Lok Sabha Question No. 1570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: MGNREGS Work Demand
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1570 ANSWERED ON 12/12/2023

## MGNREGS WORK DEMAND

## 1570. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether due to low monsoon rains in recent August, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) demand rose 20 percent and around 19.16 million households sought work under MGNREGS in August 2023 and this added to the existing weakness in the rural job market;
- (b) if so, the comparative details thereof since the inception of MGNREGS scheme, State and district-wise; and
- (c) whether the weak monsoon is a reason for the jump in MGNREGS work demand in recent August 2023, and it is also reflective of the overall weakness in the rural job market as MGNREGS is considered the last employment resort for the rural poor and if so, the details thereof and present status thereof till date, Statewise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):    Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven wage employment Scheme which provides 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 demand for works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS may be different for  different  states  during  the  Month  of  August,  due  to  several conditions including  the pattern of monsoon across India. As per the data given below there is a fluctuation in persondays generated in the month of August across different financial years, as per the demand for works under the scheme.

State/UT-wise details of Persondays generated in the month of August from  financial  2014-15  to  financial  2023-24  is  given  at  Annexure. Financial year -wise Details of Persondays generated in the month of August is given below:

| Financial Year   |   Persondays Generated (in lakh) in the Month of August |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 2023-2024        |                                                 2418.13 |
| 2022-2023        |                                                 1666.97 |
| 2021-2022        |                                                 2781.12 |
| 2020-2021        |                                                 2600.78 |
| 2019-2020        |                                                 1525.36 |
| 2018-2019        |                                                 1728.48 |
| 2017-2018        |                                                 1374.57 |
| 2016-2017        |                                                 1610.35 |
| 2015-2016        |                                                 1417.25 |
| 2014-2015        |                                                  893.18 |

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Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1570 dated 12.12.2023.

| State/UT-wise details of Persondays generated in the month of August from   | State/UT-wise details of Persondays generated in the month of August from   | State/UT-wise details of Persondays generated in the month of August from   | State/UT-wise details of Persondays generated in the month of August from   | State/UT-wise details of Persondays generated in the month of August from   | State/UT-wise details of Persondays generated in the month of August from   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| States/UTs                                                                  | Persondays Generated in August                                              | Persondays Generated in August                                              | Persondays Generated in August                                              | Persondays Generated in August                                              | Persondays Generated in August                                              |
|                                                                             | FY 2023-24 FY 2022-23 FY 2021- 22                                           | FY 2023-24 FY 2022-23 FY 2021- 22                                           | FY 2023-24 FY 2022-23 FY 2021- 22                                           | FY 2020- 21                                                                 | FY 2019- 20                                                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                              | 9191566                                                                     | 4892102                                                                     | 7804671                                                                     | 9169261                                                                     | 5031679                                                                     |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                           | 1465921                                                                     |                                                                             |                                                                             |                                                                             |                                                                             |
|                                                                             |                                                                             | 893252                                                                      | 2408971                                                                     | 782904                                                                      | 812153                                                                      |
| Assam                                                                       | 10494575                                                                    | 6473584                                                                     | 5714334                                                                     | 5000317                                                                     | 3472872                                                                     |
| Bihar                                                                       | 6752344                                                                     | 12163449                                                                    | 6200606                                                                     | 11639038                                                                    | 6289759                                                                     |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                | 1552097                                                                     | 2150815                                                                     | 1801003                                                                     | 2675321                                                                     | 1741153                                                                     |
| Goa                                                                         | 2235                                                                        | 2590                                                                        | 12926                                                                       | 2147                                                                        | 300                                                                         |
| Gujarat                                                                     | 3315431                                                                     | 1290836                                                                     | 2260767                                                                     | 1737239                                                                     | 921964                                                                      |
| Haryana                                                                     | 1375861                                                                     | 1092981                                                                     | 1000080                                                                     | 1519884                                                                     | 846732                                                                      |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                            | 1996371                                                                     | 2601977                                                                     | 3620780                                                                     | 3591427                                                                     | 1816204                                                                     |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                             | 3606992                                                                     | 1886600                                                                     | 3383298                                                                     | 1965724                                                                     | 456064                                                                      |
| Jharkhand                                                                   | 10480288                                                                    | 6616682                                                                     | 5690896                                                                     | 5949781                                                                     | 5127621                                                                     |
| Karnataka                                                                   | 10033070                                                                    | 8417790                                                                     | 15767636                                                                    | 11979317                                                                    | 9117946                                                                     |
|                                                                             | 128541                                                                      |                                                                             | 262113                                                                      | 240031                                                                      | 201829                                                                      |
| Ladakh                                                                      |                                                                             | 131224                                                                      | 18710699                                                                    | 25019422                                                                    | 10687232                                                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                              | 14443555                                                                    | 14610068                                                                    |                                                                             |                                                                             | 2871915                                                                     |
| Maharashtra                                                                 | 7491238                                                                     | 3397657                                                                     | 3579277                                                                     | 2955188                                                                     |                                                                             |
| Meghalaya                                                                   | 3793350                                                                     | 2478340                                                                     | 2945325                                                                     | 3960921                                                                     | 2844318                                                                     |
| Mizoram                                                                     |                                                                             | 1488675                                                                     | 1923636                                                                     | 2472352                                                                     | 1594312                                                                     |
| Nagaland                                                                    | 1704591 1552556                                                             | 2411278                                                                     | 2086812                                                                     | 1965325                                                                     | 361760                                                                      |
| Odisha                                                                      | 14032379                                                                    | 9539746                                                                     | 16669388                                                                    | 15877956                                                                    | 5496620                                                                     |
| Punjab                                                                      | 3903676                                                                     | 3476726                                                                     | 399210                                                                      | 4633764                                                                     | 2394262                                                                     |
| Rajasthan                                                                   |                                                                             |                                                                             | 37239517                                                                    | 31044015                                                                    | 15049283                                                                    |
|                                                                             | 24445322                                                                    | 11184877                                                                    |                                                                             |                                                                             |                                                                             |
| Sikkim                                                                      | 499884                                                                      | 371723                                                                      | 378422                                                                      | 346221                                                                      | 272203                                                                      |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                  | 53217599                                                                    | 26471739                                                                    | 40255957                                                                    | 32673101                                                                    | 30671409                                                                    |
| Telangana                                                                   | 3198761                                                                     | 2966552                                                                     | 4621078                                                                     | 4634829                                                                     | 2717807                                                                     |
| Tripura                                                                     | 5168560                                                                     | 3309668                                                                     | 4134470                                                                     | 4532085                                                                     | 3634299                                                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                               | 32014394                                                                    | 24813166                                                                    | 31597613                                                                    | 26580959                                                                    | 18829356                                                                    |
| Uttarakhand                                                                 | 1623125                                                                     | 1705814                                                                     | 2498015                                                                     | 2970678                                                                     | 1436770                                                                     |
| West Bengal                                                                 | 0                                                                           | 1269695                                                                     | 44175415                                                                    | 33872728                                                                    | 7353207                                                                     |
| Andaman And Nicobar                                                         | 6744                                                                        | 9687                                                                        | 9971                                                                        | 7104                                                                        | 11872                                                                       |
| Dn Haveli And Dd                                                            | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                           |
| Lakshadweep                                                                 | 569                                                                         | 174                                                                         | 0                                                                           | 131                                                                         | 464                                                                         |
| Puducherry                                                                  | 381010                                                                      | 75307                                                                       | 153834                                                                      | 159337                                                                      | 143435                                                                      |

| State/UT-wise details of Persondays generated in the month of August from financial   | State/UT-wise details of Persondays generated in the month of August from financial   | State/UT-wise details of Persondays generated in the month of August from financial   | State/UT-wise details of Persondays generated in the month of August from financial   | State/UT-wise details of Persondays generated in the month of August from financial   | State/UT-wise details of Persondays generated in the month of August from financial   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| States/UTs                                                                            | Persondays Generated in August FY 2018-                                               | Persondays Generated in August                                                        | Persondays Generated in August                                                        | Persondays Generated in August                                                        | Persondays Generated in August                                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | 10944210                                                                              | 6355133                                                                               | 7568449                                                                               | 10164516                                                                              | 6102563                                                                               |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                     | 367575                                                                                | 105797                                                                                | 860854                                                                                | 336861                                                                                | 110087                                                                                |
| Assam                                                                                 | 3542759                                                                               | 2624852                                                                               | 3118542                                                                               | 3158730                                                                               | 2308120                                                                               |
| Bihar                                                                                 | 3790550                                                                               | 1698915                                                                               | 2724393                                                                               | 4083883                                                                               | 2591421                                                                               |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                          | 3508346                                                                               | 2551397                                                                               | 1400726                                                                               | 856934                                                                                | 480794                                                                                |
| Goa                                                                                   | 1057                                                                                  | 16551                                                                                 | 18675                                                                                 | 18124                                                                                 | 12463                                                                                 |
| Gujarat                                                                               | 1571234                                                                               | 1620875                                                                               | 900349                                                                                | 438489                                                                                | 868661                                                                                |
| Haryana                                                                               | 556323                                                                                | 817793                                                                                | 744658                                                                                | 355988                                                                                | 639311                                                                                |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                      | 1723894                                                                               | 1807152                                                                               | 2175443                                                                               | 2064376                                                                               | 1296912                                                                               |
| Jammu And Kashmir                                                                     | 2573219                                                                               | 2142231                                                                               | 1145921                                                                               | 556253                                                                                | 707101                                                                                |
| Jharkhand                                                                             | 3810584                                                                               | 3973786                                                                               | 2440048                                                                               | 2852167                                                                               | 2435151                                                                               |
| Karnataka                                                                             | 8261249                                                                               | 7805989                                                                               | 6061397                                                                               | 2914070                                                                               | 3054081                                                                               |
| Kerala                                                                                | 4335578                                                                               | 3990900                                                                               | 8696871                                                                               | 6191413                                                                               | 4714127                                                                               |
| Ladakh                                                                                | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                        | 14950467                                                                              | 9394809                                                                               | 2590999                                                                               | 4010908                                                                               | 5701022                                                                               |
| Maharashtra                                                                           | 3650529                                                                               | 3801377                                                                               | 1930165                                                                               | 2086581                                                                               | 2512611                                                                               |
| Manipur                                                                               | 1161935                                                                               | 365163                                                                                | 2400451                                                                               | 606073                                                                                | 1379276                                                                               |
| Meghalaya                                                                             | 2457071                                                                               | 2441754                                                                               | 3062613                                                                               | 1839808                                                                               | 1039394                                                                               |
| Mizoram                                                                               | 763553                                                                                | 691270                                                                                | 1903821                                                                               | 312516                                                                                | 0                                                                                     |
| Nagaland                                                                              | 411306                                                                                | 154589                                                                                | 2245747                                                                               | 1400822                                                                               | 539872                                                                                |
| Odisha                                                                                | 6629775                                                                               | 8186468                                                                               | 5410121                                                                               | 5343803                                                                               | 3050806                                                                               |
| Punjab                                                                                | 1379397                                                                               | 2076168                                                                               | 2568735                                                                               | 1127160                                                                               | 615275                                                                                |
| Rajasthan                                                                             | 17707263                                                                              | 8862959                                                                               | 9327924                                                                               | 7863539                                                                               | 5147119                                                                               |
| Sikkim                                                                                | 411787                                                                                | 466650                                                                                | 342142                                                                                | 143773                                                                                | 186690                                                                                |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                            | 30996014                                                                              | 27939553                                                                              | 36936315                                                                              | 38019998                                                                              | 14175942                                                                              |
| Telangana                                                                             | 3929326                                                                               | 4098934                                                                               | 5169225                                                                               | 5505708                                                                               | 2477536                                                                               |
| Uttar                                                                                 | 10109400                                                                              | 10398478                                                                              |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 8787481                                                                               |
| Pradesh                                                                               |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 11921672                                                                              | 15976446                                                                              |                                                                                       |
| Uttarakhand West Bengal                                                               | 1485690 29252743                                                                      | 1819585                                                                               | 2755424                                                                               | 1660433                                                                               | 511410                                                                                |
|                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 16570897                                                                              | 26331079                                                                              | 14036198                                                                              | 15186729                                                                              |
| Andaman And Nicobar                                                                   | 11031                                                                                 | 9826                                                                                  | 38889                                                                                 | 11401                                                                                 | 44441                                                                                 |
| Dn Haveli And Dd                                                                      | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| Lakshadweep                                                                           | 556                                                                                   | 658                                                                                   | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 534                                                                                   |
| Puducherry                                                                            | 118574                                                                                | 27174                                                                                 | 189772                                                                                | 93510                                                                                 | 11104                                                                                 |
| Total                                                                                 | 172848142                                                                             | 137457149                                                                             | 161035350                                                                             | 141725301                                                                             | 89317634                                                                              |