Lok Sabha Question No. 203 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Aadhaar Based Direct Benefit Transfer
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Janardan Mishra, Shri Gopal Jee Thakur

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 203

## ANSWERED ON 10/12/2024

## AADHAAR BASED DIRECT BENEFIT TRANSFER

## *203. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR: SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) the details and number  of persons employed  under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  (MGNREGS)  during  the  last  five  years  particularly comparing 2014-24 and 2006-13 State/district-wise, particularly in  Bihar  including  Darbhanga,  Himachal  Pradesh  and  Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the details and role of Aadhaar Based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for increasing the earning/livelihood of the beneficiaries in  the  country,  State-wise  particularly  in  the  said  States including Darbhanga and Amroha Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to deploy Central Investigation Team to ensure successful implementation of the said schemes and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

- (a) to (c):       A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 203 FOR 10.12.2024

- (a):      Details of person-days generated under the Mahatma Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS),  State/Union  Territories  -wise  including  Bihar,  Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh from the financial years 2006-07 to 201314 and 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024) are given at Annexure-I. Details  of  person-days  generated  in  Darbhanga district of Bihar under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS are given at Annexure-II.
- (b):    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  Aadhar Based  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  mode  has positive impact on the livelihood of the beneficiaries as it ensures that benefit reaches the hands of intended beneficiaries without any delay or diversion/leakage.

States/UTs-wise  details  of  APBS  transactions  made  under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   during the financial year 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024) are given at Annexure-III.

Details  of  APBS  transactions  made  in  Darbhanga  district  of Bihar, Hapur and Amroha districts of Uttar Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024) are given below:

| Details of APBS transactions made in Darbhanga district of Bihar, Hapur and Amroha districts of Uttar Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   | Details of APBS transactions made in Darbhanga district of Bihar, Hapur and Amroha districts of Uttar Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   | Details of APBS transactions made in Darbhanga district of Bihar, Hapur and Amroha districts of Uttar Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   | Details of APBS transactions made in Darbhanga district of Bihar, Hapur and Amroha districts of Uttar Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| District                                                                                                                                                                                        | Total Transaction                                                                                                                                                                               | APBS Transaction                                                                                                                                                                                | % APBS Transaction                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Amroha                                                                                                                                                                                          | 310715                                                                                                                                                                                          | 308162                                                                                                                                                                                          | 99.18                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Hapur                                                                                                                                                                                           | 594                                                                                                                                                                                             | 594                                                                                                                                                                                             | 100                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Darbhanga                                                                                                                                                                                       | 481595                                                                                                                                                                                          | 478989                                                                                                                                                                                          | 99.46                                                                                                                                                                                           |

(c): Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a demand-driven wage employment Scheme.  The implementation responsibility of the scheme is vested with the Government of States/UTs. The Ministry has a comprehensive  system  of  monitoring  and  review  mechanisms  for Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. The Ministry regularly reviews the performance  of  the  implementation  of  the  scheme  in  States/UTs through various means  viz., Mid-Term  Review,  Labour  Budget meetings, Labour Budget revision meetings, and programme review meetings. National  Level  Monitors,  Common  Review  Missions,  and officials  from  the  Ministry  visit  States/UTs  at  regular  intervals  to assess  the  scheme's  implementation.  Further,  Social  Audit  and Ombudsperson  mechanism  have  also  been  set  up  to  redress  the grievances  and  ensure  implementation  of  the  Scheme  as  per  the provision of the Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005. Regarding deployment  of  the  Central  Team,  it  is  stated  that  whenever  any complaint  is  received,  based  on  the  seriousness  of  the  issue, Ministry takes appropriate action.

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Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  LokSabha  Starred  Question  No.  203  dated 10.12.2024.

Details  of  person-days  generated  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS,  State/Union Territories  -wise  including  Bihar,  Himachal  Pradesh  and  Uttar  Pradesh  from  the financial years 2006-07 to 2013-14 and 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)

| Territories -wise including Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh from the financial years 2006-07 to 2013-14 and 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   | Territories -wise including Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh from the financial years 2006-07 to 2013-14 and 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   | Territories -wise including Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh from the financial years 2006-07 to 2013-14 and 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   | Territories -wise including Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh from the financial years 2006-07 to 2013-14 and 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   |
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| Sr. No.                                                                                                                                                       | State/UTs                                                                                                                                                     | Persondays generated (in crore) 2013-14 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as                                                                                                | Persondays generated (in crore) 2013-14 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                | 220.28                                                                                                                                                        | 241.07                                                                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                             | 1.71                                                                                                                                                          | 10.53                                                                                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                                                                                         | 39.80                                                                                                                                                         | 67.37                                                                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                                                                                         | 76.58                                                                                                                                                         | 154.44                                                                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                  | 91.11                                                                                                                                                         | 134.07                                                                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                                                                             | Goa                                                                                                                                                           | 0.10                                                                                                                                                          | 0.09                                                                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                       | 23.06                                                                                                                                                         | 41.10                                                                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                                                                             | Haryana                                                                                                                                                       | 6.28                                                                                                                                                          | 10.71                                                                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                              | 16.52                                                                                                                                                         | 29.94                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                                                                            | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                                                                             | 14.00                                                                                                                                                         | 34.89                                                                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                     | 53.04                                                                                                                                                         | 84.39                                                                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                     | 58.46                                                                                                                                                         | 116.80                                                                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                                                                            | Kerala                                                                                                                                                        | 33.92                                                                                                                                                         | 90.08                                                                                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                                                                                            | Ladakh*                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                          | 1.16                                                                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                | 168.12                                                                                                                                                        | 209.59                                                                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                   | 34.00                                                                                                                                                         | 87.88                                                                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                                                                                       | 15.77                                                                                                                                                         | 16.98                                                                                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                     | 10.58                                                                                                                                                         | 31.79                                                                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                       | 9.19                                                                                                                                                          | 17.96                                                                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                      | 15.84                                                                                                                                                         | 18.61                                                                                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                                                                                            | Odisha                                                                                                                                                        | 48.79                                                                                                                                                         | 135.61                                                                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                                                                            | Punjab                                                                                                                                                        | 4.92                                                                                                                                                          | 26.06                                                                                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                     | 211.94                                                                                                                                                        | 335.96                                                                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                        | 2.42                                                                                                                                                          | 3.73                                                                                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                    | 178.83                                                                                                                                                        | 339.95                                                                                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                                                                            | Telangana**                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                          | 134.50                                                                                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                                                                            | Tripura                                                                                                                                                       | 29.47                                                                                                                                                         | 41.09                                                                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | 172.05                                                                                                                                                        | 271.72                                                                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                   | 11.94                                                                                                                                                         | 23.37                                                                                                                                                         |
| 30                                                                                                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                   | 111.11                                                                                                                                                        | 242.85                                                                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                                                                            | Andaman And Nicobar                                                                                                                                           | 0.34                                                                                                                                                          | 0.25                                                                                                                                                          |
| 32                                                                                                                                                            | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                   | 0.07                                                                                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                                                                                          |
| 33                                                                                                                                                            | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                    | 0.50                                                                                                                                                          | 0.93                                                                                                                                                          |
| 34                                                                                                                                                            | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman And Diu                                                                                                                      | 0.02                                                                                                                                                          | 0.02                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                               | Total                                                                                                                                                         | 1,660.77                                                                                                                                                      | 2,955.53                                                                                                                                                      |

(As per NREGASoft)

* Ladakh which was earlier part of Jammu & Kashmir became UT on  31.10.2019.
- **Telangana which was earlier part of Andhra Pradesh became State on 02.06.2014.

## Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of LokSabha Starred Question No. 203 dated 10.12.2024.

| Details of person-days generated in Darbhanga district of Bihar under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | Details of person-days generated in Darbhanga district of Bihar under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Financial Year                                                                               | Person-days generated (in lakh)                                                              |
| 2014-15                                                                                      | 11.92                                                                                        |
| 2015-16                                                                                      | 18.38                                                                                        |
| 2016-17                                                                                      | 28.91                                                                                        |
| 2017-18                                                                                      | 30.30                                                                                        |
| 2018-19                                                                                      | 50.95                                                                                        |
| 2019-20                                                                                      | 62.93                                                                                        |
| 2020-21                                                                                      | 116.74                                                                                       |
| 2021-22                                                                                      | 85.10                                                                                        |
| 2022-23                                                                                      | 78.07                                                                                        |
| 2023-24                                                                                      | 71.32                                                                                        |
| 2024-25 (as on 05.12.24)                                                                     | 49.33                                                                                        |

District-wise data is available on NREGASoft from FY 2014-15.

Annexure-III Annexure referred in reply to part (b)  of  LokSabha Starred Question No.

## 203 dated 10.12.2024.

| States/UTs-wise details of APBS transactions made under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   | States/UTs-wise details of APBS transactions made under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   | States/UTs-wise details of APBS transactions made under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   | States/UTs-wise details of APBS transactions made under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial year 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                                                                             | States/UTs Total Transaction                                                                                                        | APBS Transaction                                                                                                                    | % APBS Transaction                                                                                                                  |
| 1Andaman And Nicobar                                                                                                                | 12733                                                                                                                               | 12566                                                                                                                               | 98.69                                                                                                                               |
| 2Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 46789402                                                                                                                            | 46602249                                                                                                                            | 99.6                                                                                                                                |
| 3Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                  | 1117046                                                                                                                             | 1098587                                                                                                                             | 98.35                                                                                                                               |
| 4Assam                                                                                                                              | 7060220                                                                                                                             | 7017818                                                                                                                             | 99.4                                                                                                                                |
| 5Bihar                                                                                                                              | 15493050                                                                                                                            | 15405549                                                                                                                            | 99.44                                                                                                                               |
| 6Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                       | 20957468                                                                                                                            | 20770896                                                                                                                            | 99.11                                                                                                                               |
| 7Dn Haveli And Dd                                                                                                                   | 23049                                                                                                                               | 23016                                                                                                                               | 99.86                                                                                                                               |
| 8Goa                                                                                                                                | 8340                                                                                                                                | 7837                                                                                                                                | 93.97                                                                                                                               |
| 9Gujarat                                                                                                                            | 3745281                                                                                                                             | 3623008                                                                                                                             | 96.74                                                                                                                               |
| 10Haryana                                                                                                                           | 1277271                                                                                                                             | 1247520                                                                                                                             | 97.67                                                                                                                               |
| 11Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                  | 5737910                                                                                                                             | 5386026                                                                                                                             | 93.87                                                                                                                               |
| 12Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                                                 | 3434436                                                                                                                             | 3388605                                                                                                                             | 98.67                                                                                                                               |
| 13Jharkhand                                                                                                                         | 19522453                                                                                                                            | 19378155                                                                                                                            | 99.26                                                                                                                               |
| 14Karnataka                                                                                                                         | 16887342                                                                                                                            | 16833373                                                                                                                            | 99.68                                                                                                                               |
| 15Kerala                                                                                                                            | 14356946                                                                                                                            | 14277873                                                                                                                            | 99.45                                                                                                                               |
| 16Ladakh                                                                                                                            | 181930                                                                                                                              | 175944                                                                                                                              | 96.71                                                                                                                               |
| 17Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                    | 24215855                                                                                                                            | 23792569                                                                                                                            | 98.25                                                                                                                               |
| 18Maharashtra                                                                                                                       | 19677421                                                                                                                            | 18266588                                                                                                                            | 92.83                                                                                                                               |
| 19Manipur                                                                                                                           | 1548182                                                                                                                             | 1514640                                                                                                                             | 97.83                                                                                                                               |
| 20Meghalaya                                                                                                                         | 1691773                                                                                                                             | 1678773                                                                                                                             | 99.23                                                                                                                               |
| 21Mizoram                                                                                                                           | 1766896                                                                                                                             | 1733953                                                                                                                             | 98.14                                                                                                                               |
| 22Nagaland                                                                                                                          | 463426                                                                                                                              | 454278                                                                                                                              | 98.03                                                                                                                               |
| 23Odisha                                                                                                                            | 14249200                                                                                                                            | 14090549                                                                                                                            | 98.89                                                                                                                               |
| 24Puducherry                                                                                                                        | 319319                                                                                                                              | 318319                                                                                                                              | 99.69                                                                                                                               |
| 25Punjab                                                                                                                            | 4091115                                                                                                                             | 4007500                                                                                                                             | 97.96                                                                                                                               |
| 26Rajasthan                                                                                                                         | 27810263                                                                                                                            | 27021876                                                                                                                            | 97.17                                                                                                                               |
| 27Sikkim                                                                                                                            | 237549                                                                                                                              | 235811                                                                                                                              | 99.27                                                                                                                               |
| 28Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                        | 42782985                                                                                                                            | 42550173                                                                                                                            | 99.46                                                                                                                               |
| 29Telangana                                                                                                                         | 26459650                                                                                                                            | 22753200                                                                                                                            | 85.99                                                                                                                               |
| 30Tripura                                                                                                                           | 3297532                                                                                                                             | 3253517                                                                                                                             | 98.67                                                                                                                               |
| 31Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 26390502                                                                                                                            | 26189114                                                                                                                            | 99.24                                                                                                                               |
| 32Uttarakhand                                                                                                                       | 1478602                                                                                                                             | 1460332                                                                                                                             | 98.76                                                                                                                               |
| Total                                                                                                                               | 35,30,85,147                                                                                                                        | 34,45,70,214                                                                                                                        | 97.59                                                                                                                               |

(As per NREGASoft)

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