Lok Sabha Question No. 331 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Days of Employment under MGNREGA
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.331

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.11.2019

## DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT UNDER MGNREGA

## 331. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the average days of wage employment provided per household has only been 50, instead of 100 days under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) during the financial year 2018-19;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  names  of  the  States  which  provided  less  number  of  days  of  employment  under MGNREGA, State-wise;
- (d) the steps taken by the Union Government to provide at least 100 days in a year; and
- (e) whether the Government plans to launch a new project under which a stipend of up to Rs. 20,000 will be given to MGNREGA labourers who undergo training in skills such as masonry or carpentry and if so, the present status thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)&(b): The  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (Mahatma Gandhi  NREGA)  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 employment provided to a household depends on the number of days of wage employment demanded by the household. As per Management Information System (MIS), the average days of wage employment provided per household under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA was 51 days during the financial year 2018-19.

(c)&(d): State/UT-wise  details  of  average  days  of  employment  provided  per  household under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA during FY 2018-19 is given at Annexure. The Government is actively engaged with State Governments in establishing systems that ensure provision of work as per demand, transparency and accountability. To generate awareness about the provisions of the  Scheme  and  to  provide  adequate  employment  opportunities  to  rural  households  under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, all States/UTs have been requested for the following:

- (i) Initiate appropriate Information Education and Communication (IEC) campaigns including wall paintings for wide dissemination of the   provisions of the Act.
- (ii)  Expand  scope  and  coverage  of  demand  registration  system  to  ensure  that  demand for work under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS does not go unregistered.
- (iii) Prepare plans in a participatory mode and approve them in the Gram Sabha.
- (iv) Prepare realistic labour budget by the State.
- (v) Implementation of Software for Estimate Calculation Using Rural Rates for Employment (SECURE)
- (vi) Organize 'Rozgar Diwas' periodically to capture latent demand under the programme and to disseminate awareness about the provisions of the Act.
- (e): No, Sir.

Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  parts  (c)&(d)  of    Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.331 dated 19.11.2019

| SI. No.   | States/UTs          |   Average days of employment provided per households during FY 2018-19 |
|-----------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH      |                                                                     58 |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |                                                                     43 |
| 3         | ASSAM               |                                                                     31 |
| 4         | BIHAR               |                                                                     42 |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH        |                                                                     57 |
| 6         | GOA                 |                                                                     13 |
| 7         | GUJARAT             |                                                                     46 |
| 8         | HARYANA             |                                                                     34 |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH    |                                                                     52 |
| 10        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   |                                                                     57 |
| 11        | JHARKHAND           |                                                                     42 |
| 12        | KARNATAKA           |                                                                     50 |
| 13        | KERALA              |                                                                     66 |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH      |                                                                     52 |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA         |                                                                     47 |
| 16        | MANIPUR             |                                                                     23 |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA           |                                                                     72 |
| 18        | MIZORAM             |                                                                     92 |
| 19        | NAGALAND            |                                                                     34 |
| 20        | ODISHA              |                                                                     39 |
| 21        | PUNJAB              |                                                                     30 |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN           |                                                                     57 |
| 23        | SIKKIM              |                                                                     54 |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU          |                                                                     46 |
| 25        | TELANGANA           |                                                                     47 |
| 26        | TRIPURA             |                                                                     46 |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH       |                                                                     42 |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND         |                                                                     45 |
| 29        | WEST BENGAL         |                                                                     77 |
| 30        | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR |                                                                     32 |
| 31        | LAKSHADWEEP         |                                                                     40 |
| 32        | PUDUCHERRY          |                                                                     20 |
|           | National            |                                                                     51 |