Lok Sabha Question No. 458 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Workers under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 458

ANSWERED ON 30/11/2021

## WORKERS UNDER MGNREGS

## 458. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any data on the number of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) new job cards issued between 2014 and 2021, if so, the details thereof, Statewise and year-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has data on the total number of active job cards issued and total number of active workers between 2019-2021, if so details thereof, year-wise;
- (c) whether there is a gap between the total number of active job cards issued and active workers, if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the reasons for persistent delays in clearing the payments to workers long after they have performed the labour and who are entitled to their pay owing to a funds crunch later in the fiscal year; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  workers  are  paid  their  MNREGS wages on time?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): State/UT-wise details of new job cards issued from financial year (FY) 2014-15 to  FY 2021-22 (as on 26.11.2021) under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA) is given at Annexure.
- (b)  &  (c):  The  job  cards  of  those  who  seek  employment  on  that  basis,  are  counted  among active job cards. Separate active job cards are not issued.  In an active job card for a  household,  there  can  be  more  than  one  active  worker  because  of  which,  the  number  of active  workers  can  be  more  than  the  number  of  active  job  cards.  The  details  of  active  job cards  and  active  workers  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA  in  the  financial  years  2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 is given below:

| Financial Year (FY)                   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|---------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Number of active job cards (in Crore) |      8.12 |      9.45 |      9.81 |
| Number of active workers (in Crore)   |     15.03 |     15.11 |     15.11 |

(d)  &  (e):  Fund  release  to  States/UTs  is  a  continuous  process  and  Central  Government  is committed in making funds available keeping in view the demand for work. The Ministry seeks additional funds as and when required for meeting the demand for work on the ground. If the proposal for 2nd Tranche is submitted after 1st October, then the Audit Report and Audited Utilization Certificate (UC) of the previous financial year is also required to be submitted. The funds can only be released after receipt of Audited UC and Audit report of previous financial year. Some of the States are delaying the submission of Audit reports and other required documents for funds release resulting in overall delay of fund release. As per the provision of  the Act, the beneficiaries are  entitled  to  get  wage  payment within 15 days of closure of Muster Roll of the work. Government of India has also issued a detailed SOP to the State to ensure timely wage payment.

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## Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.458 dated 30.11.2021

## States/UTs-wise details of new job cards issued under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA

|         |                                 | Number of new job cards issued   | Number of new job cards issued   | Number of new job cards issued   | Number of new job cards issued   | Number of new job cards issued   | Number of new job cards issued   | Number of new job cards issued   | Number of new job cards issued   |
|---------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State/UT                        | FY 2014-15                       | FY 2015-16                       | FY 2016-17                       | FY 2017-18                       | FY 2018-19                       | FY 2019-20                       | FY 2020-21                       | FY 2021-22 (as on 26.11.2021 )   |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH                  | 211638                           | 220789                           | 333461                           | 302954                           | 275281                           | 154183                           | 602725                           | 327594                           |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH               | 9779                             | 8379                             | 13529                            | 11779                            | 13025                            | 19787                            | 25917                            | 22049                            |
| 3       | ASSAM                           | 169348                           | 328883                           | 364403                           | 285020                           | 246548                           | 369370                           | 611774                           | 204195                           |
| 4       | BIHAR                           | 296406                           | 849993                           | 1340198                          | 1141114                          | 1159648                          | 1350732                          | 2326161                          | 2076350                          |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH                    | 30220                            | 103966                           | 200980                           | 275625                           | 174202                           | 169802                           | 400060                           | 63255                            |
| 6       | GOA                             | 978                              | 938                              | 506                              | 673                              | 129                              | 164                              | 907                              | 369                              |
| 7       | GUJARAT                         | 97471                            | 135173                           | 315856                           | 341207                           | 246558                           | 189612                           | 510027                           | 111884                           |
| 8       | HARYANA                         | 39509                            | 35788                            | 116456                           | 59842                            | 45912                            | 59063                            | 172826                           | 45908                            |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH                | 22707                            | 24005                            | 53733                            | 36437                            | 39310                            | 36939                            | 86341                            | 58417                            |
| 10      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR               | 39024                            | 68910                            | 63971                            | 90022                            | 67235                            | 69158                            | 115959                           | 35604                            |
| 11      | JHARKHAND                       | 67782                            | 146961                           | 572097                           | 459184                           | 292434                           | 362829                           | 1471000                          | 240208                           |
| 12      | KARNATAKA                       | 235397                           | 358250                           | 432830                           | 469872                           | 509347                           | 356331                           | 735832                           | 428762                           |
| 13      | KERALA                          | 198855                           | 196157                           | 161235                           | 130871                           | 172556                           | 140131                           | 270326                           | 157671                           |
| 14      | LADAKH                          |                                  |                                  | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 1167                             | 1933                             | 819                              |
|         | MADHYA                          |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |
| 15      | PRADESH                         | 74268                            | 192583                           | 355597                           | 484216                           | 438495                           | 480673                           | 1658404                          | 498688                           |
| 16      | MAHARASHTRA                     | 203241                           | 339937                           | 521014                           | 762201                           | 353075                           | 248537                           | 936272                           | 1849643                          |
| 17      | MANIPUR                         | 14218                            | 19019                            | 12924                            | 12749                            | 22967                            | 8041                             | 22059                            | 9218                             |
| 18      | MEGHALAYA                       | 25907                            | 17526                            | 34564                            | 31232                            | 41654                            | 31649                            | 32179                            | 20463                            |
| 19      | MIZORAM                         | 20510                            | 13755                            | 5981                             | 5476                             | 7734                             | 11609                            | 15916                            | 5955                             |
| 20      | NAGALAND                        | 9410                             | 2380                             | 4892                             | 9612                             | 4682                             | 11648                            | 11844                            | 5595                             |
| 21      | ODISHA                          | 134874                           | 174447                           | 242608                           | 365951                           | 214270                           | 466506                           | 1004664                          | 569420                           |
| 22      | PUNJAB                          | 48526                            | 101581                           | 101754                           | 242850                           | 141450                           | 157978                           | 222719                           | 70636                            |
| 23      | RAJASTHAN                       | 108979                           | 257755                           | 429182                           | 362486                           | 453603                           | 400325                           | 1017791                          | 324801                           |
| 24      | SIKKIM                          | 2875                             | 3328                             | 3082                             | 2151                             | 2068                             | 2272                             | 3196                             | 1169                             |
| 25      | TAMIL NADU                      | 0                                | 0                                | 270073                           | 228731                           | 205986                           | 220572                           | 535182                           | 245557                           |
| 26      | TELANGANA                       | 93095                            | 149541                           | 195618                           | 276950                           | 146885                           | 128100                           | 349340                           | 87818                            |
| 27      | TRIPURA                         | 7136                             | 9584                             | 10062                            | 9164                             | 17602                            | 10870                            | 17394                            | 17910                            |
| 28      | UTTAR PRADESH                   | 383932                           | 1291456                          | 1159097                          | 813695                           | 678827                           | 894432                           | 4207812                          | 1436193                          |
| 29      | UTTARAKHAND                     | 51101                            | 58103                            | 58720                            | 46430                            | 39345                            | 45459                            | 115612                           | 22330                            |
| 30      | WEST BENGAL                     | 235377                           | 335636                           | 354590                           | 434105                           | 223712                           | 552903                           | 1656376                          | 809321                           |
| 31      | ANDAMANAND NICOBAR              | 1126                             | 813                              | 1006                             | 262                              | 427                              | 518                              | 1185                             | 108                              |
| 32      | LAKSHADWEEP                     | 55                               | 19                               | 30                               | 52                               | 38                               | 24                               | 13                               | 17                               |
| 33      | PUDUCHERRY                      | 858                              | 744                              | 2221                             | 4049                             | 2030                             | 1949                             | 3751                             | 1268                             |
|         | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI ANDDAMAN |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |
| 34      | AND DIU                         | 3                                | 0                                | 3                                | 5908                             | 187                              | 0                                | 126                              | 6667                             |
|         | Total                           | 28,34,60 5                       | 54,46,39 9                       | 77,32,27 3                       | 77,02,87 0                       | 62,37,22 2                       | 69,53,33 3                       | 1,91,43,62 3                     | 97,55,862                        |

(As per MIS)