Lok Sabha Question No. 136 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Employment for Divyang Persons under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Geeta Kora, Riti Pathak

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 136 ANSWERED ON 07/12/2021

## EMPLOYMENT FOR DIVYANG PERSONS UNDER MGNREGS

## *136.   SHRIMATI GEETA KORA: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  Divyang  persons  registered as  applicants  seeking  employment  under the  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last two years, State-wise;
- (b) the number of Divyang applicants who have got employment and the number of days for which they have been given employment, State-wise;
- (c) whether any exemption has been granted in the MGNREGS guidelines with regard to the nature of works to be given to Divyang people; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a) to (d)    A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement in reply to Parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 136 for answer on 07.12.2021

- (a)  State/UT-wise  details  of  differently  abled  persons  registered  under  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) during the last two financial years is given at Annexure-I.
- (b)  State/UT-wise  details  of differently  abled  persons  availed  employment and  person-days generated under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last two financial years are given at Annexure-II.
- (c) & (d) The provisions for differently abled persons under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA) Operational Guidelines are given as under:-
- Para 9.3.1: The disabled or differently abled persons defined under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996)  as  persons  with  disabilities,  the  severity  of  which  is  40%  and  above  would  be considered as special category  of  vulnerable  persons  for  the  purposes  of  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGA. The disabled persons as defined in the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 (44 of 1999) are  also  to  be  considered  as  disabled  for  the  purpose  of  inclusion  in  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGA.
- Para 9.3.2: Since this category of people are differently abled, special conditions have to be created to facilitate their inclusion in Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.
- Para 9.3.3: Each State Government will identify specific works, which can be done by the  disabled  and  vulnerable  persons.  In  a  village,  different  categories  of  persons  with disabilities  will  be  organized  to  come  together  as  a  fixed  group  to  accomplish  the  works proposed for them under the Scheme, in a way that makes it possible for them to exercise their choice. On no grounds, should the disabled and vulnerable persons be paid lower wages as compared to other persons employed in Mahatma Gandhi NREGA works.

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Annexure-I Annexure-I  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  136 dated 07.12.2021 State/UT-wise  details  of  differently  abled  persons  registered  under  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS during the last two financial years.

(Figures in numbers)

| S. No.   | States/UTs                                 | Number of differently abled persons registered   | Number of differently abled persons registered   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | States/UTs                                 | 2019-20                                          | 2020-21                                          |
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH                             | 250636                                           | 255617                                           |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                          | 1608                                             | 1706                                             |
| 3        | ASSAM                                      | 28263                                            | 28917                                            |
| 4        | BIHAR                                      | 49633                                            | 53746                                            |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH                               | 145852                                           | 137405                                           |
| 6        | GOA                                        | 19                                               | 19                                               |
| 7        | GUJARAT                                    | 165584                                           | 168160                                           |
| 8        | HARYANA                                    | 3628                                             | 3759                                             |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                           | 7183                                             | 7335                                             |
| 10       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                          | 15108                                            | 15275                                            |
| 11       | JHARKHAND                                  | 45098                                            | 44530                                            |
| 12       | KARNATAKA                                  | 77274                                            | 96988                                            |
| 13       | KERALA                                     | 7867                                             | 5128                                             |
| 14       | LADAKH                                     | 0                                                | 0                                                |
| 15       | MADHYA PRADESH                             | 274433                                           | 285038                                           |
| 16       | MAHARASHTRA                                | 136237                                           | 149837                                           |
| 17       | MANIPUR                                    | 3913                                             | 4169                                             |
| 18       | MEGHALAYA                                  | 3054                                             | 3458                                             |
| 19       | MIZORAM                                    | 367                                              | 392                                              |
| 20       | NAGALAND                                   | 748                                              | 753                                              |
| 21       | ODISHA                                     | 60015                                            | 68658                                            |
| 22       | PUNJAB                                     | 9271                                             | 9630                                             |
| 23       | RAJASTHAN                                  | 75054                                            | 78186                                            |
| 24       | SIKKIM                                     | 512                                              | 528                                              |
| 25       | TAMIL NADU                                 | 149624                                           | 156465                                           |
| 26       | TELANGANA                                  | 190849                                           | 150072                                           |
| 27       | TRIPURA                                    | 24825                                            | 25450                                            |
| 28       | UTTAR PRADESH                              | 64636                                            | 65703                                            |
| 29       | UTTARAKHAND                                | 4661                                             | 4883                                             |
| 30       | WEST BENGAL                                | 406161                                           | 408100                                           |
| 31       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                        | 165                                              | 165                                              |
| 32       | LAKSHADWEEP                                | 48                                               | 48                                               |
| 33       | PUDUCHERRY                                 | 428                                              | 444                                              |
| 34       | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIANDDAMAN AND DIU | 2692                                             | 2693                                             |
|          | Total                                      | 22,05,446                                        | 22,33,257                                        |

## Annexure-II referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 136 dated 07.12.2021

State/UT-wise  details  of differently  abled  persons  availed  employment  and  persondays generated under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last two financial years.

(Figures in numbers)

|                                   | 2019-20                                             | 2019-20                | 2020-21                                             | 2020-21                |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|                                   | No. of differently abled persons availed employment | Person- days Generated | No. of differently abled persons availed employment | Person- days Generated |
| 1ANDHRA PRADESH                   | 77017                                               | 3369241                | 89137                                               | 4060631                |
| 2ARUNACHAL PRADESH                | 401                                                 | 15373                  | 521                                                 | 33440                  |
| 3ASSAM                            | 5472                                                | 118804                 | 6607                                                | 164184                 |
| 4BIHAR                            | 7280                                                | 264228                 | 9425                                                | 367243                 |
| 5CHHATTISGARH                     | 29089                                               | 844905                 | 35597                                               | 1060195                |
| 6GOA                              | 0                                                   | 0                      | 0                                                   | 0                      |
| 7GUJARAT                          | 9795                                                | 263685                 | 13609                                               | 359314                 |
| 8HARYANA                          | 514                                                 | 14608                  | 751                                                 | 15892                  |
| 9HIMACHAL PRADESH                 | 1353                                                | 48650                  | 1662                                                | 64744                  |
| 10JAMMU AND KASHMIR               | 5245                                                | 176957                 | 5060                                                | 158914                 |
| 11JHARKHAND                       | 6120                                                | 221412                 | 9805                                                | 348109                 |
| 12KARNATAKA                       | 10621                                               | 283069                 | 20632                                               | 537733                 |
| 13KERALA                          | 1957                                                | 99385                  | 2244                                                | 137062                 |
| 14LADAKH                          | 0                                                   | 0                      | 0                                                   | 0                      |
| 15MADHYA PRADESH                  | 54812                                               | 1548804                | 84146                                               | 2597037                |
| 16MAHARASHTRA                     | 15578                                               | 347059                 | 17146                                               | 348910                 |
| 17MANIPUR                         | 1854                                                | 70155                  | 1989                                                | 101535                 |
| 18MEGHALAYA                       | 1683                                                | 106437                 | 2079                                                | 132716                 |
| 19MIZORAM                         | 128                                                 | 11543                  | 141                                                 | 12102                  |
| 20NAGALAND                        | 384                                                 | 12482                  | 405                                                 | 15901                  |
| 21ODISHA                          | 10015                                               | 292297                 | 19187                                               | 677600                 |
| 22PUNJAB                          | 2562                                                | 70065                  | 3394                                                | 110119                 |
| 23RAJASTHAN                       | 22163                                               | 849745                 | 31613                                               | 1264712                |
| 24SIKKIM                          | 135                                                 | 6595                   | 171                                                 | 8161                   |
| 25TAMILNADU                       | 58989                                               | 2538736                | 71314                                               | 3545524                |
| 26TELANGANA                       | 52708                                               | 1635212                | 65719                                               | 2292981                |
| 27TRIPURA                         | 8492                                                | 360377                 | 9072                                                | 462625                 |
| 28UTTAR PRADESH                   | 10702                                               | 391637                 | 17921                                               | 588704                 |
| 29UTTARAKHAND                     | 1508                                                | 48708                  | 1985                                                | 67071                  |
| 30WEST BENGAL                     | 66065                                               | 2216455                | 85496                                               | 2886433                |
| 31ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR             | 19                                                  | 620                    | 24                                                  | 805                    |
| 32LAKSHADWEEP                     | 1                                                   | 48                     | 0                                                   | 0                      |
| 33PUDUCHERRY                      | 59                                                  | 1015                   | 216                                                 | 3972                   |
| 34 THE DADRA AND HAVELI AND DAMAN | 0                                                   | 0                      | 0                                                   | 0                      |
| Total                             | 4,62,721                                            | 1,62,28,307            | 6,07,068                                            | 2,24,24,369            |

(As per MIS)

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