Lok Sabha Question No. 1158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: Employment under MGNREGA
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1158

ANSWERED ON 27/07/2021

## EMPLOYMENT UNDER MGNREGA

## 1158.   SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total number of individuals in Udaipur who have been employed under MGNREGA during each year since 2017-18 to 2020-2021;
- (b) the number of individuals in Udaipur who have till date registered under MGNREGA for 2021-2022;
- (c) the details of the number of indiviiduals offered employment under MGNREGA in each block of Udaipur for every month since March 2020;
- (d) whether  the  unemployment  rate  was  low  in  Udaipur  during  the  COVID-19  pandemic under MGNREGA; and
- (e) the details of the number of households that have been covered under MGNREGA?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The  details  of  number  of  individuals  provided  employment  under  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) in Udaipur district of Rajasthan from financial year 2017-18 to 2020-2021 are given below:

(Figure in lakh)

| Number of individuals provided employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREG Scheme in Udaipur district of Rajasthan   | Number of individuals provided employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREG Scheme in Udaipur district of Rajasthan   | Number of individuals provided employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREG Scheme in Udaipur district of Rajasthan   | Number of individuals provided employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREG Scheme in Udaipur district of Rajasthan   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| FY 2017-18                                                                                                    | FY 2018-19                                                                                                    | FY 2019-20                                                                                                    | FY 2020-21                                                                                                    |
| 2.83                                                                                                          | 3.73                                                                                                          | 3.99                                                                                                          | 5.37                                                                                                          |

- (b): A total  of  14.44  lakh  individuals  have  been  registered  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREG Scheme in Udaipur district of Rajasthan as on 24.07.2021.
- (c): Block-wise number of individuals offered employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in Udaipur District of Rajasthan in the financial years 2020-21, and 2021-22 (as on 23.07.2021), is given at Annexure .
- (d): The  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (Mahatma  Gandhi NREGA) is an Act to 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.  It provides livelihood security i.e., fall back option for livelihood for the rural households when no better employment opportunity is available. The demand for work is influenced  by  various  factors  such  as  rain-fall,  availability  of  alternative  and  remunerative employment opportunities outside Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. The details of number of persons provided employment and persondays generated during last two financial years 2019-20, 202021  and  current  financial  year  2021-22  (as  on  24.07.2021)  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  in Udaipur District of Rajasthan are as under:
- (e): In the current financial year 2021-22, (as on 24.07.2021), a total of 2.16 lakh households have  been  provided  employment  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  in  Udaipur  district  of Rajasthan.

| Number of persons provided employment and persondays generated under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA- Udaipur District, Rajasthan   | Number of persons provided employment and persondays generated under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA- Udaipur District, Rajasthan   | Number of persons provided employment and persondays generated under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA- Udaipur District, Rajasthan   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Financial Year                                                                                                           | Number of persons provided employment (in lakh)                                                                          | Persondays generated (in lakh)                                                                                           |
| 2021-22 (as on 24.07.2021)                                                                                               | 2.65                                                                                                                     | 53.99                                                                                                                    |
| 2020-21                                                                                                                  | 5.37                                                                                                                     | 214.68                                                                                                                   |
| 2019-20                                                                                                                  | 3.99                                                                                                                     | 144.54                                                                                                                   |

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Annexure referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1158 dated 27.07.2021

| Number of Individuals Offered Employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA*   | Number of Individuals Offered Employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA*   | Number of Individuals Offered Employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA*   | Number of Individuals Offered Employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA*   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No.                                                                  | BLOCKS                                                                 | FY 2020-21                                                             | FY 2021-22 (as on 23.07.2021)                                          |
| 1                                                                      | BADGAON                                                                | 13,282                                                                 | 6,894                                                                  |
| 2                                                                      | BHINDAR                                                                | 20,813                                                                 | 13,022                                                                 |
| 3                                                                      | GIRWA                                                                  | 29,127                                                                 | 15,900                                                                 |
| 4                                                                      | GOGUNDA                                                                | 33,889                                                                 | 20,956                                                                 |
| 5                                                                      | JAISAMAND                                                              | 19,362                                                                 | 9,995                                                                  |
| 6                                                                      | JHADOL                                                                 | 41,769                                                                 | 18,093                                                                 |
| 7                                                                      | JHALLAARA                                                              | 29,533                                                                 | 20,548                                                                 |
| 8                                                                      | KHAIRWARA                                                              | 32,735                                                                 | 19,280                                                                 |
| 9                                                                      | KOTRA                                                                  | 79,616                                                                 | 39,702                                                                 |
| 10                                                                     | KURABAD                                                                | 18,140                                                                 | 11,287                                                                 |
| 11                                                                     | LASADIA                                                                | 31,039                                                                 | 19,155                                                                 |
| 12                                                                     | MAVLI                                                                  | 21,686                                                                 | 10,903                                                                 |
| 13                                                                     | NAYAGAON                                                               | 29,591                                                                 | 16,079                                                                 |
| 14                                                                     | PHALASIYA                                                              | 36,584                                                                 | 15,870                                                                 |
| 15                                                                     | RISHABHDEV                                                             | 50,647                                                                 | 25,016                                                                 |
| 16                                                                     | SALUMBAR                                                               | 28,135                                                                 | 15,123                                                                 |
| 17                                                                     | SARADA                                                                 | 24,613                                                                 | 14,772                                                                 |
| 18                                                                     | SAYRA                                                                  | 32,373                                                                 | 21,623                                                                 |
| 19                                                                     | SEMAARI                                                                | 28,247                                                                 | 18,250                                                                 |
| 20                                                                     | VALLABHNAGAR                                                           | 12,378                                                                 | 6,735                                                                  |
|                                                                        | Total                                                                  | 6,13,559                                                               | 3,39,203                                                               |

*Information  related  to  employment  offered  under  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGA is being maintained financial year wise.