Lok Sabha Question No. 435 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Job Card Holders under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 435

ANSWERED ON 30/11/2021

## JOB CARD HOLDERS UNDER MGNREGS

## 435. SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any details of the job card holders under the MGNREGS and wages fixed to them, State/UT-wise and gender-wise;
- (b) whether it is a fact that many workers are being paid less/not being paid fully in some States;
- (c) if so, the details of such cases reported so far and the action taken so far; and
- (d) the details of the funds released under this scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise along with the steps being taken to pay the wages to card holders timely?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):    The  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005, is an Act to provide for the enhancement of livelihood security of the  household  in  rural  areas  of  the  country  by  providing  at  least  one  hundred  days  of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. States/UTs-wise number of households having Job cards is given at Annexure-I.

As  per  section  6(1)  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA  2005  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA),  the Central  Government may, by  notification,  specify  the  wage  rate  for  unskilled  work  for  its beneficiaries. Accordingly,  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  notifies  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGA wage  rate  every  year  for  States/UTs.  The  wage  rate  is  made  applicable  from 1 st April  of  each  financial  year.   The  State/UT  wise  wage  rates  for  unskilled  workers  under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA for the Financial Year 2021-22, are at Annexure-II .

As per the Para 17 of Schedule-I of the Act, 'The State Government shall link the wages, without any gender bias, with the quantity of work done and it shall be paid according to the rural schedule of rates fixed after time and motion studies for different types of work and different seasons and revised periodically'. This is being inbuilt into the design of the scheme and being scrupulously observed.

(d):      State/UT-wise details of Central fund released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA in last three  financial  years  and  current  financial  year  2021-22  (as  on  25.11.2021)  is  given  at Annexure-III.

Direct wage payments to the accounts of beneficiaries are being made through National Electronic Fund management System (NeFMS) using DBT protocol. To monitor the progress of payment made to wage seekers, a payment dashboard has been development. Also regular review with Stakeholders (Banks, PFMS, and States) is taking place.

Further,  in  order  to  monitor  the  timely  payment  of  wages,  this  Ministry  reviews  the progress of States, via Labour Budget Meeting, Labour Budget Revision Meeting, Mid-Term Review Meeting and other interactions with the States/UTs.

Annexure I Annexure-I  referred  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question

No.435 dated 30.11.2021

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                                 |   Number of households having Job cards under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA (as on 26.11.2021) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH                             |                                                                                 97.81 |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                          |                                                                                  2.77 |
| 3         | ASSAM                                      |                                                                                 54.89 |
| 4         | BIHAR                                      |                                                                                189.32 |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH                               |                                                                                 40.59 |
| 6         | GOA                                        |                                                                                  0.34 |
| 7         | GUJARAT                                    |                                                                                 42.64 |
| 8         | HARYANA                                    |                                                                                 12    |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH                           |                                                                                 13.86 |
| 10        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                          |                                                                                 12.4  |
| 11        | JHARKHAND                                  |                                                                                 59.64 |
| 12        | KARNATAKA                                  |                                                                                 75.25 |
| 13        | KERALA                                     |                                                                                 40.07 |
| 14        | LADAKH                                     |                                                                                  0.37 |
| 15        | MADHYA PRADESH                             |                                                                                 77.42 |
| 16        | MAHARASHTRA                                |                                                                                 94.01 |
| 17        | MANIPUR                                    |                                                                                  5.9  |
| 18        | MEGHALAYA                                  |                                                                                  6.24 |
| 19        | MIZORAM                                    |                                                                                  2.09 |
| 20        | NAGALAND                                   |                                                                                  4.49 |
| 21        | ODISHA                                     |                                                                                 76.86 |
| 22        | PUNJAB                                     |                                                                                 19.54 |
| 23        | RAJASTHAN                                  |                                                                                114.99 |
| 24        | SIKKIM                                     |                                                                                  0.87 |
| 25        | TAMILNADU                                  |                                                                                 89.74 |
| 26        | TELANGANA                                  |                                                                                 56.61 |
| 27        | TRIPURA                                    |                                                                                  6.52 |
| 28        | UTTAR PRADESH                              |                                                                                210.72 |
| 29        | UTTARAKHAND                                |                                                                                 11.78 |
| 30        | WEST BENGAL                                |                                                                                139.95 |
| 31        | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                        |                                                                                  0.33 |
| 32        | LAKSHADWEEP                                |                                                                                  0.08 |
| 33        | PUDUCHERRY                                 |                                                                                  0.73 |
| 34        | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIANDDAMAN AND DIU |                                                                                  0.04 |
|           | Total                                      |                                                                               1560.84 |

(as per MIS)

## (Figure in lakh)

## Annexure-II

## Annexure-II referred in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.435 dated 30.11.2021

|     | State/UT wise wage rates for unskilled workers under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA as per Gazette Notification for the FY 2021-22   |                                 |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| No. | Name of the States/UTs                                                                                                     | Financial Year 2021-22 (in Rs.) |
| 1   | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                             | 245                             |
| 2   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                          | 212                             |
| 3   | ASSAM                                                                                                                      | 224                             |
| 4   | BIHAR                                                                                                                      | 198                             |
| 5   | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                               | 193                             |
| 6   | GOA                                                                                                                        | 294                             |
| 7   | GUJARAT                                                                                                                    | 229                             |
| 8   | HARYANA                                                                                                                    | 315                             |
| 9   | HIMACHAL PRADESH - NON SCHEDULED AREA                                                                                      | 203                             |
| 9a  | HIMACHAL PRADESH - SCHEDULED AREA                                                                                          | 254                             |
| 10  | JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                                                                             | 214                             |
| 11  | LADAKH                                                                                                                     | 214                             |
| 12  | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                  | 198                             |
| 13  | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                  | 289                             |
| 14  | KERALA                                                                                                                     | 291                             |
| 15  | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                             | 193                             |
| 16  | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                | 248                             |
| 17  | MANIPUR                                                                                                                    | 251                             |
| 18  | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                  | 226                             |
| 19  | MIZORAM                                                                                                                    | 233                             |
| 20  | NAGALAND                                                                                                                   | 212                             |
| 21  | ODISHA                                                                                                                     | 215                             |
| 22  | PUNJAB                                                                                                                     | 269                             |
| 23  | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                  | 221                             |
| 24  | SIKKIM                                                                                                                     | 212                             |
| 24a | SIKKIM (3 Gram Panchayat namely Gnathang, Lachung, Lachen)                                                                 | 318                             |
| 25  | TAMILNADU                                                                                                                  | 273                             |
| 26  | TELANGANA                                                                                                                  | 245                             |
| 27  | TRIPURA                                                                                                                    | 212                             |
| 28  | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                              | 204                             |
| 29  | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                | 204                             |
| 30  | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                | 213                             |
| 31  | ANDAMAN                                                                                                                    | 279                             |
| 31a | NICOBAR                                                                                                                    | 294                             |
| 32  | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                                                                                   | 269                             |
| 33  | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                                | 266                             |
| 34  | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                 | 273                             |

## Annexure-III

Annexure-III  referred  in  reply  to  part  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.435  dated 30.11.2021

(Rs. In crore)

|                                           | Central fund released   | Central fund released   | Central fund released   | Central fund released      |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl No States/UTs                          | FY 2018-19              | FY 2019-20              | FY 2020-21              | 2021-22 (as on 25.11.2021) |
| ANDAMAN AND                               |                         |                         |                         |                            |
| 1 NICOBAR                                 | 7.62                    | 5.84                    | 4.86                    | 7.63                       |
| 2ANDHRA PRADESH                           | 6684.54                 | 7311.48                 | 10365.48                | 6271.76                    |
| 3ARUNACHAL PRADESH                        | 163.25                  | 107.57                  | 348.95                  | 262.82                     |
| 4ASSAM                                    | 1050.37                 | 1476.24                 | 2514.55                 | 1377.02                    |
| 5BIHAR                                    | 2891.94                 | 3283.88                 | 6647.01                 | 3942.52                    |
| 6CHHATTISGARH                             | 3082.94                 | 2792.41                 | 4144.19                 | 2298.34                    |
| 7GOA                                      | 0.49                    | 2.17                    | 0.91                    | 0.00                       |
| 8GUJARAT                                  | 1060.80                 | 775.84                  | 1513.75                 | 1255.48                    |
| 9HARYANA                                  | 356.25                  | 345.27                  | 776.67                  | 487.93                     |
| 10HIMACHAL PRADESH                        | 778.74                  | 615.37                  | 963.69                  | 468.01                     |
| 11JAMMU AND KASHMIR                       | 620.36                  | 825.62                  | 1166.63                 | 360.59                     |
| 12JHARKHAND                               | 1538.06                 | 1311.15                 | 3489.84                 | 2079.24                    |
| 13KARNATAKA                               | 3040.25                 | 5546.20                 | 5605.01                 | 4270.54                    |
| 14KERALA                                  | 2354.74                 | 3541.12                 | 4300.32                 | 2055.92                    |
| 15LADAKH                                  | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 22.49                   | 29.78                      |
| 16LAKSHADWEEP                             | 0.16                    | 0.24                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                       |
| 17MADHYA PRADESH                          | 4681.41                 | 4825.63                 | 9225.40                 | 5557.95                    |
| 18MAHARASHTRA                             | 2014.64                 | 1723.25                 | 1639.78                 | 1109.98                    |
| 19MANIPUR                                 | 269.60                  | 610.75                  | 737.57                  | 333.09                     |
| 20MEGHALAYA                               | 786.14                  | 1026.64                 | 1286.41                 | 575.90                     |
| 21MIZORAM                                 | 392.37                  | 526.74                  | 576.81                  | 359.51                     |
| 22NAGALAND                                | 138.86                  | 298.54                  | 483.82                  | 320.31                     |
| 23ODISHA                                  | 2218.21                 | 2488.22                 | 5409.50                 | 4172.69                    |
| 24PUDUCHERRY                              | 14.75                   | 17.04                   | 27.13                   | 10.63                      |
| 25PUNJAB                                  | 598.55                  | 776.89                  | 1287.86                 | 801.45                     |
| 26RAJASTHAN                               | 5492.31                 | 6891.74                 | 9129.03                 | 6835.63                    |
| 27SIKKIM                                  | 97.43                   | 83.66                   | 101.46                  | 57.31                      |
| 28TAMILNADU                               | 4951.66                 | 5447.80                 | 8941.26                 | 6453.75                    |
| 29TELANGANA                               | 2958.17                 | 2246.78                 | 4163.57                 | 3696.50                    |
| 30 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIANDDAMAN AND DIU | 4.84                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                       |
| 31TRIPURA                                 | 442.54                  | 740.05                  | 1199.93                 | 696.49                     |
| 32UTTAR PRADESH                           | 5464.65                 | 6240.17                 | 12257.35                | 5898.52                    |
| 33UTTARAKHAND                             | 610.05                  | 470.61                  | 908.89                  | 404.17                     |
| 34WEST BENGAL                             | 7358.38                 | 8458.21                 | 10993.56                | 5842.29                    |