Lok Sabha Question No. 2969 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Aadhaar Based Payment System
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. Prashant Yadaorao Padole

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2969 ANSWERED ON 18/03/2025

## AADHAAR BASED PAYMENT SYSTEM

## 2969. DR. PRASHANT YADAORAO PADOLE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  'All  workers'  who  are  not  eligible  for Aadhaar Based Payment System (ABPS), State-wise;
- (b) the  total  number  of  'Active  workers'  not  eligible  for  ABPS, State-wise; and
- (c) whether the Government has issued any guidelines to ensure that  workers  who  are  not  eligible  for  ABPS  can  access Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) employment?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):   State/UT-wise details of percentage of total workers who are not  eligible  for  Aadhaar  Payment  Bridge   System (APBS)  under Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS),  as on 12.03.2025,  is given at AnnexureI.
- (b):   State/UT-wise details of percentage of active workers who are not  eligible  for  Aadhaar  Payment  Bridge   System (APBS)  under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 12.03.2025 is given at Annexure-II.
- (c):   Under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS,  the  Aadhaar  Payment Bridge  System  (APBS)  is  merely  a  mode  of  payment,  and  the demand  for  work  cannot  be  denied  due  to  non-linking  of  account number with APBS. The Ministry continues to monitor its implementation  and  takes  necessary  measures  to  address  any challenges faced by workers in receiving their entitlements, ensuring  that  no  eligible  beneficiary  is  deprived  of  their  rightful

wages.  As  and  when  any  issue  is flagged  by  the  State/UT  or  any other stakeholders, same is resolved on priority basis.

Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  is  a  demand-driven  wage  employment Scheme.  The  rural  households  can  register  themselves  under Scheme and seek employment at multiple fora including the Gram Panchayats. The field authorities have been instructed to organize RojgarDiwas at least once every month for covering willing unskilled workers.

*****

## Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 2969 dated 18.03.2025

| State/UT-wise total number of workers and percentage who are not eligible for Aadhaar Payment Bridge System (APBS) under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) as on 12.03.2025 is given at Annexure.   | State/UT-wise total number of workers and percentage who are not eligible for Aadhaar Payment Bridge System (APBS) under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) as on 12.03.2025 is given at Annexure.   | State/UT-wise total number of workers and percentage who are not eligible for Aadhaar Payment Bridge System (APBS) under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) as on 12.03.2025 is given at Annexure.   | State/UT-wise total number of workers and percentage who are not eligible for Aadhaar Payment Bridge System (APBS) under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) as on 12.03.2025 is given at Annexure.   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                                                                                                                                                                 | States/UTs                                                                                                                                                                              | Total number of workers                                                                                                                                                                 | Percentage who are not eligible for APBS                                                                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                          | 12262973                                                                                                                                                                                | 1.76                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                       | 469919                                                                                                                                                                                  | 23.92                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                   | 10511449                                                                                                                                                                                | 41.12                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                   | 22900741                                                                                                                                                                                | 31.39                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                            | 7798425                                                                                                                                                                                 | 3.60                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                     | 51321                                                                                                                                                                                   | 66.40                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                 | 9702355                                                                                                                                                                                 | 58.72                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2375425                                                                                                                                                                                 | 33.26                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                        | 2837576                                                                                                                                                                                 | 27.41                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                      | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                       | 2354477                                                                                                                                                                                 | 21.78                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                               | 10292182                                                                                                                                                                                | 38.61                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                               | 17991304                                                                                                                                                                                | 33.11                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                  | 5717603                                                                                                                                                                                 | 17.49                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                      | Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                                  | 50387                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.77                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                          | 17547654                                                                                                                                                                                | 28.27                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                             | 29734310                                                                                                                                                                                | 63.97                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                 | 913155                                                                                                                                                                                  | 23.85                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                               | 1223842                                                                                                                                                                                 | 40.45                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                 | 240217                                                                                                                                                                                  | 6.65                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                | 773310                                                                                                                                                                                  | 65.98                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                  | 10465254                                                                                                                                                                                | 9.68                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2891727                                                                                                                                                                                 | 20.49                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                               | 23023741                                                                                                                                                                                | 24.81                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                  | 137183                                                                                                                                                                                  | 15.39                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                              | 10962718                                                                                                                                                                                | 3.69                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                               | 10451136                                                                                                                                                                                | 33.81                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1223565                                                                                                                                                                                 | 4.85                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                           | 21903876                                                                                                                                                                                | 8.23                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                             | 1573250                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2.63                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                             | 25627676                                                                                                                                                                                | 17.01                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                      | Andaman And Nicobar                                                                                                                                                                     | 52804                                                                                                                                                                                   | 39.24                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                         | and Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                                                       | 41536                                                                                                                                                                                   | 64.43                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                      | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                             | 16637                                                                                                                                                                                   | 57.75                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                      | Puducherry Total                                                                                                                                                                        | 115264 264234992                                                                                                                                                                        | 16.10 27.89                                                                                                                                                                             |

Annexure-II Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 2969 dated 18.03.2025

| State/UT-wise total number of 'Active workers' and its percentage who are not eligible for Aadhaar Payment Bridge System (APBS) under Mahatma   | State/UT-wise total number of 'Active workers' and its percentage who are not eligible for Aadhaar Payment Bridge System (APBS) under Mahatma   | State/UT-wise total number of 'Active workers' and its percentage who are not eligible for Aadhaar Payment Bridge System (APBS) under Mahatma   | State/UT-wise total number of 'Active workers' and its percentage who are not eligible for Aadhaar Payment Bridge System (APBS) under Mahatma   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                                                                                                                         | States/UTs                                                                                                                                      | Total number of 'Active workers'                                                                                                                | Percentage who are not eligible for APBS                                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                  | 9718016                                                                                                                                         | 0.04                                                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                               | 352527                                                                                                                                          | 8.23                                                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                                                               | Assam                                                                                                                                           | 5383438                                                                                                                                         | 10.29                                                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                                               | Bihar                                                                                                                                           | 9693647                                                                                                                                         | 6.07                                                                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                    | 6339664                                                                                                                                         | 0.93                                                                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                                                               | Goa                                                                                                                                             | 7393                                                                                                                                            | 11.23                                                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                                                                                         | 2656720                                                                                                                                         | 0.24                                                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                                                               | Haryana                                                                                                                                         | 906978                                                                                                                                          | 5.49                                                                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                | 1453850                                                                                                                                         | 0.69                                                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                                                              | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                                                               | 1547630                                                                                                                                         | 1.77                                                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                                                              | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                       | 4036445                                                                                                                                         | 2.05                                                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                                                                       | 8290882                                                                                                                                         | 0.78                                                                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                                                                              | Kerala                                                                                                                                          | 2503818                                                                                                                                         | 0.02                                                                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                                                                              | Ladakh                                                                                                                                          | 38964                                                                                                                                           | 0.35                                                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                  | 10106290                                                                                                                                        | 0.13                                                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                     | 7943428                                                                                                                                         | 6.08                                                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                                                              | Manipur                                                                                                                                         | 700735                                                                                                                                          | 11.95                                                                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                                                                              | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                       | 874158                                                                                                                                          | 24.44                                                                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                                                                              | Mizoram                                                                                                                                         | 219678                                                                                                                                          | 1.29                                                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                                                              | Nagaland                                                                                                                                        | 591864                                                                                                                                          | 59.16                                                                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                                                                                          | 6949228                                                                                                                                         | 1.97                                                                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                                                                              | Punjab                                                                                                                                          | 1566185                                                                                                                                         | 7.29                                                                                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                       | 12460391                                                                                                                                        | 0.11                                                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                                                              | Sikkim                                                                                                                                          | 94674                                                                                                                                           | 2.50                                                                                                                                            |
| 25                                                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                      | 9175765                                                                                                                                         | 0.08                                                                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                                                              | Telangana                                                                                                                                       | 5868636                                                                                                                                         | 1.24                                                                                                                                            |
| 27                                                                                                                                              | Tripura                                                                                                                                         | 1042520                                                                                                                                         | 1.28                                                                                                                                            |
| 28                                                                                                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | 13416321                                                                                                                                        | 2.51                                                                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                                                                              | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                     | 1046878                                                                                                                                         | 1.00                                                                                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                                                                              | West Bengal                                                                                                                                     | 10434225                                                                                                                                        | 13.20                                                                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                                                                              | Andaman And Nicobar                                                                                                                             | 11248                                                                                                                                           | 10.06                                                                                                                                           |
| 32                                                                                                                                              | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                                                                                                        | 11579                                                                                                                                           | 0.96                                                                                                                                            |
| 33                                                                                                                                              | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                     | 187                                                                                                                                             | 31.55                                                                                                                                           |
| 34                                                                                                                                              | Puducherry                                                                                                                                      | 69756                                                                                                                                           | 2.26                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                                                                           | 135513718                                                                                                                                       | 3.48                                                                                                                                            |

*****