Lok Sabha Question No. 1418 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: MGNREGS in Karnataka
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Prajwal Revanna

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1418

ANSWERED ON 26/07/2022

## MGNREGS IN KARNATAKA

## 1418.   SHRI PRAJWAL REVANNA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  performance  and  outcomes  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the State of Karnataka particularly in Hassan Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (b) the details of employment provided and female workforce participation along with the details of wages provided particularly in the said constituency; and
- (c) the details of funds alloted to and utilised by the said State Government?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)&(b)      Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma Gandhi  NREGS)  is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment  scheme  which  provide  for  the enhancement  of  livelihood  security  of  the  households  in  rural  areas  of  the  country  by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

The  details  of  employment  provided  (in  person-days  generated)  in  the  State  of  Karnataka under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the last financial year 2021-22 and current financial year 2022-23 (as on 21.07.2022) is given below:

| Financial Year                                           |   2021-22 |   2022-23 (as on 21.07.2022) |
|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Employment provided (in person-days generated) (in lakh) |   1640.14 |                       538.91 |

(As per NREGASoft)

The Hassan Parliamentary constituency consists of parts of two districts namely Hassan and Chikkamagaluru of State of Karnataka.

The  details  of  employment  provided   (in  person-days  generated),  women  participation  (in percentage)  and  expenditure  on  unskilled  wage  component  in  the  district  of  Hassan  under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the last financial year 2021-22 and current financial year 202223 (as on 21.07.2022) is given below:

| Financial Year                                           | 2021-22   |   2022-23 (as on 21.07.2022) |
|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Employment provided (in person-days generated) (In lakh) | 57.29     |                        15.88 |
| Women participation (in percentage)                      | 49.38     |                        50.46 |
| Expenditure on unskilled wage (Rs. in lakh)              | 16,555.61 |                      4883.85 |

(As per NREGASoft)

The  details  of  employment  provided   (in  person-days  generated),  women  participation  (in percentage) and expenditure on unskilled wage component in the district of Chikkamagaluru under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the last financial year 2021-22 and current financial year 2022-23 (as on 21.07.2022) is given below:

| Financial Year                                           | 2021-22   | 2022-23 (as on 21.07.2022)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Employment provided (in person-days generated) (In lakh) | 32.33     | 5.46                         |
| Women participation (in percentage)                      | 50.57     | 49.89                        |
| Expenditure on unskilled wage (Rs. in lakh)              | 9,407.12  | 1,667.61                     |

(As per NREGASoft)

## (c)     There is no State/UT wise allocation of funds under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.

The details of funds released to the State of Karnataka under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the last financial year 2021-22 and current financial year 2022-23 (as on 21.07.2022) is given below:

| Financial Year               |   2021-22 |   2022-23 (as on 21.07.2022) |
|------------------------------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Fund Released (Rs. in crore) |   6028.07 |                      2821.36 |