Lok Sabha Question No. 5481 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Unemployment Allowance under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5481

ANSWERED ON 05/04/2022

## UNEMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE UNDER MGNREGS

## 5481.   SHRI  JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to ensure proper implementation of the provision of unemployment allowance as mentioned in Section 7 (1) of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) by the States/UT;  and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b):    As  per  Section  7(1)  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 'If an applicant for employment under the Scheme is not provided  such  employment  within  fifteen  days  of  receipt  of  his  application  seeking employment or from the date on which the employment has been sought in the case of an advance  application,  whichever  is  later,  he  shall  be  entitled  to  a  daily  unemployment allowance in accordance with this section.'

As per provision of the Act, the unemployment allowance is to be paid by the State Government and State Government may prescribe the procedure for payment of unemployment  allowance  under  this  Act.  The  unemployment  allowance  payable  to  the household of an applicant jointly shall be sanctioned and disbursed by the Programme Officer or such local authority (including the Panchayats at the district, intermediate or village level) as the State Government may, by notification, authorise in this behalf'.

Also as per Section 7 (5) of the Act, 'Every payment of unemployment allowance under sub-section (1) shall be made or offered not later than  fifteen days from the date on which it became due for payment'.

The names of States/UTs who have notified Unemployment Allowance Rules as per the provisions of Mahatma Gandhi NREG Act is given at Annexure.

The Ministry regularly  reviews  the  status  of  payment  of  unemployment  allowances and  framing  of  the  Rules  during  the  Labour  Budget  meetings,  Labour  Budget  Revision meetings, Mid-Term Review and other review meetings.

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| The name of States/UTs who have notified unemployment allowance rule as per the provisions of Mahatma Gandhi NREG Act.   | The name of States/UTs who have notified unemployment allowance rule as per the provisions of Mahatma Gandhi NREG Act.   |
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| SI. No.                                                                                                                  | State/UT                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                                                                   |
| 20                                                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                                                              |