Lok Sabha Question No. 219 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Employment under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Hemant Patil, Sunil Kumar Singh

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

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 219 ANSWERED ON 03/08/2021

## EMPLOYMENT UNDER MGNREGS

## *219.   SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the beneficiaries under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGS) in rural areas are not getting employment as per the entitled amount, if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries in Jharkhand, Odisha, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh who have got employed in the month of June during each of the years from 2018 to 2021 under MGNREGS;
- (c) whether the number of beneficiaries employed in 2021 in these States are less as compared to the previous years;
- (d) the percentage of rural population in these States currently unemployed;
- (e) whether COVID-19 has affected the employment opportunities under MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken to address this issue; and
- (f) the details of employment given under the scheme to the migrant workers who have returned to their homes in rural areas due to COVID-19?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a)to(f): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

(a): The  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven scheme 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.

The State-wise details of number of households demanded employment and number of households offered employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last three financial years 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 and current financial year 2021-22 is given at Annexure I .

(b) The number of households in the States of Jharkhand, Odisha, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttar  Pradesh,  who  have  been  provided  employment  in  the  month  of  June  during  each  of  the financial years from 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is given below:

(Figure in lakh)

|         |               | Household provided employment in the month of June of FY 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22   | Household provided employment in the month of June of FY 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22   | Household provided employment in the month of June of FY 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22   | Household provided employment in the month of June of FY 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22   |
|---------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State         | 2018-19                                                                                          | 2019-20                                                                                          | 2020-21                                                                                          | 2021-22                                                                                          |
| 1       | JHARKHAND     | 5.08                                                                                             | 4.71                                                                                             | 8.95                                                                                             | 9.02                                                                                             |
| 2       | MAHARASHTRA   | 5.95                                                                                             | 5.32                                                                                             | 5.53                                                                                             | 5.32                                                                                             |
| 3       | ODISHA        | 7.72                                                                                             | 5.17                                                                                             | 14.87                                                                                            | 15.01                                                                                            |
| 4       | RAJASTHAN     | 19.33                                                                                            | 29.98                                                                                            | 49.37                                                                                            | 24.39                                                                                            |
| 5       | UTTAR PRADESH | 20.26                                                                                            | 18.96                                                                                            | 53.85                                                                                            | 28.62                                                                                            |

Source: Management Information System

(c): The number of households in the States of Jharkhand, Odisha, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, who have been provided employment in the months of April, May and June during each of the financial years from 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is given at Annexure II.

(d): As  per  information  shared  by  National  Sample  Survey  (NSS),  National  Statistics  Office (NSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation  (MoSPI),  the  Annual  Report  on Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) (July 2019 - June 2020), was published by the Ministry. As per  PLFS  report,  the  estimate  of  Unemployment  Rate  (UR)  in  usual  status  (primary  status  + secondary status) in rural areas of Jharkhand, Orissa, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are given below:

Percentage of Unemployment Rate according to usual status (primary status + secondary status) in rural area during 2019-20

| State                             |   Jharkhand | Maharashtra Odisha   | Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh   |
|-----------------------------------|-------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
| Unemployment Rate (In percentage) |           3 | 2.5 6.1              | 3.2 3.2                   |

(e)&(f): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven wage employment programme. It provides livelihood security i.e., fall back option for livelihood for the rural households. During the financial year 2020-21, a total of 1.89 crore new job card have been issued.

During  the  financial  year  2020-21,  a  total  of  389  crore  persondays  have  been  generated which is 47 % more than the previous period of financial year 2019-20. During the financial year 2020-21, a total  of 7.55  crore  households have  been  provided employment which 38% more the previous financial year.

Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA): In order to boost employment opportunity in the wake of COVID lockdown, Government of India had launched a campaign known as Garib Kalyan Rojgar  Abhiyaan  (GKRA)  of  125  days  on  20 th June,  2020  to  boost  employment  and  livelihood opportunities for returnee migrant workers and similarly affected citizens in rural areas, in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. The objectives of the Abhiyaan were to provide immediate employment & livelihood  opportunities  to  the  distressed,  to  saturate  the  villages  with  public  infrastructure  and creation  of  livelihood  assets  to  boost  the  income  generation  activities  and  enhance  long  term livelihood  opportunities  by  giving  focus  on  25  works  (including  works  under  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS) in 116 selected districts across 6  States  of  Bihar,  Jharkhand, Madhya  Pradesh,  Odisha, Rajasthan  and  Uttar  Pradesh.  A  total  of  12  Ministries/Departments  of  Government  of  India  has participated in the Abhiyaan. A total of 50.78 crore person-days employment has been generated during the Abhiyaan with a total expenditure of Rs. 39,293 crore.

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## Annexure I referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.219 dated 03.08.2021

(Figures in numbers)

| Sl No   | States/UTs        | 2018-19                          | 2018-19                         | 2019-20                          | 2019-20                         | 2020-21                          | 2020-21                         | 2021-22 (as on 29.07.2021)       | 2021-22 (as on 29.07.2021)      |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Sl No   | States/UTs        | Employment demanded by household | Employment offered to household | Employment demanded by household | Employment offered to household | Employment demanded by household | Employment offered to household | Employment demanded by household | Employment offered to household |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 4393816                          | 4069300                         | 4512203                          | 4502488                         | 5120121                          | 5115614                         | 5065129                          | 5057933                         |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 168193                           | 165868                          | 184507                           | 183330                          | 234637                           | 234198                          | 117233                           | 115754                          |
| 3       | ASSAM             | 1922742                          | 1922247                         | 2159171                          | 2158314                         | 2718163                          | 2717756                         | 1761799                          | 1761001                         |
| 4       | BIHAR             | 3670617                          | 3666735                         | 4188079                          | 4179994                         | 6208113                          | 6199417                         | 3660971                          | 3644241                         |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH      | 2813750                          | 2812236                         | 2903997                          | 2903613                         | 3453534                          | 3453378                         | 2566328                          | 2565785                         |
| 6       | GOA               | 1306                             | 1300                            | 1744                             | 1733                            | 4227                             | 4225                            | 1343                             | 1267                            |
| 7       | GUJARAT           | 1045443                          | 1043461                         | 941107                           | 939173                          | 1410584                          | 1408539                         | 1158384                          | 1157179                         |
| 8       | HARYANA           | 276534                           | 275984                          | 309345                           | 308749                          | 522630                           | 521931                          | 336160                           | 335607                          |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 592370                           | 592251                          | 580573                           | 580512                          | 672730                           | 672610                          | 461534                           | 460985                          |
| 10      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 726614                           | 725700                          | 727000                           | 726352                          | 809454                           | 808270                          | 197292                           | 195681                          |
| 11      | JHARKHAND         | 1572304                          | 1571304                         | 1626145                          | 1625124                         | 3212897                          | 3211943                         | 1887548                          | 1886471                         |
| 12      | KARNATAKA         | 2358607                          | 2299126                         | 2477232                          | 2417559                         | 3295830                          | 3235253                         | 2735120                          | 2695831                         |
| 13      | KERALA            | 1628881                          | 1628841                         | 1592407                          | 1592298                         | 1764555                          | 1764502                         | 1059835                          | 1058324                         |
| 14      | LADAKH            | 0                                | 0                               | 31450                            | 31432                           | 32722                            | 32712                           | 6080                             | 6070                            |
| 15      | MADHYAPRADESH     | 4570386                          | 4560020                         | 4242529                          | 4235245                         | 6604752                          | 6599861                         | 4621316                          | 4613625                         |
| 16      | MAHARASHTRA       | 1976786                          | 1973165                         | 1729312                          | 1725318                         | 1884061                          | 1879357                         | 1229690                          | 1224688                         |
| 17      | MANIPUR           | 527817                           | 524786                          | 547419                           | 545572                          | 552103                           | 551599                          | 88322                            | 85392                           |
| 18      | MEGHALAYA         | 482832                           | 482834                          | 512790                           | 512791                          | 543396                           | 543409                          | 240604                           | 240421                          |
| 19      | MIZORAM           | 196120                           | 196100                          | 204099                           | 204037                          | 214696                           | 214564                          | 206980                           | 206588                          |
| 20      | NAGALAND          | 399654                           | 398010                          | 393978                           | 392680                          | 396358                           | 394921                          | 347680                           | 322949                          |
| 21      | ODISHA            | 2375034                          | 2371356                         | 2577256                          | 2573866                         | 4458515                          | 4456657                         | 2743116                          | 2740454                         |
| 22      | PUNJAB            | 834259                           | 832896                          | 919936                           | 918982                          | 1082066                          | 1081237                         | 689938                           | 688941                          |
| 23      | RAJASTHAN         | 5800775                          | 5798431                         | 6204454                          | 6202575                         | 8057792                          | 8056420                         | 5634027                          | 5627098                         |
| 24      | SIKKIM            | 65093                            | 65075                           | 62020                            | 62005                           | 67063                            | 67004                           | 50775                            | 50695                           |
| 25      | TAMILNADU         | 5834288                          | 5834124                         | 5880950                          | 5880442                         | 6828530                          | 6828501                         | 5787719                          | 5785810                         |

| Sl No   | States/UTs                                  | 2018-19                          | 2018-19                         | 2019-20                          | 2019-20                         | 2020-21                          | 2020-21                         | 2021-22 (as on 29.07.2021)       | 2021-22 (as on 29.07.2021)      |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Sl No   | States/UTs                                  | Employment demanded by household | Employment offered to household | Employment demanded by household | Employment offered to household | Employment demanded by household | Employment offered to household | Employment demanded by household | Employment offered to household |
| 26      | TELANGANA                                   | 2806121                          | 2794102                         | 2788511                          | 2769472                         | 3500122                          | 3506948                         | 3366900                          | 3220787                         |
| 27      | TRIPURA                                     | 564408                           | 564399                          | 578313                           | 578296                          | 593922                           | 593920                          | 538428                           | 538314                          |
| 28      | UTTAR PRADESH                               | 5836140                          | 5829319                         | 6268197                          | 6262261                         | 12101893                         | 12095962                        | 5895620                          | 5883931                         |
| 29      | UTTARAKHAND                                 | 528530                           | 528368                          | 547285                           | 547017                          | 689979                           | 689736                          | 346798                           | 346146                          |
| 30      | WEST BENGAL                                 | 4749694                          | 4747757                         | 5907921                          | 5906663                         | 8429046                          | 8428086                         | 5570312                          | 5567144                         |
| 31      | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR                            | 7098                             | 7096                            | 6892                             | 6884                            | 8646                             | 8646                            | 2049                             | 2033                            |
| 32      | LAKSHADWEEP                                 | 279                              | 279                             | 131                              | 131                             | 97                               | 92                              | 28                               | 28                              |
| 33      | PUDUCHERRY                                  | 37729                            | 37728                           | 44978                            | 44971                           | 54010                            | 54007                           | 25151                            | 24997                           |
| 34      | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMANAND DIU | 0                                | 0                               | 0                                | 0                               | 0                                | 0                               | 0                                | 0                               |
|         | Total                                       | 5,87,64,220                      | 5,83,20,198                     | 6,16,51,931                      | 6,15,19,879                     | 8,55,27,244                      | 8,54,31,275                     | 5,84,00,209                      | 5,81,12,170                     |

Source: Management Information System

Annexure II referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 219 dated 03.08.2021

|       |               | Number of household provided employment in the months of April, May and June in FY 2018-19, 2019- 20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (in lakh)   | Number of household provided employment in the months of April, May and June in FY 2018-19, 2019- 20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (in lakh)   | Number of household provided employment in the months of April, May and June in FY 2018-19, 2019- 20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (in lakh)   | Number of household provided employment in the months of April, May and June in FY 2018-19, 2019- 20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (in lakh)   | Number of household provided employment in the months of April, May and June in FY 2018-19, 2019- 20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (in lakh)   | Number of household provided employment in the months of April, May and June in FY 2018-19, 2019- 20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (in lakh)   | Number of household provided employment in the months of April, May and June in FY 2018-19, 2019- 20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (in lakh)   | Number of household provided employment in the months of April, May and June in FY 2018-19, 2019- 20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (in lakh)   | Number of household provided employment in the months of April, May and June in FY 2018-19, 2019- 20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (in lakh)   | Number of household provided employment in the months of April, May and June in FY 2018-19, 2019- 20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (in lakh)   | Number of household provided employment in the months of April, May and June in FY 2018-19, 2019- 20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (in lakh)   | Number of household provided employment in the months of April, May and June in FY 2018-19, 2019- 20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (in lakh)   |
|-------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       |               | 2018-19                                                                                                                               | 2018-19                                                                                                                               | 2018-19                                                                                                                               | 2019-20                                                                                                                               | 2019-20                                                                                                                               | 2019-20                                                                                                                               | 2020-21                                                                                                                               | 2020-21                                                                                                                               | 2020-21                                                                                                                               | 2021-22 (as on 28.07.2021)                                                                                                            | 2021-22 (as on 28.07.2021)                                                                                                            | 2021-22 (as on 28.07.2021)                                                                                                            |
| Sl No | State         | April                                                                                                                                 | May                                                                                                                                   | June                                                                                                                                  | April                                                                                                                                 | May                                                                                                                                   | June                                                                                                                                  | April                                                                                                                                 | May                                                                                                                                   | June                                                                                                                                  | April                                                                                                                                 | May                                                                                                                                   | June                                                                                                                                  |
| 1     | JHARKHAND     | 3.94                                                                                                                                  | 4.81                                                                                                                                  | 5.08                                                                                                                                  | 5.12                                                                                                                                  | 4.84                                                                                                                                  | 4.71                                                                                                                                  | 2.16                                                                                                                                  | 5.99                                                                                                                                  | 8.95                                                                                                                                  | 10.37                                                                                                                                 | 9.58                                                                                                                                  | 9.02                                                                                                                                  |
| 2     | MAHARASHTRA   | 6.38                                                                                                                                  | 7.41                                                                                                                                  | 5.95                                                                                                                                  | 4.14                                                                                                                                  | 5.46                                                                                                                                  | 5.32                                                                                                                                  | 1.99                                                                                                                                  | 6.90                                                                                                                                  | 5.53                                                                                                                                  | 4.43                                                                                                                                  | 4.61                                                                                                                                  | 5.32                                                                                                                                  |
| 3     | ODISHA        | 5.50                                                                                                                                  | 7.62                                                                                                                                  | 7.72                                                                                                                                  | 3.82                                                                                                                                  | 5.54                                                                                                                                  | 5.17                                                                                                                                  | 4.59                                                                                                                                  | 11.66                                                                                                                                 | 14.87                                                                                                                                 | 10.56                                                                                                                                 | 14.0 5                                                                                                                                | 15.01                                                                                                                                 |
| 4     | RAJASTHAN     | 12.55                                                                                                                                 | 11.55                                                                                                                                 | 19.33                                                                                                                                 | 24.08                                                                                                                                 | 29.03                                                                                                                                 | 29.98                                                                                                                                 | 7.21                                                                                                                                  | 36.80                                                                                                                                 | 49.37                                                                                                                                 | 22.53                                                                                                                                 | 11.4 1                                                                                                                                | 24.39                                                                                                                                 |
| 5     | UTTAR PRADESH | 7.80                                                                                                                                  | 17.00                                                                                                                                 | 20.26                                                                                                                                 | 8.82                                                                                                                                  | 11.34                                                                                                                                 | 18.96                                                                                                                                 | 8.84                                                                                                                                  | 47.29                                                                                                                                 | 53.85                                                                                                                                 | 6.98                                                                                                                                  | 8.91                                                                                                                                  | 28.62                                                                                                                                 |

Source: Management Information System