Lok Sabha Question No. 1497 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Workers Deleted under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1497 ANSWERED ON 12/12/2023

## WORKERS DELETED UNDER MGNREGS

## 1497. SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that names of nearly one crore workers have been deleted under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) citing various reasons, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise;
- (b) whether there has been a hike of 244.3 per cent deletions during 2022-23 as compared to 2021-22 and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any step to reinclude the names of those beneficiaries whose names got deleted due to system error along with plans to mitigate the risks of errors in the names of beneficiaries and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of the steps taken by the Government to ensure accountability of low-level officials to errors made in programmes like the MGNREGS;
- (e) whether it is a fact that the MGNREGS aimed to minimize distress migration among rural masses, but now the technology use seems to reverse the trend; and
- (f) whether the Government has any plan/proposal to alter the spirals in deletions and ensure that systemic errors do not take place at the cost of withdrawing financial support and social security for a large population in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b):   State/UT-wise details of workers involved in the deleted job cards and percentage against financial year 2021-22 under Mahatma

Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) during the last two financial years 2021-22 and 202223 are given at Annexure. The various reasons for the deletion of job cards are given below:

- i.   fake job card (incorrect job card)
- ii. duplicate job card
- iii. now, not willing to work
- iv. family shifted from Gram Panchayat permanently
- v. single person in job card and the person is expired

(c),(d)&(f):  Updation of Job Cards is a regular exercise conducted by the States/UTs. As such 'system error' is not a defined reason for the deletion of job cards. Implementation of the Scheme is the responsibility of State Governments and several provisions for proper implementation have been provided in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005. As per Section 25 of the Act, whoever contravenes the provisions of this Act  shall  on  conviction  be  liable  to  a  fine  which  may  extend  to  one thousand rupees.

(e):     No, Sir.

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Annexure referred in reply to parts (a)&(b) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1497 dated 12.12.2023.

State/UT-wise details of workers involved in the deleted job cards and percentage against financial year 2021-22 under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last two financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23.

| State/UTs             | Workers involved in the deleted Job cards   | Workers involved in the deleted Job cards   | Percentage against 2021-22   |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| State/UTs             | 2021-22                                     | 2022-23                                     | Percentage against 2021-22   |
| 1Andhra Pradesh       | 625514                                      | 7796889                                     | 1146.48                      |
| 2Arunachal Pradesh    | 35089                                       | 35240                                       | 0.43                         |
| 3Assam                | 345888                                      | 645968                                      | 86.76                        |
| 4Bihar                | 2003339                                     | 8330633                                     | 315.84                       |
| 5Chhattisgarh         | 540686                                      | 1230109                                     | 127.51                       |
| 6Goa                  | 22                                          | 24                                          | 9.09                         |
| 7Gujarat              | 143202                                      | 544281                                      | 280.08                       |
| 8Haryana              | 17048                                       | 15279                                       | -10.38                       |
| 9Himachal Pradesh     | 45819                                       | 79259                                       | 72.98                        |
| 10Jammu And Kashmir   | 112814                                      | 106702                                      | -5.42                        |
| 11Jharkhand           | 462360                                      | 2041601                                     | 341.56                       |
| 12Karnataka           | 250665                                      | 861716                                      | 243.77                       |
| 13Kerala              | 72189                                       | 359384                                      | 397.84                       |
| 14Ladakh              | 2686                                        | 7185                                        | 167.50                       |
| 15Madhya Pradesh      | 4540607                                     | 1467757                                     | -67.67                       |
| 16Maharashtra         | 229275                                      | 429074                                      | 87.14                        |
| 17Manipur             | 54240                                       | 92170                                       | 69.93                        |
| 18Meghalaya           | 20707                                       | 20614                                       | -0.45                        |
| 19Mizoram             | 20414                                       | 10562                                       | -48.26                       |
| 20Nagaland            | 7630                                        | 16681                                       | 118.62                       |
| 21Odisha              | 2605164                                     | 7837982                                     | 200.86                       |
| 22Punjab              | 128296                                      | 599883                                      | 367.58                       |
| 23Rajasthan           | 793487                                      | 3062375                                     | 285.94                       |
| 24Sikkim              | 4623                                        | 4595                                        | -0.61                        |
| 25Tamil Nadu          | 440825                                      | 817765                                      | 85.51                        |
| 26Telangana           | 61278                                       | 1738872                                     | 2737.68                      |
| 27Tripura             | 29874                                       | 39028                                       | 30.64                        |
| 28Uttar Pradesh       | 1111731                                     | 7878403                                     | 608.66                       |
| 29Uttarakhand         | 66235                                       | 363512                                      | 448.82                       |
| 30West Bengal         | 157309                                      | 8343469                                     | 5203.87                      |
| 31Andaman And Nicobar | 909                                         | 323                                         | -64.47                       |
| 32Dn Haveli And Dd    | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                            |
| 33Lakshadweep         | 11                                          | 63                                          | 472.73                       |
| 34Puducherry          | 1865                                        | 49723                                       | 2566.11                      |
| National              | 1,49,31,801                                 | 5,48,27,121                                 | 267.18                       |

(As per NREGASoft)

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