Lok Sabha Question No. 2058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Employment under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .2058

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07 .201 6

## EMPLOYMENT UNDER MGNREGS

## 2058. SHRI KAMAL NATH: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has directed various States/UTs to provide 100 d of  assured  employment  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Union Government is aware of the fact that the average days of employment for people under MGNREGS in States including Madhya Pradesh was 46 days during 2015 - 6, and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the State Governments were unable to provide employment under MGNREGS as assured in the Act, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the workers engaged in States including Madhya Pradesh under MGNREGS during 2015 - 16 were not provided dues timely, and if so, the details thereof a nd the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  responsibility  fixed  by  the  Union  Government  on  agencies  which  have provided dues to workers in time?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

(a): The Mahatma  Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA) provides  a  legal  guarantee  for  100  days  of  employment  in  a  financial  year  to  eve household of the country whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. Not less than 100 days of emplo yment are provided to registered workers upon receipt of th demand.

The Government is actively engaged with State Governments in establishing systems ensure  provision  of  work  as  per  demand,  transparency  and  accountability. To  generate awareness  a bout  the  provisions  of  the  Scheme  and  to  provide  adequate  employmen opportunities to rural households (including poor farmers) under MGNREGA, all States/UTs have been requested for the following: -

- (i) Initiate appropriate IEC campaigns including wa ll paintings for wide dissemination of the provisions of the Act.

(ii) Expand scope and coverage of demand registration system to ensure that demand work under MGNREGA does not go unregistered.

(iii) Organize 'Rozgar Diwas' periodically to captu re latent demand under the programme and to disseminate awareness about the provisions of the Act.

(b): State/UT - wise details of average number of workdays of employment generated, States/UTs including Madhya Pradesh during the FY 2015 - 16 is given in Annexure - I.

(c): Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA)  is  a demand driven programme. Details of households provided employment as demanded by jo card holders and persondays generated under MGNREGA in States/UTs during the FY 20 1516 is given in the Annexure - II.

(d)&(e): The  percentage  of  delayed  payment  to  MGNREGA  workers  in  States/UTs including Madhya Pradesh during the FY 2015 - 16 is given in Annexure - III.

In  order  to  ensure timely  payment  wages,  Rules  have  been  issued  for timely  payment  of wages  under  which,  it  was  suggested  that  clear  accountability  shall  be  fixed functionaries  for  timely  performance  of  specific  duties  leading  to  payment  of  wa cases  of  delayed  payment  attract  compensation  @  0.05%  per  day  of del ,  which  is automatically calculated and paid by the State Government.

The States/UTs have been advised to pay delayed compensation to workers who have provided dues in time.

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Annexure-I referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2058 dated 28.07.2016.

NR=Not Reported

| FY- (2015-16)   | FY- (2015-16)     | FY- (2015-16)   |
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No.         | State             | Average Days    |
| 1               | ANDHRAPRADESH     | 55              |
| 2               | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 28              |
| 3               | ASSAM             | 33              |
| 4               | BIHAR             | 45              |
| 5               | CHHATTISGARH      | 47              |
| 6               | GUJARAT           | 40              |
| 7               | HARYANA           | 29              |
| 8               | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 42              |
| 9               | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR  | 48              |
| 10              | JHARKHAND         | 52              |
| 11              | KARNATAKA         | 48              |
| 12              | KERALA            | 49              |
| 13              | MADHYAPRADESH     | 46              |
| 14              | MAHARASHTRA       | 60              |
| 15              | MANIPUR           | 16              |
| 16              | MEGHALAYA         | 54              |
| 17              | MIZORAM           | 69              |
| 18              | NAGALAND          | 52              |
| 19              | ODISHA            | 45              |
| 20              | PUNJAB            | 30              |
| 21              | RAJASTHAN         | 55              |
| 22              | SIKKIM            | 67              |
| 23              | TAMILNADU         | 61              |
| 24              | Telangana         | 55              |
| 25              | TRIPURA           | 94              |
| 26              | UTTAR PRADESH     | 34              |
| 27              | UTTARAKHAND       | 41              |
| 28              | WEST BENGAL       | 47              |
| 29              | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR | 25              |
| 30              | DADRA&NAGARHAVELI | NR              |
| 31              | DAMAN&DIU         | NR              |
| 32              | GOA               | 18              |
| 33              | LAKSHADWEEP       | 22              |
| 34              | PUDUCHERRY        | 17              |
|                 | Total             | 49              |

Annexure-II  referred  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2058 dated 28.07.2016

| FY- (2015-16)   | FY- (2015-16)     | FY- (2015-16)                 |
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
| Sl. No.         | State             | No. of HH provided employment |
| 1               | ANDHRAPRADESH     | 35.95                         |
| 2               | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1.82                          |
| 3               | ASSAM             | 15.13                         |
| 4               | BIHAR             | 15.49                         |
| 5               | CHHATTISGARH      | 21.76                         |
| 6               | GUJARAT           | 5.57                          |
| 7               | HARYANA           | 1.69                          |
| 8               | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 4.23                          |
| 9               | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR  | 6.53                          |
| 10              | JHARKHAND         | 11.27                         |
| 11              | KARNATAKA         | 12.37                         |
| 12              | KERALA            | 15.06                         |
| 13              | MADHYAPRADESH     | 27.02                         |
| 14              | MAHARASHTRA       | 12.75                         |
| 15              | MANIPUR           | 4.74                          |
| 16              | MEGHALAYA         | 3.68                          |
| 17              | MIZORAM           | 1.94                          |
| 18              | NAGALAND          | 4.17                          |
| 19              | ODISHA            | 19.98                         |
| 20              | PUNJAB            | 4.74                          |
| 21              | RAJASTHAN         | 42.21                         |
| 22              | SIKKIM            | 0.65                          |
| 23              | TAMILNADU         | 60.53                         |
| 24              | Telangana         | 25.51                         |
| 25              | TRIPURA           | 5.70                          |
| 26              | UTTAR PRADESH     | 54.59                         |
| 27              | UTTARAKHAND       | 5.45                          |
| 28              | WEST BENGAL       | 61.11                         |
| 29              | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR | 0.06                          |
| 30              | DADRA&NAGARHAVELI | NR                            |
| 31              | DAMAN&DIU         | NR                            |
| 32              | GOA               | 0.06                          |
| 33              | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0.00                          |
| 34              | PUDUCHERRY        | 0.33                          |
|                 | Total             | 482.10                        |

NR=Not Reported

(In lakh)

## Annexure-III  referred  in  reply  to  part  (d)&(e)  of  Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2058 dated 28.07.2016

| Delayed Payment (FY:2015-16)   | Delayed Payment (FY:2015-16)   | Delayed Payment (FY:2015-16)   |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S. No.                         | State                          | %age of Delayed Payment        |
| 1                              | ANDHRAPRADESH                  | 19.18                          |
| 2                              | ARUNACHAL PRADESH              | 80.79                          |
| 3                              | ASSAM                          | 79.48                          |
| 4                              | BIHAR                          | 84.67                          |
| 5                              | CHHATTISGARH                   | 92.26                          |
| 6                              | GOA                            | 68.74                          |
| 7                              | GUJARAT                        | 65.51                          |
| 8                              | HARYANA                        | 70.00                          |
| 9                              | HIMACHAL PRADESH               | 69.90                          |
| 10                             | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR               | 85.77                          |
| 11                             | JHARKHAND                      | 28.86                          |
| 12                             | KARNATAKA                      | 69.28                          |
| 13                             | KERALA                         | 80.44                          |
| 14                             | MADHYAPRADESH                  | 72.36                          |
| 15                             | MAHARASHTRA                    | 65.26                          |
| 16                             | MANIPUR                        | 17.93                          |
| 17                             | MEGHALAYA                      | 99.23                          |
| 18                             | MIZORAM                        | 20.60                          |
| 19                             | NAGALAND                       | 83.83                          |
| 20                             | ODISHA                         | 62.85                          |
| 21                             | PUNJAB                         | 86.03                          |
| 22                             | RAJASTHAN                      | 54.53                          |
| 23                             | SIKKIM                         | 57.10                          |
| 24                             | TAMILNADU                      | 68.24                          |
| 25                             | TELANGANA                      | 31.62                          |
| 26                             | TRIPURA                        | 43.76                          |
| 27                             | UTTAR PRADESH                  | 79.79                          |
| 28                             | UTTARAKHAND                    | 75.34                          |
| 29                             | WEST BENGAL                    | 82.70                          |
| 30                             | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR                | 90.80                          |
| 31                             | DADRA&NAGARHAVELI              | NR                             |
| 32                             | DAMAN&DIU                      | NR                             |
| 33                             | LAKSHADWEEP                    | 38.32                          |
| 34                             | PUDUCHERRY                     | 79.78                          |
|                                | National Average               | 62.42                          |

NR=Not Reported