Lok Sabha Question No. 371 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: Status of MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: AMARINDER SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 371 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.0 2.201 6

## STATUS OF MGNREGS

## 371. CAPT. AMARINDER SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  in  comparison  to  other States  Punjab  is  the  worst  performer  in t ms  of implementation  of  Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS) in thecountry;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  funds  san ctioned, released  and  expenditure  incurred  under MGNREGS during the last three years and the current year, State/UT - wise including Punjab; and
- (d) the details of funds released to the beneficiaries with particular reference to th  vulnerable sections of the society under MGNREGS during the said period, State/UT - wise including Punjab?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a)&(b): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is a demand - driven  wage  employment  programme.  Not  less  than  100  days  of  employment provided to registered workers upon receipt of their demand. The number of days of e provided  to  a  household  depends  on  the  number  of  days  of  employment  demanded  b the household.The demand for work itself is influenced by various factors such as rain availability of alternative and remunerative employment opportunities outside MGNR prevailing unskilled wage rates. Gov rnment remains actively eng aged with State Governments in establishing systems that ensure provision of work as per demand. Details of aver - days in State/UT including Punjab generated under the MGNREGA during last three years current year are given in Annexure - I.

(c)&(d): MGNREGA is a demand driven programmes hence no State/UT - wise allocation of fund is made. The Central funds are released to the States/UTs including Punjab on th agreed  to  Labour  Budgets  and  taking  into  consideration  the  performance  and  the pace  of utilization of available funds. Details of amount released for implementation of MGNREGA an expenditure to Sate/UT including Punjab under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  c urrent year  is  indicated in Annexure - II.

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## Annexure - I referred in reply to part s (a&b) of LokSabha Unstarred Question No. 371 dated 25.02.2016

| No.   |                     | No. of Household provided employment   | No. of Household provided employment   | No. of Household provided employment   | Persondays generated (in lakh)   | Persondays generated (in lakh)   | Persondays generated (in lakh)   | Persondays generated (in lakh)   | Persondays generated (in lakh)   | Average Days   | Average Days   | Average Days   | Average Days            |
|-------|---------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
| No.   | State               | 2012-13                                | 2013-14                                | 2014-15                                | 2015-16 till 15/02/2016          | 2012-13                          | 2013-14                          | 2014-15                          | 2015-16 till 15/02/2016          | 2012-13        | 2013-14        | 2014-15        | 2015-16 till 15/02/2016 |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 58.54                                  | 60.40                                  | 32.97                                  | 33.71                            | 3273.35                          | 2994.70                          | 1555.87                          | 1561.05                          | 56             | 50             | 47             | 46                      |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 1.29                                   | 1.40                                   | 1.36                                   | 1.60                             | 43.50                            | 36.56                            | 19.05                            | 42.07                            | 34             | 26             | 14             | 26                      |
| 3     | ASSAM               | 12.35                                  | 12.62                                  | 9.67                                   | 12.28                            | 314.04                           | 298.47                           | 210.89                           | 350.88                           | 25             | 24             | 22             | 29                      |
| 4     | BIHAR               | 20.88                                  | 20.59                                  | 10.36                                  | 11.71                            | 941.85                           | 862.35                           | 352.73                           | 485.81                           | 45             | 42             | 34             | 41                      |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH        | 26.38                                  | 25.12                                  | 17.48                                  | 18.29                            | 1194.34                          | 1298.94                          | 555.79                           | 653.16                           | 45             | 52             | 32             | 36                      |
| 6     | GUJARAT             | 6.81                                   | 5.79                                   | 5.13                                   | 4.03                             | 281.90                           | 230.30                           | 181.52                           | 139.94                           | 41             | 40             | 35             | 35                      |
| 7     | HARYANA             | 2.94                                   | 3.25                                   | 2.18                                   | 1.44                             | 128.87                           | 117.88                           | 61.65                            | 40.14                            | 44             | 36             | 28             | 28                      |
| 8     | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 5.15                                   | 5.39                                   | 4.53                                   | 3.81                             | 262.10                           | 282.50                           | 190.73                           | 152.96                           | 51             | 52             | 42             | 40                      |
| 9     | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 6.47                                   | 6.58                                   | 3.32                                   | 4.13                             | 365.56                           | 338.12                           | 120.90                           | 145.58                           | 57             | 51             | 36             | 35                      |
| 10    | JHARKHAND           | 14.19                                  | 11.39                                  | 11.11                                  | 10.06                            | 566.58                           | 436.22                           | 453.28                           | 452.26                           | 40             | 38             | 41             | 45                      |
| 11    | KARNATAKA           | 13.32                                  | 14.50                                  | 10.95                                  | 8.98                             | 617.81                           | 718.86                           | 433.70                           | 375.42                           | 46             | 50             | 40             | 42                      |
| 12    | KERALA              | 15.26                                  | 15.24                                  | 13.80                                  | 14.30                            | 837.74                           | 866.03                           | 588.72                           | 588.85                           | 55             | 57             | 43             | 41                      |
| 13    | MADHYA PRADESH      | 35.19                                  | 29.09                                  | 27.89                                  | 24.48                            | 1399.47                          | 1229.48                          | 1172.10                          | 1010.06                          | 40             | 42             | 42             | 41                      |
| 14    | MAHARASHTRA         | 16.25                                  | 11.44                                  | 11.60                                  | 10.22                            | 872.39                           | 517.36                           | 613.88                           | 530.15                           | 54             | 45             | 53             | 52                      |
| 15    | MANIPUR             | 4.57                                   | 4.55                                   | 4.69                                   | 4.55                             | 285.11                           | 113.23                           | 101.17                           | 46.42                            | 62             | 25             | 22             | 10                      |
| 16    | MEGHALAYA           | 3.32                                   | 3.64                                   | 3.51                                   | 2.88                             | 174.31                           | 215.88                           | 167.35                           | 109.69                           | 52             | 59             | 48             | 38                      |
| 17    | MIZORAM             | 1.75                                   | 1.78                                   | 1.94                                   | 1.91                             | 153.56                           | 133.65                           | 43.60                            | 63.31                            | 88             | 75             | 22             | 33                      |
| 18    | NAGALAND            | 3.87                                   | 4.08                                   | 4.05                                   | 4.16                             | 245.31                           | 183.80                           | 89.93                            | 165.80                           | 63             | 45             | 22             | 40                      |
| 19    | ODISHA              | 15.99                                  | 17.10                                  | 14.68                                  | 16.58                            | 546.01                           | 711.82                           | 534.84                           | 616.46                           | 34             | 42             | 36             | 37                      |
| 20    | PUNJAB              | 2.40                                   | 4.12                                   | 2.89                                   | 4.03                             | 65.50                            | 134.68                           | 64.60                            | 104.69                           | 27             | 33             | 22             | 26                      |
| 21    | RAJASTHAN           | 42.17                                  | 36.15                                  | 36.85                                  | 37.89                            | 2203.38                          | 1838.56                          | 1685.46                          | 1817.95                          | 52             | 51             | 46             | 48                      |
| 22    | SIKKIM              | 0.57                                   | 0.63                                   | 0.57                                   | 0.60                             | 36.31                            | 44.03                            | 24.13                            | 29.12                            | 64             | 70             | 43             | 48                      |
| 23    | TAMIL NADU          | 70.61                                  | 62.68                                  | 56.58                                  | 57.04                            | 4081.44                          | 3677.23                          | 2679.65                          | 2811.19                          | 58             | 59             | 47             | 49                      |
| 24    | TELANGANA           |                                        |                                        | 24.63                                  | 23.47                            |                                  |                                  | 1047.27                          | 1049.65                          |                |                | 43             | 45                      |
| 25    | TRIPURA             | 5.97                                   | 5.91                                   | 5.82                                   | 5.69                             | 518.51                           | 521.61                           | 511.76                           | 496.50                           | 87             | 88             | 88             | 87                      |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH       | 49.47                                  | 49.95                                  | 39.16                                  | 40.34                            | 1411.85                          | 1753.60                          | 1312.72                          | 1251.44                          | 29             | 35             | 34             | 31                      |
| 27    | UTTARAKHAND         | 4.40                                   | 3.97                                   | 4.56                                   | 4.43                             | 192.00                           | 165.62                           | 147.50                           | 143.70                           | 44             | 42             | 32             | 32                      |
| 28    | WEST BENGAL         | 58.17                                  | 61.33                                  | 51.20                                  | 52.19                            | 2018.42                          | 2296.34                          | 1697.08                          | 1956.98                          | 35             | 37             | 33             | 37                      |
| 29    | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR    | 0.13                                   | 0.17                                   | 0.13                                   | 0.03                             | 6.61                             | 8.03                             | 5.11                             | 0.46                             | 52             | 48             | 38             | 17                      |
| 30    | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI | NR                                     | NR                                     | NR                                     | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR             | NR             | NR             | NR                      |
| 31    | DAMAN &DIU          | NR                                     | NR                                     | NR                                     | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR             | NR             | NR             | NR                      |
| 32    | GOA                 | 0.05                                   | 0.05                                   | 0.07                                   | 0.06                             | 0.69                             | 1.15                             | 1.72                             | 0.86                             | 14             | 23             | 24             | 15                      |
| 33    | LAKSHADWEEP         | 0.02                                   | 0.01                                   | 0.00                                   | 0.00                             | 0.49                             | 0.14                             | 0.13                             | 0.02                             | 26             | 24             | 26             | 21                      |
| 34    | PUDUCHERRY          | 0.41                                   | 0.39                                   | 0.30                                   | 0.31                             | 8.67                             | 8.45                             | 3.78                             | 5.00                             | 21             | 21             | 13             | 16                      |
|       | Total               | 498.88                                 | 479.30                                 | 413.97                                 | 415.25                           | 23047.67                         | 22035.58                         | 16628.59                         | 17197.57                         | 46             | 46             | 40             | 41                      |

NR=Not Reported

## Annexure - IIreferred in reply to part s(c &d ) of LokSabha Unstarred Question No. 371 dated 25.02.2016

|     | State               | Central Release (in lakh)   | Central Release (in lakh)   | Central Release (in lakh)   | Central Release (in lakh)   | Total Expenditure (in lakh)   | Total Expenditure (in lakh)   | Total Expenditure (in lakh)   | Total Expenditure (in lakh)   |
|-----|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| No. | State               | 2012-13                     | 2013-14                     | 2014-15                     | 2015-16 till 15/02/2016     | 2012-13                       | 2013-14                       | 2014-15                       | 2015-16 till 15/02/2016       |
| 1   | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 321673.59                   | 475049                      | 290314.1                    | 285685.09                   | 512377.61                     | 529342.76                     | 283946.01                     | 310282.55                     |
| 2   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 6834.19                     | 13852.67                    | 2704.16                     | 4003.96                     | 5346.30                       | 9593.54                       | 3441.52                       | 2492.55                       |
| 3   | ASSAM               | 53445.67                    | 57349.95                    | 50023.46                    | 50200.77                    | 65153.18                      | 69976.59                      | 50310.65                      | 62006.52                      |
| 4   | BIHAR               | 122781.45                   | 158070.67                   | 95968.24                    | 102412.26                   | 186045.15                     | 202702.34                     | 108170.99                     | 130875.41                     |
| 5   | CHHATTISGARH        | 203136.31                   | 144602.31                   | 150570.49                   | 88706.14                    | 222177.87                     | 202397.6                      | 175421.54                     | 89940.75                      |
| 6   | GUJARAT             | 47440.77                    | 33530.02                    | 35442.93                    | 19416.21                    | 61742.13                      | 48902.62                      | 47121.78                      | 30229.66                      |
| 7   | HARYANA             | 34935.89                    | 37687.81                    | 16715.29                    | 11839.91                    | 38063.30                      | 38161.54                      | 21647.06                      | 12881.85                      |
| 8   | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 36129.50                    | 47797.09                    | 35542.86                    | 35110.49                    | 49611.74                      | 56959.21                      | 40623.27                      | 37746.30                      |
| 9   | JAMMU &KASHMIR      | 76276.16                    | 60315.73                    | 52171.08                    | 54504.61                    | 85334.76                      | 76971.19                      | 39159.25                      | 52405.69                      |
| 10  | JHARKHAND           | 80916.84                    | 62143.28                    | 72433.41                    | 96989.31                    | 115236.20                     | 91244.1                       | 102908.13                     | 104634.87                     |
| 11  | KARNATAKA           | 123193.69                   | 159606.81                   | 171687.07                   | 82278.75                    | 144839.11                     | 206841.31                     | 167569.57                     | 135150.46                     |
| 12  | KERALA              | 131117.81                   | 127710.93                   | 158758.02                   | 143834.739                  | 141655.91                     | 130056.59                     | 161696.54                     | 147692.55                     |
| 13  | MADHYA PRADESH      | 161015.37                   | 183982.44                   | 245163.12                   | 224475.73                   | 311078.71                     | 261894.5                      | 280536.8                      | 247045.42                     |
| 14  | MAHARASHTRA         | 157324.33                   | 115292.02                   | 79951.77                    | 123834.73                   | 217029.49                     | 127467.66                     | 160988.49                     | 146493.54                     |
| 15  | MANIPUR             | 59023.09                    | 23100                       | 21997.13                    | 16125.52                    | 60008.08                      | 25476.92                      | 26713.59                      | 13411.33                      |
| 16  | MEGHALAYA           | 22610.82                    | 27106.21                    | 27785.9                     | 22182.56                    | 26589.99                      | 31849.02                      | 30934.71                      | 25496.95                      |
| 17  | MIZORAM             | 25229.24                    | 24474.27                    | 11141.23                    | 13903.61                    | 29038.56                      | 26037.67                      | 11420.13                      | 15244.15                      |
| 18  | NAGALAND            | 46012.38                    | 29214.8                     | 11305.27                    | 17707.8                     | 42828.63                      | 29479.9                       | 15781.96                      | 16786.99                      |
| 19  | ODISHA              | 84797.88                    | 75752.84                    | 103530.34                   | 147941.05                   | 117766.95                     | 128680.21                     | 106892.48                     | 167803.81                     |
| 20  | PUNJAB              | 11421.27                    | 22615.48                    | 18948.18                    | 24533.37                    | 15769.05                      | 25891.9                       | 21350                         | 27048.59                      |
| 21  | RAJASTHAN           | 258534.43                   | 205943.32                   | 297609.87                   | 245553.06                   | 327154.86                     | 262961                        | 325186.44                     | 272451.41                     |
| 22  | SIKKIM              | 7406.51                     | 10684.17                    | 7386.41                     | 7952.72                     | 8134.02                       | 10889.61                      | 7734.68                       | 6092.78                       |
| 23  | TAMIL NADU          | 354605.42                   | 469021.12                   | 378180.33                   | 547037.47                   | 412128.79                     | 393853.2                      | 391954.05                     | 448146.03                     |
| 24  | TELANGANA           |                             |                             | 191996                      | 180421.02                   |                               | 5058.52                       | 190374.75                     | 177514.71                     |
| 25  | TRIPURA             | 76889.88                    | 94366.49                    | 63662.48                    | 135894.19                   | 97102.33                      | 107504.47                     | 82239.49                      | 106689.88                     |
| 26  | UTTAR PRADESH       | 129202.49                   | 289639.01                   | 251341.4                    | 239393.59                   | 266529.58                     | 346067.61                     | 313908.73                     | 268846.32                     |
| 27  | UTTARAKHAND         | 26827.10                    | 33000.5                     | 28636.22                    | 43983.134                   | 31185.98                      | 38083.54                      | 31845.33                      | 48144.43                      |
| 28  | WEST BENGAL         | 339547.96                   | 289438.19                   | 374495.29                   | 444600.69                   | 385087.63                     | 372517.24                     | 401287.47                     | 477579.72                     |
| 29  | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR    | 1381.49                     | 1918.1                      | 1301.94                     | 1035.72                     | 1300.10                       | 1788.27                       | 904.58                        | 224.65                        |
| 30  | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI | 39.56                       | NR                          | NR                          | NR                          | NR                            | NR                            | NR                            | NR                            |
| 31  | DAMAN &DIU          | NR                          | NR                          | NR                          | NR                          | NR                            | NR                            | NR                            | NR                            |
|     |                     | 241.16                      | 205.86                      | 137.95                      | 246.82                      | 144.81                        | 297.4                         | 457.15                        | 214.74                        |
| 32  | GOA                 | 117.55                      |                             | 45.06                       |                             | 152.74                        |                               | 70.5                          |                               |
| 33  | LAKSHADWEEP         |                             | 16.93                       |                             | 11.85                       |                               | 73.64                         |                               | 24.10                         |
| 34  | PUDUCHERRY          | 885.75                      | 879.98                      | 739.69                      | 1292.57                     | 1215.16                       | 1136.83                       | 650.2                         | 813.37                        |
|     | Total               | 3000995.55                  | 3274368.00                  | 3247686.69                  | 3413109.44                  | 3977828.72                    | 3860158.50                    | 3603247.84                    | 3582412.08                    |

NR=Not reported