Lok Sabha Question No. 60 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Employment under MGNREGA and GKRA
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Chunni Lal Sahu, Mohan Mandavi

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 60 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2021

## EMPLOYMENT UNDER MGNREGA AND GKRA

60. SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU: SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government has  any  scheme  to  provide  employment  at  Panchayat  level and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  number  of  people  provided  with  employment  so  far  under  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act  (MGNREGA) during COVID-19 pandemic, State-wise; and
- (c) the  number  of  people  provided  with  employment  so  far  under  Garib  Kalyan  Rojgar Abhiyan (GKRA) during COVID-19 pandemic, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a):       The  Government is implementing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme under the eponymous Act of   2005, through States/UTs which provide at least 100 days of guaranteed  wage  employment  in  a  financial  year  to  every  rural  household  whose  adult  member volunteers  to  do  unskilled  manual  work.  Gram  Panchayat  is  the  implementing  agency  under  the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme at Panchayat level and atleast 50 percent of the works are to be implemented by Gram Panchayats.

(b):        State/UT-wise  details  of  number  of  persons  provided  employment  under  the Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  during  the current Financial Year 2020-21 (as on 25.01.2021) is given at Annexure .

- (c):        State-wise  employment  generated  (In  Persondays)  under  Garib  Kalyan  Rojgar  Abhiyan during COVID-19 pandemic is as below:

| S. No.   | STATE          |   Employment g enerated (In Persondays) |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1        | BIHAR          |                               111948805 |
| 2        | JHARKHAND      |                                13251929 |
| 3        | MADHYA PRADESH |                                99901931 |
| 4        | ODISHA         |                                23031641 |
| 5        | RAJASTHAN      |                               153917007 |
| 6        | UTTAR PRADESH  |                               105817358 |
|          | Total          |                               507868671 |

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(Figure in lakh)

| Number of Persons provided employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA   | Number of Persons provided employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA   | Number of Persons provided employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No.                                                              | States/UTs                                                         | 2020-21( as on 25.01.2021)                                         |
| 1                                                                  | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                     | 77.70                                                              |
| 2                                                                  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                  | 2.24                                                               |
| 3                                                                  | ASSAM                                                              | 28.18                                                              |
| 4                                                                  | BIHAR                                                              | 49.51                                                              |
| 5                                                                  | CHHATTISGARH                                                       | 53.44                                                              |
| 6                                                                  | GOA                                                                | 0.04                                                               |
| 7                                                                  | GUJARAT                                                            | 17.67                                                              |
| 8                                                                  | HARYANA                                                            | 5.98                                                               |
| 9                                                                  | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                   | 8.18                                                               |
| 10                                                                 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                  | 7.77                                                               |
| 11                                                                 | JHARKHAND                                                          | 28.10                                                              |
| 12                                                                 | KARNATAKA                                                          | 51.56                                                              |
| 13                                                                 | KERALA                                                             | 17.34                                                              |
| 14                                                                 | LADAKH                                                             | 0.35                                                               |
| 15                                                                 | MADHYA PRADESH                                                     | 94.42                                                              |
| 16                                                                 | MAHARASHTRA                                                        | 24.89                                                              |
| 17                                                                 | MANIPUR                                                            | 5.79                                                               |
| 18                                                                 | MEGHALAYA                                                          | 6.62                                                               |
| 19                                                                 | MIZORAM                                                            | 2.21                                                               |
| 20                                                                 | NAGALAND                                                           | 4.13                                                               |
| 21                                                                 | ODISHA                                                             | 55.85                                                              |
| 22                                                                 | PUNJAB                                                             | 10.48                                                              |
| 23                                                                 | RAJASTHAN                                                          | 100.78                                                             |
| 24                                                                 | SIKKIM                                                             | 0.72                                                               |
| 25                                                                 | TAMIL NADU                                                         | 75.74                                                              |
| 26                                                                 | TELANGANA                                                          | 52.24                                                              |
| 27                                                                 | TRIPURA                                                            | 7.95                                                               |
| 28                                                                 | UTTAR PRADESH                                                      | 108.37                                                             |
| 29                                                                 | UTTARAKHAND                                                        | 8.10                                                               |
| 30                                                                 | WEST BENGAL                                                        | 109.69                                                             |
| 31                                                                 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                | 0.09                                                               |
| 32                                                                 | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI                                                 | 0.0000                                                             |
| 33                                                                 | DAMAN &DIU                                                         | 0.0000                                                             |
| 34                                                                 | LAKSHADWEEP                                                        | 0.0007                                                             |
| 35                                                                 | PUDUCHERRY                                                         | 0.53                                                               |
|                                                                    | Total                                                              | 1,016.67                                                           |