Lok Sabha Question No. 4107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Unemployment Allowance under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. D Ravi Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4107 ANSWERED ON 25/03/2025

## UNEMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE UNDER MGNREGS

## 4107. DR. D RAVI KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) the number of applicants nationwide eligible for unemployment allowance under Section 7 (1) of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme    (MGNREGS)  and  total funds disbursed during the last five years;
- (b) the  number  of  applicants  in  Tamil  Nadu  have  qualified  for unemployment allowance under MGNREGS since 2019 and the total amount disbursed, district-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  identified  any  challenges  in  the implementation  of  unemployment  allowance  payment  under MGNREGS particularly in Tamil Nadu, if so, the measures taken to address them; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure timely disbursal of  unemployment  allowance  and  improve  transparency  in  its calculation through MGNREGS at both the National and State levels?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Year-wise  details  of  the  number  of  eligible  workers  and unemployment  allowance  paid  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) is given below:

| Financial Year   |   Number of eligible worker |   Unemployment allowance Paid (In Rs) |
|------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2019-20          |                      297568 |                                 31106 |
| 2020-21          |                      392074 |                                247879 |
| 2021-22          |                      420490 |                                313463 |

| 2022-23   |   184320 |   1184487 |
|-----------|----------|-----------|
| 2023-24   |    73316 |    205132 |

As per NREGASoft

(b): As  per  the  NREGASoft,  district-wise  details  of  number  of eligible workers and  unemployment allowance paid in Tamil Nadu under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is given at Annexure.

(c)& (d): As  per  Section  7(1)  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 'If an applicant for  employment under the Scheme is not provided such employment within fifteen days of receipt of his application seeking employment or from the date on which the employment has been sought in the case of an advance  application,  whichever  is  later,  he  shall  be  entitled  to  a daily  unemployment  allowance  in  accordance  with  this  section.' Payment  of  unemployment allowance  is  the  liability  of  the  State Government.

This  Ministry  continuously  monitors  the  progress  regarding payment of unemployment allowance through Labour Budget meeting,  Mid-term  review  meeting,  monthly  review  meeting  and other interaction with the States/UTs.

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## Annexure

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 4107 dated 25.03.2025.

| District-wise details of number of eligible workers and unemployment allowance paid in Tamil Nadu under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.   | District-wise details of number of eligible workers and unemployment allowance paid in Tamil Nadu under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.   | District-wise details of number of eligible workers and unemployment allowance paid in Tamil Nadu under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.   | District-wise details of number of eligible workers and unemployment allowance paid in Tamil Nadu under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.   |
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|                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                 | 2019-2020                                                                                                                       | 2019-2020                                                                                                                       |
| SI. No.                                                                                                                         | Districts                                                                                                                       | Number of eligible workers                                                                                                      | Unemployment Allowance Paid (In Rs)                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                               | ARIYALUR                                                                                                                        | 2                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                               | CUDDALORE                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                               | SALEM                                                                                                                           | 99                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                               | SIVAGANGAI                                                                                                                      | 55                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                               | TENKASI                                                                                                                         | 36                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                               | TIRUCHIRAPPALLI                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                               | TIRUNELVELI                                                                                                                     | 18                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                                               | VIRUDHUNAGAR                                                                                                                    | 15                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                               |
| Total                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                 | 228                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                               |

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| SI. No.        |              | 2020-2021                                                      |                                                                |
|----------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                | Districts    | Number of eligible workers Unemployment Allowance Paid (In Rs) | Number of eligible workers Unemployment Allowance Paid (In Rs) |
| 1KANNIYAKUMARI | 14           |                                                                | 0                                                              |
| 2KRISHNAGIRI   | 2KRISHNAGIRI | 1                                                              | 0                                                              |
| 3Ranipet       | 3Ranipet     | 27                                                             | 0                                                              |
| 4SIVAGANGAI    | 4SIVAGANGAI  | 2                                                              | 0                                                              |
| Total          | Total        | 44                                                             | 0                                                              |

District-wise details of number of eligible workers and unemployment  allowance  paid  in  Tamil  Nadu  under  Mahatma

| Gandhi NREGS.    | Gandhi NREGS.    | Gandhi NREGS.                            | Gandhi NREGS.        |
|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| SI. No.          | Districts        | 2021-2022                                | 2021-2022            |
|                  |                  | Number of eligible workers AllowancePaid | Unemployment (In Rs) |
| 1ARIYALUR        | 1ARIYALUR        | 15                                       | 0                    |
| 2CHENGALPATTU    | 2CHENGALPATTU    | 363                                      | 0                    |
| 3CUDDALORE       | 3CUDDALORE       | 113                                      | 0                    |
| 4DHARMAPURI      | 4DHARMAPURI      | 9                                        | 0                    |
| 5DINDIGUL        | 5DINDIGUL        | 70                                       | 0                    |
| 6ERODE           | 6ERODE           | 4                                        | 0                    |
| 7KALLAKURICHI    | 7KALLAKURICHI    | 165                                      | 0                    |
| 8KANCHIPURAM     | 8KANCHIPURAM     | 14                                       | 0                    |
| 9KANNIYAKUMARI   | 9KANNIYAKUMARI   | 1                                        | 0                    |
| 10KARUR          | 10KARUR          | 101                                      | 0                    |
| 11KRISHNAGIRI    | 11KRISHNAGIRI    | 73                                       | 0                    |
| 13MAYILADUTHURAI | 13MAYILADUTHURAI | 800                                      | 0                    |
| 14NAGAPATTINAM   | 14NAGAPATTINAM   | 78                                       | 0                    |
| 15NAMAKKAL       | 15NAMAKKAL       | 453                                      | 0                    |
| 16PERAMBALUR     | 16PERAMBALUR     | 1                                        | 0                    |
| 17PUDUKKOTTAI    | 17PUDUKKOTTAI    | 3                                        | 0                    |
| 18RAMANATHAPURAM | 18RAMANATHAPURAM | 1                                        | 0                    |
| 19Ranipet        | 19Ranipet        | 6                                        | 0                    |
| 20SALEM          | 20SALEM          | 2                                        | 0                    |
| 21SIVAGANGAI     | 21SIVAGANGAI     | 91                                       | 1228                 |
| 22TENKASI        | 22TENKASI        | 35                                       | 0                    |
| 23THANJAVUR      | 23THANJAVUR      | 214                                      | 0                    |
| 24TIRUNELVELI    | 24TIRUNELVELI    | 141                                      | 0                    |
| 25TIRUPATHUR     | 25TIRUPATHUR     | 17                                       | 0                    |
| 26TIRUVANNAMALAI | 26TIRUVANNAMALAI | 70                                       | 0                    |
| 27TIRUVARUR      | 27TIRUVARUR      | 1                                        | 0                    |
| 28VILLUPURAM     | 28VILLUPURAM     | 3425                                     | 0                    |
| 29VIRUDHUNAGAR   | 29VIRUDHUNAGAR   | 23                                       | 0                    |
| Grand Total      | Grand Total      | 6289                                     | 1228                 |

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| District-wise details of number of eligible workers, unemployment allowance to be paid and unemployment allowance paid in Tamil Nadu under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.   | District-wise details of number of eligible workers, unemployment allowance to be paid and unemployment allowance paid in Tamil Nadu under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.   | District-wise details of number of eligible workers, unemployment allowance to be paid and unemployment allowance paid in Tamil Nadu under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.   | District-wise details of number of eligible workers, unemployment allowance to be paid and unemployment allowance paid in Tamil Nadu under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.   | District-wise details of number of eligible workers, unemployment allowance to be paid and unemployment allowance paid in Tamil Nadu under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.   |
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| SI.                                                                                                                                                                | 2022-2023                                                                                                                                                          | 2022-2023                                                                                                                                                          | 2023-2024                                                                                                                                                          | 2023-2024                                                                                                                                                          |
| No.Districts                                                                                                                                                       | Number of eligible workers                                                                                                                                         | Unemployment Allowance Paid (In Rs)                                                                                                                                | Number of eligible workers                                                                                                                                         | Unemployment Allowance Paid (In Rs)                                                                                                                                |
| 1ARIYALUR                                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2CHENGALPATTU                                                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3CUDDALORE                                                                                                                                                         | 93                                                                                                                                                                 | 19806                                                                                                                                                              | 13                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4DHARMAPURI                                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 10                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5KALLAKURICHI                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 6KANNIYAKUMARI                                                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7KARUR                                                                                                                                                             | 19                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 8MADURAI                                                                                                                                                           | 18                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 9MAYILADUTHURAI                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10NAGAPATTINAM                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 11NAMAKKAL                                                                                                                                                         | 9                                                                                                                                                                  | 3374                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 12PUDUKKOTTAI                                                                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 13RAMANATHAPURAM                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14Ranipet                                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                                                  | 1264                                                                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 15SALEM                                                                                                                                                            | 6                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 16SIVAGANGAI                                                                                                                                                       | 421                                                                                                                                                                | 303191                                                                                                                                                             | 26                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 17TENKASI                                                                                                                                                          | 325                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 18THANJAVUR                                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                                                  | 422                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 19THOOTHUKKUDI                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 20TIRUCHIRAPPALLI                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 21TIRUNELVELI                                                                                                                                                      | 31                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 22TIRUPPUR                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    | 7                                                                                                                                                                  | 5950                                                                                                                                                               |
| 23TIRUVALLUR                                                                                                                                                       | 29                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 24TIRUVANNAMALAI                                                                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 25VIRUDHUNAGAR                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Grand Total                                                                                                                                                        | 981                                                                                                                                                                | 328057                                                                                                                                                             | 73                                                                                                                                                                 | 5950                                                                                                                                                               |

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