Lok Sabha Question No. 790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Fall in Participation of Women under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

- (c)

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 790 ANSWERED ON 25/07/2023

## FALL IN PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN UNDER MGNREGS

## 790.   SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of women  participants in Mahatma Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS) during each of the last five years, State-wise;
- (b) whether there  has  been  a  gradual  fall  in  the  participation  of women over the last five years and if so, the reasons therefor,
- State-wise;
- the details of the States which has seen the fall; and
- (d) the  participation  of  women  in  Odisha  during  such  period,
- district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a):    State/UT-wise  number  of  women  who  availed  employment under Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) in last five financial years from 2018-19 to 2022-23 is given at Annexure-I.
- (b): No, Sir.
- (c): Does not arise.
- (d):     District-wise  the rate  of  participation  of  women  (women person-days out of total in percentage) in the State of Odisha under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last five financial years from 2018-19 to 2022-23 is given at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I Annexure-I  referred  in  reply  to  parts  (a)to(c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 790 dated 25.07.2023.

| State/UT-wise number of women who availed employment under Mahatma   | State/UT-wise number of women who availed employment under Mahatma   | State/UT-wise number of women who availed employment under Mahatma   | State/UT-wise number of women who availed employment under Mahatma   | State/UT-wise number of women who availed employment under Mahatma   | State/UT-wise number of women who availed employment under Mahatma   | State/UT-wise number of women who availed employment under Mahatma   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.                                                                  | State/UT                                                             | Number of women who availed employment (in lakh)                     | Number of women who availed employment (in lakh)                     | Number of women who availed employment (in lakh)                     | Number of women who availed employment (in lakh)                     | Number of women who availed employment (in lakh)                     |
| No.                                                                  |                                                                      | 2018-19 2019-20                                                      | 2018-19 2019-20                                                      | 2020-21                                                              | 2021-22                                                              | 2022-23                                                              |
| 1                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                       | 37.76                                                                | 35.83                                                                | 42.67                                                                | 41.91                                                                | 41.94                                                                |
| 2                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                    | 0.67                                                                 | 0.74                                                                 | 1.03                                                                 | 1.25                                                                 | 1.33                                                                 |
| 3                                                                    | Assam                                                                | 10.43                                                                | 12.08                                                                | 16.48                                                                | 19.33                                                                | 17.00                                                                |
| 4                                                                    | Bihar                                                                | 17.26                                                                | 21.02                                                                | 30.44                                                                | 28.55                                                                | 31.01                                                                |
| 5                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                         | 22.81                                                                | 22.86                                                                | 30.11                                                                | 28.15                                                                | 24.68                                                                |
| 6                                                                    | Goa                                                                  | 0.01                                                                 | 0.01                                                                 | 0.03                                                                 | 0.03                                                                 | 0.03                                                                 |
| 7                                                                    | Gujarat                                                              | 6.92                                                                 | 6.13                                                                 | 9.11                                                                 | 8.71                                                                 | 7.91                                                                 |
| 8                                                                    | Haryana                                                              | 1.69                                                                 | 1.89                                                                 | 3.27                                                                 | 3.02                                                                 | 2.53                                                                 |
| 9                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                     | 4.37                                                                 | 4.28                                                                 | 5.14                                                                 | 5.84                                                                 | 5.34                                                                 |
| 10                                                                   | Jammu And Kashmir                                                    | 3.19                                                                 | 3.08                                                                 | 3.80                                                                 | 3.78                                                                 | 3.29                                                                 |
| 11                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                            | 6.60                                                                 | 7.45                                                                 | 14.20                                                                | 14.33                                                                | 11.94                                                                |
| 12                                                                   | Karnataka                                                            | 19.10                                                                | 20.15                                                                | 27.90                                                                | 31.48                                                                | 27.04                                                                |
| 13                                                                   | Kerala                                                               | 14.24                                                                | 13.82                                                                | 15.59                                                                | 15.65                                                                | 14.68                                                                |
| 14                                                                   | Ladakh                                                               | 0.00                                                                 | 0.22                                                                 | 0.23                                                                 | 0.23                                                                 | 0.24                                                                 |
| 15                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                       | 27.23                                                                | 25.64                                                                | 45.06                                                                | 41.40                                                                | 33.04                                                                |
| 16                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                          | 14.50                                                                | 12.19                                                                | 13.84                                                                | 16.28                                                                | 16.50                                                                |
| 17                                                                   | Manipur                                                              | 2.65                                                                 | 2.84                                                                 | 3.08                                                                 | 3.09                                                                 | 2.01                                                                 |
| 18                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                            | 3.59                                                                 | 3.78                                                                 | 4.04                                                                 | 3.95                                                                 | 3.53                                                                 |
| 19                                                                   | Mizoram                                                              | 0.78                                                                 | 1.09                                                                 | 1.30                                                                 | 1.03                                                                 | 1.07                                                                 |
| 20                                                                   | Nagaland                                                             | 1.37                                                                 | 1.57                                                                 | 1.57                                                                 | 1.86                                                                 | 2.15                                                                 |
| 21                                                                   | Odisha                                                               | 14.57                                                                | 16.55                                                                | 28.38                                                                | 25.85                                                                | 24.66                                                                |
| 22                                                                   | Punjab                                                               | 4.91                                                                 | 5.37                                                                 | 6.79                                                                 | 6.46                                                                 | 6.58                                                                 |
| 23                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                            | 45.52                                                                | 49.12                                                                | 65.14                                                                | 61.14                                                                | 55.05                                                                |
| 24                                                                   | Sikkim                                                               | 0.36                                                                 | 0.34                                                                 | 0.39                                                                 | 0.38                                                                 | 0.37                                                                 |
| 25                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                           | 53.29                                                                | 53.67                                                                | 63.65                                                                | 64.96                                                                | 62.59                                                                |
| 26                                                                   | Telangana                                                            | 24.85                                                                | 23.66                                                                | 30.10                                                                | 27.43                                                                | 26.02                                                                |
| 27                                                                   | Tripura                                                              | 3.49                                                                 | 3.75                                                                 | 4.03                                                                 | 4.13                                                                 | 4.05                                                                 |
| 28                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                        | 22.06                                                                | 22.58                                                                | 39.92                                                                | 34.48                                                                | 32.28                                                                |
| 29                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                          | 3.56                                                                 | 3.78                                                                 | 5.01                                                                 | 4.46                                                                 | 3.89                                                                 |
| 30                                                                   | West Bengal                                                          | 34.72                                                                | 36.88                                                                | 52.66                                                                | 51.13                                                                | 9.83                                                                 |
| 31                                                                   | Andaman And Nicobar                                                  | 0.04                                                                 | 0.04                                                                 | 0.05                                                                 | 0.03                                                                 | 0.03                                                                 |
| 32                                                                   | Dn Haveli And Dd                                                     | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 |
| 33                                                                   | Lakshadweep                                                          | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 |
| 34                                                                   | Puducherry                                                           | 0.31                                                                 | 0.37                                                                 | 0.46                                                                 | 0.36                                                                 | 0.40                                                                 |
|                                                                      | Total                                                                | 402.82                                                               | 412.78                                                               | 565.45                                                               | 550.69                                                               | 473.00                                                               |

(As per NREGASoft)

Annexure-II referred in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 790 dated 25.07.2023.

| District-wise the rate of participation of women (women person-days out of total in percentage) in the State of Odisha under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last five financial years from 2018-19 to 2022-23.   | District-wise the rate of participation of women (women person-days out of total in percentage) in the State of Odisha under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last five financial years from 2018-19 to 2022-23.   | District-wise the rate of participation of women (women person-days out of total in percentage) in the State of Odisha under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last five financial years from 2018-19 to 2022-23.   | District-wise the rate of participation of women (women person-days out of total in percentage) in the State of Odisha under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last five financial years from 2018-19 to 2022-23.   | District-wise the rate of participation of women (women person-days out of total in percentage) in the State of Odisha under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last five financial years from 2018-19 to 2022-23.   | District-wise the rate of participation of women (women person-days out of total in percentage) in the State of Odisha under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last five financial years from 2018-19 to 2022-23.   | District-wise the rate of participation of women (women person-days out of total in percentage) in the State of Odisha under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last five financial years from 2018-19 to 2022-23.   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Percentage of women participation                                                                                                                                                                         | Percentage of women participation                                                                                                                                                                         | Percentage of women participation                                                                                                                                                                         | Percentage of women participation                                                                                                                                                                         | Percentage of women participation                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                           | District                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Angul                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 45.49                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 46.05                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 45.57                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 49.31                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 54.06                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Baleshwar                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 40.04                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 43.27                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 40.38                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 42.20                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 43.98                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Bargarh                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 34.43                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 35.21                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 37.41                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 36.99                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 39.44                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Bhadrak                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 35.04                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 39.81                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 41.46                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 42.90                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 44.24                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Bolangir                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 41.19                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 40.59                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 41.47                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 42.32                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 43.45                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Boudh                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 40.82                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 41.63                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 40.40                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 41.86                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 44.43                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Cuttack                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 34.06                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 39.41                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 33.10                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 35.82                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 38.85                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Deogarh                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 48.21                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 48.34                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 49.66                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 48.34                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 50.52                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Dhenkanal                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 43.74                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 46.17                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 46.44                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 46.96                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 46.83                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Gajapati                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 44.57                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 45.78                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 47.19                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 48.34                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 49.10                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Ganjam                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 51.00                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 53.44                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 54.13                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 55.52                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 58.56                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Jagatsinghapur                                                                                                                                                                                            | 34.13                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 38.08                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 38.75                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 40.03                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 40.72                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Jajpur                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 29.66                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 35.26                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 38.30                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 37.04                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 37.91                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Jharsuguda                                                                                                                                                                                                | 40.28                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 42.51                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 45.00                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 44.84                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 45.09                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Kalahandi                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 38.38                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 39.83                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 42.89                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 44.28                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 46.85                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Kandhamal                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 42.95                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 44.16                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 47.47                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 48.47                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 50.25                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Kendrapara                                                                                                                                                                                                | 33.43                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 39.78                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 33.09                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 36.24                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 38.90                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Kendujhar                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 44.20                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 45.33                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 47.78                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 48.21                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 50.47                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Khordha                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 39.01                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 40.80                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 40.64                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 40.68                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 41.75                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Koraput                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 39.02                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 38.23                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 42.94                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 44.78                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 46.28                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Malkangiri                                                                                                                                                                                                | 33.90                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 37.50                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 42.24                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 42.81                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 43.77                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Mayurbhanj                                                                                                                                                                                                | 44.82                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 43.49                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 45.17                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 47.09                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 49.34                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Nabarangapur                                                                                                                                                                                              | 39.12                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 41.10                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 43.13                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 42.74                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 44.24                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Nayagarh                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 41.42                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 41.40                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 41.57                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 43.33                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 44.46                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Nuapada                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 41.36                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 42.05                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 44.61                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 45.01                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 46.80                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Puri                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 35.68                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 38.02                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 40.24                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 40.88                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 40.10                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Rayagada                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 42.63                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 44.33                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 46.25                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 46.68                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 47.54                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Sambalpur                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 41.79                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 41.71                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 42.54                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 41.96                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 42.84                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Sonepur                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 32.62                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 39.50                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 36.79                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 36.37                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 36.79                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Sundargarh                                                                                                                                                                                                | 44.59                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 44.53                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 46.68                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 46.37                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 46.97                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                           | State Level                                                                                                                                                                                               | 41.99                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 43.30                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 44.74                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 46.14                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 47.94                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

(As per NREGASoft)

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