Lok Sabha Question No. 348 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Increasing Man-Days under MGNREGA
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 348 ANSWERED ON 20/07/2021

## INCREASING MAN-DAYS UNDER MGNREGA

## 348. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the total number of man-days going to be generated in 2021-22 with the amount allocated to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREG) Act;
- (b) the details of the allocation of fund under MGNREGA during the year 2020-21 Statewise, and
- (c) the steps taken by the Ministry to verify the implementation of the guidelines given by the Government in implementing this scheme?

## 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 programme 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.

Since,  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  is  a  demand  driven  programme,  no  target  in  made  for  total number of persondays to be generated in a financial year. The 'agreed to' Labour Budget for current financial year 2021-22 is 278.32 persondays. The Ministry does periodic revision of the 'Agree to' Labour Budget of States/UTs in consultation with States/UTs as per their demand and performance so as to provide work in time to every wage seeker on demand for work.

During current financial year 2021-22, (as on 16.07.2021), a total of 120.49 crore persondays  have  been  generated.  States/UTs-wise  detail  of  persondays  generated  under  Mahatma Gandhi  NREGS  during  the  current  financial  year  2021-22  (as  on  16.07.2021)  is  given  at Annexure-I.

(b): Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA, Being  a  demand  driven  programme,  no  State/UT-wise financial allocation is made. The details of State/UT-wise fund released by Central Government during the last financial year 2020-21 are given at Annexure-II.

(c): The  responsibility  of  implementation  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA  is  vested  with  the Government of States /UTs. The Ministry has a comprehensive system of monitoring and review mechanism  for  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS.  Some  of  the  important  elements  of  the  above framework are listed below:

(i) The  Ministry  regularly  reviews  the  performance  of  the  implementation  of  Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in States/UTs through various media viz., Mid-Term Review, Labour Budget meetings, Labour Budget Revision meetings, programme review meetings. Central Employment Guarantee Council and State Employment Guarantee Councils periodically monitor implementation of the programme.

(ii) National Level Monitors, Common Review Missions and Officers of the Ministry visit States/UTs at regular interval to review implementation of the programme. After the field visits, the findings/shortcomings and recommendations are shared with the States/UTs for appropriate action at their end.

(iii) Auditing  Standards  have  been  issued  and  States/UTs  have  been  advised  to  establish independent Social Audit Units, conduct Social Audit as per Audit of Scheme Rules and training of  Village  resource  persons  for  conducting  Social  Audit  etc.  Internal  Audit  Teams  of  the Department also conduct regular audit.

(iv) All  grievances/  complaints  received  in  the  Ministry  are  forwarded  to  the  concerned States/UTs for taking appropriate action including investigation, as per law.

(v) Steps have been taken to strengthen transparency and accountability which include geotagging of assets, Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), National electronic Fund Management System (NeFMS),  Aadhar  Based  Payment  System  (ABPS),  Software  for  Estimate  Calculation  using rural  rates  for  Employment (SECURE) and appointment of Ombudsperson in every district of States/UTs.

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## Annexure-I referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.348 dated 20.07.2021

## Person-days  generated  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  during  the  FY  2021-22 (as on 16.07.2021)

(Figure in crore)

| S. No.   | States/UTs                                   |   Person-days generated |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH                               |                18.35    |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                            |                 0.13    |
| 3        | ASSAM                                        |                 2.74    |
| 4        | BIHAR                                        |                 7.74    |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH                                 |                 6.89    |
| 6        | GOA                                          |                 0.00114 |
| 7        | GUJARAT                                      |                 3       |
| 8        | HARYANA                                      |                 0.48    |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                             |                 0.8     |
| 10       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                            |                 0.26    |
| 11       | JHARKHAND                                    |                 4.45    |
| 12       | KARNATAKA                                    |                 5.9     |
| 13       | KERALA                                       |                 0.73    |
| 14       | LADAKH                                       |                 0.00132 |
| 15       | MADHYA PRADESH                               |                13.72    |
| 16       | MAHARASHTRA                                  |                 2.26    |
| 17       | MANIPUR                                      |                 0.03    |
| 18       | MEGHALAYA                                    |                 0.28    |
| 19       | MIZORAM                                      |                 0.69    |
| 20       | NAGALAND                                     |                 0.35    |
| 21       | ODISHA                                       |                 8.04    |
| 22       | PUNJAB                                       |                 1.24    |
| 23       | RAJASTHAN                                    |                 8.62    |
| 24       | SIKKIM                                       |                 0.07    |
| 25       | TAMIL NADU                                   |                 7.17    |
| 26       | TELANGANA                                    |                 9.8     |
| 27       | TRIPURA                                      |                 1.07    |
| 28       | UTTAR PRADESH                                |                 6.93    |
| 29       | UTTARAKHAND                                  |                 0.46    |
| 30       | WEST BENGAL                                  |                 8.29    |
| 31       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                          |                 0.0021  |
| 32       | LAKSHADWEEP                                  |                 0       |
| 33       | PUDUCHERRY                                   |                 0.009   |
| 34       | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU |                 0       |
|          | Total                                        |               120.49    |

Source: Management Information System

## Annexure-II referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.348 dated 20.07.2021

Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA during the financial year 2020-21

(Rs. In crore)

| S. No.   | States/UTs                                   |   Central funds released |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1        | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                          |                     4.86 |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH                               |                 10365.5  |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                            |                   348.95 |
| 4        | ASSAM                                        |                  2636.07 |
| 5        | BIHAR                                        |                  6647.26 |
| 6        | CHHATTISGARH                                 |                  4144.19 |
| 7        | GOA                                          |                     0.91 |
| 8        | GUJARAT                                      |                  1513.9  |
| 9        | HARYANA                                      |                   776.67 |
| 10       | HIMACHAL PRADESH                             |                   964.98 |
| 11       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                            |                  1166.63 |
| 12       | JHARKHAND                                    |                  3490.25 |
| 13       | KARNATAKA                                    |                  5605.48 |
| 14       | KERALA                                       |                  4300.32 |
| 15       | LADAKH                                       |                    22.49 |
| 16       | LAKSHADWEEP                                  |                     0    |
| 17       | MADHYA PRADESH                               |                  9225.4  |
| 18       | MAHARASHTRA                                  |                  1639.78 |
| 19       | MANIPUR                                      |                   737.57 |
| 20       | MEGHALAYA                                    |                  1286.63 |
| 21       | MIZORAM                                      |                   576.81 |
| 22       | NAGALAND                                     |                   483.82 |
| 23       | ODISHA                                       |                  5409.5  |
| 24       | PUDUCHERRY                                   |                    27.13 |
| 25       | PUNJAB                                       |                  1287.86 |
| 26       | RAJASTHAN                                    |                  9129.03 |
| 27       | SIKKIM                                       |                   101.54 |
| 28       | TAMIL NADU                                   |                  8941.26 |
| 29       | TELANGANA                                    |                  4163.57 |
| 30       | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU |                     0    |
| 31       | TRIPURA                                      |                  1199.93 |
| 32       | UTTAR PRADESH                                |                 12257.4  |
| 33       | UTTARAKHAND                                  |                   908.89 |
| 34       | WEST BENGAL                                  |                 10993.6  |
|          | Total                                        |                110358    |

Source: Management Information System