Lok Sabha Question No. 214 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Work to Labourers under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Arun Sao

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

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 214 ANSWERED ON 03/08/2021

## WORK TO LABOURERS UNDER MGNREGS

## *214.   SHRI ARUN SAO:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether all the labourers registered under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) have been provided 100 days of work in the country, if so, the details thereof, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the number of labourers who got 100 days of work under MGNREGS during the last three years, Statewise  including those in the State of Chhattisgarh;
- (c) the number of labourers who have been provided work under MGNREGS since March, 2020 in the State of Chhattisgarh including Bilaspur Lok Sabha Constituency; and
- (d) the role of MGNREGS in creating employment, particularly in rural areas during corona pandemic period?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

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

## Statement in reply to Parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 214 for 03.08.2021

- (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): State-wise (including Chhattisgarh) number of households who have completed 100 days of work under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last three financial years 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 is given at Annexure II.
- (c): The  number  of  households  who  have  been  provided  employment  under  Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the State  of  Chhattisgarh  and  in  the  Districts  of  Bilaspur  and  Mungeli since March 2020 is given below:

| State /District   | March 2020   | FY 2020-21   | FY 2021-22 (as on 29.07.2021)   |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------------------|
| Chhattisgarh      | 9.52 Lakh    | 30.61 Lakh   | 21.99 Lakh                      |
| Bilaspur District | 47,592       | 1,38,954     | 95,839                          |
| Mungeli District  | 24,600       | 1,04,040     | 72,772                          |

(d): 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  when  no  better  employment opportunity is available.

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  1.89  crore  new  job  card  have  been issued.  In  the  financial  year  2020-21,  a  total  of  7.55  crore  households  have  been  provided employment which 38% more the previous financial year.

Annexure I referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.214 dated 03.08.2021

|          |                   | 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)      |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|          | States            | 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 |
| Sl. No 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       | JHARKHAND         | 1572304                          | 1571304                         | 1626145                          | 1625124                         | 3212897                          | 3211943                         | 1887548                          | 1886471                         |
| 11       | KARNATAKA         | 2358607                          | 2299126                         | 2477232                          | 2417559                         | 3295830                          | 3235253                         | 2735120                          | 2695831                         |
| 12       | KERALA            | 1628881                          | 1628841                         | 1592407                          | 1592298                         | 1764555                          | 1764502                         | 1059835                          | 1058324                         |
| 13       | MADHYA PRADESH    | 4570386                          | 4560020                         | 4242529                          | 4235245                         | 6604752                          | 6599861                         | 4621316                          | 4613625                         |
| 14       | MAHARASHTRA       | 1976786                          | 1973165                         | 1729312                          | 1725318                         | 1884061                          | 1879357                         | 1229690                          | 1224688                         |
| 15       | MANIPUR           | 527817                           | 524786                          | 547419                           | 545572                          | 552103                           | 551599                          | 88322                            | 85392                           |
| 16       | MEGHALAYA         | 482832                           | 482834                          | 512790                           | 512791                          | 543396                           | 543409                          | 240604                           | 240421                          |
| 17       | MIZORAM           | 196120                           | 196100                          | 204099                           | 204037                          | 214696                           | 214564                          | 206980                           | 206588                          |
| 18       | NAGALAND          | 399654                           | 398010                          | 393978                           | 392680                          | 396358                           | 394921                          | 347680                           | 322949                          |
| 19       | ODISHA            | 2375034                          | 2371356                         | 2577256                          | 2573866                         | 4458515                          | 4456657                         | 2743116                          | 2740454                         |
| 20       | PUNJAB            | 834259                           | 832896                          | 919936                           | 918982                          | 1082066                          | 1081237                         | 689938                           | 688941                          |
| 21       | RAJASTHAN         | 5800775                          | 5798431                         | 6204454                          | 6202575                         | 8057792                          | 8056420                         | 5634027                          | 5627098                         |
| 22       | SIKKIM            | 65093                            | 65075                           | 62020                            | 62005                           | 67063                            | 67004                           | 50775                            | 50695                           |
| 23       | TAMIL NADU        | 5834288                          | 5834124                         | 5880950                          | 5880442                         | 6828530                          | 6828501                         | 5787719                          | 5785810                         |
| 24       | TELANGANA         | 2806121                          | 2794102                         | 2788511                          | 2769472                         | 3500122                          | 3506948                         | 3366900                          | 3220787                         |
| 25       | TRIPURA           | 564408                           | 564399                          | 578313                           | 578296                          | 593922                           | 593920                          | 538428                           | 538314                          |
| 26       | UTTAR PRADESH     | 5836140                          | 5829319                         | 6268197                          | 6262261                         | 12101893                         | 12095962                        | 5895620                          | 5883931                         |
| 27       | UTTARAKHAND       | 528530                           | 528368                          | 547285                           | 547017                          | 689979                           | 689736                          | 346798                           | 346146                          |
| 28       | WEST BENGAL       | 4749694                          | 4747757                         | 5907921                          | 5906663                         | 8429046                          | 8428086                         | 5570312                          | 5567144                         |

Source: Management Information System

Annexure-II  referred  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.214  dated 03.08.2021

|        |                   | Household completed 100 days of employment   | Household completed 100 days of employment   | Household completed 100 days of employment   | Household completed 100 days of employment   |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|        |                   |                                              | 2019-20                                      |                                              | 2021-22 (As on                               |
| S. No. | State             | 2018-19                                      |                                              | 2020-21                                      | 28.07.2021)                                  |
| 1      | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 867428                                       | 581814                                       | 864574                                       | 240072                                       |
| 2      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 292                                          | 412                                          | 4186                                         | 1                                            |
| 3      | ASSAM             | 18360                                        | 29979                                        | 71778                                        | 1292                                         |
| 4      | BIHAR             | 24573                                        | 20413                                        | 35140                                        | 1828                                         |
| 5      | CHHATTISGARH      | 428361                                       | 418154                                       | 612007                                       | 21855                                        |
| 6      | GOA               | 0                                            | 0                                            | 10                                           | 0                                            |
| 7      | GUJARAT           | 34077                                        | 13167                                        | 17237                                        | 10199                                        |
| 8      | HARYANA           | 3789                                         | 4831                                         | 14078                                        | 723                                          |
| 9      | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 70321                                        | 61192                                        | 89168                                        | 617                                          |
| 10     | JHARKHAND         | 25985                                        | 30988                                        | 114387                                       | 4766                                         |
| 11     | KARNATAKA         | 211411                                       | 187336                                       | 240593                                       | 4766                                         |
| 12     | KERALA            | 441479                                       | 251141                                       | 470412                                       | 122                                          |
| 13     | MADHYA PRADESH    | 76747                                        | 90628                                        | 322590                                       | 32712                                        |
| 14     | MAHARASHTRA       | 192418                                       | 124336                                       | 136819                                       | 21237                                        |
| 15     | MANIPUR           | 16                                           | 856                                          | 4378                                         | 0                                            |
| 16     | MEGHALAYA         | 160908                                       | 180536                                       | 174369                                       | 90                                           |
| 17     | MIZORAM           | 81736                                        | 157672                                       | 178771                                       | 0                                            |
| 18     | NAGALAND          | 0                                            | 1                                            | 48                                           | 0                                            |
| 19     | ODISHA            | 47227                                        | 160729                                       | 417775                                       | 50123                                        |
| 20     | PUNJAB            | 6840                                         | 7688                                         | 27804                                        | 594                                          |
| 21     | RAJASTHAN         | 588321                                       | 848723                                       | 1231496                                      | 4767                                         |
| 22     | SIKKIM            | 4668                                         | 3550                                         | 6271                                         | 133                                          |
| 23     | TAMIL NADU        | 259712                                       | 120722                                       | 178690                                       | 471                                          |
| 24     | TELANGANA         | 227210                                       | 175660                                       | 342060                                       | 117237                                       |
| 25     | TRIPURA           | 14982                                        | 55381                                        | 115869                                       | 501                                          |
| 26     | UTTAR PRADESH     | 71992                                        | 133059                                       | 779817                                       | 2195                                         |
| 27     | UTTARAKHAND       | 26009                                        | 21906                                        | 47822                                        | 571                                          |
| 28     | WEST BENGAL       | 1336873                                      | 365773                                       | 678656                                       | 8344                                         |
|        | Total             | 52,21,735                                    | 40,46,647                                    | 71,76,805                                    | 5,25,216                                     |

Source: Management Information System