Lok Sabha Question No. 1509 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Women Employment Rate under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1509

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2018

## WOMEN EMPLOYMENT RATE UNDER MGNREGS

## 1509.   DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether women  employment rate under the  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  has  increased  or  decreased  over  the years in rural areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of women workers provided employment under the scheme during each of the last three years, State/ UT-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  non-transient/stable  jobs  to  women workers to increase women participation under MGNREGS;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the details of measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a)&(b): The women participation rate in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has been 55% in FY 2015-16, 56% in FY 2016-17, 53% in FY  2017-18  and  53%  in  2018-19  (as  on  20.07.2018)  which  has  been  above  the  statutory requirement of 1/3 rd women participation under MGNREGS.

- (c): The State/UT-wise details of employment provided to women under MGNREGS during the last three years are given at Annexure .
- (d): No, Madam.

(e)&(f):

Do not arise.

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|         |                    | No. of Women Provided Employment   | No. of Women Provided Employment   | No. of Women Provided Employment   |
|---------|--------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| SI. No. | State              | 2017-18                            | 2016-17                            | 2015-16                            |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 35.28                              | 35.01                              | 32.30                              |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 0.55                               | 0.78                               | 0.60                               |
| 3       | ASSAM              | 10.56                              | 8.96                               | 7.88                               |
| 4       | BIHAR              | 12.73                              | 12.41                              | 7.66                               |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH       | 21.22                              | 19.71                              | 20.23                              |
| 6       | GOA                | 0.053                              | 0.053                              | 0.047                              |
| 7       | GUJARAT            | 6.07                               | 5.85                               | 4.69                               |
| 8       | HARYANA            | 1.95                               | 1.93                               | 1.20                               |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 3.93                               | 4.00                               | 3.20                               |
| 10      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR  | 3.19                               | 2.57                               | 2.58                               |
| 11      | JHARKHAND          | 7.50                               | 9.48                               | 5.58                               |
| 12      | KARNATAKA          | 18.44                              | 20.85                              | 14.23                              |
| 13      | KERALA             | 12.59                              | 13.98                              | 14.36                              |
| 14      | MADHYA PRADESH     | 25.14                              | 22.57                              | 22.96                              |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA        | 13.76                              | 12.22                              | 10.86                              |
| 16      | MANIPUR            | 2.33                               | 2.25                               | 1.89                               |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA          | 3.01                               | 2.68                               | 2.44                               |
| 18      | MIZORAM            | 0.76                               | 0.83                               | 1.04                               |
| 19      | NAGALAND           | 1.49                               | 1.89                               | 2.05                               |
| 20      | ODISHA             | 16.18                              | 13.58                              | 12.51                              |
| 21      | PUNJAB             | 4.86                               | 3.82                               | 3.29                               |
| 22      | RAJASTHAN          | 39.53                              | 40.81                              | 37.33                              |
| 23      | SIKKIM             | 0.36                               | 0.40                               | 0.38                               |
| 24      | TAMILNADU          | 55.69                              | 60.95                              | 58.86                              |
| 25      | TELANGANA          | 24.98                              | 25.29                              | 26.04                              |
| 26      | TRIPURA            | 3.34                               | 4.49                               | 4.60                               |
| 27      | UTTAR PRADESH      | 21.24                              | 20.82                              | 20.87                              |
| 28      | UTTARAKHAND        | 3.67                               | 3.87                               | 3.63                               |
| 29      | WEST BENGAL        | 37.29                              | 37.99                              | 40.02                              |
| 30      | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR  | 0.05                               | 0.08                               | 0.06                               |
| 31      | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI | NR                                 | NR                                 | NR                                 |
| 32      | DAMAN &DIU         | NR                                 | NR                                 | NR                                 |
| 33      | LAKSHADWEEP        | NR                                 | NR                                 | NR                                 |
| 34      | PUDUCHERRY         | 0.35                               | 0.29                               | 0.30                               |
|         | Total              | 388.05                             | 390.37                             | 363.70                             |

NR=Not Reported