.nrega.nic.in

Annexure-II  referred  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (f)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No.3870 dated 17.03.2020

(Rs. in lakh)

| Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                              | States/UTs                                          | 2014-15                                             | 2015-16                                             | 2016-17 *                                           | 2017-18 #                                           | 2018-19                                             |
| 1                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                      | 290314.10                                           | 307380.33                                           | 394021.19                                           | 512763.00                                           | 657110.67                                           |
| 2                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                   | 2704.16                                             | 4395.10                                             | 15675.99                                            | 20679.65                                            | 19800.64                                            |
| 3                                                   | Assam                                               | 50023.46                                            | 87830.06                                            | 125459.79                                           | 112366.54                                           | 103097.37                                           |
| 4                                                   | Bihar                                               | 95968.24                                            | 102412.26                                           | 166740.56                                           | 246888.44                                           | 281936.01                                           |
| 5                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                        | 150570.49                                           | 106341.30                                           | 223193.55                                           | 289885.21                                           | 289476.07                                           |
| 6                                                   | Gujarat                                             | 35442.93                                            | 30598.72                                            | 64323.81                                            | 82505.07                                            | 102449.67                                           |
| 7                                                   | Haryana                                             | 16715.29                                            | 12470.72                                            | 28771.33                                            | 30140.64                                            | 34829.10                                            |
| 8                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                    | 35542.86                                            | 39610.32                                            | 38860.83                                            | 58684.46                                            | 75090.72                                            |
| 9                                                   | Jammu and Kashmir                                   | 52171.08                                            | 55801.83                                            | 80408.52                                            | 125417.69                                           | 79334.12                                            |
| 10                                                  | Jharkhand                                           | 72433.41                                            | 97879.90                                            | 167914.17                                           | 135264.57                                           | 149989.63                                           |
| 11                                                  | Karnataka                                           | 171687.07                                           | 99155.27                                            | 225864.88                                           | 295632.54                                           | 297813.10                                           |
| 12                                                  | Kerala                                              | 158758.02                                           | 152633.88                                           | 158248.96                                           | 185406.40                                           | 234048.78                                           |
| 13                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                      | 245163.12                                           | 236732.20                                           | 344891.62                                           | 376889.92                                           | 452909.74                                           |
| 14                                                  | Maharashtra                                         | 79951.77                                            | 123834.73                                           | 165708.93                                           | 185828.74                                           | 194892.31                                           |
| 15                                                  | Manipur                                             | 21997.13                                            | 25532.29                                            | 34370.41                                            | 15778.89                                            | 28698.66                                            |
| 16                                                  | Meghalaya                                           | 27785.90                                            | 22182.56                                            | 86069.23                                            | 87060.44                                            | 78903.38                                            |
| 17                                                  | Mizoram                                             | 11141.23                                            | 28517.36                                            | 14451.26                                            | 20081.04                                            | 39783.58                                            |
| 18                                                  | Nagaland                                            | 11305.27                                            | 26665.95                                            | 50152.80                                            | 110492.88                                           | 19322.98                                            |
| 19                                                  | Odisha                                              | 103530.34                                           | 147941.05                                           | 189526.84                                           | 219834.66                                           | 216328.30                                           |
| 20                                                  | Punjab                                              | 18948.18                                            | 24533.37                                            | 49073.46                                            | 61895.86                                            | 57826.49                                            |
| 21                                                  | Rajasthan                                           | 297609.87                                           | 269583.23                                           | 481816.86                                           | 472828.41                                           | 524471.10                                           |
| 22                                                  | Sikkim                                              | 7386.41                                             | 8623.44                                             | 13262.56                                            | 10571.15                                            | 9586.17                                             |
| 23                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                          | 378180.33                                           | 547037.47                                           | 455277.91                                           | 583166.13                                           | 488286.16                                           |
| 24                                                  | Telangana                                           | 191996.00                                           | 182484.92                                           | 180684.74                                           | 253920.33                                           | 295817.48                                           |
| 25                                                  | Tripura                                             | 63662.48                                            | 135894.19                                           | 101629.14                                           | 40440.50                                            | 43543.49                                            |
| 26                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                       | 251341.40                                           | 269569.44                                           | 391584.94                                           | 369177.65                                           | 530494.79                                           |
| 27                                                  | Uttarakhand                                         | 28636.22                                            | 45076.65                                            | 51435.08                                            | 71685.06                                            | 59004.61                                            |
| 28                                                  | West Bengal                                         | 374495.29                                           | 471174.20                                           | 537722.79                                           | 592702.95                                           | 718525.61                                           |
| 29                                                  | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                            | 1301.94                                             | 1035.72                                             | 801.40                                              | 966.07                                              | 761.93                                              |
| 30                                                  | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                              | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 484.00                                              |
| 31                                                  | Daman &Diu                                          | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                |
| 32                                                  | Lakshadweep                                         | 45.06                                               | 11.85                                               | 0.00                                                | 26.71                                               | 15.97                                               |
| 33                                                  | Puducherry                                          | 739.69                                              | 1292.57                                             | 346.92                                              | 1569.03                                             | 1461.29                                             |
| 34                                                  | Goa                                                 | 137.95                                              | 246.82                                              | 425.85                                              | 56.05                                               | 48.83                                               |
| Total                                               | Total                                               | 3247686.69                                          | 3664479.70                                          | 4838716.30                                          | 5570606.67                                          | 6086142.75                                          |

| SI.   |                    | Expenditure reported by States/UTs*   | Expenditure reported by States/UTs*   | Expenditure reported by States/UTs*   | Expenditure reported by States/UTs*   | Expenditure reported by States/UTs*   |
|-------|--------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| No.   | States/UTs         | 2014-15                               | 2015-16                               | 2016-17                               | 2017-18                               | 2018-19                               |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 289503.17                             | 473752.65                             | 459799.38                             | 642846.8                              | 831335.82                             |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 3509.43                               | 6623.65                               | 15626.25                              | 22598.89                              | 21338.08                              |
| 3     | ASSAM              | 49708.58                              | 62048.58                              | 150087.05                             | 153079.81                             | 133846.39                             |
| 4     | BIHAR              | 105653.35                             | 162714.92                             | 219252.11                             | 293103                                | 320454.25                             |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH       | 175148.5                              | 128295.67                             | 275259.42                             | 331081.31                             | 305096.45                             |
| 6     | GOA                | 457.15                                | 300.59                                | 400.32                                | 287.9                                 | 32.02                                 |
| 7     | GUJARAT            | 47014.31                              | 42860.5                               | 74206.72                              | 89319.68                              | 109572.99                             |
| 8     | HARYANA            | 21571.13                              | 14234.66                              | 32465.77                              | 31906.33                              | 36544.86                              |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 40595.61                              | 39194.37                              | 56271.82                              | 56795.8                               | 84948.26                              |
| 10    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR  | 39081.29                              | 76640.21                              | 83328.35                              | 116956.02                             | 86152.32                              |
| 11    | JHARKHAND          | 101637                                | 132952.59                             | 183953.91                             | 152924.94                             | 152136.26                             |
| 12    | KARNATAKA          | 166323.08                             | 182193.37                             | 330836.1                              | 300029.17                             | 360438.86                             |
| 13    | KERALA             | 161671.42                             | 148336.6                              | 242287.93                             | 190189.13                             | 298313.63                             |
| 14    | MADHYA PRADESH     | 280826.99                             | 250109.88                             | 364832.92                             | 425429.35                             | 540414.13                             |
| 15    | MAHARASHTRA        | 160870.28                             | 185712.48                             | 209418.74                             | 230813.17                             | 238919.52                             |
| 16    | MANIPUR            | 26697.82                              | 23122.01                              | 36964.8                               | 19505.71                              | 29481.15                              |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA          | 30910.99                              | 27230.73                              | 79436.83                              | 113470.9                              | 91334.18                              |
| 18    | MIZORAM            | 11420.13                              | 29859.36                              | 14983.11                              | 21227.89                              | 49303.81                              |
| 19    | NAGALAND           | 15781.62                              | 19485.31                              | 61872.72                              | 96963.81                              | 24431.46                              |
| 20    | ODISHA             | 105917.9                              | 205151.08                             | 213580.51                             | 250418.71                             | 231575.15                             |
| 21    | PUNJAB             | 21239.55                              | 30026.33                              | 53358.51                              | 63817.58                              | 66980.28                              |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN          | 325120.87                             | 326729.08                             | 515276.72                             | 513814.08                             | 568015.98                             |
| 23    | SIKKIM             | 7643.42                               | 9522.47                               | 13747.11                              | 12457.22                              | 9453.49                               |
| 24    | TAMIL NADU         | 362391.21                             | 602752.63                             | 567400.12                             | 635486.83                             | 576648.75                             |
| 25    | TELANGANA          | 192991.85                             | 240732.57                             | 210900.4                              | 278485.02                             | 318508.03                             |
| 26    | TRIPURA            | 81691.89                              | 137087.47                             | 120015.63                             | 46631.06                              | 55514.6                               |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH      | 312421.56                             | 297635.24                             | 425291.52                             | 450341.53                             | 583276.71                             |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND        | 32266.11                              | 49254.32                              | 72023.86                              | 69243.03                              | 63322.02                              |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL        | 398995.53                             | 484586.77                             | 724538.03                             | 791306.19                             | 772946.19                             |
| 30    | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR  | 974.86                                | 398.69                                | 267.6                                 | 417.31                                | 566.43                                |
| 31    | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 32    | DAMAN &DIU         | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 33    | LAKSHADWEEP        | 70.5                                  | 29.83                                 | 20.37                                 | 21.22                                 | 26.19                                 |
| 34    | PUDUCHERRY         | 650.16                                | 917.82                                | 1100.51                               | 1450.35                               | 1573.15                               |
|       | Total              | 3570757.26                            | 4390492.43                            | 5808805.14                            | 6402419.74                            | 6962501.41                            |

Source: www.nrega.nic.in

*Including State share