Lok Sabha Question No. 2350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Demand for Work under  MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Benny Behanan, Adv Dean Kuriakose, Shri Charanjit Singh Channi

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2350

## ANSWERED ON 10/12/2024

## DEMAND FOR WORK UNDER  MGNREGS

## 2350. SHRI CHARANJIT SINGH CHANNI:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

ADV DEAN KURIAKOSE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  on  demand  for  work under  MGNREGS  since  2019,  disaggregated  by  States,  if  so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any assessments have been conducted to identify the reasons  behind  variations  in  MGNREGS  demand,  particularly the  decline  mentioned  in  recent  reports,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government  has  undertaken any studies to evaluate  the  sufficiency  of  current  MGNREGS  wage  rates  in sustaining rural livelihoods and preventing distress migration, if so, thedetails thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  data  on  employment generated  under  MGNREGS  with  respect  to  the  rural  wage trends  during the last five years, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a)&(b):  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) provides for 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.  It  is  a  fall  back  option  for  livelihood  for  the  rural households, when no better employment opportunity is available.

Details  of  households  who  demanded employment and households who  were  offered  employment  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS, States/Union Territories-wise in last five financial years 2019-20 to

current  financial  year  2024-25  (as  on  05.12.2024)  is  given  at Annexure-I.

While  the  work  demanded  closely  matches  the  work  offered,  the difference in the work availed with the former is on account of lack of utilisation of such offering by workers. This could be on account of better employment opportunities elsewhere, illness or any other relevant factor.

(c)&(d):          With regard to increase in wage rate it is stated that Section  6  (1)  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Act  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA),  2005,  provides  that  the Central Government may by notification, specify the wage rate for unskilled  work  for  its  beneficiaries.  Accordingly,  the  Ministry  of Rural Development notifies Mahatma Gandhi NREGA wage rate for every  financial  year  for  States/UTs.  To  compensate  the  Mahatma Gandhi  NREGA  workers  against  inflation,  the  Ministry  of  Rural Development revises  the  wage  rate  every  financial  year  based  on change in Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labour (CPI-AL).  In FY  2024-25,  there  is  an  average  increase  of  around  7%  in  the notified wage rate  compared to the FY 2023-24.

Details  of  person-days  generated  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS  during the financial year 2019-20 to 2024-25 (as on 04.12.2024) are as under:

| Details of person-days generated under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2019-20 to 2024-25 (as on   | Details of person-days generated under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2019-20 to 2024-25 (as on   | Details of person-days generated under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2019-20 to 2024-25 (as on   | Details of person-days generated under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2019-20 to 2024-25 (as on   | Details of person-days generated under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2019-20 to 2024-25 (as on   | Details of person-days generated under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2019-20 to 2024-25 (as on   | Details of person-days generated under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2019-20 to 2024-25 (as on   | Details of person-days generated under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2019-20 to 2024-25 (as on   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Financial Year                                                                                                        | 2019-20                                                                                                               | 2020-21                                                                                                               | 2021-22                                                                                                               | 2022-23                                                                                                               | 2023-24                                                                                                               | 2024-25 (as on 04.12.24)                                                                                              | 2024-25 (as on 04.12.24)                                                                                              |
| Persondays generated                                                                                                  | 265.19                                                                                                                | 388.68                                                                                                                | 363.10                                                                                                                | 295.61                                                                                                                | 312.24                                                                                                                | 192.72                                                                                                                | 192.72                                                                                                                |

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Annexure-I Annexure referred in reply to parts (a)&(b) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 2350 dated 10.12.2024.

Details  of  households  demanded  employment  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS, States/Union Territories-wise in last five financial years from 2019-20 to current financial year 2024-25 (as on 04.12.2024)

| Sr.                                                      |                                                          | households demanded employment (in numbers)              | households demanded employment (in numbers)              | households demanded employment (in numbers)              | households demanded employment (in numbers)              | households demanded employment (in numbers)              | households demanded employment (in numbers)              |
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| No.                                                      | State/UTs                                                | 2019-20                                                  | 2020-21                                                  | 2021-22                                                  | 2022-23                                                  | 2023-24                                                  | 2024-25                                                  |
| 1                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                           | 4510956                                                  | 5097373                                                  | 5488567                                                  | 5351466                                                  | 5060358                                                  | 4844407                                                  |
| 2                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                        | 184368                                                   | 234439                                                   | 266209                                                   | 276949                                                   | 279248                                                   | 277957                                                   |
| 3                                                        | Assam                                                    | 2158409                                                  | 2718112                                                  | 2945257                                                  | 2506990                                                  | 2389252                                                  | 1624395                                                  |
| 4                                                        | Bihar                                                    | 4161146                                                  | 6168223                                                  | 5826151                                                  | 5815235                                                  | 5467098                                                  | 4602353                                                  |
| 5                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                             | 2903997                                                  | 3453473                                                  | 3190078                                                  | 2930128                                                  | 2760341                                                  | 2550916                                                  |
| 6                                                        | Goa                                                      | 1744                                                     | 4227                                                     | 3375                                                     | 3729                                                     | 2114                                                     | 2145                                                     |
| 7                                                        | Gujarat                                                  | 941070                                                   | 1410553                                                  | 1535609                                                  | 1248864                                                  | 1161689                                                  | 831879                                                   |
| 8                                                        | Haryana                                                  | 309345                                                   | 522629                                                   | 472994                                                   | 370416                                                   | 420205                                                   | 339067                                                   |
| 9                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                         | 580573                                                   | 672729                                                   | 743269                                                   | 689454                                                   | 714509                                                   | 668024                                                   |
| 10                                                       | Jammu And Kashmir                                        | 727000                                                   | 809436                                                   | 766499                                                   | 753572                                                   | 726087                                                   | 547730                                                   |
| 11                                                       | Jharkhand                                                | 1626145                                                  | 3212863                                                  | 2844944                                                  | 2415204                                                  | 2554781                                                  | 1847662                                                  |
| 12                                                       | Karnataka                                                | 2477232                                                  | 3295638                                                  | 3681378                                                  | 3271592                                                  | 3241256                                                  | 2800179                                                  |
| 13                                                       | Kerala                                                   | 1592407                                                  | 1764555                                                  | 1746565                                                  | 1630876                                                  | 1521639                                                  | 1320490                                                  |
| 14                                                       | Ladakh                                                   | 31450                                                    | 32722                                                    | 32445                                                    | 34011                                                    | 32698                                                    | 31985                                                    |
| 15                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                           | 4240092                                                  | 6599739                                                  | 6166780                                                  | 5313603                                                  | 4699747                                                  | 3645823                                                  |
| 16                                                       | Maharashtra                                              | 1729237                                                  | 1883945                                                  | 2255390                                                  | 2391498                                                  | 2724077                                                  | 2601488                                                  |
| 17                                                       | Manipur                                                  | 547419                                                   | 552103                                                   | 561370                                                   | 387619                                                   | 510115                                                   | 487408                                                   |
| 18                                                       | Meghalaya                                                | 512790                                                   | 543396                                                   | 543360                                                   | 495823                                                   | 502211                                                   | 390520                                                   |
| 19                                                       | Mizoram                                                  | 203118                                                   | 213976                                                   | 212268                                                   | 216402                                                   | 219862                                                   | 208529                                                   |
| 20                                                       | Nagaland                                                 | 393978                                                   | 396300                                                   | 419663                                                   | 426182                                                   | 410195                                                   | 228239                                                   |
| 21                                                       | Odisha                                                   | 2577256                                                  | 4458443                                                  | 4066476                                                  | 3778351                                                  | 3527608                                                  | 2067638                                                  |
| 22                                                       | Punjab                                                   | 919936                                                   | 1082019                                                  | 978870                                                   | 972158                                                   | 967489                                                   | 808810                                                   |
| 23                                                       | Rajasthan                                                | 6204067                                                  | 8057589                                                  | 7605899                                                  | 6826481                                                  | 6739627                                                  | 5693330                                                  |
| 24                                                       | Sikkim                                                   | 62020                                                    | 67063                                                    | 66319                                                    | 63233                                                    | 63708                                                    | 58591                                                    |
| 25                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                               | 5880950                                                  | 6828528                                                  | 6988530                                                  | 6771013                                                  | 7020730                                                  | 6474688                                                  |
| 26                                                       | Telangana                                                | 2788511                                                  | 3501247                                                  | 2894487                                                  | 3274556                                                  | 2832109                                                  | 2739962                                                  |
| 27                                                       | Tripura                                                  | 578313                                                   | 593922                                                   | 600640                                                   | 583472                                                   | 599701                                                   | 589559                                                   |
| 28                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                            | 626503012038088                                          |                                                          | 8914725                                                  | 7749867                                                  | 7450463                                                  | 6322953                                                  |
| 29                                                       | Uttarakhand                                              | 546905                                                   | 689955                                                   | 611145                                                   | 535516                                                   | 503256                                                   | 400105                                                   |
| 30                                                       | West Bengal                                              | 5907908                                                  | 8429045                                                  | 8035442                                                  | 1898632                                                  | 9413                                                     | 1                                                        |
| 31                                                       | Andaman And Nicobar                                      | 6892                                                     | 8646                                                     | 5776                                                     | 5714                                                     | 5228                                                     | 2977                                                     |
| 32                                                       | Dn Haveli And Dd                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 831                                                      | 2786                                                     |
| 33                                                       | Lakshadweep                                              | 131                                                      | 97                                                       | 46                                                       | 120                                                      | 105                                                      | 0                                                        |
| 34                                                       | Puducherry                                               | 44978                                                    | 54010                                                    | 45245                                                    | 48887                                                    | 56981                                                    | 50904                                                    |
| Total 61615373853950838051577169037613 65174731 55063500 | Total 61615373853950838051577169037613 65174731 55063500 | Total 61615373853950838051577169037613 65174731 55063500 | Total 61615373853950838051577169037613 65174731 55063500 | Total 61615373853950838051577169037613 65174731 55063500 | Total 61615373853950838051577169037613 65174731 55063500 | Total 61615373853950838051577169037613 65174731 55063500 | Total 61615373853950838051577169037613 65174731 55063500 |

(as per NREGASoft)

Details  of  households  offered  employment  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS,

| States/Union Territories-wise in last five financial years from 2019-20 to current financial year 2024-25 (as on 04.12.2024)   | States/Union Territories-wise in last five financial years from 2019-20 to current financial year 2024-25 (as on 04.12.2024)   | States/Union Territories-wise in last five financial years from 2019-20 to current financial year 2024-25 (as on 04.12.2024)   | States/Union Territories-wise in last five financial years from 2019-20 to current financial year 2024-25 (as on 04.12.2024)   | States/Union Territories-wise in last five financial years from 2019-20 to current financial year 2024-25 (as on 04.12.2024)   | States/Union Territories-wise in last five financial years from 2019-20 to current financial year 2024-25 (as on 04.12.2024)   | States/Union Territories-wise in last five financial years from 2019-20 to current financial year 2024-25 (as on 04.12.2024)   | States/Union Territories-wise in last five financial years from 2019-20 to current financial year 2024-25 (as on 04.12.2024)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                | households Employment offered (in numbers)                                                                                     | households Employment offered (in numbers)                                                                                     | households Employment offered (in numbers)                                                                                     | households Employment offered (in numbers)                                                                                     | households Employment offered (in numbers)                                                                                     | households Employment offered (in numbers)                                                                                     |
| Sr. No.                                                                                                                        | State/UTs                                                                                                                      | 2019-20                                                                                                                        | 2020-21                                                                                                                        | 2021-22                                                                                                                        | 2022-23                                                                                                                        | 2023-24                                                                                                                        | 2024-25 (as on 04.12.2024)                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                 | 4501241                                                                                                                        | 5092869                                                                                                                        | 5474564                                                                                                                        | 5348678                                                                                                                        | 5057902                                                                                                                        | 4840459                                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                              | 183191                                                                                                                         | 234000                                                                                                                         | 266088                                                                                                                         | 276713                                                                                                                         | 278908                                                                                                                         | 276954                                                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                                          | 2157552                                                                                                                        | 2717705                                                                                                                        | 2944878                                                                                                                        | 2506143                                                                                                                        | 2387770                                                                                                                        | 1622199                                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                                                          | 4153105                                                                                                                        | 6159570                                                                                                                        | 5819624                                                                                                                        | 5806384                                                                                                                        | 5462104                                                                                                                        | 4595859                                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                   | 2903613                                                                                                                        | 3453317                                                                                                                        | 3189885                                                                                                                        | 2929788                                                                                                                        | 2759917                                                                                                                        | 2549606                                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                                              | Goa                                                                                                                            | 1733                                                                                                                           | 4225                                                                                                                           | 3346                                                                                                                           | 3703                                                                                                                           | 2111                                                                                                                           | 1973                                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                                                        | 939136                                                                                                                         | 1408508                                                                                                                        | 1533787                                                                                                                        | 1245958                                                                                                                        | 1158576                                                                                                                        | 830149                                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                                              | Haryana                                                                                                                        | 308749                                                                                                                         | 521930                                                                                                                         | 472635                                                                                                                         | 369804                                                                                                                         | 419246                                                                                                                         | 338615                                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                               | 580512                                                                                                                         | 672609                                                                                                                         | 743159                                                                                                                         | 689199                                                                                                                         | 714275                                                                                                                         | 667734                                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                                             | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                                              | 726352                                                                                                                         | 808258                                                                                                                         | 765702                                                                                                                         | 751704                                                                                                                         | 724340                                                                                                                         | 545879                                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                                             | Jharkhand                                                                                                                      | 1625124                                                                                                                        | 3211911                                                                                                                        | 2843888                                                                                                                        | 2413893                                                                                                                        | 2553813                                                                                                                        | 1846091                                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                                                                      | 2417559                                                                                                                        | 3235122                                                                                                                        | 3618275                                                                                                                        | 3215975                                                                                                                        | 3193668                                                                                                                        | 2767657                                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                                                         | 1592298                                                                                                                        | 1764502                                                                                                                        | 1746555                                                                                                                        | 1630878                                                                                                                        | 1521639                                                                                                                        | 1320381                                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                                             | Ladakh                                                                                                                         | 31432                                                                                                                          | 32712                                                                                                                          | 32440                                                                                                                          | 33998                                                                                                                          | 32672                                                                                                                          | 31968                                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                 | 4232810                                                                                                                        | 6594853                                                                                                                        | 6159771                                                                                                                        | 5301688                                                                                                                        | 4683117                                                                                                                        | 3628647                                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                                                    | 1725245                                                                                                                        | 1879243                                                                                                                        | 2249679                                                                                                                        | 2385405                                                                                                                        | 2717891                                                                                                                        | 2593751                                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                                             | Manipur                                                                                                                        | 545572                                                                                                                         | 551599                                                                                                                         | 561206                                                                                                                         | 387231                                                                                                                         | 509825                                                                                                                         | 486939                                                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                                                                      | 512791                                                                                                                         | 543409                                                                                                                         | 543282                                                                                                                         | 495641                                                                                                                         | 502154                                                                                                                         | 390111                                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                                                                        | 203057                                                                                                                         | 213845                                                                                                                         | 212265                                                                                                                         | 216359                                                                                                                         | 219836                                                                                                                         | 208052                                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                                                                       | 392680                                                                                                                         | 394863                                                                                                                         | 418351                                                                                                                         | 425708                                                                                                                         | 409397                                                                                                                         | 218068                                                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                                                         | 2573866                                                                                                                        | 4456590                                                                                                                        | 4064570                                                                                                                        | 3775742                                                                                                                        | 3525009                                                                                                                        | 2064644                                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                                             | Punjab                                                                                                                         | 918982                                                                                                                         | 1081190                                                                                                                        | 978006                                                                                                                         | 971087                                                                                                                         | 966712                                                                                                                         | 807402                                                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                                                      | 6202188                                                                                                                        | 8056217                                                                                                                        | 7604790                                                                                                                        | 6824821                                                                                                                        | 6737677                                                                                                                        | 5689766                                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                                                                         | 62005                                                                                                                          | 67004                                                                                                                          | 66269                                                                                                                          | 63214                                                                                                                          | 63698                                                                                                                          | 58535                                                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                     | 5880442                                                                                                                        | 6828499                                                                                                                        | 6988542                                                                                                                        | 6770884                                                                                                                        | 7020377                                                                                                                        | 6473178                                                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                                             | Telangana                                                                                                                      | 2769472                                                                                                                        | 3508116                                                                                                                        | 2644237                                                                                                                        | 3273414                                                                                                                        | 2831299                                                                                                                        | 2738930                                                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                                                        | 578296                                                                                                                         | 593920                                                                                                                         | 600632                                                                                                                         | 583442                                                                                                                         | 599680                                                                                                                         | 589490                                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                  | 6259101                                                                                                                        | 12032270                                                                                                                       | 8910501                                                                                                                        | 7741097                                                                                                                        | 7449393                                                                                                                        | 6322075                                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                    | 546637                                                                                                                         | 689712                                                                                                                         | 610856                                                                                                                         | 535216                                                                                                                         | 502840                                                                                                                         | 399541                                                                                                                         |
| 30                                                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                                                    | 5906648                                                                                                                        | 8428085                                                                                                                        | 8034714                                                                                                                        | 1896818                                                                                                                        | 9371                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                              |
| 31                                                                                                                             | Andaman And Nicobar                                                                                                            | 6884                                                                                                                           | 8646                                                                                                                           | 5705                                                                                                                           | 5714                                                                                                                           | 5166                                                                                                                           | 2974                                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                | Dn Haveli And Dd                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                              | 830                                                                                                                            | 2784                                                                                                                           |
| 32 33                                                                                                                          | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                    | 131                                                                                                                            | 92                                                                                                                             | 44                                                                                                                             | 120                                                                                                                            | 105                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                              |
| 34                                                                                                                             | Puducherry                                                                                                                     | 44971                                                                                                                          | 54007                                                                                                                          | 45245                                                                                                                          | 48885                                                                                                                          | 56980                                                                                                                          | 50901                                                                                                                          |
| Total                                                                                                                          | Total                                                                                                                          | 61483375                                                                                                                       | 85299398                                                                                                                       | 80153491                                                                                                                       | 68925304                                                                                                                       | 65078298                                                                                                                       | 54961312                                                                                                                       |

(as per NREGASoft)

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