Lok Sabha Question No. 1092 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Increase in number of days under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Girish Chandra

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1092 ANSWERED ON 13/12/2022

## INCREASE IN NUMBER OF DAYS UNDER MGNREGS

## 1092.   SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS) utilisation  of  person  days  quota  since  the  pandemic  which  began  in March, 2020, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has considered increasing the maximum number of days of MGNREGS work for this fiscal year;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there are arrears in the payment of  wages to the MGNREGS workers; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven wage employment Scheme.

State/UT-wise  details  of  employment  provided  (in  person-days  generated)  under  Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the month of March, 2020, financial years, 2020-21, 2021-22 and current financial year 2022-23 (as on 07.12.2022) is given at Annexure.

(b)&(c):   Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (Mahatma  Gandhi NREGA) is to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household in rural areas of the country whose adult members volunteers to do unskilled manual work. In addition to this, there is a provision for up to additional 50 days of wage employment in a financial year in drought/natural calamity affected notified rural areas.

As per Section 3 (4) of the Act, the State Governments may make provision for providing additional days of employment beyond the period guaranteed under the Act from their own funds.

(d)&(e):    No,  Sir.  The  funds  are  released  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  based  on  the provision of the Act and guidelines. As per guidelines, the first installment of the first tranche is released in the first half of April after adjusting unspent balance available with the States and considering the pending liabilities, if any.

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## Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1092 dated 13.12.2022.

State/UT-wise details of employment provided (in person-days generated) under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the month of March, 2020, financial year, 2020-21, 2021-22 and current financial year 2022-23 (as on 07.12.2022).

| Sl.   |                   | Persondays generated (in lakh)   | Persondays generated (in lakh)   | Persondays generated (in lakh)   | Persondays generated (in lakh)   |
|-------|-------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| No.   | State/UT          | March, 2020                      | 2020-21                          | 2021-22                          | 2022-23                          |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 155.11                           | 2593.24                          | 2417.19                          | 1832.97                          |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 5.53                             | 128.14                           | 158.73                           | 69.59                            |
| 3     | ASSAM             | 58.41                            | 911.53                           | 916.61                           | 572.62                           |
| 4     | BIHAR             | 103.76                           | 2276.27                          | 1811.79                          | 1832.39                          |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH      | 118.61                           | 1840.90                          | 1692.36                          | 454.22                           |
| 6     | GOA               | 0.03                             | 1.10                             | 0.95                             | 0.55                             |
| 7     | GUJARAT           | 17.00                            | 482.29                           | 568.02                           | 348.12                           |
| 8     | HARYANA           | 5.28                             | 179.62                           | 146.40                           | 66.59                            |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 17.60                            | 336.19                           | 370.94                           | 217.05                           |
| 10    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 60.26                            | 407.01                           | 406.33                           | 122.30                           |
| 11    | JHARKHAND         | 29.98                            | 1176.08                          | 1132.47                          | 547.68                           |
| 12    | KARNATAKA         | 62.17                            | 1480.32                          | 1634.93                          | 958.95                           |
| 13    | KERALA            | 67.65                            | 1023.00                          | 1059.66                          | 587.83                           |
| 14    | LADAKH            | 1.08                             | 21.30                            | 19.27                            | 11.85                            |
| 15    | MADHYA PRADESH    | 90.49                            | 3420.21                          | 3000.13                          | 1708.28                          |
| 16    | MAHARASHTRA       | 40.68                            | 679.36                           | 825.42                           | 580.75                           |
| 17    | MANIPUR           | 52.00                            | 330.52                           | 305.59                           | 27.91                            |
| 18    | MEGHALAYA         | 36.37                            | 383.70                           | 393.63                           | 128.73                           |
| 19    | MIZORAM           | 7.24                             | 198.66                           | 200.77                           | 140.33                           |
| 20    | NAGALAND          | 12.76                            | 180.12                           | 192.58                           | 174.03                           |
| 21    | ODISHA            | 120.04                           | 2080.75                          | 1977.94                          | 1325.21                          |
| 22    | PUNJAB            | 13.22                            | 376.75                           | 331.52                           | 226.52                           |
| 23    | RAJASTHAN         | 133.30                           | 4605.35                          | 4242.97                          | 2117.90                          |
| 24    | SIKKIM            | 1.89                             | 37.34                            | 34.34                            | 21.24                            |
| 25    | TAMILNADU         | 160.41                           | 3339.46                          | 3457.26                          | 1923.43                          |
| 26    | TELANGANA         | 12.95                            | 1579.53                          | 1457.94                          | 1040.05                          |
| 27    | TRIPURA           | 23.56                            | 437.22                           | 426.18                           | 239.19                           |
| 28    | UTTAR PRADESH     | 95.89                            | 3945.41                          | 3257.96                          | 2421.21                          |
| 29    | UTTARAKHAND       | 23.21                            | 303.61                           | 243.18                           | 137.54                           |
| 30    | WEST BENGAL       | 301.29                           | 4140.17                          | 3642.28                          | 370.79                           |
|       | ANDAMAN AND       | ANDAMAN AND                      | ANDAMAN AND                      | ANDAMAN AND                      | ANDAMAN AND                      |
| 31    | NICOBAR           | 0.09                             | 2.61                             | 1.14                             | 0.67                             |
| 33    | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0.00                             | 0.02                             | 0.01                             | 0.02                             |
| 34    | PUDUCHERRY        | 0.65                             | 10.57                            | 6.15                             | 5.76                             |
| 32    | DN HAVELI AND DD  | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
|       | Total             | 1,828.54                         | 38,908.33                        | 36,332.63                        | 20,212.24                        |

(As per NREGASoft)

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