Lok Sabha Question No. 1456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Households under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B, Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1456 ANSWERED ON 20/09/2020

## HOUSEHOLDS UNDER MGNREGS

1456.   SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.: SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  households  which  have  demanded  work  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) since March 2020, monthwise and State-wise;
- (b) the number of households provided work under MGNREGS since March 2020, monthwise and State-wise;
- (c) the reasons for not providing work to each household which has demanded it?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   Month-wise and State-wise details of employment demanded by households under Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS),  since March 2020 to  17 th September, 2020 is given at Annexure-I.
- (b)   Month-wise and State-wise details of employment provided to households under Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS),  since March 2020 to 17 September, 2020 is given at Annexure-II.
- (c)   The  mandate  of  the Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act,  2005 (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA) is to provide for not less than 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult member volunteers to do unskilled manual work.

As per the Act, the job has to be provided within 15 days of receipt of application or from the date on which the employment has been sought in the case of an advance application, which ever is  later.  If  a  beneficiary  does  not  accept  the  offer,  the  beneficiary  will  not  be  entitled  for unemployment allowances. A detail of No. of Households  Demanded work, No. of Households to  whom  work  Offered  and  No.  of  Households  Worked   (Provided)-  March  2020  to  17 th September 2020 is given below:

| No. of Households Demanded work, No. of Households to whom work Offered and No. of Households Worked (Provided)- March 2020 to 17 September 2020   | No. of Households Demanded work, No. of Households to whom work Offered and No. of Households Worked (Provided)- March 2020 to 17 September 2020   | No. of Households Demanded work, No. of Households to whom work Offered and No. of Households Worked (Provided)- March 2020 to 17 September 2020   | No. of Households Demanded work, No. of Households to whom work Offered and No. of Households Worked (Provided)- March 2020 to 17 September 2020   | No. of Households Demanded work, No. of Households to whom work Offered and No. of Households Worked (Provided)- March 2020 to 17 September 2020   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Employment Demanded                                                                                                                                | Employment Offered                                                                                                                                 | %Employment Offered against Demand                                                                                                                 | Employment Generated                                                                                                                               | %Employment Generated against Demand                                                                                                               |
| 88842531                                                                                                                                           | 88633305                                                                                                                                           | 99.8%                                                                                                                                              | 74701130                                                                                                                                           | 84%                                                                                                                                                |

A  total  of  99.8%  household  have  been  offered  employment against  their  demand  during  the period March  2020  to  17  September  2020.  The  States/UTs  implement  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGA. There is a provision of unemployment allowances to be paid by the State Government, in  case,  the  household  could  not  get  job  against  the  demand  within  15  days  from  the  date  of application or from the date of employment in the case of an advance application.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure-I referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1456 dated 20.09.2020

Month-wise  and  State-wise  details  of  employment  demanded  by  households  under  Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, since March 2020 to 17 September, 2020

| Households Demanded Work- March 2020 - 17 September 2020   | Households Demanded Work- March 2020 - 17 September 2020   | Households Demanded Work- March 2020 - 17 September 2020   | Households Demanded Work- March 2020 - 17 September 2020   | Households Demanded Work- March 2020 - 17 September 2020   | Households Demanded Work- March 2020 - 17 September 2020   | Households Demanded Work- March 2020 - 17 September 2020   | Households Demanded Work- March 2020 - 17 September 2020   | Households Demanded Work- March 2020 - 17 September 2020   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                     | State                                                      | March                                                      | April                                                      | May                                                        | June                                                       | July                                                       | August                                                     | September (till 17 Sep 2020)                               |
| 1                                                          | ANDHRA PRADESH                                             | 2673792                                                    | 3468803                                                    | 4215848                                                    | 4520498                                                    | 3848861                                                    | 2233488                                                    | 1438183                                                    |
| 2                                                          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                          | 33226                                                      | 42462                                                      | 102463                                                     | 93047                                                      | 65122                                                      | 42789                                                      | 42052                                                      |
| 3                                                          | ASSAM                                                      | 768140                                                     | 23888                                                      | 550299                                                     | 653380                                                     | 488280                                                     | 469863                                                     | 312803                                                     |
| 4                                                          | BIHAR                                                      | 1144207                                                    | 856758                                                     | 2043963                                                    | 2621252                                                    | 1340506                                                    | 894584                                                     | 669083                                                     |
| 5                                                          | CHHATTISGARH                                               | 1327483                                                    | 1635291                                                    | 2491116                                                    | 1992978                                                    | 320980                                                     | 253585                                                     | 176663                                                     |
| 6                                                          | GOA                                                        | 490                                                        | 391                                                        | 805                                                        | 680                                                        | 272                                                        | 281                                                        | 317                                                        |
| 7                                                          | GUJARAT                                                    | 191371                                                     | 93236                                                      | 767297                                                     | 806635                                                     | 247069                                                     | 153734                                                     | 89838                                                      |
| 8                                                          | HARYANA                                                    | 89264                                                      | 42988                                                      | 205164                                                     | 222990                                                     | 184520                                                     | 157030                                                     | 105411                                                     |
| 9                                                          | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                           | 204891                                                     | 34433                                                      | 192515                                                     | 285937                                                     | 285566                                                     | 248601                                                     | 207766                                                     |
| 10                                                         | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                          | 280243                                                     | 21768                                                      | 103207                                                     | 134002                                                     | 149446                                                     | 91075                                                      | 42711                                                      |
| 11                                                         | JHARKHAND                                                  | 387011                                                     | 244490                                                     | 685595                                                     | 1071552                                                    | 973535                                                     | 741980                                                     | 700133                                                     |
| 12                                                         | KARNATAKA                                                  | 641210                                                     | 452223                                                     | 1259631                                                    | 1512886                                                    | 1281387                                                    | 899479                                                     | 642010                                                     |
| 13                                                         | KERALA                                                     | 734831                                                     | 53512                                                      | 580849                                                     | 929358                                                     | 853802                                                     | 757645                                                     | 768568                                                     |
| 14                                                         | MADHYA PRADESH                                             | 961526                                                     | 765275                                                     | 2514050                                                    | 2816525                                                    | 2254532                                                    | 1886433                                                    | 1481190                                                    |
| 15                                                         | MAHARASHTRA                                                | 405070                                                     | 229547                                                     | 813158                                                     | 664808                                                     | 341283                                                     | 237484                                                     | 189419                                                     |
| 16                                                         | MANIPUR                                                    | 425650                                                     | 16920                                                      | 120867                                                     | 137567                                                     | 247816                                                     | 264275                                                     | 267182                                                     |
| 17                                                         | MEGHALAYA                                                  | 213852                                                     | 24500                                                      | 106478                                                     | 194499                                                     | 178902                                                     | 213592                                                     | 160232                                                     |
| 18                                                         | MIZORAM                                                    | 174958                                                     | 197077                                                     | 198294                                                     | 199319                                                     | 199247                                                     | 199768                                                     | 196821                                                     |
| 19                                                         | NAGALAND                                                   | 167343                                                     | 41043                                                      | 359299                                                     | 314909                                                     | 257522                                                     | 252612                                                     | 105951                                                     |
| 20                                                         | ODISHA                                                     | 786786                                                     | 519440                                                     | 1266942                                                    | 1632323                                                    | 1207223                                                    | 1193313                                                    | 876796                                                     |
| 21                                                         | PUNJAB                                                     | 234450                                                     | 33521                                                      | 280930                                                     | 358289                                                     | 430121                                                     | 455200                                                     | 333894                                                     |
| 22                                                         | RAJASTHAN                                                  | 1805726                                                    | 925790                                                     | 4128217                                                    | 5370827                                                    | 3898659                                                    | 2362590                                                    | 1408004                                                    |
| 23                                                         | SIKKIM                                                     | 17565                                                      | 5151                                                       | 14531                                                      | 41751                                                      | 32369                                                      | 24229                                                      | 21582                                                      |
| 24                                                         | TAMIL NADU                                                 | 2590650                                                    | 389282                                                     | 2638501                                                    | 4131981                                                    | 4343293                                                    | 4113682                                                    | 3721424                                                    |
| 25                                                         | TELANGANA                                                  | 400261                                                     | 691118                                                     | 1806277                                                    | 1273051                                                    | 167222                                                     | 21508                                                      | 5492                                                       |
| 26                                                         | TRIPURA                                                    | 226820                                                     | 87130                                                      | 414691                                                     | 370307                                                     | 374797                                                     | 360908                                                     | 290006                                                     |
| 27                                                         | UTTAR PRADESH                                              | 1538672                                                    | 1113634                                                    | 5473482                                                    | 7487902                                                    | 4357814                                                    | 3266535                                                    | 2005771                                                    |
| 28                                                         | UTTARAKHAND                                                | 212621                                                     | 74963                                                      | 195083                                                     | 224414                                                     | 240128                                                     | 216292                                                     | 141265                                                     |
| 29                                                         | WEST BENGAL                                                | 2148721                                                    | 749253                                                     | 2616170                                                    | 3871811                                                    | 3166249                                                    | 2166222                                                    | 1392305                                                    |
| 30                                                         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                        | 1473                                                       | 705                                                        | 2442                                                       | 3166                                                       | 2810                                                       | 607                                                        | 2237                                                       |
| 31                                                         | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI                                         | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 32                                                         | DAMAN&DIU                                                  | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 33                                                         | LAKSHADWEEP                                                | 49                                                         | 8                                                          | 35                                                         | 18                                                         | 15                                                         | 22                                                         | 5                                                          |
| 34                                                         | PUDUCHERRY                                                 | 11040                                                      | 13598                                                      | 31200                                                      | 37970                                                      | 32708                                                      | 25234                                                      | 11134                                                      |
|                                                            | Total                                                      | 207993921284819836179399439766323177205624204640           |                                                            |                                                            |                                                            |                                                            |                                                            | 17806248                                                   |

## Annexure-II referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1456 dated 20.09.2020

Month-wise  and  State-wise  details  of  employment  provided  to  households  under  Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, since March 2020 to 17 September, 2020

| Households provided Employment- March 2020- 17 September 2020   | Households provided Employment- March 2020- 17 September 2020   | Households provided Employment- March 2020- 17 September 2020   | Households provided Employment- March 2020- 17 September 2020   | Households provided Employment- March 2020- 17 September 2020   | Households provided Employment- March 2020- 17 September 2020   | Households provided Employment- March 2020- 17 September 2020   | Households provided Employment- March 2020- 17 September 2020   | Households provided Employment- March 2020- 17 September 2020   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                            | State                                                           | March                                                           | April                                                           | May                                                             | June                                                            | July                                                            | August                                                          | September (till 17 Sep 2020)                                    |
| 1                                                               | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                  | 1521886                                                         | 2130260                                                         | 3614269                                                         | 3930628                                                         | 2642083                                                         | 1029176                                                         | 208455                                                          |
| 2                                                               | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                               | 39752                                                           | 39290                                                           | 100713                                                          | 97281                                                           | 63656                                                           | 44860                                                           | 12873                                                           |
| 3                                                               | ASSAM                                                           | 547670                                                          | 21438                                                           | 503345                                                          | 600656                                                          | 450404                                                          | 429017                                                          | 131881                                                          |
| 4                                                               | BIHAR                                                           | 766133                                                          | 731322                                                          | 1782682                                                         | 2142430                                                         | 1055313                                                         | 722391                                                          | 64250                                                           |
| 5                                                               | CHHATTISGARH                                                    | 952417                                                          | 1394939                                                         | 2161363                                                         | 1668235                                                         | 257406                                                          | 218201                                                          | 79600                                                           |
| 6                                                               | GOA                                                             | 433                                                             | 390                                                             | 795                                                             | 680                                                             | 260                                                             | 269                                                             | 200                                                             |
| 7                                                               | GUJARAT                                                         | 142400                                                          | 75224                                                           | 620372                                                          | 643457                                                          | 191410                                                          | 112980                                                          | 19312                                                           |
| 8                                                               | HARYANA                                                         | 57502                                                           | 34855                                                           | 172378                                                          | 181402                                                          | 145078                                                          | 121044                                                          | 13666                                                           |
| 9                                                               | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                | 155578                                                          | 30570                                                           | 173104                                                          | 258399                                                          | 254568                                                          | 214678                                                          | 4851                                                            |
| 10                                                              | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                               | 322747                                                          | 17883                                                           | 90862                                                           | 134150                                                          | 156007                                                          | 93827                                                           | 16757                                                           |
| 11                                                              | JHARKHAND                                                       | 285666                                                          | 215631                                                          | 599385                                                          | 894975                                                          | 753334                                                          | 485201                                                          | 208802                                                          |
| 12                                                              | KARNATAKA                                                       | 432089                                                          | 374983                                                          | 1113680                                                         | 1316540                                                         | 1070799                                                         | 724425                                                          | 201072                                                          |
| 13                                                              | KERALA                                                          | 708223                                                          | 44261                                                           | 523271                                                          | 872378                                                          | 827569                                                          | 695495                                                          | 315369                                                          |
| 14                                                              | MADHYA PRADESH                                                  | 724711                                                          | 637139                                                          | 2183494                                                         | 2457430                                                         | 1839642                                                         | 1495951                                                         | 707421                                                          |
| 15                                                              | MAHARASHTRA                                                     | 311110                                                          | 198701                                                          | 689637                                                          | 552572                                                          | 302064                                                          | 205599                                                          | 83765                                                           |
| 16                                                              | MANIPUR                                                         | 407448                                                          | 9525                                                            | 111704                                                          | 138971                                                          | 241392                                                          | 264244                                                          | 144283                                                          |
| 17                                                              | MEGHALAYA                                                       | 235876                                                          | 22333                                                           | 104396                                                          | 203091                                                          | 202024                                                          | 217228                                                          | 26775                                                           |
| 18                                                              | MIZORAM                                                         | 174226                                                          | 196795                                                          | 197382                                                          | 198446                                                          | 198546                                                          | 199087                                                          | 33                                                              |
| 19                                                              | NAGALAND                                                        | 158811                                                          | 39349                                                           | 357474                                                          | 314587                                                          | 257119                                                          | 207609                                                          | 18619                                                           |
| 20                                                              | ODISHA                                                          | 736994                                                          | 459905                                                          | 1167751                                                         | 1488622                                                         | 1002395                                                         | 934644                                                          | 364788                                                          |
| 21                                                              | PUNJAB                                                          | 173558                                                          | 28665                                                           | 241364                                                          | 307632                                                          | 365853                                                          | 393294                                                          | 137985                                                          |
| 22                                                              | RAJASTHAN                                                       | 1264998                                                         | 720503                                                          | 3678206                                                         | 4934862                                                         | 3471602                                                         | 1966367                                                         | 53243                                                           |
| 23                                                              | SIKKIM                                                          | 15322                                                           | 4761                                                            | 13967                                                           | 40403                                                           | 31011                                                           | 22982                                                           | 7357                                                            |
| 24                                                              | TAMIL NADU                                                      | 2231946                                                         | 305265                                                          | 2445866                                                         | 3885891                                                         | 4115949                                                         | 3867467                                                         | 1686164                                                         |
| 25                                                              | TELANGANA                                                       | 178676                                                          | 1579560                                                         | 2532535                                                         | 1947054                                                         | 817846                                                          | 472156                                                          | 50629                                                           |
| 26                                                              | TRIPURA                                                         | 213420                                                          | 79787                                                           | 401697                                                          | 361451                                                          | 368959                                                          | 350873                                                          | 136662                                                          |
| 27                                                              | UTTAR PRADESH                                                   | 923446                                                          | 884206                                                          | 4732578                                                         | 5390953                                                         | 3109501                                                         | 2037525                                                         | 262849                                                          |
| 28                                                              | UTTARAKHAND                                                     | 181958                                                          | 64641                                                           | 173840                                                          | 206241                                                          | 223685                                                          | 196656                                                          | 22633                                                           |
| 29                                                              | WEST BENGAL                                                     | 2088145                                                         | 711202                                                          | 2534225                                                         | 3732089                                                         | 3111299                                                         | 2072662                                                         | 437150                                                          |
| 30                                                              | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                             | 1080                                                            | 616                                                             | 1965                                                            | 2554                                                            | 2333                                                            | 506                                                             | 1030                                                            |
| 31                                                              | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI                                             | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               |
| 32                                                              | DAMAN &DIU                                                      | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               |
| 33                                                              | LAKSHADWEEP                                                     | 35                                                              | 4                                                               | 31                                                              | 17                                                              | 12                                                              | 6                                                               | 0                                                               |
| 34                                                              | PUDUCHERRY                                                      | 9425                                                            | 11400                                                           | 25631                                                           | 32741                                                           | 28276                                                           | 21445                                                           | 3695                                                            |
|                                                                 | Total                                                           | 15963681                                                        | 11065403                                                        | 33049962                                                        | 38936818                                                        | 27557395                                                        | 19817865                                                        | 5422169                                                         |