Lok Sabha Question No. 277 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Cancellation of Fake Job Cards under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Deepak (Dev) Adhikari

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 277 ANSWERED ON 05/12/2023

## CANCELLATION OF FAKE JOB CARDS UNDER MGNREGS

277.  SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV):

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  fake  job  cards  of  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  cancelled  in the country during each of the last two years, State-wise; and
- (b) the steps taken to prevent fake job card issue in future?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  State/UT-wise details of Job Card deleted with reason 'Fake Job Card'  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) in the last two financial year 2021-
- 22 and 2022-23 is given at Annexure.
- (b):     Job  Card  deletion/updation  is  a  continuous  process  and  this exercise is being conducted by the States on a regular basis. 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. Also, Aadhaar seeding has been made mandatory for the de-duplication of the beneficiaries data base to prevent fake Job Card issuance.

Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 277 dated 05.12.2023.

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| State/UT-wise details of Job Card deleted with reason 'Fake Job Card' under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) in the last two financial year 2021- 22 and 2022-23.   | State/UT-wise details of Job Card deleted with reason 'Fake Job Card' under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) in the last two financial year 2021- 22 and 2022-23.   | State/UT-wise details of Job Card deleted with reason 'Fake Job Card' under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) in the last two financial year 2021- 22 and 2022-23.   | State/UT-wise details of Job Card deleted with reason 'Fake Job Card' under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) in the last two financial year 2021- 22 and 2022-23.   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                             | State/UT                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Andaman And Nicobar                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1833                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 46662                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 573                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 656                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 3156                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 7988                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 27062                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 80203                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 7292                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 14626                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2394                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3814                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 170                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 129                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 464                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 585                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2108                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1664                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 23528                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 70673                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1457                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4108                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 831                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1548                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 44                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 95209                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 27859                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1362                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4106                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

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| 19    | Manipur       | 62       | 21       |
|-------|---------------|----------|----------|
| 20    | Meghalaya     | 279      | 124      |
| 21    | Mizoram       | 38       | 56       |
| 22    | Nagaland      | 9        | 35       |
| 23    | Odisha        | 50817    | 114333   |
| 24    | Puducherry    | 3        | 25       |
| 25    | Punjab        | 787      | 3818     |
| 26    | Rajasthan     | 14782    | 45646    |
| 27    | Sikkim        | 14       | 15       |
| 28    | Tamil Nadu    | 3365     | 5831     |
| 29    | Telangana     | 93       | 5036     |
| 30    | Tripura       | 162      | 253      |
| 31    | Uttar Pradesh | 67937    | 296464   |
| 32    | Uttarakhand   | 743      | 1871     |
| 33    | West Bengal   | 388      | 5263     |
| Total |               | 3,06,944 | 7,43,457 |

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