Lok Sabha Question No. 701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Women Workers in MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy, Manne Srinivas Reddy, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 701 ANSWERED ON 07/02/2023

## WOMEN WORKERS IN MGNREGS

701. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY: SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  proportion  of  women  workers  participating  in  the  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has touched a ten year high  in  the  financial  year  2022-23  as  57.8  per  cent  of  the  workers  who  used  the scheme this year were women, their highest level of participation since 2012-13 and fourteen States reported an upward trend in women's participation; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof comparatively, State-wise since 2014 onwards to till date?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b)  The rate of participation of women (women person-days out of total in percentage) under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) in current financial year 2022-23 (as on 02.02.2023) is 56.62%.

State/UT-wise rate of participation of women under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS since financial year 2012-13 to current financial year 2022-23 (as on 02.02.2023) is given at Annexure.

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## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 701 dated 07.02.2023.

State-wise rate of participation of women (women person-days out of total in percentage) in Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  since  2012-13  to  current  financial year 2022-23  (as on 02.02.2023)

| S. No   |                     | Women participation rate (in %age)   | Women participation rate (in %age)   | Women participation rate (in %age)   | Women participation rate (in %age)   |
|---------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| S. No   | State/UT            | 2012-13                              | 2013-14                              | 2014-15                              | 2015-16                              |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 58.34                                | 58.71                                | 59.25                                | 58.24                                |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 30.27                                | 30.35                                | 30.17                                | 31.64                                |
| 3       | ASSAM               | 26.01                                | 24.75                                | 28.13                                | 33.60                                |
| 4       | BIHAR               | 30.63                                | 34.97                                | 37.55                                | 40.86                                |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH        | 46.93                                | 48.53                                | 49.87                                | 49.02                                |
| 6       | GOA                 | 79.13                                | 75.30                                | 74.84                                | 76.89                                |
| 7       | GUJARAT             | 42.86                                | 43.96                                | 43.24                                | 46.21                                |
| 8       | HARYANA             | 39.86                                | 41.73                                | 41.65                                | 45.13                                |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 60.69                                | 62.52                                | 61.02                                | 63.15                                |
| 10      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 19.88                                | 23.15                                | 25.08                                | 25.14                                |
| 11      | JHARKHAND           | 32.71                                | 31.89                                | 32.06                                | 32.75                                |
| 12      | KARNATAKA           | 46.25                                | 46.59                                | 46.86                                | 47.12                                |
| 13      | KERALA              | 92.99                                | 93.37                                | 92.16                                | 91.27                                |
| 14      | LADAKH              | *                                    | *                                    | *                                    | *                                    |
| 15      | MADHYA PRADESH      | 42.42                                | 42.65                                | 43.21                                | 43.15                                |
| 16      | MAHARASHTRA         | 44.55                                | 43.69                                | 43.46                                | 44.52                                |
| 17      | MANIPUR             | 34.01                                | 35.25                                | 38.26                                | 37.26                                |
| 18      | MEGHALAYA           | 41.07                                | 41.62                                | 42.53                                | 42.93                                |
| 19      | MIZORAM             | 26.15                                | 30.20                                | 40.97                                | 38.20                                |
| 20      | NAGALAND            | 26.01                                | 28.93                                | 31.22                                | 31.28                                |
| 21      | ODISHA              | 35.95                                | 33.57                                | 33.79                                | 38.03                                |
| 22      | PUNJAB              | 46.36                                | 52.74                                | 57.47                                | 57.99                                |
| 23      | RAJASTHAN           | 68.95                                | 67.76                                | 68.26                                | 69.03                                |
| 24      | SIKKIM              | 43.71                                | 44.85                                | 48.11                                | 47.56                                |
| 25      | TAMILNADU           | 74.15                                | 83.94                                | 85.36                                | 85.20                                |
| 26      | TELANGANA           | **                                   | **                                   | 61.49                                | 60.98                                |
| 27      | TRIPURA             | 41.08                                | 47.11                                | 49.39                                | 50.12                                |
| 28      | UTTAR PRADESH       | 19.70                                | 22.17                                | 24.77                                | 29.52                                |
| 29      | UTTARAKHAND         | 46.93                                | 44.88                                | 50.66                                | 51.73                                |
| 30      | WEST BENGAL         | 33.71                                | 35.70                                | 41.52                                | 46.36                                |
| 31      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 45.11                                | 47.21                                | 48.16                                | 52.28                                |
| 32      | LAKSHADWEEP         | 29.55                                | 22.50                                | 37.60                                | 28.13                                |
| 33      | PUDUCHERRY          | 84.05                                | 85.65                                | 86.28                                | 85.76                                |
| 34      | DN HAVELI AND DD    | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 |
|         | Total               | 51.30                                | 52.82                                | 55.04                                | 55.34                                |

| 02.02.2023)            |         |         |         |         |
|------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| No. State/UTs          | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
| 1ANDHRA PRADESH        | 58.24   | 59.64   | 59.90   | 60.07   |
| 2ARUNACHAL PRADESH     | 34.10   | 36.27   | 38.69   | 40.47   |
| 3ASSAM                 | 36.49   | 38.51   | 41.08   | 41.77   |
| 4BIHAR                 | 43.73   | 46.57   | 51.76   | 55.85   |
| 5CHHATTISGARH          | 49.31   | 49.71   | 50.05   | 50.70   |
| 6GOA                   | 77.75   | 78.67   | 70.67   | 75.59   |
| 7GUJARAT               | 45.46   | 41.74   | 44.53   | 45.13   |
| 8HARYANA               | 45.62   | 48.64   | 50.05   | 50.59   |
| 9HIMACHAL PRADESH      | 61.80   | 61.58   | 63.26   | 62.75   |
| 10JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 26.85   | 28.07   | 29.98   | 32.93   |
| 11JHARKHAND            | 35.72   | 37.33   | 39.22   | 41.31   |
| 12KARNATAKA            | 47.21   | 47.13   | 48.59   | 49.12   |
| 13KERALA               | 91.08   | 90.76   | 90.41   | 89.80   |
| 14LADAKH               | *       | *       | *       | 60.65   |
| 15MADHYA PRADESH       | 41.30   | 37.37   | 36.54   | 38.11   |
| 16MAHARASHTRA          | 44.86   | 45.48   | 44.87   | 43.41   |
| 17MANIPUR              | 41.74   | 44.82   | 47.41   | 48.99   |
| 18MEGHALAYA            | 44.28   | 46.80   | 50.15   | 50.51   |
| 19MIZORAM              | 35.76   | 34.09   | 38.14   | 50.87   |
| 20NAGALAND             | 29.68   | 28.75   | 31.56   | 35.63   |
| 21ODISHA               | 39.82   | 41.86   | 41.99   | 43.30   |
| 22PUNJAB               | 59.97   | 62.66   | 60.73   | 58.79   |
| 23RAJASTHAN            | 67.03   | 65.34   | 66.07   | 67.33   |
| 24SIKKIM               | 47.87   | 48.05   | 50.93   | 51.07   |
| 25TAMILNADU            | 85.68   | 85.68   | 85.40   | 86.30   |
| 26TELANGANA            | 59.90   | 61.46   | 62.80   | 61.50   |
| 27TRIPURA              | 49.05   | 47.05   | 46.19   | 47.03   |
| 28UTTAR PRADESH        | 33.19   | 35.11   | 35.28   | 34.28   |
| 29UTTARAKHAND          | 53.96   | 54.46   | 55.15   | 56.62   |
| 30WEST BENGAL          | 46.52   | 47.59   | 48.12   | 47.86   |
| 31 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 55.79   | 59.61   | 63.59   | 59.43   |
| 32LAKSHADWEEP          | 0.00    | 20.34   | 37.25   | 11.63   |
| 33PUDUCHERRY           | 85.78   | 86.34   | 87.64   | 86.79   |
| 34DN HAVELI AND DD     | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    |
| Total                  | 56.21   | 53.53   | 54.59   | 54.78   |

State-wise rate of participation of women (women person-days out of total in percentage) in Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  since  2012-13  to  current  financial year 2022-23  (as on 02.02.2023)

| S. No.   |                     | Women participation rate (in %age)   | Women participation rate (in %age)   | Women participation rate (in %age)   |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|          | State/UTs           | 2020-21                              | 2021-22                              | 2022-23 (as on 02.02.23)             |
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 57.26                                | 57.79                                | 59.83                                |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 41.33                                | 44.64                                | 45.59                                |
| 3        | ASSAM               | 44.08                                | 47.56                                | 47.35                                |
| 4        | BIHAR               | 54.64                                | 53.18                                | 56.72                                |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH        | 50.50                                | 51.52                                | 52.37                                |
| 6        | GOA                 | 76.55                                | 78.50                                | 79.45                                |
| 7        | GUJARAT             | 46.52                                | 46.57                                | 47.52                                |
| 8        | HARYANA             | 48.80                                | 52.63                                | 59.21                                |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 61.05                                | 62.51                                | 64.66                                |
| 10       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 31.67                                | 33.31                                | 28.86                                |
| 11       | JHARKHAND           | 42.56                                | 45.59                                | 47.33                                |
| 12       | KARNATAKA           | 49.47                                | 50.05                                | 51.63                                |
| 13       | KERALA              | 90.49                                | 89.60                                | 89.54                                |
| 14       | LADAKH              | 61.46                                | 62.22                                | 61.99                                |
| 15       | MADHYA PRADESH      | 40.49                                | 41.03                                | 41.67                                |
| 16       | MAHARASHTRA         | 42.93                                | 43.64                                | 45.00                                |
| 17       | MANIPUR             | 52.03                                | 52.56                                | 49.97                                |
| 18       | MEGHALAYA           | 51.37                                | 50.57                                | 51.57                                |
| 19       | MIZORAM             | 56.82                                | 47.81                                | 48.49                                |
| 20       | NAGALAND            | 36.31                                | 38.15                                | 42.76                                |
| 21       | ODISHA              | 44.74                                | 46.14                                | 47.84                                |
| 22       | PUNJAB              | 56.92                                | 60.37                                | 66.09                                |
| 23       | RAJASTHAN           | 65.68                                | 66.56                                | 67.56                                |
| 24       | SIKKIM              | 51.17                                | 52.63                                | 54.44                                |
| 25       | TAMILNADU           | 85.37                                | 85.70                                | 86.01                                |
| 26       | TELANGANA           | 58.06                                | 59.06                                | 60.98                                |
| 27       | TRIPURA             | 47.62                                | 47.49                                | 48.20                                |
| 28       | UTTAR PRADESH       | 33.59                                | 37.24                                | 37.28                                |
| 29       | UTTARAKHAND         | 55.14                                | 55.40                                | 55.95                                |
| 30       | WEST BENGAL         | 45.20                                | 46.72                                | 47.94                                |
| 31       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 54.66                                | 53.83                                | 56.26                                |
| 32       | LAKSHADWEEP         | 13.04                                | 0.00                                 | 32.35                                |
| 33       | PUDUCHERRY          | 86.82                                | 87.59                                | 87.28                                |
| 34       | DN HAVELI AND DD    | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 |
|          | Total               | 53.19                                | 54.78                                | 56.62                                |

Note: * Ladakh was a part of Jammu & Kashmir

** Telangana was a part of Andhra Pradesh.

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