Lok Sabha Question No. 307 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: MGNREGS in Maharashtra
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 307

ANSWERED ON 30/11/2021

## MGNREGS IN MAHARASHTRA

## 307. SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantum of funds allocated by the Union Government under the MNREGS during last three years year-wise and State-wise;
- (b) the number of the persons benefitted of the scheme in the country specially in the Ahmadnagar district and Shirdi parliamentary constituency of the State of Maharashtra;
- (c) whether the funds allocated under this scheme have been utilized timely; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a),  (c)  &  (d):       Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA  is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment programme and funds are released to the States/UTs on the basis of agreed to Labour Budget and performance of the States during the financial year and there is no provision of State/UTwise allocation of funds. State/UT wise release of funds for wage, material and administrative component in the last three financial years under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is given at Annexure.
- (b):       The number of the persons provided employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA at National level and in the Ahmadnagar district of Maharashtra in last three financial years is given below:

| Financial Year                                         |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Total number of persons provided employment [In Crore] |      7.77 |      7.88 |     11.19 |

(as per MIS)

## Ahmadnagar Districts of Maharashtra

| Financial Year                                        |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Total number of persons provided employment [In Lakh] |      1.13 |      1.08 |      1.24 |

(As per MIS)

The  number  of  the  persons  provided  employment  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA  in  last three  financial  years  in  Shirdi  Parliamentary  constituency  which  includes  6  blocks  of Ahmadnagar district of Maharashtra:

| Block Name   |   FY 2018-2019 (number of persons provided employment) |   FY 2019-2020 (number of persons provided employment) |   FY 2020-2021 (number of persons provided employment) |
|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| KOPARGAON    |                                                   4286 |                                                   4804 |                                                   4646 |
| NEVASA       |                                                   5866 |                                                   8188 |                                                  11719 |
| RAHATA       |                                                   4974 |                                                   4554 |                                                   5321 |
| RAHURI       |                                                   4244 |                                                   3488 |                                                   4357 |
| SANGAMNER    |                                                   9262 |                                                   7538 |                                                   9441 |
| SHRIRAMPUR   |                                                   6418 |                                                   5112 |                                                   5264 |

(as per MIS)

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## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a), (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.307 dated 30.11.2021.

State/UT wise release of funds for wage, material and administrative component for the last three financial years under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in FY 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21.

(Rs. in crore)

| SI. No.   | States/UTs                                 |   FY 2018-19 |   FY 2019-20 |   FY 2020-21 |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                        |         7.62 |         5.84 |         4.86 |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH                             |      6684.54 |      7311.48 |     10365.5  |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                          |       163.25 |       107.57 |       348.95 |
| 4         | ASSAM                                      |      1050.37 |      1476.24 |      2514.55 |
| 5         | BIHAR                                      |      2891.94 |      3283.88 |      6647.01 |
| 6         | CHHATTISGARH                               |      3082.94 |      2792.41 |      4144.19 |
| 7         | GOA                                        |         0.49 |         2.17 |         0.91 |
| 8         | GUJARAT                                    |      1060.8  |       775.84 |      1513.75 |
| 9         | HARYANA                                    |       356.25 |       345.27 |       776.67 |
| 10        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                           |       778.74 |       615.37 |       963.69 |
| 11        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                          |       620.36 |       825.62 |      1166.63 |
| 12        | JHARKHAND                                  |      1538.06 |      1311.15 |      3489.84 |
| 13        | KARNATAKA                                  |      3040.25 |      5546.2  |      5605.01 |
| 14        | KERALA                                     |      2354.74 |      3541.12 |      4300.32 |
| 15        | LADAKH                                     |         0    |         0    |        22.49 |
| 16        | LAKSHADWEEP                                |         0.16 |         0.24 |         0    |
| 17        | MADHYA PRADESH                             |      4681.41 |      4825.63 |      9225.4  |
| 18        | MAHARASHTRA                                |      2014.64 |      1723.25 |      1639.78 |
| 19        | MANIPUR                                    |       269.6  |       610.75 |       737.57 |
| 20        | MEGHALAYA                                  |       786.14 |      1026.64 |      1286.41 |
| 21        | MIZORAM                                    |       392.37 |       526.74 |       576.81 |
| 22        | NAGALAND                                   |       138.86 |       298.54 |       483.82 |
| 23        | ODISHA                                     |      2218.21 |      2488.22 |      5409.5  |
| 24        | PUDUCHERRY                                 |        14.75 |        17.04 |        27.13 |
| 25        | PUNJAB                                     |       598.55 |       776.89 |      1287.86 |
| 26        | RAJASTHAN                                  |      5492.31 |      6891.74 |      9129.03 |
| 27        | SIKKIM                                     |        97.43 |        83.66 |       101.46 |
| 28        | TAMILNADU                                  |      4951.66 |      5447.8  |      8941.26 |
| 29        | TELANGANA                                  |      2958.17 |      2246.78 |      4163.57 |
| 30        | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIANDDAMAN AND DIU |         4.84 |         0    |         0    |
| 31        | TRIPURA                                    |       442.54 |       740.05 |      1199.93 |
| 32        | UTTAR PRADESH                              |      5464.65 |      6240.17 |     12257.4  |
| 33        | UTTARAKHAND                                |       610.05 |       470.61 |       908.89 |
| 34        | WEST BENGAL                                |      7358.38 |      8458.21 |     10993.6  |
|           | Total                                      |     62125.1  |     70813.1  |    110234    |