Lok Sabha Question No. 3149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Job Opportunities in Rural Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3149

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.0 8.201 6

## JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN RURAL AREAS

## 3149. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government  is  aware  that  the  benefits  of  the  development  are reaching the villagers in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the  poverty  and  unemployment  have  not  decreased  in  rural  areas  of country as targeted by the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the rural employment growth rate has stagnated in the country and if details thereof;
- (d) w hether it has led to decrease in per capita consumption of foodgrains and i details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to augment employm opportunities in the rural areas?

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

(a)to (d ): The Department of Rural Development, inter alia, is implementing Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA),  Deendayal  Antyodaya Yojana - National  Rural  Livelihood s  Mission  (DAY - NRLM),  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyay -Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU - GKY), Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana -Gramin (PMAY -G),  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY)  and  National  Social  Assistance Programme (NSAP) to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in rural areas through employment generation, skilling of youths, provision of social and other basic amenities. These Programmes have direct and indirect bearing on p alleviation.

In order to ensure that th e programme benefits reach the rural poor in full measur the Department of Rural Development has evolved a comprehensive multi - level and multi -tool system of monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of its programmes which include Review by the Un ion Ministers, Performance Review Committee Meetings, National Level  Monitors,  Area  Officers  Schemes,  Concurrent  Evaluation  and  Impact  Assessme Studies.

As per the reports/returns received from the state governments/UT Administra the implementatio n of these programmes have been found to be satisfactory. Rural pov ratio,  rural  unemployment  ratio  and  rural  average  monthly  per  capita  consum expenditure (MPCE)   for the year 2011 - 12 viz - a- viz 2004 - 05 are as following:

|                                   | 2004- 05   | 2011- 12   |
|-----------------------------------|------------|------------|
| RuralPoverty*                     | 41.8%      | 25.7%      |
| Rural Unemployment**              | 1.7%       | 1.7%       |
| Rural average MPCE*** (in rupees) | 579.17     | 1287.17    |

*Planning commission estimates

**Usual  status  (principal  status  +subsidiary  status)  unemployment  estimates  as  per  Employ -Unemployment Survey conducted by National Sample Survey Office.

*** Average rural MPCE Mixed Recall Period based on Consumer Expenditure Survey conducted by NSS O.

(e): Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA)  is  a demand driven programme to provide unskilled wage employment in the rural areas of country. The Act guarantees at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The Mini also implements Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana -National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY -NRLM) for strengthening livelihoods security, promoting self - employment and skilled w age employment in the rural areas of the country. These programmes support employment and self - employment in rural areas.

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