Lok Sabha Question No. 2890 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: RoFR Patta-holders under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri G Lakshminarayana

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2890 ANSWERED ON 18/03/2025

## ROFR PATTA-HOLDERS UNDER MGNREGS

## 2890. SHRI G LAKSHMINARAYANA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Recognition of Forest Rights (RoFR) Pattaholders  eligible  for  150  days  of  work  under  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the Scheduled (Agency) areas of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  eligible  RoFRPatta-holders  who  have  actually received 150 days of work during the last five years, year-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  RoFRPatta-holders  who  are  yet  to  receive  the additional 50 days of work, despite being eligible;
- (d) the total budget allocated, released and utilized for providing 150  days  of  employment  to  RoFRPatta-holders  in  Andhra Pradesh during the last five years; and
- (e) whether the Government has identified any gaps or challenges in  the  implementation  of  this  provision  and  if  so,  the  steps taken to ensure all eligible beneficiaries receive their entitled workdays under MGNREGS?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a): The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA),  2005,  is  an  Act  to  provide  for  the enhancement of livelihood security of the households in rural areas of the country by providing 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. The Ministry mandates the provision of additional 50 days of wage employment (beyond the stipulated 100 days) to every Scheduled Tribe Household in a forest area, provided that these households have no

other private property except for the land rights provided under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006.

The  district-wise  details  of  Recognition  of  Forest  Rights  (RoFR) Patta holders eligible for additional 50 days of work under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in Andhra Pradesh are given below:

| SI. No.   | District            |   Total RoFRPatta-holders 150 days work | eligible   | for   |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------|-------|
| 1         | AlluriSitharamaRaju |                                  109511 |            |       |
| 2         | ParvathipuramManyam |                                   33554 |            |       |
| 3         | Srikakulam          |                                   10122 |            |       |
| 4         | Eluru               |                                    2009 |            |       |
| 5         | Nandyal             |                                     553 |            |       |
| 6         | Prakasam            |                                    1884 |            |       |
| 7         | Palnadu             |                                    2200 |            |       |
|           | Total               |                                  159833 |            |       |

Note: As per data shared by State Government of Andhra Pradesh.

(b):  Year-wise  total  number  of  RoFR  households  who  have  worked for 150 days in Andhra Pradesh State under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years are given below:

|   SI. No. | Financial Year   | Total number of RoFR households who have worked for 150 days   |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 7551             | 2023-24                                                        |
|         2 |                  | 2022-23 1185                                                   |
|         3 |                  | 2021-22 2649                                                   |
|         4 |                  | 2020-21 7781                                                   |
|         5 |                  | 2019-20 2928                                                   |

Note: As per data shared by State Government of Andhra Pradesh.

- (c):       As  per  the  information  shared  by  the  State  Government  of Andhra  Pradesh,  a  total  of  55,726  RoFRPatta  holders  are  yet  to receive an additional 50 days of wage employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.
- (d):      Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  is  a  demand  driven  Scheme,  the work  is  being  allocated  based  on  demand.  The  wages  are  being released directly to the wage seeker's account based on their work. However,  the  year-wise  wage  expenditure  (additional 50  days  of wage employment to RoFRPatta beneficiaries) is given below:

|   SI. No. | Financial Year   | Expenditure (additional 50 days of wage employment to RoFRPatta beneficiaries) (Rs. in lakhs)   |
|-----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2023-24          | 2782.35                                                                                         |
|         2 |                  | 2022-23 375.89                                                                                  |
|         3 | 2021-22          | 858.95                                                                                          |
|         4 | 2020-21          | 2669.74                                                                                         |
|         5 | 2019-20          | 892.28                                                                                          |

Note: As per data shared by State Government of Andhra Pradesh.

(e):  The  implementation  of  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  is  the responsibility  of  the  respective  State/UT  Governments.  The  State Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  has  not  reported  any  gaps  or challenges  in  implementing  this  provision  under  the  scheme.  The Ministry of Rural Development continues to monitor and support its effective  implementation  to  ensure  that  all  eligible  beneficiaries receive their entitled workdays.

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