Lok Sabha Question No. 2354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: MGNREGS in Bihar and Chhattisgarh
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vijay Baghel, Mahabali Singh

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2354 ANSWERED ON 09.03.2021

## MGNREGS IN BIHAR AND CHHATTISGARH

## 2354.   SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL: SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether all the labourers registered under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) have been provided 100 days' work and if so, the Statewise details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the number of labourers who got 100 days' work under MGNREGS during the last three years, State-wise including Bihar and Chhattisgarh; and
- (c) the number of workers who have been provided works under MGNREGS since 2020 in Karakat  Parliamentary  Constituency  in  Bihar  and  Durg  Parliamentary  Constituency  in Chhattisgarh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)  &  (b)  The  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS), is a demand driven wage employment programme. A rural household, adult members  of  which  agree  to  do  unskilled  manual  work,  is  entitled  for  hundred  days  of  wage employment.  It  provides  livelihood  security  i.e.,  fall  back  option  for  livelihood  for  the  rural households  when  no  better  employment  opportunity  is  available.  The  demand  for  work  is influenced  by  various  factors  such  as  rain-fall,  availability  of  alternative  and  remunerative employment opportunities outside Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. During the current financial year 2020-21  (as  on  04.03.2021),  a  total  number  of  49.66  lakh  households  received  100  days  of employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.

In  this  regard,  the  States/UTs-wise  including  Bihar  and  Chhattisgarh  details  of  total number  of  households  completing  100  days  of  wage  employment  under  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS during the last three years and the current financial year 2020-21 (as on 04.03.2021) is given at Annexure.

(c) The  Karakat  Parliamentary  Constituency  is  spread  in  two  districts  namely  Rohtas  and Aurangabad  of  Bihar.  The  Durg  Parliamentary  Constituency  is  spread  in  two  districts  of Chhattisgarh  namely  Durg  &  Bemetara.  Employment  provided  to  persons  under  Mahatma Gandhi  NREGS  during  the  current  financial  year  2020-21  (as  on  04.03.2021)  in  Rohtas  and Aurangabad district of Bihar and Durg and Bemetara district of Chhattisgarh are given below:

(Figure in lakh)

| Indicators                     |   Rohtas |   Aurangabad |   Durg |   Bemetara |
|--------------------------------|----------|--------------|--------|------------|
| Employment provided to persons |     1.55 |         1.39 |   1.47 |       2.19 |

## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2354 dated 09.03.2021

Total number of households completed 100 days of wage employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS

(Figures in No.)

| S No.   | States             | Number of households completed 100 days under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | Number of households completed 100 days under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | Number of households completed 100 days under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | Number of households completed 100 days under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   |
|---------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No.   | States             | 2017-18                                                              | 2018-19                                                              | 2019-20                                                              | 2020-21*                                                             |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 594146                                                               | 867428                                                               | 581812                                                               | 498611                                                               |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 2                                                                    | 292                                                                  | 412                                                                  | 1648                                                                 |
| 3       | ASSAM              | 10928                                                                | 18360                                                                | 29985                                                                | 53263                                                                |
| 4       | BIHAR              | 15556                                                                | 24573                                                                | 20414                                                                | 24258                                                                |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH       | 323496                                                               | 428361                                                               | 418154                                                               | 397430                                                               |
| 6       | GOA                | 6                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 8                                                                    |
| 7       | GUJARAT            | 11183                                                                | 34077                                                                | 13167                                                                | 13921                                                                |
| 8       | HARYANA            | 3924                                                                 | 3789                                                                 | 4831                                                                 | 11949                                                                |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 14094                                                                | 70321                                                                | 61192                                                                | 71962                                                                |
| 10      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR  | 35961                                                                | 37568                                                                | 12880                                                                | 13211                                                                |
| 11      | JHARKHAND          | 57524                                                                | 25985                                                                | 30989                                                                | 64758                                                                |
| 12      | KARNATAKA          | 29985                                                                | 211411                                                               | 187354                                                               | 147718                                                               |
| 13      | KERALA             | 117370                                                               | 441479                                                               | 251141                                                               | 263586                                                               |
| 14      | LADAKH             | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 594                                                                  | 977                                                                  |
| 15      | MADHYA PRADESH     | 134691                                                               | 76749                                                                | 90642                                                                | 272655                                                               |
| 16      | MAHARASHTRA        | 201439                                                               | 192423                                                               | 124337                                                               | 113489                                                               |
| 17      | MANIPUR            | 1                                                                    | 16                                                                   | 856                                                                  | 3652                                                                 |
| 18      | MEGHALAYA          | 114987                                                               | 160908                                                               | 180536                                                               | 105402                                                               |
| 19      | MIZORAM            | 0                                                                    | 81736                                                                | 157672                                                               | 155238                                                               |
| 20      | NAGALAND           | 138                                                                  | 0                                                                    | 1                                                                    | 4                                                                    |
| 21      | ODISHA             | 68070                                                                | 47227                                                                | 160755                                                               | 336456                                                               |
| 22      | PUNJAB             | 9517                                                                 | 6840                                                                 | 7688                                                                 | 19714                                                                |
| 23      | RAJASTHAN          | 228084                                                               | 588321                                                               | 848723                                                               | 741612                                                               |
| 24      | SIKKIM             | 3495                                                                 | 4668                                                                 | 3550                                                                 | 4411                                                                 |
| 25      | TAMIL NADU         | 150236                                                               | 259712                                                               | 120722                                                               | 92078                                                                |
| 26      | TELANGANA          | 203533                                                               | 227210                                                               | 175660                                                               | 264614                                                               |
| 27      | TRIPURA            | 4438                                                                 | 14982                                                                | 55381                                                                | 93680                                                                |
| 28      | UTTAR PRADESH      | 42517                                                                | 71992                                                                | 133060                                                               | 573382                                                               |
| 29      | UTTARAKHAND        | 21766                                                                | 26009                                                                | 21906                                                                | 31308                                                                |
| 30      | WEST BENGAL        | 557643                                                               | 1336873                                                              | 365773                                                               | 594555                                                               |
| 31      | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR   | 27                                                                   | 156                                                                  | 325                                                                  | 220                                                                  |
| 32      | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 33      | DAMAN&DIU          | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 34      | LAKSHADWEEP        | 1                                                                    | 1                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 2                                                                    |
| 35      | PUDUCHERRY         | 20                                                                   | 6                                                                    | 3                                                                    | 41                                                                   |
| Total   | Total              | 2954778 5259473 4060515 4965813                                      | 2954778 5259473 4060515 4965813                                      | 2954778 5259473 4060515 4965813                                      | 2954778 5259473 4060515 4965813                                      |