Lok Sabha Question No. 2409 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Impact of Employment Opportunities in Jalgaon
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Smt. Smita Uday Wagh

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2409 ANSWERED ON 10/12/2024

## IMPACT OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN JALGAON

2409. SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  number  of  people  employed  cumulatively under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  during  2014-24  compared  to 2006-13, specifically in Maharashtra;
- (b) whether MGNREGS impacted employment opportunities in the JalgaonLokSabha  constituency  over  these  periods,  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (c) the role of Aadhaar-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) played in  ensuring  timely  and  transparent  payments  to  MGNREGS beneficiaries;
- (d) the  manner  in  which  the  Aadhaar-based  DBT  contributed  to enhancing the livelihoods of MGNREGS beneficiaries in Maharashtra; and
- (e) the  details  of  measures  implemented  to  optimize  MGNREGS benefits for residents of the JalgaonLokSabha constituency?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  Details  of  person-days  generated  in  all  States/UTs  (including Maharashtra) under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS), from the financial  years  2006-07  to  2013-14  and  2014-15  to  2024-25  (as  on 05.12.2024) are given below:

Details of person-days generated in all States/UTs (including Maharashtra)  under Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS,  from  the  financial

| years 2006-07 to 2013-14 and 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   | years 2006-07 to 2013-14 and 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   | years 2006-07 to 2013-14 and 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                              | Financial Year                                                       | Persondays Generated (In crore)                                      |
| 1                                                                    | 2006-07 to 2013-14                                                   | 1,660.77                                                             |
| 2                                                                    | 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)                                | 2,955.53                                                             |

Details of person-days generated in the State of Maharashtra under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, from the financial years 2006-07 to 201314 and 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)

|   Sl. No. | Financial Year                      |   Persondays generated (in crore) |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|         1 | 2006-07 to 2013-14                  |                             34    |
|         2 | 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as on 05.12.24) |                             87.88 |

(As per NREGASoft)

(b)&(e):  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  is  a  demand  driven  wage employment  Scheme  which  provides 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.   It  provides livelihood security, i.e. fall back options for livelihood for the rural households, when no better employment opportunity is available.

Details of person-days generated, number of works completed and expenditures in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra under Mahatma Gandhi  NREGS,  from  financial  year  2020-21  to  2024-25  (as  on 06.12.2024) are given below:

| Details of person-days generated, number of works completed and expenditures in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, from financial year 2020-21 to 2024-25 (as on 06.12.2024)   | Details of person-days generated, number of works completed and expenditures in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, from financial year 2020-21 to 2024-25 (as on 06.12.2024)   | Details of person-days generated, number of works completed and expenditures in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, from financial year 2020-21 to 2024-25 (as on 06.12.2024)   | Details of person-days generated, number of works completed and expenditures in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, from financial year 2020-21 to 2024-25 (as on 06.12.2024)   | Details of person-days generated, number of works completed and expenditures in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, from financial year 2020-21 to 2024-25 (as on 06.12.2024)   |
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| Financial Year                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2023-24                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2024-25 (as on 06.12.24)                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Persondays generated (in lakh)                                                                                                                                                                          | 22.15                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 21.2                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 21.1                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 18.36                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Number of Completed Works                                                                                                                                                                               | 11,684                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 11,269                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 20,209                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 9,258                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Expenditure (Rs. In crore)                                                                                                                                                                              | 76.56                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 95.73                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 103.16                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 87.12                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

(As per NREGASoft)

To  generate  awareness  about  the  provisions  of  the  Scheme and to provide adequate employment opportunities to rural households  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS,  all  States/UTs  have been requested to (i) initiate appropriate Information Education and Communication  (IEC)  campaigns  including  wall  paintings  for  the wide  dissemination  of  the  provisions  of  the  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005 (ii) expand scope and coverage of demand registration system to ensure that demand for work under Mahatma Gandhi  NREGA  does  not  go  unregistered,  (iii)  prepare  plans  in  a participatory  mode  and  approve  them  in  the  Gram  Sabha.  (iv) Organization of 'RozgarDiwas'.

(c)&(d):       To ensure timely payment of wages to the beneficiaries under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS,  and to address the issues arising due to frequent change of Bank account numbers by the beneficiaries and subsequent non-updation by  the  Programme Officers,  it  was  decided  to  implement  Aadhar  Payment  Bridge System (APBS), which doesn't get affected due to change of bank account.  This  has  been  made  mandatory  with  effect  from  1st January  2024.   Payment  of  wages  through  Direct  Benefit  Transfer (DBT) mode has positive impact on the livelihood of the beneficiaries as it ensures  that benefit  reaches  the  intended beneficiaries  without  any  delay  or  diversion/leakage.  Details  of APBS  transactions made  in the State of Maharashtra under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, during the financial  year  2024-25  (as  on 05.12.2024) are given below:

| Details of APBS transactions made in Maharashtra under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   | Details of APBS transactions made in Maharashtra under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   | Details of APBS transactions made in Maharashtra under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   | Details of APBS transactions made in Maharashtra under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   |
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| State                                                                                                                              | Total Transaction                                                                                                                  | APBS Transaction                                                                                                                   | % APBSTransaction                                                                                                                  |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                        | 1,96,77,421                                                                                                                        | 1,82,66,588                                                                                                                        | 92.83                                                                                                                              |

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