Lok Sabha Question No. 3777 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Households under MGNREGA
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3777

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.07.2019

## HOUSEHOLDS UNDER MGNREGA

## 3777.  SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  households  registered  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Act(MGNREGA) who were able to get work for 100 days during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) whether it is a fact that the average MGNREGA wages have decreased, if so, the details thereof along with the details of wages given during the last five years; and
- (c) the number of instances of MGNREGA workers being denied their wages for not having Aadhaar Card or mismatch of biometrics during the said period, State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): State/UT-wise details of households completing 100 days of employment during the last three years under  the Mahatma  Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS) is given at Annexure .
- (b): No,  Sir.  As  per  Management  Information  System  (MIS),  the  details  of  average MGNREGA wages in the last five financial years are given below:
- (c): All wages to workers under MGNREGS are not paid through Aadhaar Based Payment System (ABPS). Those workers who do not have Aadhaar number or are in process of ABPS conversion  are  paid  electronically  through  account  based  transfers  into  their  Bank/Post  office accounts.

| Financial Year   |   Average Wage Rate per day per person (Rs.) |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 2014-2015        |                                       143.92 |
| 2015-2016        |                                       154.08 |
| 2016-2017        |                                       161.65 |
| 2017-2018        |                                       169.44 |
| 2018-2019        |                                       179.12 |

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Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  3777  dated 16.07.2019

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        | Households completed 100 days of employment (In lakh)   | Households completed 100 days of employment (In lakh)   | Households completed 100 days of employment (In lakh)   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        | 2016-17                                                 | 2017-18                                                 | 2018-19                                                 |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 5.83                                                    | 5.95                                                    | 8.10                                                    |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    | 0.003                                                   |
| 3         | ASSAM             | 0.11                                                    | 0.11                                                    | 0.19                                                    |
| 4         | BIHAR             | 0.14                                                    | 0.16                                                    | 0.25                                                    |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH      | 1.73                                                    | 3.24                                                    | 4.28                                                    |
| 6         | GOA               | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    |
| 7         | GUJARAT           | 0.08                                                    | 0.11                                                    | 0.34                                                    |
| 8         | HARYANA           | 0.03                                                    | 0.04                                                    | 0.04                                                    |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 0.11                                                    | 0.14                                                    | 0.70                                                    |
| 10        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 0.35                                                    | 0.36                                                    | 0.38                                                    |
| 11        | JHARKHAND         | 0.37                                                    | 0.58                                                    | 0.26                                                    |
| 12        | KARNATAKA         | 1.96                                                    | 0.30                                                    | 2.12                                                    |
| 13        | KERALA            | 1.13                                                    | 1.17                                                    | 4.42                                                    |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH    | 1.41                                                    | 1.35                                                    | 0.77                                                    |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA       | 1.68                                                    | 2.02                                                    | 1.92                                                    |
| 16        | MANIPUR           | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA         | 0.87                                                    | 1.15                                                    | 1.61                                                    |
| 18        | MIZORAM           | 0.57                                                    | 0.00                                                    | 0.82                                                    |
| 19        | NAGALAND          | 0.002                                                   | 0.001                                                   | 0.00                                                    |
| 20        | ODISHA            | 0.36                                                    | 0.68                                                    | 0.47                                                    |
| 21        | PUNJAB            | 0.04                                                    | 0.10                                                    | 0.07                                                    |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN         | 4.27                                                    | 2.28                                                    | 5.88                                                    |
| 23        | SIKKIM            | 0.08                                                    | 0.04                                                    | 0.05                                                    |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU        | 13.21                                                   | 1.50                                                    | 2.60                                                    |
| 25        | TELANGANA         | 1.76                                                    | 2.04                                                    | 2.27                                                    |
| 26        | TRIPURA           | 1.16                                                    | 0.04                                                    | 0.15                                                    |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH     | 0.41                                                    | 0.43                                                    | 0.72                                                    |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND       | 0.26                                                    | 0.22                                                    | 0.26                                                    |
| 29        | WEST BENGAL       | 2.00                                                    | 5.58                                                    | 13.38                                                   |
| 30        | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR  | 0.01                                                    | 0.00                                                    | 0.002                                                   |
| 31        | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    |
| 32        | PUDUCHERRY        | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                    |
|           | National          | 39.91                                                   | 29.55                                                   | 52.05                                                   |

Source: www.nrega.nic.in