Lok Sabha Question No. 2335 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Households Registered under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, Anto  Antony, Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2335

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2019

## HOUSEHOLDS REGISTERED UNDER MGNREGS

## 2335.  SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN: SHRI ANTO ANTONY: SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of households that have registered for work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) since 2014, year-wise and State-wise including Kerala;
- (b) the  number  of  households  provided  work  under  the  MGNREGS  since  2014,yearwise and State-wise including the State of Kerala;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  instances  where  work  was  not  provided  to people  who  have  registered  for  work,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons therefor;
- (d) whether there have been any complaints about delayed wage payment and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  wages  owed  to  MGNREGS workers are paid on time?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)&(b): As  per  the  information  uploaded  by  the  States/UTs  in  Management  Information System (MIS),  States/UTs-wise  including  Kerala,  details  of  employment  demand  registered  by household, employment offered to household and employment provided to household since FY 2014-15 to FY 2019-20 (as on 29.11.2019) under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) is at Annexure-I.

(c): Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a demand driven wage employment programme. It 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. The workers, who have placed demand for works, sometimes do not turn up when work is offered due to availability of better work opportunities elsewhere. However, section  7  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREG  Act,  2005  provides  that  for  the  workers  which  are  not provided work within the prescribed time limit, they shall be entitled to a daily unemployment allowance to be paid by the respective States/UTs.

(d): As per Centralized Public Grievance Redressal and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS), the status of delayed wage payment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last four years (from 1.04.2014 till 27.11.2019) is at Annexure-II.

(e): The Ministry along with the States/UTs has been making concerted efforts for improving the  timely  payment  of  wages.  National  electronic  Fund  Management  System  (NeFMS)  is implemented  in  24  States  and  1  Union  Territory  wherein  payment  of  wages  is  being  credited directly  to  the  bank/post  office  accounts  of  MGNREGA  workers  by  the  Central  Government through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). The Ministry has issued Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) on timely payment process for direct payment into the account of beneficiaries. States/ UTs have been advised to generate pay orders in time. This has resulted in considerable improvement in  the  status  of  timely  generation  of  pay  order  leading  to  improvement  in  actual  time  taken  to credit  wages  in  the  workers  account.  During  the  current  Financial  Year  2019-20  (as  on 27.11.2019), around 97% pay orders have been generated within 15 days from the date of closure of the Muster Roll.

Annexure-I referred in reply to parts (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2335 dated 03.12.2019

|          |                       | 2014-15                          | 2014-15                         | 2014-15                          | 2015-16                          | 2015-16                         | 2015-16                          | 2016-17                          | 2016-17                         | 2016-17                          |
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|          |                       | Employment demanded by household | Employment offered to household | Employment provided to household | Employment demanded by household | Employment offered to household | Employment provided to household | Employment demanded by household | Employment offered to household | Employment provided to household |
| SI. No 1 | States ANDHRA PRADESH | 3693349                          | 3677552                         | 3299729                          | 3964996                          | 3915649                         | 3621196                          | 4014973                          | 3980950                         | 3991319                          |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH     | 146515                           | 141308                          | 136988                           | 192933                           | 189530                          | 181263                           | 207359                           | 205260                          | 202912                           |
| 3        | ASSAM                 | 1082726                          | 1081389                         | 964841                           | 1668344                          | 1667506                         | 1502086                          | 1785201                          | 1784225                         | 1567972                          |
| 4        | BIHAR                 | 1473145                          | 1472194                         | 926301                           | 1923420                          | 1921730                         | 1479541                          | 2979329                          | 2977825                         | 2286043                          |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH          | 2042334                          | 2041085                         | 1748252                          | 2611812                          | 2610425                         | 2173906                          | 2542557                          | 2540789                         | 2132052                          |
| 6        | GOA                   | 7250                             | 7232                            | 7225                             | 5976                             | 5961                            | 5909                             | 6788                             | 6773                            | 6755                             |
| 7        | GUJARAT               | 593270                           | 591894                          | 513099                           | 642259                           | 640516                          | 556673                           | 893470                           | 890339                          | 716048                           |
| 8        | HARYANA               | 262502                           | 262323                          | 217914                           | 199585                           | 199393                          | 168693                           | 332211                           | 331823                          | 281083                           |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH      | 498918                           | 498789                          | 452554                           | 466876                           | 466728                          | 423449                           | 569620                           | 569507                          | 528840                           |
| 10       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR     | 382408                           | 381215                          | 325249                           | 703452                           | 702639                          | 638441                           | 676537                           | 675611                          | 600678                           |
| 11       | JHARKHAND             | 1230932                          | 1230604                         | 1110902                          | 1270639                          | 1269641                         | 1126038                          | 2077366                          | 2076751                         | 1742402                          |
| 12       | KARNATAKA             | 1513131                          | 1482165                         | 1093285                          | 1662326                          | 1617394                         | 1235441                          | 2151519                          | 2095605                         | 1817688                          |
| 13       | KERALA                | 1565107                          | 1565003                         | 1380224                          | 1664786                          | 1664606                         | 1505663                          | 1606074                          | 1605923                         | 1457411                          |
| 14       | MADHYA PRADESH        | 3102659                          | 3096088                         | 2793071                          | 3023927                          | 3016257                         | 2701603                          | 3372394                          | 3361963                         | 2801317                          |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA           | 1280657                          | 1278994                         | 1159610                          | 1420579                          | 1419305                         | 1274697                          | 1613022                          | 1611147                         | 1433334                          |
| 16       | MANIPUR               | 471587                           | 470408                          | 468864                           | 480877                           | 477883                          | 473653                           | 519710                           | 518787                          | 515717                           |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA             | 357424                           | 357349                          | 351140                           | 374867                           | 374780                          | 368405                           | 422374                           | 422194                          | 414565                           |
| 18       | MIZORAM               | 190611                           | 190609                          | 190467                           | 190401                           | 190398                          | 190353                           | 189353                           | 189278                          | 189231                           |
| 19       | NAGALAND              | 407422                           | 407064                          | 405684                           | 418268                           | 418241                          | 417353                           | 421432                           | 421037                          | 418351                           |
| 20       | ODISHA                | 1693524                          | 1692354                         | 1467041                          | 2228049                          | 2225808                         | 1994513                          | 2355178                          | 2352096                         | 2031118                          |
| 21       | PUNJAB                | 340863                           | 339831                          | 288728                           | 528930                           | 528375                          | 473984                           | 610775                           | 610078                          | 536372                           |
| 22       | RAJASTHAN             | 4117242                          | 4115556                         | 3686818                          | 4688247                          | 4684938                         | 4220809                          | 5098508                          | 5096387                         | 4634493                          |
| 23       | SIKKIM                | 60203                            | 60187                           | 56755                            | 67505                            | 67488                           | 65454                            | 69908                            | 69898                           | 68098                            |
| 24       | TAMIL NADU            | 5681511                          | 5679707                         | 5657572                          | 6094229                          | 6093481                         | 6053332                          | 6295522                          | 6295196                         | 6261527                          |
| 25       | TELANGANA             | 2885398                          | 2876896                         | 2439515                          | 2962081                          | 2952523                         | 2575958                          | 2763105                          | 2729346                         | 2561467                          |
| 26       | TRIPURA               | 592571                           | 592564                          | 581254                           | 580232                           | 580277                          | 570283                           | 586454                           | 586445                          | 577324                           |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH         | 4531778                          | 4528322                         | 3895548                          | 6309751                          | 6303815                         | 5421399                          | 5837378                          | 5829649                         | 4994398                          |
| 28       | UTTARAKHAND           | 491408                           | 491082                          | 454597                           | 588353                           | 588082                          | 544430                           | 596568                           | 596277                          | 544241                           |
| 29       | WEST BENGAL           | 5717041                          | 5715956                         | 5116780                          | 6500332                          | 6497943                         | 6109296                          | 6288519                          | 6287579                         | 5823342                          |
| 30       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR   | 14134                            | 14129                           | 13817                            | 9991                             | 9982                            | 9609                             | 12164                            | 12161                           | 12008                            |
| 31       | LAKSHADWEEP           | 549                              | 549                             | 477                              | 147                              | 146                             | 133                              | 8                                | 8                               | 8                                |
| 32       | PUDUCHERRY            | 36004                            | 36002                           | 29560                            | 37658                            | 37637                           | 32736                            | 34883                            | 34882                           | 31019                            |
|          | Total                 | 46464173                         | 46376400                        | 41233861                         | 53481828                         | 53339077                        | 48116299                         | 56930259                         | 56765789                        | 51179133                         |

Source: www.nrega.nic.in

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| Sl   |                     | 2017-18                          | 2017-18                         | 2017-18                          | 2018-19                          | 2018-19                         | 2018-19                          | 2019-20 (as on 29.11.2019)       | 2019-20 (as on 29.11.2019)      | 2019-20 (as on 29.11.2019)       |
|------|---------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| No   | States              | Employment demanded by household | Employment offered to household | Employment provided to household | Employment demanded by household | Employment offered to household | Employment provided to household | Employment demanded by household | Employment offered to household | Employment provided to household |
| 1    | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 4271447                          | 4263134                         | 3994718                          | 4394710                          | 4069899                         | 4227255                          | 4338529                          | 4325133                         | 3782881                          |
| 2    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 161946                           | 155743                          | 141722                           | 168327                           | 166003                          | 159973                           | 131546                           | 126611                          | 120977                           |
| 3    | ASSAM               | 1901375                          | 1900571                         | 1684648                          | 1922742                          | 1922247                         | 1742852                          | 1615811                          | 1614861                         | 1420633                          |
| 4    | BIHAR               | 2904668                          | 2901632                         | 2247235                          | 3670630                          | 3666747                         | 2924734                          | 2862068                          | 2852990                         | 2230292                          |
| 5    | CHHATTISGARH        | 2743316                          | 2741465                         | 2326446                          | 2813763                          | 2812249                         | 2442507                          | 2292897                          | 2291260                         | 1877027                          |
| 6    | GOA                 | 6579                             | 6536                            | 6463                             | 1306                             | 1300                            | 1141                             | 333                              | 267                             | 238                              |
| 7    | GUJARAT             | 1017117                          | 1014988                         | 861167                           | 1045447                          | 1043463                         | 911304                           | 721571                           | 719115                          | 611226                           |
| 8    | HARYANA             | 322027                           | 321624                          | 272856                           | 276535                           | 275984                          | 230974                           | 231312                           | 230427                          | 175799                           |
| 9    | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 550764                           | 550633                          | 511366                           | 592370                           | 592251                          | 553641                           | 476550                           | 476393                          | 421475                           |
| 10   | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 759419                           | 758573                          | 682262                           | 726624                           | 725708                          | 652698                           | 300539                           | 299608                          | 234283                           |
| 11   | JHARKHAND           | 1876648                          | 1875881                         | 1444548                          | 1572310                          | 1571310                         | 1272722                          | 1362753                          | 1361824                         | 1141308                          |
| 12   | KARNATAKA           | 2152259                          | 2092005                         | 1902386                          | 2358639                          | 2299153                         | 2108401                          | 2189332                          | 2140754                         | 1938279                          |
| 13   | KERALA              | 1470071                          | 1469970                         | 1311681                          | 1628881                          | 1628841                         | 1478386                          | 1460821                          | 1460420                         | 1291970                          |
| 14   | MADHYA PRADESH      | 4017833                          | 4005051                         | 3480571                          | 4570730                          | 4560355                         | 3919081                          | 3427804                          | 3419026                         | 2859197                          |
| 15   | MAHARASHTRA         | 1874365                          | 1871573                         | 1697606                          | 1976996                          | 1973373                         | 1793243                          | 1367595                          | 1364001                         | 1169026                          |
| 16   | MANIPUR             | 501231                           | 498789                          | 491026                           | 527817                           | 524786                          | 513042                           | 535969                           | 530122                          | 521846                           |
| 17   | MEGHALAYA           | 436284                           | 436180                          | 426881                           | 482915                           | 482834                          | 475388                           | 432164                           | 431745                          | 399462                           |
| 18   | MIZORAM             | 190930                           | 190920                          | 190894                           | 196120                           | 196100                          | 195974                           | 201547                           | 201065                          | 200654                           |
| 19   | NAGALAND            | 413820                           | 412990                          | 409757                           | 400217                           | 398573                          | 386305                           | 375721                           | 373648                          | 369110                           |
| 20   | ODISHA              | 2568248                          | 2564701                         | 2306678                          | 2375333                          | 2371655                         | 2149231                          | 1997563                          | 1993582                         | 1729808                          |
| 21   | PUNJAB              | 766577                           | 765411                          | 663684                           | 834259                           | 832896                          | 674884                           | 806695                           | 805314                          | 633255                           |
| 22   | RAJASTHAN           | 5030540                          | 5027733                         | 4514375                          | 5800777                          | 5798433                         | 5164731                          | 5593537                          | 5590457                         | 4924720                          |
| 23   | SIKKIM              | 66411                            | 66392                           | 63725                            | 65093                            | 65075                           | 61806                            | 54885                            | 54839                           | 48415                            |
| 24   | TAMILNADU           | 5855644                          | 5855204                         | 5815061                          | 5834289                          | 5834125                         | 5592318                          | 5561375                          | 5560547                         | 5299826                          |
| 25   | TELANGANA           | 2984166                          | 2971220                         | 2532538                          | 2806119                          | 2794100                         | 2523297                          | 2750392                          | 2737270                         | 2328926                          |
| 26   | TRIPURA             | 541071                           | 540926                          | 522752                           | 564408                           | 564399                          | 549356                           | 563417                           | 563401                          | 548121                           |
| 27   | UTTAR PRADESH       | 5645415                          | 5635700                         | 4859995                          | 5836406                          | 5829583                         | 5046343                          | 5136780                          | 5128759                         | 4240598                          |
| 28   | UTTARAKHAND         | 552806                           | 552495                          | 509595                           | 528992                           | 528830                          | 489153                           | 359806                           | 359508                          | 310821                           |
| 29   | WEST BENGAL         | 5681755                          | 5680009                         | 5241167                          | 4749694                          | 4747757                         | 4391807                          | 3495977                          | 3492051                         | 2825087                          |
| 30   | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 7692                             | 7689                            | 7166                             | 7098                             | 7096                            | 6114                             | 5572                             | 5570                            | 4435                             |
| 31   | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI  | 0                                | 0                               | 0                                | 0                                | 0                               | 0                                | 0                                | 0                               | 0                                |
| 32   | DAMAN &DIU          | 0                                | 0                               | 0                                | 0                                | 0                               | 0                                | 0                                | 0                               | 0                                |
| 33   | LAKSHADWEEP         | 251                              | 220                             | 141                              | 279                              | 279                             | 254                              | 83                               | 83                              | 69                               |
| 34   | PUDUCHERRY          | 42856                            | 42850                           | 37664                            | 37729                            | 37728                           | 33214                            | 40830                            | 40822                           | 35255                            |
|      | Total               | 57315531                         | 57178808                        | 51158774                         | 58767555                         | 58323132                        | 52672129                         | 50691774                         | 50551473                        | 43695019                         |

## Source: www.nrega.nic.in

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## Annexure-II  referred  in  reply  to  part  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.2335 dated 03.12.2019

| Details of Complains regarding Delayed Payment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS (from 1.04.2014 till 27.11.2019)   | Details of Complains regarding Delayed Payment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS (from 1.04.2014 till 27.11.2019)   | Details of Complains regarding Delayed Payment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS (from 1.04.2014 till 27.11.2019)   | Details of Complains regarding Delayed Payment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS (from 1.04.2014 till 27.11.2019)   | Details of Complains regarding Delayed Payment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS (from 1.04.2014 till 27.11.2019)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                                                                                      | STATES/UTS                                                                                                   | Received                                                                                                     | Disposed                                                                                                     | Pending                                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                            | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                            | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                            | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                                            | BIHAR                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                            | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                                            | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                            | DAMAN AND DIU                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                            | GOA                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                           | GUJARAT                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                           | HARYANA                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                           | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                                           | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                                           | JHARKHAND                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                           | KARNATAKA                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                           | KERALA                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                           | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                           | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                           | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                           | MANIPUR                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                                           | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                                           | MIZORAM                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                                           | NAGALAND                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                           | ODISHA                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 25                                                                                                           | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                           | PUNJAB                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 27                                                                                                           | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                            |
| 28                                                                                                           | SIKKIM                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                                           | TAMILNADU                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                                           | TELANGANA                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 31                                                                                                           | TRIPURA                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 32                                                                                                           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 33                                                                                                           | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 34                                                                                                           | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                            |
| TOTAL                                                                                                        |                                                                                                              | 38                                                                                                           | 22                                                                                                           | 16                                                                                                           |