Lok Sabha Question No. 357 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Unemployment Allowance under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Francisco Cosme Sardinha

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 357

ANSWERED ON 19/07/2022

## UNEMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE UNDER MGNREGS

## 357. SHRI COSME FRANCISCO CAITANO SARDINHA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of households that have been offered guaranteed employment during the last  two  financial  years  (2020-21)  and  (2021-2022)  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
- (b) whether the beneficiary is eligible for unemployment allowances under MGNREGS in case of non-offering of work; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  the  total  number  of  such  beneficiaries  and  total  unemployment allowances given during the said period, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)     The details of households who have been offered employment under Mahatma Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  in  last  two financial years 2020-21 and 2021-22 is given below:

| Financial Year                              |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|---------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| Households who have been offered employment |      8.54 |      8.02 |

(b)    As  per  Section  7(1)  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA),  'If  an  applicant  for  employment  under  the  Scheme  is  not provided  such  employment  within  fifteen  days  of  receipt  of  his  application  seeking employment or from the date on which the employment has been sought in the case of an advance  application,  whichever  is  later,  he  shall  be  entitled  to  a  daily  unemployment allowance in accordance with this section.'

- (c)    State/UT-wise  details  of  unemployment  allowance  under Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  in the financial year 2020-21 are given at Annexure-I.

State/UT-wise  details  of  unemployment  allowance  under Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  in  the financial year 2021-22 are given at Annexure-II.

Annexure-I  referred  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  357 dated 19.07.2022

| State/UT-wise details of unemployment allowance under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 2020-21   | State/UT-wise details of unemployment allowance under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 2020-21   | State/UT-wise details of unemployment allowance under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 2020-21   | State/UT-wise details of unemployment allowance under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 2020-21   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                                                       | State/UT                                                                                                   | Amount (In Amount to be paid (In Rs)                                                                       | Rs) Amount Paid (In Rs)                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                          | 3                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                          | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                                          | ASSAM                                                                                                      | 9386                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                          | BIHAR                                                                                                      | 338631                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                          | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                               | 91629                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                          | GOA                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                          | GUJARAT                                                                                                    | 38091.75                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                          | HARYANA                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 9                                                                                                          | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 10                                                                                                         | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                          | 32795.25                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                         | JHARKHAND                                                                                                  | 77170.5                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                          |
| 12                                                                                                         | KARNATAKA                                                                                                  | 591009                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                                         | KERALA                                                                                                     | 800.25                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                          |
| 14                                                                                                         | LADAKH                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                         | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                             | 5008.5                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                         | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                | 106858.75                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                                         | MANIPUR                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                         | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                                         | MIZORAM                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                                         | NAGALAND                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                                         | ODISHA                                                                                                     | 97803.6                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                                         | PUNJAB                                                                                                     | 4554                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                                         | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                  | 496739                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                                         | SIKKIM                                                                                                     | 1316.25                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                                         | TAMILNADU                                                                                                  | 1152                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                         | TELANGANA                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                         | TRIPURA                                                                                                    | 410                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                                         | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                              | 139221.75                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                                         | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                                         | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                | 852719.5                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                          |
| 31                                                                                                         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                                                | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 32                                                                                                         | D&N HAVELI AND DAMAN &DIU                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 33                                                                                                         | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 34                                                                                                         | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| Total                                                                                                      |                                                                                                            | 28,85,296.1                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                          |

## Annexure-II  referred  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  357 dated 19.07.2022

| State/UT-wise details of unemployment allowance under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in   | State/UT-wise details of unemployment allowance under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in   | State/UT-wise details of unemployment allowance under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in   | State/UT-wise details of unemployment allowance under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                            | State/UT                                                                        | Amount (In Amount to be paid (In Rs.)                                           | Rs.) Amount Paid (In Rs.)                                                       |
| 1                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 3                                                                               | 4                                                                               |
| 1                                                                               | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                  | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 2                                                                               | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 3                                                                               | ASSAM                                                                           | 135184                                                                          | 0                                                                               |
| 4                                                                               | BIHAR                                                                           | 124888.5                                                                        | 0                                                                               |
| 5                                                                               | CHHATTISGARH                                                                    | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 6                                                                               | GOA                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 7                                                                               | GUJARAT                                                                         | 1063991.25                                                                      | 0                                                                               |
| 8                                                                               | HARYANA                                                                         | 9607.5                                                                          | 0                                                                               |
| 9                                                                               | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 10                                                                              | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 11                                                                              | JHARKHAND                                                                       | 27731.25                                                                        | 0                                                                               |
| 12                                                                              | KARNATAKA                                                                       | 9373315.83                                                                      | 0                                                                               |
| 13                                                                              | KERALA                                                                          | 262788.75                                                                       | 1310                                                                            |
| 14                                                                              | LADAKH                                                                          | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 15                                                                              | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                  | 40530                                                                           | 0                                                                               |
| 16                                                                              | MAHARASHTRA                                                                     | 729554                                                                          | 1116                                                                            |
| 17                                                                              | MANIPUR                                                                         | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 18                                                                              | MEGHALAYA                                                                       | 88140                                                                           | 0                                                                               |
| 19                                                                              | MIZORAM                                                                         | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 20                                                                              | NAGALAND                                                                        | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 21                                                                              | ODISHA                                                                          | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 22                                                                              | PUNJAB                                                                          | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 23                                                                              | RAJASTHAN                                                                       | 1798378.25                                                                      | 0                                                                               |
| 24                                                                              | SIKKIM                                                                          | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 25                                                                              | TAMILNADU                                                                       | 33306                                                                           | 0                                                                               |
| 26                                                                              | TELANGANA                                                                       | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 27                                                                              | TRIPURA                                                                         | 16218                                                                           | 0                                                                               |
| 28                                                                              | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                   | 136884                                                                          | 0                                                                               |
| 29                                                                              | UTTARAKHAND                                                                     | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 30                                                                              | WEST BENGAL                                                                     | 66083.25                                                                        | 0                                                                               |
| 31                                                                              | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                     | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 32                                                                              | D&N HAVELI AND DAMAN &DIU                                                       | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 33                                                                              | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                     | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 34                                                                              | PUDUCHERRY                                                                      | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
|                                                                                 | Total                                                                           | 1,39,06,600.58                                                                  | 2,426                                                                           |