Lok Sabha Question No. 259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: MGNREGS during Pandemic
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Arjunlal Meena

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 259

ANSWERED ON 20/07/2021

## MGNREGS DURING PANDEMIC

## 259. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR: SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the number of people who have benefitted under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) since April 2020, State-wise, gender-wise, and discreetly mentioning new enrolments;
- (b) whether there has been an increase in enrolment in rural areas during and after the pandemic, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the expenditure incurred from the start of the pandemic till now, the details on the usage of MGNREGS budgetary allocation during the last two years, State-wise;
- (d) whether some States have proposed changes in the scheme for its improvement and efficient implementation; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof including the feasibility of proposed changes?

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

## (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)&(b): Details  of  State-wise  and  gender-wise  number  of  persons  provided  employment  under Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  in  FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22 (as on 16.07.2021) is given at Annexure-I.

During  financial  year  2020-21,  1.87  crore  new  job  cards  were  issued  under  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGA which is 169% higher than the number of new job cards issued in the FY 2019-20, which was 69.53 lakh. The details of States/UTs-wise new job cards issued in FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22 (as on 16.07.2021) is given at Annexure-II.

(c): The Budget Allocation and release of funds during last two financial years 2019-20 and   2020-21 is given as:

(Rs. In crore)

| S. No.   | Revised Estimate   | Revised Estimate   | Release of funds   | Release of funds   |
|----------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|          | 2019-20            | 2020-21            | 2019-20            | 2020-21            |
| 1.       | 71,001.81          | 1,11,500           | 71,687.71          | 1,11,700.86        |

Under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS Scheme, no allocation of funds is made to States/UTs-wise, being a demand driven Scheme. Funds are released to States/UTs as per the requirements of funds against 'agreed to' Labour Budget.

States/UTs-wise detail of expenditure incurred during the last two financial years 2019-20, 2020-21and the current FY 2021-22 (as on 16.07.2021) under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is given at Annexure-III .

- (d): No Sir.
- (e): Does not arise.

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## Annexure-I referred in reply to part (a)&(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.259 dated 20.07.2021

| Employment under Mahatma   | Employment under Mahatma                   | Employment under Mahatma              | Employment under Mahatma              | Employment under Mahatma              | Employment under Mahatma                           | Employment under Mahatma                           | Employment under Mahatma                           |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| S No.                      |                                            | Number of Persons provided FY 2020-21 | Number of Persons provided FY 2020-21 | Number of Persons provided FY 2020-21 | Employment (in lakh) FY 2021-22 (as on 16.07.2021) | Employment (in lakh) FY 2021-22 (as on 16.07.2021) | Employment (in lakh) FY 2021-22 (as on 16.07.2021) |
|                            |                                            | Male                                  | Female                                | Total                                 | Male                                               | Female                                             | Total                                              |
| 1                          | ANDHRA PRADESH                             | 37.14                                 | 42.65                                 | 79.80                                 | 32.11                                              | 38.48                                              | 70.60                                              |
| 2                          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                          | 1.41                                  | 1.03                                  | 2.44                                  | 0.42                                               | 0.28                                               | 0.70                                               |
| 3                          | ASSAM                                      | 19.28                                 | 16.51                                 | 35.79                                 | 10.90                                              | 9.75                                               | 20.65                                              |
| 4                          | BIHAR                                      | 28.07                                 | 30.62                                 | 58.69                                 | 14.65                                              | 16.19                                              | 30.85                                              |
| 5                          | CHHATTISGARH                               | 30.08                                 | 30.11                                 | 60.19                                 | 19.51                                              | 20.28                                              | 39.79                                              |
| 6                          | GOA                                        | 0.01                                  | 0.03                                  | 0.04                                  | 0.002                                              | 0.01                                               | 0.01                                               |
| 7                          | GUJARAT                                    | 10.21                                 | 9.11                                  | 19.32                                 | 6.46                                               | 6.05                                               | 12.51                                              |
| 8                          | HARYANA                                    | 3.24                                  | 3.27                                  | 6.51                                  | 1.43                                               | 1.67                                               | 3.10                                               |
| 9                          | HIMACHAL PRADESH                           | 3.78                                  | 5.14                                  | 8.92                                  | 1.72                                               | 2.63                                               | 4.35                                               |
| 10                         | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                          | 7.48                                  | 3.80                                  | 11.29                                 | 1.15                                               | 0.39                                               | 1.54                                               |
| 11                         | JHARKHAND                                  | 17.86                                 | 14.19                                 | 32.05                                 | 10.47                                              | 8.50                                               | 18.97                                              |
| 12                         | KARNATAKA                                  | 28.85                                 | 27.95                                 | 56.80                                 | 19.84                                              | 19.65                                              | 39.50                                              |
| 13                         | KERALA                                     | 3.24                                  | 15.59                                 | 18.83                                 | 0.90                                               | 6.08                                               | 6.99                                               |
| 14                         | LADAKH                                     | 0.15                                  | 0.23                                  | 0.38                                  | 0.00                                               | 0.01                                               | 0.01                                               |
| 15                         | MADHYA PRADESH                             | 60.31                                 | 45.08                                 | 105.39                                | 35.82                                              | 27.15                                              | 62.97                                              |
| 16                         | MAHARASHTRA                                | 17.26                                 | 13.84                                 | 31.10                                 | 9.57                                               | 7.54                                               | 17.11                                              |
| 17                         | MANIPUR                                    | 2.97                                  | 3.08                                  | 6.05                                  | 0.22                                               | 0.15                                               | 0.37                                               |
| 18                         | MEGHALAYA                                  | 3.49                                  | 4.04                                  | 7.52                                  | 0.93                                               | 0.86                                               | 1.79                                               |
| 19                         | MIZORAM                                    | 0.93                                  | 1.30                                  | 2.23                                  | 0.81                                               | 1.25                                               | 2.06                                               |
| 20                         | NAGALAND                                   | 2.62                                  | 1.57                                  | 4.19                                  | 1.81                                               | 1.00                                               | 2.81                                               |
| 21                         | ODISHA                                     | 33.83                                 | 28.38                                 | 62.21                                 | 18.65                                              | 15.82                                              | 34.47                                              |
| 22                         | PUNJAB                                     | 5.06                                  | 6.79                                  | 11.85                                 | 2.64                                               | 4.31                                               | 6.96                                               |
| 23                         | RAJASTHAN                                  | 45.84                                 | 65.14                                 | 110.98                                | 17.30                                              | 30.36                                              | 47.66                                              |
| 24                         | SIKKIM                                     | 0.38                                  | 0.39                                  | 0.77                                  | 0.18                                               | 0.18                                               | 0.36                                               |
| 25                         | TAMIL NADU                                 | 14.88                                 | 63.65                                 | 78.53                                 | 8.04                                               | 43.54                                              | 51.58                                              |
| 26                         | TELANGANA                                  | 24.18                                 | 30.09                                 | 54.27                                 | 18.02                                              | 23.71                                              | 41.73                                              |
| 27                         | TRIPURA                                    | 4.31                                  | 4.03                                  | 8.33                                  | 3.04                                               | 2.81                                               | 5.85                                               |
| 28                         | UTTAR PRADESH                              | 76.52                                 | 40.07                                 | 116.59                                | 26.79                                              | 14.28                                              | 41.07                                              |
| 29                         | UTTARAKHAND                                | 4.08                                  | 5.01                                  | 9.10                                  | 1.33                                               | 1.75                                               | 3.07                                               |
| 30                         | WEST BENGAL                                | 65.62                                 | 52.66                                 | 118.27                                | 28.29                                              | 23.25                                              | 51.54                                              |
| 31                         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                        | 0.04                                  | 0.05                                  | 0.10                                  | 0.01                                               | 0.01                                               | 0.01                                               |
| 32                         | LAKSHADWEEP                                | 0.001                                 | 0                                     | 0.001                                 | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 33                         | PUDUCHERRY                                 | 0.08                                  | 0.46                                  | 0.53                                  | 0.02                                               | 0.13                                               | 0.14                                               |
| 34                         | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIANDDAMAN AND DIU | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
|                            | Total                                      | 553.21                                | 565.83                                | 1,119.04                              | 293.03                                             | 328.07                                             | 621.10                                             |

Source: Management Information System

| Number of Job Cards included in the FY (in lakh)   | Number of Job Cards included in the FY (in lakh)   | Number of Job Cards included in the FY (in lakh)   | Number of Job Cards included in the FY (in lakh)   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| S No.                                              | States                                             | FY 2020-21                                         | FY 2021-22 (as on 16.07.2021)                      |
| 1                                                  | ANDHRA PRADESH                                     | 5.42                                               | 1.01                                               |
| 2                                                  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                  | 0.25                                               | 0.12                                               |
| 3                                                  | ASSAM                                              | 5.98                                               | 1.06                                               |
| 4                                                  | BIHAR                                              | 22.60                                              | 9.53                                               |
| 5                                                  | CHHATTISGARH                                       | 4.03                                               | 0.36                                               |
| 6                                                  | GOA                                                | 0.01                                               | 0.00                                               |
| 7                                                  | GUJARAT                                            | 5.05                                               | 0.60                                               |
| 8                                                  | HARYANA                                            | 1.69                                               | 0.20                                               |
| 9                                                  | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                   | 0.85                                               | 0.25                                               |
| 10                                                 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                  | 1.12                                               | 0.10                                               |
| 11                                                 | JHARKHAND                                          | 14.52                                              | 0.91                                               |
| 12                                                 | KARNATAKA                                          | 7.29                                               | 2.36                                               |
| 13                                                 | KERALA                                             | 2.70                                               | 0.64                                               |
| 14                                                 | LADAKH                                             | 0.02                                               | 0.00                                               |
| 15                                                 | MADHYA PRADESH                                     | 17.81                                              | 3.00                                               |
| 16                                                 | MAHARASHTRA                                        | 8.62                                               | 6.81                                               |
| 17                                                 | MANIPUR                                            | 0.21                                               | 0.02                                               |
| 18                                                 | MEGHALAYA                                          | 0.32                                               | 0.11                                               |
| 19                                                 | MIZORAM                                            | 0.16                                               | 0.03                                               |
| 20                                                 | NAGALAND                                           | 0.12                                               | 0.01                                               |
| 21                                                 | ODISHA                                             | 9.96                                               | 2.97                                               |
| 22                                                 | PUNJAB                                             | 2.19                                               | 0.29                                               |
| 23                                                 | RAJASTHAN                                          | 10.07                                              | 1.21                                               |
| 24                                                 | SIKKIM                                             | 0.03                                               | 0.01                                               |
| 25                                                 | TAMIL NADU                                         | 5.29                                               | 0.70                                               |
| 26                                                 | TELANGANA                                          | 3.49                                               | 0.45                                               |
| 27                                                 | TRIPURA                                            | 0.17                                               | 0.09                                               |
| 28                                                 | UTTAR PRADESH                                      | 40.79                                              | 7.15                                               |
| 29                                                 | UTTARAKHAND                                        | 1.15                                               | 0.05                                               |
| 30                                                 | WEST BENGAL                                        | 15.93                                              | 2.04                                               |
| 31                                                 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                | 0.01                                               | 0.00                                               |
| 32                                                 | LAKSHADWEEP                                        | 0.00                                               | 0.00                                               |
| 33                                                 | PUDUCHERRY                                         | 0.04                                               | 0.00                                               |
| 34                                                 | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU       | 0.00                                               | 0.00                                               |
|                                                    | Total                                              | 187.90                                             | 42.08                                              |

Source: Management Information System

## Expenditure incurred by the States/UTs under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA

(Rs. in crore)

| Expenditure*   | Expenditure*                               | Expenditure*   | Expenditure*   | Expenditure*               |
|----------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------------|
| SI. No.        | State                                      | 2019-20        | 2020-21        | 2021-22 (as on 16.07.2021) |
| 1              | ANDHRA PRADESH                             | 5532.446       | 10901.48       | 5422.4383                  |
| 2              | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                          | 158.7645       | 485.5452       | 41.2313                    |
| 3              | ASSAM                                      | 1476.301       | 2525.2697      | 671.014                    |
| 4              | BIHAR                                      | 3371.177       | 6425.8408      | 3844.9464                  |
| 5              | CHHATTISGARH                               | 3009.951       | 4113.1193      | 2009.002                   |
| 6              | GOA                                        | 1.3401         | 3.2591         | 1.1023                     |
| 7              | GUJARAT                                    | 965.2298       | 1334.8571      | 944.3023                   |
| 8              | HARYANA                                    | 387.1642       | 802.6301       | 265.9018                   |
| 9              | HIMACHAL PRADESH                           | 708.9805       | 988.9559       | 365.5551                   |
| 10             | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                          | 998.3257       | 1550.2063      | 181.7339                   |
| 11             | JHARKHAND                                  | 1699.955       | 3150.3347      | 1121.4724                  |
| 12             | KARNATAKA                                  | 4748.176       | 5617.453       | 1936.6566                  |
| 13             | KERALA                                     | 2702.552       | 3867.7365      | 951.6466                   |
| 14             | LADAKH                                     | 67.6302        | 50.3515        | 7.0918                     |
| 15             | MADHYA PRADESH                             | 4949.291       | 9142.2014      | 3691.4448                  |
| 16             | MAHARASHTRA                                | 1821.33        | 2018.668       | 654.0186                   |
| 17             | MANIPUR                                    | 455.4797       | 1054.8681      | 288.9062                   |
| 18             | MEGHALAYA                                  | 1098.39        | 1367.1324      | 91.5513                    |
| 19             | MIZORAM                                    | 515.2516       | 549.2195       | 170.8914                   |
| 20             | NAGALAND                                   | 393.6981       | 442.9062       | 42.4138                    |
| 21             | ODISHA                                     | 2836.949       | 5839.6792      | 2279.9543                  |
| 22             | PUNJAB                                     | 767.3594       | 1240.8284      | 499.8417                   |
| 23             | RAJASTHAN                                  | 6701.721       | 9803.5016      | 2598.2237                  |
| 24             | SIKKIM                                     | 91.0655        | 107.6231       | 25.9257                    |
| 25             | TAMIL NADU                                 | 5621.332       | 8435.0377      | 2030.8071                  |
| 26             | TELANGANA                                  | 2193.317       | 5429.3433      | 2022.5098                  |
| 27             | TRIPURA                                    | 857.4699       | 1064.0556      | 341.519                    |
| 28             | UTTAR PRADESH                              | 6055.851       | 12626.337      | 1439.6034                  |
| 29             | UTTARAKHAND                                | 556.057        | 853.8116       | 210.2763                   |
| 30             | WEST BENGAL                                | 7480.26        | 10404.7        | 2675.5318                  |
| 31             | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                        | 4.5869         | 6.6804         | 3.9926                     |
| 32             | LAKSHADWEEP                                | 0.1056         | 0.0574         | 0                          |
| 33             | PUDUCHERRY                                 | 17.1122        | 25.3218        | 2.3874                     |
| 34             | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIANDDAMAN AND DIU | 0              | 0              | 0                          |
|                | Total                                      | 68244.62       | 112229.01      | 36833.894                  |

Source: Management Information System

*State share included