Lok Sabha Question No. 4340 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: MGNREGS in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4340

ANSWERED ON 29/03/2022

## MGNREGS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 4340.   SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  Andhra  Pradesh  experienced  a  devastating natural calamity recently which destroyed the life and livelihood of many residents;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that Andhra Pradesh is one of the top performing Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS) States in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  requests  during  the  last  six  months  to increase the number of workdays to 100 in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) whether the Government is considering doing the same for Andhra Pradesh, if so, the time by which the notification will come and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)     As  per  the  information  shared  by  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs,  the  primary responsibility  for  disaster  management  rests  with  the  concerned  State  Governments.  The State Governments undertake relief measures in the wake of natural disasters from the State Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF),  already  placed  at  their  disposal,  in  accordance  with  the Government  of  India's  approved  items  and  norms.   Additional  financial  assistance  is provided from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), as per laid down procedure in case  of  disaster  of  'severe  nature',  which  includes  an  assessment  based  on  the  visit  of  an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT).

State  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  vide  communication  dated  22.11.2021  had  informed about the damages caused by heavy rains to crops, roads, transmission lines etc. to the tune of Rs. 6054.29 crore and requested for the immediate release of Rs. 1000 crore for restoration and relief operations.

The Central Government had constituted an IMCT on 23rd November, 2021, for on the spot assessment of damages.  IMCT visited the State on 26-29 November, 2021.  Further, in the Memorandum  submitted  on  9th  December,  2021,  the  State  Government  has  sought  an assistance  of  Rs.  1026.74  crore  for  temporary  relief/  restoration.   Based  on  the  report  of IMCT and recommendations of Sub-Committee of the National Executive Committee (SCNEC), the High Level Committee (HLC) has approved an amount of Rs. 351.43 crore to the State  Government  of Andhra  Pradesh, which  has since been released to the State Government.

Besides, during the current financial year 2021-22, the State Government has been allocated Rs  1192.80  crore  under  SDRF,  which  includes  Rs  895.20  crore  as  Central  share  and  Rs 297.60  crore  as  State  share.   The  Central  share  of  Rs.  895.20  crore  has  been  released,  in advance, to Government of Andhra Pradesh in two installments of Rs. 447.60 crore each.

(b)    The  person-days  generated  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  in  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  during  the financial year 2020-21 was 25.93 crore. It is at 6 th position in terms of person-days generated under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.

(c) & (d)  Mahatma Gandhi NREG Act is to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to each household in rural areas of the country whose adult members volunteers to do unskilled manual work. In addition to this, there is a provision for upto additional 50 days of unskilled wage employment in a financial year in drought/natural calamity notified rural areas. As per Section 3 (4) of the Mahatma Gandhi NREG Act, 2005, the State Governments may make provision for providing additional days beyond the period guaranteed under the Act from their own funds.  Central government has informed the State as per the provisions of the Act.

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