Lok Sabha Question No. 5458 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Programmes on Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5458 ANSWERED ON 05/04/2022

## PROGRAMMES ON GARIB KALYAN ROJGAR ABHIYAN

## 5458.   SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched a programme called Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan (GKRA), a comprehensive employment-cum-rural public works campaign to increase employment and provide livelihood opportunities in the areas/villages with large number of returned migrant workers affected due to the devastating Covid-19 global pandemic in the States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the details of paid human work hours and the amount spent as on date, State-wise;
- (c) whether the GKRA has been successful, if so, the details along with its present status thereof and the steps being taken to ensure its effective and timely implementation; and
- (d) whether a total of 24 crore man-days of employment have been created during the last two months through GKRA and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):  The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) was launched on 20th June 2020, for a period of 125 days, with resource envelop of Rs. 50,000 crore to boost employment and livelihood  opportunities  for  migrant  workers  returning  to  villages  and  similarly  affected citizens in rural area.

The Abhiyaan adopted a multipronged strategy of providing immediate employment & livelihood opportunities to the distressed, to saturate the villages with public infrastructure and creation of livelihood assets to boost the income generation activities and enhance long term livelihood opportunities by giving focus on 25 works (including works under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) in 116 selected districts across 6 States  namely  Bihar,  Jharkhand,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Odisha,  Rajasthan  and  Uttar Pradesh.

The  GKRA  ended  on  22nd  October,  2020 and  a  total  of  50.78  crore  person-days employment were provided with a total expenditure of Rs. 39,293 crore during the Abhiyaan.

The State-wise details of expenditure incurred under the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan are given as below :

| SI. No.   | State          | Expenditure (Rs. in crore)   |
|-----------|----------------|------------------------------|
| 1         | BIHAR          | 10,992                       |
| 2         | JHARKHAND      | 1,396                        |
| 3         | MADHYA PRADESH | 6,819                        |
| 4         | ODISHA         | 2,042                        |
| 5         | RAJASTHAN      | 8,715                        |
| 6         | UTTAR PRADESH  | 9,330                        |
|           | Total          | 39,293                       |

State-wise  employment  provided  (person-days  generated)  under  the  Garib  Kalyan  Rojgar Abhiyaan is given below:

| State-wise employment provided (person-days generated) under the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan   | State-wise employment provided (person-days generated) under the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan   | State-wise employment provided (person-days generated) under the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                                                                         | State                                                                                           | Persondays generated (in crore)                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                               | BIHAR                                                                                           | 11.19                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                               | JHARKHAND                                                                                       | 1.32                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                               | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                  | 9.99                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                               | ODISHA                                                                                          | 2.30                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                               | RAJASTHAN                                                                                       | 15.39                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                               | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                   | 10.58                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                           | 50.78                                                                                           |

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