Lok Sabha Question No. 804 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Participation of Women under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 804 ANSWERED ON 25/07/2023

## PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN UNDER MGNREGS

## 804.  SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  participation  of women  in  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and if so, the findings thereof during each of the last five years;
- (b) whether the Government accords priority to women under the said scheme;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the  other  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase participation of women under this scheme?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ANSWER (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)to(d):       Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005, requires that priority shall be given  to  women  in  such  a  way  that  at  least  one-third  of  the beneficiaries shall be women who have registered and requested for work.

Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS)  is a gender-neutral  Scheme  which promotes  participation  of  women  by  providing  wage  parity  with men, provision of separate schedule of rates of wages for women, facilities  for  crèche,  work-side  sheds  for  children,  and  child  care services.  In  convergence  with  National  Rural  Livelihood  Mission (NRLM),  women  mates  have  also  been  introduced,  which  again facilitate the participation of women. The Scheme also endeavours to provide works near the residence of the beneficiaries.

The rates  of  participation  of  women  (women  person-days  out of the total in percentage) under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last  five  financial  years  from  2018-19  to  2022-23  are  given  at Annexure.

Annexure referred in reply to parts (a)to(d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 804 dated 25.07.2023.

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| The rates of participation of women (women person-days out of the total in percentage) in Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2018-19 to 2022-23.   | The rates of participation of women (women person-days out of the total in percentage) in Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2018-19 to 2022-23.   | The rates of participation of women (women person-days out of the total in percentage) in Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2018-19 to 2022-23.   | The rates of participation of women (women person-days out of the total in percentage) in Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2018-19 to 2022-23.   | The rates of participation of women (women person-days out of the total in percentage) in Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2018-19 to 2022-23.   | The rates of participation of women (women person-days out of the total in percentage) in Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2018-19 to 2022-23.   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                | Sl.                                                                                                                                                                            | Percentageof women                                                                                                                                                             | Percentageof women                                                                                                                                                             | Percentageof women                                                                                                                                                             | Percentageof women                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                | Sl.                                                                                                                                                                            | 2018- 19                                                                                                                                                                       | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                                        | 2020-21 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                | 1Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                | 59.90                                                                                                                                                                          | 60.07                                                                                                                                                                          | 57.26 57.82                                                                                                                                                                    | 60.51                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 2Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                             | 2Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                             | 38.69                                                                                                                                                                          | 40.47                                                                                                                                                                          | 41.33 44.73                                                                                                                                                                    | 45.85                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 3Assam                                                                                                                                                                         | 3Assam                                                                                                                                                                         | 41.08                                                                                                                                                                          | 41.77                                                                                                                                                                          | 44.08 47.57                                                                                                                                                                    | 47.50                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 4Bihar                                                                                                                                                                         | 4Bihar                                                                                                                                                                         | 51.74                                                                                                                                                                          | 55.83                                                                                                                                                                          | 54.63 53.19                                                                                                                                                                    | 56.35                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 5Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                  | 5Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                  | 50.05                                                                                                                                                                          | 50.70                                                                                                                                                                          | 50.50 51.62                                                                                                                                                                    | 53.16                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 6Goa                                                                                                                                                                           | 6Goa                                                                                                                                                                           | 70.67                                                                                                                                                                          | 75.59                                                                                                                                                                          | 76.55 78.40                                                                                                                                                                    | 78.40                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 7Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                       | 7Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                       | 44.53                                                                                                                                                                          | 45.13                                                                                                                                                                          | 46.52 46.62                                                                                                                                                                    | 47.77                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 8Haryana                                                                                                                                                                       | 8Haryana                                                                                                                                                                       | 50.05                                                                                                                                                                          | 50.59                                                                                                                                                                          | 48.80 52.67                                                                                                                                                                    | 59.54                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 9Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                              | 9Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                              | 63.26                                                                                                                                                                          | 62.75                                                                                                                                                                          | 61.05 62.53                                                                                                                                                                    | 64.77                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 10 Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                           | 10 Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                           | 29.98                                                                                                                                                                          | 32.93                                                                                                                                                                          | 31.67 33.34                                                                                                                                                                    | 30.67                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 11Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                    | 11Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                    | 39.22                                                                                                                                                                          | 41.31                                                                                                                                                                          | 42.56 45.61                                                                                                                                                                    | 47.55                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 12Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                    | 12Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                    | 48.59                                                                                                                                                                          | 49.12                                                                                                                                                                          | 49.47 50.13                                                                                                                                                                    | 51.90                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 13Kerala                                                                                                                                                                       | 13Kerala                                                                                                                                                                       | 90.41                                                                                                                                                                          | 89.80                                                                                                                                                                          | 90.49 89.61                                                                                                                                                                    | 89.82                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 14Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                       | 14Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                       | NA                                                                                                                                                                             | 60.65                                                                                                                                                                          | 61.46 62.23                                                                                                                                                                    | 61.78                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 15Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                               | 15Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                               | 36.54                                                                                                                                                                          | 38.12                                                                                                                                                                          | 40.50 41.05                                                                                                                                                                    | 41.77                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 16Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                  | 16Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                  | 44.87                                                                                                                                                                          | 43.41                                                                                                                                                                          | 42.93 43.67                                                                                                                                                                    | 44.73                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 17Manipur                                                                                                                                                                      | 17Manipur                                                                                                                                                                      | 47.41                                                                                                                                                                          | 48.99                                                                                                                                                                          | 52.03 52.58                                                                                                                                                                    | 50.88                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 18Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                    | 18Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                    | 50.15                                                                                                                                                                          | 50.51                                                                                                                                                                          | 51.37 50.61                                                                                                                                                                    | 51.49                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 19Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                      | 19Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                      | 38.15                                                                                                                                                                          | 50.86                                                                                                                                                                          | 56.82 47.75                                                                                                                                                                    | 48.20                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 20Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                     | 20Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                     | 31.56                                                                                                                                                                          | 35.63                                                                                                                                                                          | 36.31 38.15                                                                                                                                                                    | 42.91                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 21Odisha                                                                                                                                                                       | 21Odisha                                                                                                                                                                       | 41.99                                                                                                                                                                          | 43.30                                                                                                                                                                          | 44.74 46.14                                                                                                                                                                    | 47.94                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 22Punjab                                                                                                                                                                       | 22Punjab                                                                                                                                                                       | 60.73                                                                                                                                                                          | 58.79                                                                                                                                                                          | 56.92 60.42                                                                                                                                                                    | 66.55                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 23Rajasthan 24Sikkim                                                                                                                                                           | 23Rajasthan 24Sikkim                                                                                                                                                           | 66.07                                                                                                                                                                          | 67.33                                                                                                                                                                          | 65.68 66.68                                                                                                                                                                    | 68.17                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                | 50.93                                                                                                                                                                          | 51.07                                                                                                                                                                          | 51.17 52.65                                                                                                                                                                    | 54.52                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 26Telangana                                                                                                                                                                    | 26Telangana                                                                                                                                                                    | 85.40                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                | 85.37 85.70                                                                                                                                                                    | 61.53                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 27Tripura                                                                                                                                                                      | 27Tripura                                                                                                                                                                      | 46.19                                                                                                                                                                          | 86.30 47.03                                                                                                                                                                    | 59.18 47.62 47.53                                                                                                                                                              | 86.41 48.44                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                | 62.80                                                                                                                                                                          | 61.50                                                                                                                                                                          | 58.06                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                |

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| 28Uttar Pradesh                             |   35.28 |   34.28 |   33.57 |   37.25 |   37.75 |
|---------------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 29Uttarakhand                               |   55.15 |   56.62 |   55.14 |   55.51 |   56.66 |
| 30West Bengal                               |   48.18 |   47.93 |   45.2  |   46.75 |   47.96 |
| 31 Andaman and Nicobar                      |   63.59 |   59.43 |   54.66 |   54.1  |   58.97 |
| 32 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |
| 33Lakshadweep                               |   37.25 |   11.63 |   13.04 |    0    |   26.67 |
| 34Puducherry                                |   87.64 |   86.79 |   86.82 |   87.59 |   87.48 |
| National                                    |   54.6  |   54.79 |   53.2  |   54.82 |   57.43 |

(As per NREGASoft)