Lok Sabha Question No. 1565 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: MGNREGS in Assam
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1565

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2020

## MGNREGS IN ASSAM

## 1565.   SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  all  the  job  card  holders  registered  in  Assam  were  engaged  for  100  days  per annum under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for the financial years 2017-18 and 2018-19;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor, district-wise;
- (c) whether there have been delays in payment of wages under MGNREGS during the first two  quarters  of  the  financial  year  2019-20,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  geo-tagging  and  monitoring  of  assets  created  under  MGNREGS  has  been undertaken; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, district-wise and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) & (b): The district-wise active job card holders and the job card holders who were engaged 100 days per annum in the financial years 2017-18 and 2018-19 under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS),  2005  in  Assam  are  at Annexure - I .  Mahatma Gandhi NREGS 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  demand  for  work  is  influenced  by  various factors such as rain-fall, availability of alternative and remunerative employment opportunities outside Mahatma Gandhi NREGS etc.

(c): Fund release to the States/UTs is a continuous and dynamic process and Central Government is  committed  to  making  funds  available  keeping  in  view  the  demand  for  work.  The  Ministry releases funds to States/UTs periodically in two tranches with each tranche consisting of one or more  instalments  based  on  agreed  to  Labour  Budget  (Persondays),  opening  balance,  pace  of utilization  of  funds,  pending  liabilities  of  the  previous  year,  if  any,  overall  performance  and submission of requisite documents. The Ministry has issued Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) on timely payment process for direct payment into the account of beneficiaries. States/ UTs have been advised to generate pay orders in time. This has resulted in considerable improvement in the status of timely generation of pay order leading to improvement in actual time taken to credit wages in the workers account. During the current Financial Year 2019-20 (as on 07.02.2020), around 96.5% pay orders have been generated within 15 days from the date of closure of the Muster Roll in Assam.

(d)  &  (e):  Yes,  Sir.  The  details  of  assets  created  and  geo-tagging  of  assets  under  Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in Assam, as on 6th February 2020 are at Annexure - II.

## Annexure-I referred in reply to parts (a) & (b) of  Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1565 dated 11.02.2020

Assam

(Figures in numbers)

|         |                          | 2017-18           | 2017-18                       | 2017-18                                     | 2018-19           | 2018-19                       | 2018-19                                     |
|---------|--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | DISTRICTS                | *Active Job cards | Household provided employment | Households completed 100 days of employment | *Active Job cards | Household provided employment | Households completed 100 days of employment |
| 1       | BAKSA                    | 136213            | 68823                         | 49                                          | 150510            | 95036                         | 334                                         |
| 2       | BARPETA                  | 119794            | 101411                        | 1744                                        | 149451            | 109700                        | 1123                                        |
| 3       | BISWANATH                | 75765             | 51748                         | 34                                          | 79523             | 36694                         | 37                                          |
| 4       | BONGAIGAON               | 60451             | 36380                         | 475                                         | 65436             | 37345                         | 246                                         |
| 5       | CACHAR                   | 132120            | 70345                         | 230                                         | 140117            | 59601                         | 93                                          |
| 6       | CHARAIDEO                | 36556             | 27119                         | 301                                         | 38433             | 21218                         | 146                                         |
| 7       | CHIRANG                  | 75363             | 36117                         | 138                                         | 82629             | 58768                         | 835                                         |
| 8       | DARRANG                  | 81774             | 47904                         | 482                                         | 80062             | 36599                         | 274                                         |
| 9       | DHEMAJI                  | 71202             | 54314                         | 333                                         | 90045             | 64618                         | 668                                         |
| 10      | DHUBRI                   | 83570             | 71662                         | 2286                                        | 97545             | 61539                         | 177                                         |
| 11      | DIBRUGARH                | 109291            | 65148                         | 368                                         | 120469            | 81716                         | 177                                         |
| 12      | DIMA HASAO               | 21179             | 18004                         | 123                                         | 22047             | 7764                          | 14                                          |
| 13      | GOALPARA                 | 71477             | 37032                         | 60                                          | 71885             | 40654                         | 68                                          |
| 14      | GOLAGHAT                 | 110450            | 77307                         | 258                                         | 118849            | 65807                         | 268                                         |
| 15      | HAILAKANDI               | 81135             | 53652                         | 88                                          | 81771             | 30611                         | 13                                          |
| 16      | HOJAI                    | 63043             | 36829                         | 48                                          | 64425             | 31194                         | 18                                          |
| 17      | JORHAT                   | 68969             | 43814                         | 102                                         | 75436             | 43489                         | 109                                         |
| 18      | KAMRUP                   | 107992            | 71013                         | 209                                         | 120775            | 76130                         | 174                                         |
| 19      | KAMRUP (METRO)           | 13309             | 5343                          | 1                                           | 11940             | 5609                          | 12                                          |
| 20      | KARBI ANGLONG            | 94767             | 64086                         | 22                                          | 102718            | 62734                         | 139                                         |
| 21      | KARIMGANJ                | 80580             | 60314                         | 27                                          | 102981            | 74113                         | 523                                         |
| 22      | KOKRAJHAR                | 100504            | 56280                         | 1067                                        | 113689            | 65360                         | 1386                                        |
| 23      | LAKHIMPUR                | 92966             | 65034                         | 853                                         | 113072            | 82164                         | 6178                                        |
| 24      | MAJULI                   | 25463             | 19599                         | 100                                         | 27162             | 21029                         | 67                                          |
| 25      | MORIGAON                 | 115626            | 64349                         | 191                                         | 125308            | 84477                         | 2100                                        |
| 26      | NAGAON                   | 150510            | 94741                         | 54                                          | 158804            | 94801                         | 1226                                        |
| 27      | NALBARI                  | 62064             | 49425                         | 541                                         | 72161             | 52761                         | 869                                         |
| 28      | SIVASAGAR                | 55458             | 30892                         | 199                                         | 58317             | 36257                         | 151                                         |
| 29      | SONITPUR                 | 88176             | 54498                         | 9                                           | 95367             | 48344                         | 20                                          |
| 30      | SOUTH SALMARA- MANKACHAR | 14551             | 9761                          | 12                                          | 19330             | 12970                         | 4                                           |
| 31      | TINSUKIA                 | 76689             | 51457                         | 454                                         | 83785             | 47943                         | 493                                         |
| 32      | UDALGURI                 | 108878            | 90247                         | 70                                          | 121602            | 95300                         | 433                                         |
|         | TOTAL                    | 2585885           | 1684648                       | 10928                                       | 2855644           | 1742345                       | 18375                                       |

*Active Job cards: Any individuals of households who has worked any one day in either the last three financial year or in current financial year

## Annexure-II referred in reply to parts (d) & (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1565 dated 11.02.2020

Assets created and geo-tagging under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA in State of Assam, as on 6 th February 2020

| S No.   | District                 | Works Completed*   | Works Geotagged*   |
|---------|--------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| 1       | BAKSA                    | 8,486              | 6,965              |
| 2       | BARPETA                  | 8,486              | 7,795              |
| 3       | BISWANATH                | 6,282              | 5,931              |
| 4       | BONGAIGAON               | 8,933              | 8,570              |
| 5       | CACHAR                   | 9,199              | 8,763              |
| 6       | CHARAIDEO                | 3,858              | 3,235              |
| 7       | CHIRANG                  | 7,002              | 6,327              |
| 8       | DARRANG                  | 14,181             | 13,241             |
| 9       | DHEMAJI                  | 8,551              | 7,903              |
| 10      | DHUBRI                   | 6,334              | 5,081              |
| 11      | DIBRUGARH                | 10,072             | 8,601              |
| 12      | DIMA HASAO               | 2,636              | 2,389              |
| 13      | GOALPARA                 | 8,751              | 8,180              |
| 14      | GOLAGHAT                 | 23,240             | 21,988             |
| 15      | HAILAKANDI               | 5,589              | 5,406              |
| 16      | HOJAI                    | 4,336              | 4,100              |
| 17      | JORHAT                   | 6,744              | 6,518              |
| 18      | KAMRUP                   | 10,615             | 9,879              |
| 19      | KAMRUP (METRO)           | 668                | 584                |
| 20      | KARBI ANGLONG            | 13,424             | 12,755             |
| 21      | KARIMGANJ                | 6,778              | 6,605              |
| 22      | KOKRAJHAR                | 20,066             | 15,541             |
| 23      | LAKHIMPUR                | 8,968              | 7,670              |
| 24      | MAJULI                   | 1,779              | 1,715              |
| 25      | Morigaon                 | 20,871             | 17,025             |
| 26      | NAGAON                   | 11,267             | 10,844             |
| 27      | NALBARI                  | 9,773              | 9,013              |
| 28      | SIVASAGAR                | 9,900              | 8,658              |
| 29      | SONITPUR                 | 8,846              | 8,323              |
| 30      | SOUTH SALMARA- MANKACHAR | 1,104              | 651                |
| 31      | TINSUKIA                 | 6,544              | 6,180              |
| 32      | UDALGURI                 | 5,855              | 5,602              |
|         | Total                    | 279,138            | 252,038            |