Lok Sabha Question No. 61 (STARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Deletion of Names under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan, Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 61 ANSWERED ON 25/07/2023

## DELETION OF NAMES UNDER MGNREGS

- *61.  SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN: SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

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 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;
- (d) 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;
- (e) if so, the steps taken by the Government 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
- (f) the details of the steps taken by the Government to ensure accountability of low-level officials to errors made in programmes like the MGNREGS?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

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

Statement in reply to Parts (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 61 for 25.07.2023

(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):    No, Sir.

(d)&(e):  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.

(f):   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.

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Annexure referred in reply to parts (a)&(b) Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 61 dated 25.07.2023.

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.

| percentage against financial year 2021-22 under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | percentage against financial year 2021-22 under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | percentage against financial year 2021-22 under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | percentage against financial year 2021-22 under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | percentage against financial year 2021-22 under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.                                                                    |                                                                        | Workers involved in the deleted Job cards                              | Workers involved in the deleted Job cards                              | Percentage against                                                     |
| No.                                                                    | State/UT                                                               | 2021-22                                                                | 2022-23                                                                | 2021-22                                                                |
| 1                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                         | 625514                                                                 | 7805569                                                                | 1147.86                                                                |
| 2                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                      | 35089                                                                  | 34077                                                                  | -2.88                                                                  |
| 3                                                                      | Assam                                                                  | 345888                                                                 | 596898                                                                 | 72.57                                                                  |
| 4                                                                      | Bihar                                                                  | 2017418                                                                | 7668876                                                                | 280.13                                                                 |
| 5                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                           | 540686                                                                 | 1196616                                                                | 121.31                                                                 |
| 6                                                                      | Goa                                                                    | 22                                                                     | 24                                                                     | 9.09                                                                   |
| 7                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                | 143202                                                                 | 430404                                                                 | 200.56                                                                 |
| 8                                                                      | Haryana                                                                | 17048                                                                  | 13916                                                                  | -18.37                                                                 |
| 9                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                       | 46029                                                                  | 70964                                                                  | 54.17                                                                  |
| 10                                                                     | Jammu and Kashmir                                                      | 112814                                                                 | 89501                                                                  | -20.66                                                                 |
| 11                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                              | 462360                                                                 | 1967966                                                                | 325.64                                                                 |
| 12                                                                     | Karnataka                                                              | 250665                                                                 | 807397                                                                 | 222.10                                                                 |
| 13                                                                     | Kerala                                                                 | 72189                                                                  | 352207                                                                 | 387.90                                                                 |
| 14                                                                     | Ladakh                                                                 | 2686                                                                   | 7063                                                                   | 162.96                                                                 |
| 15                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                         | 4545228                                                                | 1381160                                                                | -69.61                                                                 |
| 16                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                            | 229275                                                                 | 408346                                                                 | 78.10                                                                  |
| 17                                                                     | Manipur                                                                | 54240                                                                  | 79217                                                                  | 46.05                                                                  |
| 18                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                              | 20707                                                                  | 20442                                                                  | -1.28                                                                  |
| 19                                                                     | Mizoram                                                                | 20414                                                                  | 10510                                                                  | -48.52                                                                 |
| 20                                                                     | Nagaland                                                               | 7630                                                                   | 16667                                                                  | 118.44                                                                 |
| 21                                                                     | Odisha                                                                 | 2605164                                                                | 7778454                                                                | 198.58                                                                 |
| 22                                                                     | Punjab                                                                 | 128296                                                                 | 591682                                                                 | 361.19                                                                 |
| 23                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                              | 793511                                                                 | 2945908                                                                | 271.25                                                                 |
| 24                                                                     | Sikkim                                                                 | 4623                                                                   | 4055                                                                   | -12.29                                                                 |
| 25                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                             | 440825                                                                 | 808289                                                                 | 83.36                                                                  |
| 26                                                                     | Telangana                                                              | 61278                                                                  | 1732936                                                                | 2727.99                                                                |
| 27                                                                     | Tripura                                                                | 29874                                                                  | 37901                                                                  | 26.87                                                                  |
| 28                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                          | 1112241                                                                | 6298325                                                                | 466.27                                                                 |
| 29                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                            | 66237                                                                  | 349565                                                                 | 427.75                                                                 |
| 30                                                                     | West Bengal                                                            | 157309                                                                 | 8336115                                                                | 5199.20                                                                |
| 31                                                                     | Andaman and Nicobar                                                    | 909                                                                    | 324                                                                    | -64.36                                                                 |
| 32                                                                     | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and                                             |                                                                        |                                                                        | 0.00                                                                   |
| 33                                                                     | Daman and Diu Lakshadweep                                              | 0 11                                                                   | 0 62                                                                   | 463.64                                                                 |
| 34                                                                     | Puducherry                                                             | 1865                                                                   | 49732                                                                  | 2566.60                                                                |
|                                                                        | National                                                               |                                                                        |                                                                        | 247.06%                                                                |
|                                                                        |                                                                        | 1,49,51,247                                                            | 5,18,91,168                                                            |                                                                        |

(As per NREGASoft)