Lok Sabha Question No. 625 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Women Participation 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. 625

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2018

## WOMEN PARTICIPATION UNDER MGNREGS

## 625. 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 last few years in rural areas and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the number of women workers who were provided employment under the said scheme during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Union Government proposes to provide non-transient/stable jobs to women workers to increase women participation under MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of measures taken by the Union Government in this regard?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a): 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 07.12.2018) which has been above the statutory requirement of 1/3 rd women participation under MGNREGS,  as per the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005.
- (b): The State/UT-wise details of employment provided to women under MGNREGS during the last three years are given at Annexure .
- (c): No, Madam.
- (d): Does not arise.

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Annexure  referred  to  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 625 dated 13.12.2018.

( Fig. In Lakh)

|         |                     | 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      | TAMIL NADU          | 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      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 0.05                               | 0.08                               | 0.06                               |
| 34      | PUDUCHERRY          | 0.35                               | 0.29                               | 0.30                               |
|         | Total               | 388.05                             | 390.37                             | 363.70                             |

Source: www.nrega.nic.in