Lok Sabha Question No. 1647 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Employment under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, INNOCENT

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1647 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

## EMPLOYMENT UNDER MGNREGS

## 1647. SHRI KNRAMACHANDRAN:

SHRI PK BIJU:

SHRI INNOCENT:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- the   number of workers provided   employment   and mandays   generated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  (MGNREGS) each of the last three years and the current year; State/UT-wise; during
- (c) whether some States have not fully utilised the funds and if So, the reasons therefor; State/UT-wise;
- b' the funds released and utilised under the scheme the said period, Statel UTwise; during
- the average mandays generated under the scheme during the said period, StatelUTwise; and
- (e) the reaction of the Government to the progress made under the scheme?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a)= Mahatma Gandhi    National Rural   Employment   Guarantee Act  (MGNREGA) is a demand-driven wage employment programme. Not less than 100 of employment are provided to registered workers   upon   receipt of their  demand. State/UT-wise details   of households demanded employment,  employment provided and persondays generated the last three years and the current year are indicated in the Annexure-I. days during
- (b)&(c): The Central share of programme funds under MGNREGA is released to the States/UTs on the basis Utilisation of funds under MGNREGA depends on the actual demand for wage employment in the implementing State/UTs The State/UT-wise details of central release and expenditure under MGNREGA during each of the last three years and current year are at Annexure-II:
- (d)= State-wise details of average man-days generated under the MGNREGA the last three years and the current year are given in Annexure-III: during
- (e): During   the review the progress of  implementation of the  MGNREGS, the strengthening the planning, technical supervision, capacity building; disbursing systems ad social audits have been identified a8 areas for improvement Towards this, the major steps taken are given in Annexure-IV:

Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1647 dated 30.07.2015

|    |                      | Households provided employment (In lakh)   | Households provided employment (In lakh)   | Households provided employment (In lakh)   | Households provided employment (In lakh)   |          |          |          |          |
|----|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| No | State                | 2012-13                                    | 2013-14                                    | 2014-15                                    | 2015-16*                                   | 2012-13  | 2013-14  | 2014-15  | 2015-16* |
|    | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 58.54                                      | 60.40                                      | 32.86                                      | 29.51                                      | 3273.35  | 2994.70  | 1550.79  | 1100.91  |
|    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 1.29                                       | 1.40                                       | 1.36                                       | 0.46                                       | 43.50    | 36.56    | 19.05    | 6.90     |
| 3  | ASSAM                | 12.35                                      | 12.62                                      | 9.66                                       | 4.28                                       | 314.04   | 298.47   | 210.64   | 67.35    |
|    | BIHAR                | 20.88                                      | 20.59                                      | 10.59                                      | 2.72                                       | 94].85   | 862.35   | 360.82   | 63.63    |
| 5  | CHHATTISGARH         | 26.38                                      | 25.12                                      | 17.48                                      | 8.20                                       | 1194.34  | 1298.94  | 555.84   | 167.40   |
|    | GUJARAT              | 6.81                                       | 5.79                                       | 5.13                                       | 1.18                                       | 281.90   | 230.30   | 181.54   | 33.53    |
|    | HARYANA              | 2.94                                       | 3.25                                       | 2.18                                       | 0.71                                       | 128.87   | 117.88   | 61.59    | 13.16    |
| 8  | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 5.15                                       | 5.39                                       | 4.52                                       | 1.88                                       | 262.10   | 282.50   | 190.40   | 39.88    |
| 9  | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 6.47                                       | 6.58                                       | 3.26                                       | 0.19                                       | 365.56   | 338.12   | 118.28   | 4.05     |
| 10 | JHARKHAND            | 14.19                                      | 1139                                       | 11.11                                      | 6.43                                       | 566.58   | 436.22   | 453.30   | 174.49   |
|    | KARNATAKA            | 13.32                                      | 14.50                                      | 10.97                                      | 0.89                                       | 617.81   | 718.86   | 434.87   | 21.85    |
| 12 | KERALA               | 15.26                                      | 15.24                                      | 13.80                                      | 7.88                                       | 837.74   | 866.03   | 588.19   | 105.02   |
| 13 | MADHYA PRADESH       | 35.19                                      | 29.09                                      | 27.89                                      | 5.75                                       | 1399.47  | 1229.48  | 1172.21  | 115.50   |
|    | MAHARASHTRA          | 16.25                                      | 11,.44                                     | 11.60                                      | 7.38                                       | 872.39   | 517.36   | 614.07   | 286.88   |
| 15 | MANIPUR              | 4.57                                       | 4.55                                       | 4.69                                       | 0.45                                       | 285.11   | 113.23   | 101.17   | 1.70     |
| 16 | MEGHALAYA            | 3.32                                       | 3.64                                       | 3.51                                       | 0.11                                       | 174.31   | 215.88   | 167.35   |          |
| 17 | MIZORAM              | 1.75                                       | 1.78                                       | 1.94                                       | 1.83                                       | 153.56   | 133.65   | 43.60    | 9.11     |
| 18 | NAGALAND             | 3.87                                       | 4.08                                       | 4.06                                       |                                            | 245.31   | 183.80   | 90.55 -  | 59.44    |
| 19 | ODISHA               | 15.99                                      | 17.10                                      | 14.68                                      | 6.57                                       | 546.01   | 711.82   | 534.84   | 133.17   |
| 20 | PUNJAB               | 2.40                                       | 4,12                                       | 2.89                                       | 1.55                                       | 65.50    | 134.68   | 64.65    | 23.15    |
| 21 | RAJASTHAN            | 42.17                                      | 36.15                                      | 36.84                                      | 25.77                                      | 2203.38  | 1838.56  | 1684.98  | 758.13   |
| 22 | SIKKIM               | 0.57                                       | 0.63                                       | 0.57                                       | 0.16                                       | 36.31    | 44.03    | 24.13    | 2.25     |
| 23 | TAMIL NADU           | 70.61                                      | 62.68                                      | 56.54                                      | 41.99                                      | 4081.44  | 3677.23  | 2676.88  | 877.11   |
| 24 | TELANGANA            |                                            |                                            | 24.56                                      | 18.71                                      |          |          | 1043.84  | 547.15   |
| 25 | TRIPURA              | 5.97                                       | 5.91                                       | 5.82                                       | 4.05                                       | 518.51   | 521.61   | 511.79   | 45.78    |
| 26 | UTTAR PRADESH        | 49.47                                      | 49.95                                      | 39.16                                      | 2136                                       | 1411.85  | 1753.60  | 1312.61  | 451.26   |
| 27 | UTTARAKHAND          | 4.40                                       | 3.97                                       | 4.57                                       | 0.89                                       | 192.00   | 165.62   | 148.44   | 16.24    |
| 28 | WEST BENGAL          | 58.17                                      | 61.33                                      | 51.21                                      | 10.65                                      | 2018.42  |          | 1697.51  | 169.90   |
| 29 | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    | 0.13                                       | 0.17                                       | 0.13                                       | 0.00                                       | 6.61     | 8.03     | 5.02     | 0.01     |
| 30 | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | NR                                         | NR                                         | NR                                         | NR                                         | NR       | NR       | NR       | NR       |
|    | DAMAN & DIU          | NR                                         | NR                                         | NR                                         | NR                                         | NR       | NR       | NR       | NR       |
| 32 | GOA                  | 0.05                                       | 0.05                                       | 0.07                                       | 0.02                                       | 0.69     | 1.15     | 1.72     | 0.30     |
| 33 | LAKSHADWEEP          | 0.02                                       | 0.01                                       | 0.00                                       | 0.00                                       | 0.49     | 0.14     | 0.12     | 0.01     |
| 34 | PUDUCHERRY           |                                            | 0.39                                       | 0.30                                       | 0.23                                       | 8.67     | 8.45     | 3.78     | 2.44     |
|    | Total                | 498.88                                     | 479.30                                     | 413.95                                     | 215.92                                     | 23047.67 | 22035.58 | 16624.52 | 5299.78  |

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## Annexure-II referred to in reply to parts (b) (c) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1647 dated 30.07.2015

Rs. In lakh

|    |                      | Central fund released   | Central fund released   | Central fund released   | Central fund released   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure             |
|----|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
| No | State                | 2012-13                 | 2013-14                 | 2014-15                 | 2015-16 till 20/07/2015 | 2012-13       | 2013-14       | 2014-15       | 2015-16 till 20/07/2015 |
|    | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 321673.59               | 475049.00               | 290314.10               | 225214.38               | 512377.61     | 534401.28     | 283653.81     | 178063.35               |
| 2  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 6834.19                 | 13852.67                | 2704.16                 | 909.27                  | 5346.30       | 9593.54       | 3422.05       | 1617.33                 |
| 3  | ASSAM                | 53445.67                | 57349.95                | 50023.46                | 19771.97                | 65153.18      | 69976.59      | 50360.67      | 23161.52                |
|    | BIHAR                | 122781.45               | 158070.67               | 95968.24                | 102412.26               | 186045.15     | 202702.34     | 107622.18     | 29545.54                |
| 5  | CHHATTISGARH         | 203136.31               | 144602.31               | 150570.49               | 68508.74                | 222177.87     | 202397.60     | 174763.83     | 29391.85                |
| 0  | GUJARAT              | 47440.77                | 33530.02                | 35442.93                | 19416.21                | 61742.13      | 48902.62      | 47170.29      | 7461.23                 |
|    | HARYANA              | 34935.89                | 37687.81                | 16715.29                | 5741.22                 | 38063.30      | 38161.54      | 21710.06      | 5153.77                 |
| 8  | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 36129.50                | 47797.09                | 35542.86                | 18646.32                | 49611.74      | 56959.21      | 40545.55      | 14952.85                |
|    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 76276.16                | 60315.73                | 52171.08                | 24090.41                | 85334.76      | 76971.19      | 38573.96      | 2557.57                 |
| 10 | JHARKHAND            | 80916.84                | 62143.28                | 72433.41                | 45618.17                | 115236.20     | 91244.10      | 103079.18     | 41262.01                |
| 11 | KARNATAKA            | 123193.69               | 159606.81               | 171687.07               | 34935.53                | 144839.11     | 206841.31     | 167126.19     | 13129.85                |
| 12 | KERALA               | 131117.81               | 127710.93               | 158758.02               | 36770.52                | 141655.91     | 130056.59     | 161633.50     | 36564.21                |
| 13 | MADHYA PRADESH       | 161015.37               | 183982.44               | 245163.12               | 136084.08               | 311078.71     | 261894.50     | 281515.05     | 58266.30                |
| 14 | MAHARASHTRA          | 157324.33               | 115292.02               | 79951.77                | 83159.00                | 217029.49     | 127467.66     | 159788.54     | 70334.55                |
| 15 | MANIPUR              | 59023.09                | 23100.00                | 21997.13                | 6036.22                 | 60008.08      | 25476.92      | 26708.79      | 704.26                  |
| 16 | MEGHALAYA            | 22610.82                | 27106.21                |                         | 22182.56                | 26589.99      | 31849.02      | 30934.34      | 12343.98                |
| 17 | MIZORAM              | 25229.24                | 24474.27                | 11141.23                | 3784.77                 | 29038.56      | 26037.67      | 11420.13      | 1851.54                 |
|    | NAGALAND             | 46012.38                | 29214.80                | 11305.27                | 17707.80                | 42828.63      | 29479.90      | 15610.88      | 10775.12                |
| 19 | ODISHA               | 84797.88                | 75752.84                | 103530.34               | 77055.68                | 117766.95     | 128680.21     | 107002.31     | 59001.56                |
| 20 | PUNJAB               | 11421.27                | 22615.48                | 18948.18                | 11754.35                | 15769.05      | 25891.90      | 21431.66      | 10190.47                |
| 21 | RAJASTHAN            | 258534.43               | 205943.32               | 297609.87               | 185553,06               | 327154.86     | 262961.00     | 325315.10     | 96687.05                |
| 22 | SIKKIM               | 7406.51                 | 10684.17                | 7386.41                 | 2099.49                 | 8134.02       | 10889.61      | 7770.62       | 387.33                  |
| 23 | TAMIL NADU           | 354605.42               | 469021.12               | 378180.33               | 202890.49               | 412128.79     | 393853.20     | 391817.40     | 143913.38               |
| 24 | TELANGANA            |                         |                         |                         | 180421.02               |               |               | 167383.65     | 85163.99                |
| 25 | TRIPURA              | 76889.88                | 94366.49                | 63662.48                | 18588.93                | 97102.33      | 107504.47     | 82262.37      | 15543.99                |
| 26 | UTTAR PRADESH        | 129202.49               | 289639.01               | 251341.40               | 110305.74               | 266529.58     | 346067.61     | 314309.62     | 96398.01                |
| 27 | UTTARAKHAND          | 26827.10                | 33000.50                | 28636.22                | 16834.67                | 31185.98      | 38083.54      | 32023.19      | 10892.46                |
| 28 | WEST BENGAL          | 339547.96               | 289438.19               | 374495.29               | 188080.21               | 385087.63     | 372517.24     | 401482.17     | 201734.55               |
| 29 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR  | 1381.49                 | 1918.10                 | 1301.94                 | 519.74                  | 1300.10       | 1788.27       | 904.58        | 0.05                    |
| 30 | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 39,56                   | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | NR            | NR            | NR            | NR                      |
| 31 | DAMAN & DIU          | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | NR            | NR            | NR            | NR                      |
| 32 | GOA                  | 241.16                  | 205.86                  | 137.95                  | 0.00                    | 144.81        | 297.40        | 457.15        | 61.10                   |
| 33 | LAKSHADWEEP          | 117.55                  | 16.93                   | 45.06                   | 11.85                   | 152.74        | 73.64         | 70.50         | 7.99                    |
| 34 | PUDUCHERRY           | 885.75                  | 879.98                  | 739.69                  | 324.02                  | 1215.16       | 1136.83       | 650.83        | 309.09                  |
| 35 | CHANDIGARH           | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | NR            | NR            | NR            |                         |
|    | Total                | 3000995.55              | 3274368.00              | 3247686.69              | 1865428.68              | 3977828.72    | 3860158.50    | 3578520.15    | 1257427.85              |

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referred to in reply to   part  (d) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1647 dated 30.07.2015

| No   | State                         | Average per_household Days   | Average per_household Days   | Average per_household Days   | Average per_household Days   |
|------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| No   | State                         | 2012-13                      | 2013-14                      | 2014-15                      | 2015-16 *                    |
|      | ANDHRA PRADESH                | 56                           | 50                           |                              | 37                           |
| 2    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH             | 34                           | 26                           | 14                           | 15                           |
| 3    | ASSAM                         | 25                           | 24                           | 22                           | 16                           |
| 4    | BIHAR                         | 45                           | 42                           | 34                           | 23                           |
| 5    | CHHATTISGARH                  | 45                           | 52                           | 32                           | 20                           |
| 6    | GUJARAT                       | 41                           | 40                           | 35                           | 28                           |
|      | HARYANA                       | 44                           | 36                           | 28                           | 18                           |
| 8    | HIMACHAL PRADESH              | 51                           | 52                           | 42                           | 21                           |
| 9    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR             | 57                           | 51                           | 36                           | 21                           |
| 10   | JHARKHAND                     | 40                           | 38                           | 41                           | 27                           |
| 11   | KARNATAKA                     | 46                           | 50                           | 40                           | 24                           |
| 12   | KERALA                        | 55                           | 57                           | 43                           | 13                           |
| 13   | MADHYA PRADESH                | 40                           | 42                           | 42                           | 20                           |
| 14   | MAHARASHTRA                   | 54                           | 45                           | 53                           | 39                           |
| 15   | MANIPUR                       | 62                           | 25                           | 22                           | 4                            |
| 16   | MEGHALAYA                     | 52                           | 59                           | 48                           | 18                           |
| 17   | MIZORAM                       | 88                           | 75                           | 22                           | 5                            |
| 18   | NAGALAND                      | 63                           | 45                           | 22                           | 14                           |
| 19   | ODISHA                        | 34                           | 42                           | 36                           | 20                           |
| 20   | PUNJAB                        | 27                           | 33                           | 22                           | 15                           |
| 21   | RAJASTHAN                     | 52                           | 51                           | 46                           | 29                           |
| 22   | SIKKIM                        | 64                           | 70                           | 43                           | 14                           |
| 23   | TAMIL NADU                    | 58                           | 59                           | 47                           | 21                           |
| 24   | TELANGANA                     |                              |                              | 42                           | 29                           |
| 25   | TRIPURA                       | 87                           | 88                           | 88                           | 11                           |
| 26   | UTTAR PRADESH                 | 29                           | 35                           | 34                           | 21                           |
| 27   | UTTARAKHAND                   | 44                           | 42                           | 32                           | 18                           |
| 28   | WEST BENGAL                   | 35                           | 37                           | 33                           | 16                           |
| 29   | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR             | 52                           | 48                           | 38                           | 9                            |
|      | 30 |DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | NR                           | NR                           | NR                           | NR                           |
| 31   | DAMAN & DIU                   | NR                           | NR                           | NR                           | NR                           |
| 32   | GOA                           | 14                           | 23                           | 24                           | 14                           |
| 33   | LAKSHADWEEP                   | 26                           | 24                           | 25                           | 16                           |
| 34   | PUDUCHERRY                    | 21                           | 21                           | 13                           | 11                           |
|      | Total                         | 46                           | 46                           | 40                           | 25                           |

*Till 20.07.2015

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Annexure-IV referred t0 in reply t0 part (e) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No: 1647 dated 30.07.2015

## Major\_steps\_taken programme implementation under MGNREGA

## Better\_planning and asset identification

- An Intensive Participatory Planning Exercise (TPPE) has been launched in 95,000 Gram Panchayats in 2,500 most backward Blocks   This exercise has helped in identifying better quality assets.
- For improving convergence with the line departments, and thereby to improve the quality of assets, the State Convergence Plans have been formulated.

## Improving the quality of works

- The associated outcomes of each work are being recorded before taking up the work, and the same is measured after  completion of the work-thereby bringing in more focus on outcomes. being
- Ministry would conduct training of Technical Resource Persons from the States/UTs on different technical  aspects of type of works  which can be taken up under the scheme.
- quality of assets created under the Scheme.
- To facilitate states to engage technical assistants/barefoot   engineers for better technical planning and supervision of works under MGNREGA, guidelines been issued to allow their establishment cost as a part of material cost of works instead of administrative cost. have
- Mobile Monitoring Systems has been introduced in 35000 GPs to empower GPs &and implementation agencies with live data from the worksites and allow an online and real-time updation of database for complete transparency.

## Better transparencY\_ accountability and grievance redressal

- works in accordance with the   provisions   of the Audit of  Schemes Rules 2011 issued  in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India  In order to support the States to conduct the Social Audits as laid down under the Rules, it has been decided to provide technical assistance of Rs.147 crore under a Project that special

will be in operation till 2017. Under the cost of engaging social audit resource persons at the State and District Levels will be reimbursed to the States/UTs. this,

- All States have been   requested to Ombudsman at the district level for grievance redressal. appoint
- The Ministry has established a comprehensive  system of monitoring and review mechanism for MGNREGA, which; inter alia, include visits of Area Officers of the Ministry   and National Level Monitors and Vigilance Monitoring Committee meetings at the Statel District levels:
- With a view to avoid bogus attendance and to check instances of tempering and misuse of muster rolls, the e-Muster system has been introduced.

## Fund management and avoiding delays in payment

- For smooth fund flow, the electronic Fund Management System (e-FMS) has been introduced which would also reduce delays in payment of wages
- A delay compensation system has been introduced to fix accountability for and penalize such persons. delays -