Lok Sabha Question No. 2592 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Work Days Guaranteed under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2592

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## WORK DAYS GUARANTEED UNDER MGNREGS

## 2592.   DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of employment provided and total expenditure incurred under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to conduct review of number of work days guaranteed under MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to include more works other than already listed works for employment generation; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a): The details of employment provided to households and expenditure reported by States/UTs in  Management  Information  System  (MIS)  under  the Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  during  the  last three years and current year (as on 21.12.2018) is given at Annexure .
- (b): No, Madam.
- (c)& (d): Schedule-I  of  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) stipulate the works to be taken up by the State Government under the Scheme of  the  Act.  The  Schedule  is  revised  from  time  to  time  based  on  feedback  received  from  the States/UTs and other stakeholders.

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## Annexure referred in reply to part (a) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2592 dated 27.12.2018

| Sl No   | States              | Household provided employment (in lakh)   | Household provided employment (in lakh)   | Household provided employment (in lakh)   | Household provided employment (in lakh)   | Expenditure reported by States in MIS (in lakh)   | Expenditure reported by States in MIS (in lakh)   | Expenditure reported by States in MIS (in lakh)   | Expenditure reported by States in MIS (in lakh)   |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Sl No   | States              | 2015-16                                   | 2016-17                                   | 2017-18                                   | 2018-19*                                  | 2015-16                                           | 2016-17                                           | 2017-18                                           | 2018-19*                                          |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 36.07                                     | 39.84                                     | 39.93                                     | 40.21                                     | 470649.26                                         | 456873.10                                         | 607822.72                                         | 700865.78                                         |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 1.81                                      | 2.03                                      | 1.42                                      | 1.09                                      | 6623.65                                           | 15626.21                                          | 22587.63                                          | 10979.82                                          |
| 3       | ASSAM               | 15.02                                     | 15.71                                     | 16.85                                     | 11.02                                     | 62049.11                                          | 150108.30                                         | 153073.96                                         | 80788.31                                          |
| 4       | BIHAR               | 14.87                                     | 22.95                                     | 22.49                                     | 22.64                                     | 162574.63                                         | 219263.41                                         | 293106.85                                         | 197007.35                                         |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH        | 21.74                                     | 21.32                                     | 23.26                                     | 20.38                                     | 128295.83                                         | 275262.00                                         | 331079.25                                         | 222620.17                                         |
| 6       | GOA                 | 0.06                                      | 0.07                                      | 0.07                                      | 0.01                                      | 300.59                                            | 400.32                                            | 286.66                                            | 13.36                                             |
| 7       | GUJARAT             | 5.57                                      | 7.16                                      | 8.61                                      | 7.01                                      | 42860.59                                          | 74207.31                                          | 89321.70                                          | 78359.52                                          |
| 8       | HARYANA             | 1.69                                      | 2.81                                      | 2.73                                      | 1.64                                      | 14235.52                                          | 32462.70                                          | 31906.39                                          | 26540.44                                          |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 4.24                                      | 5.29                                      | 5.11                                      | 4.69                                      | 39198.91                                          | 56296.96                                          | 56792.48                                          | 55250.74                                          |
| 10      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 6.53                                      | 6.21                                      | 6.90                                      | 4.27                                      | 76688.60                                          | 83452.76                                          | 116687.83                                         | 59829.14                                          |
| 11      | JHARKHAND           | 11.26                                     | 17.43                                     | 14.45                                     | 10.55                                     | 133136.87                                         | 184078.37                                         | 152925.00                                         | 110429.63                                         |
| 12      | KARNATAKA           | 12.36                                     | 18.18                                     | 19.03                                     | 16.03                                     | 182193.88                                         | 330842.90                                         | 300038.76                                         | 265967.20                                         |
| 13      | KERALA              | 15.06                                     | 14.57                                     | 13.12                                     | 13.39                                     | 148339.97                                         | 242289.58                                         | 190193.18                                         | 182938.66                                         |
| 14      | MADHYA PRADESH      | 27.02                                     | 28.02                                     | 34.81                                     | 31.67                                     | 250098.76                                         | 364779.52                                         | 425322.99                                         | 403929.73                                         |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA         | 12.75                                     | 14.33                                     | 16.98                                     | 14.67                                     | 185737.68                                         | 209431.39                                         | 230813.32                                         | 164071.56                                         |
| 16      | MANIPUR             | 4.74                                      | 5.16                                      | 4.91                                      | 4.63                                      | 23122.01                                          | 36979.64                                          | 19507.07                                          | 17715.52                                          |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA           | 3.68                                      | 4.15                                      | 4.27                                      | 3.77                                      | 27230.73                                          | 79436.86                                          | 113471.02                                         | 59315.41                                          |
| 18      | MIZORAM             | 1.90                                      | 1.89                                      | 1.91                                      | 1.94                                      | 29859.36                                          | 14983.11                                          | 21227.98                                          | 33815.78                                          |
| 19      | NAGALAND            | 4.17                                      | 4.18                                      | 4.10                                      | 3.69                                      | 19485.31                                          | 61872.72                                          | 96835.36                                          | 1549.82                                           |
| 20      | ODISHA              | 19.98                                     | 20.33                                     | 23.07                                     | 18.81                                     | 205152.50                                         | 213587.48                                         | 250529.65                                         | 172194.47                                         |
| 21      | PUNJAB              | 4.74                                      | 5.36                                      | 6.64                                      | 5.21                                      | 30026.61                                          | 53359.18                                          | 63817.95                                          | 44736.09                                          |
| 22      | RAJASTHAN           | 42.21                                     | 46.35                                     | 45.14                                     | 37.52                                     | 326732.31                                         | 515414.81                                         | 513815.21                                         | 393433.73                                         |
| 23      | SIKKIM              | 0.66                                      | 0.68                                      | 0.64                                      | 0.56                                      | 9522.47                                           | 13747.93                                          | 12483.82                                          | 6842.28                                           |
| 24      | TAMIL NADU          | 60.53                                     | 62.62                                     | 58.15                                     | 49.15                                     | 602754.29                                         | 567784.81                                         | 635315.34                                         | 357988.44                                         |
| 25      | TELANGANA           | 25.65                                     | 25.60                                     | 25.32                                     | 24.17                                     | 240732.27                                         | 210571.97                                         | 278412.60                                         | 276180.12                                         |
| 26      | TRIPURA             | 5.70                                      | 5.77                                      | 5.23                                      | 5.25                                      | 137129.93                                         | 120027.52                                         | 46645.35                                          | 37699.15                                          |
| 27      | UTTAR PRADESH       | 54.35                                     | 50.09                                     | 48.64                                     | 41.75                                     | 297615.99                                         | 425467.10                                         | 450295.68                                         | 401253.04                                         |
| 28      | UTTARAKHAND         | 5.44                                      | 5.44                                      | 5.10                                      | 3.96                                      | 49255.36                                          | 72024.25                                          | 69245.03                                          | 42454.88                                          |
| 29      | WEST BENGAL         | 61.11                                     | 58.25                                     | 52.41                                     | 40.41                                     | 484590.20                                         | 724605.32                                         | 791464.17                                         | 601851.07                                         |
| 30      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 0.10                                      | 0.12                                      | 0.07                                      | 0.04                                      | 398.69                                            | 267.60                                            | 417.31                                            | 207.94                                            |
| 31      | LAKSHADWEEP         | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 29.83                                             | 20.37                                             | 21.22                                             | 14.10                                             |
| 32      | PUDUCHERRY          | 0.33                                      | 0.31                                      | 0.38                                      | 0.29                                      | 917.82                                            | 1100.51                                           | 1450.35                                           | 1259.01                                           |
|         | Total               | 481.32                                    | 512.22                                    | 511.71                                    | 440.41                                    | 4387539.53                                        | 5806626.01                                        | 6366913.83                                        | 5008102.26                                        |

*As on 21.12.2018 Source: www.nrega.nic.in