Lok Sabha Question No. 673 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Demand under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.673

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015

## DEMAND UNDER MGNREGS

## 673. SHRI BV. NAIK:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- whether there is a fall in the demand for work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last three years;
- if so, the details thereof and the reason therefor; State/UT-wise; and
- the steps taken by the Government increase the demand under the scheme?

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

## (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

a) and (b): There are variations in demand for work from year to year; but there is no steady decline. The MGREGA is a demand driven programme and the demand for work itself is influenced by various factors such as rain-fall pattern, availability of alternative and remunerative employment opportunities outside MGNREGA and prevailing unskilled wage rates: The State/UT-wise details of households   provided   employment as demanded  by job card holders under   Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act  (MGNREGA) during the last three years is at Annexure:

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

- Initiate appropriate IEC campaigns including wall paintings for wide dissemination of the provisions of the Act:
- (iii) Organize 'Rozgar Diwas' periodically to capture latent demand under the programme and to disseminate awareness about the provisions of the Act
- (ii)   Expand scope and coverage of demand registration system to ensure that demand for work under MGNREGA does not go unregistered,
- (iv) Formulation of a specific plan to include special categories of vulnerable people viz. persons with disabilities, primitive tribal groups, nomadic tribal groups, de-notified tribes etc.
- Organisation of workers into labour groups to ensure powerful  demand-side for improving performance of MGNREGA. pulls

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Annexure   referred to  in reply to (a) and (b) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 673 dated 23.07.2015 parts

In lakh\_

| No.   | States               | Households demanded employment   | Households demanded employment   | Households demanded employment   | Households provided employment   | Households provided employment   | Households provided employment   |
|-------|----------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| No.   | States               | 2012-13                          | 2013-14                          | 2014-15                          | 2012-13                          | 2013-14                          | 2014-15                          |
|       | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 58.54                            | 65.97                            | 36.88                            | 58.54                            | 60.40                            | 32.86                            |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 1.55                             | 1.57                             | 1.45                             | 1,.29                            | 1.40                             |                                  |
| 3     | ASSAM                | 12.47                            | 13.21                            | 10.84                            | 12.35                            | 12.62                            | 9.66                             |
| 4     | BIHAR                | 21.79                            | 23.78                            | 14.74                            | 20.88                            | 20.59                            | 10.59                            |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH         | 27.32                            | 27.49                            | 20.43                            | 26.38                            | 25.12                            | 17.48                            |
| 6     | GUJARAT              | 7.50                             | 6.43                             | 5.96                             | 6.81                             | 5.79                             | 5.13                             |
|       | HARYANA              | 3.02                             | 3.62                             | 2.64                             | 2.94                             | 3.25                             | 2.18                             |
| 8     | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 5.46                             | 5.72                             | 4.99                             | 5.15                             | 5.39                             | 4.52                             |
|       | JAMMU & KASHMIR      | 6.59                             | 7.12                             | 3.82                             |                                  | 6.58                             | 3.26                             |
| 10    | JHARKHAND            | 14.35                            | 12.16                            | 12.32                            | 14.19                            | 11.39                            | 11.11                            |
| 11    | KARNATAKA            | 14.70                            | 19.09                            | 15.14                            | 13.32                            | 14.50                            | 10.97                            |
| 12    | KERALA               | 16.94                            | 16.79                            | 15.65                            | 15.26                            | 15.24                            | 13.80                            |
| 13    | MADHYA PRADESH       | 35.41                            | 31.56                            | 31.02                            | 35.19                            | 29.09                            | 27.89                            |
| 14    | MAHARASHTRA          | 16.44                            | 12.59                            | 12.83                            | 16.25                            | 11.44                            | 11.60                            |
| 15    | MANIPUR              | 4.58                             | 4.55                             | 4.72                             | 4.57                             | 4.55                             | 4.69                             |
| 16    | MEGHALAYA            | 3.34                             | 3.68                             | 3.58                             | 3.32                             | 3.64                             | 3.51                             |
| 17    | MIZORAM              |                                  | 1.78                             | 1.94                             | 1.75                             |                                  | 1.94                             |
| 18    | NAGALAND             | 3.87                             | 4.08                             | 4.07                             | 3.87                             | 4.08                             | 4.06                             |
| 19    | ODISHA               | 17.66                            | 18.90                            | 16.93                            | 15.99                            | 17.10                            | 14.68                            |
| 20    | PUNJAB               | 2.47                             | 4.54                             | 3.41                             | 2.40                             | 4.12                             | 2.89                             |
| 21    | RAJASTHAN            | 45.36                            | 39.47                            | 41.17                            | 42.17                            | 36.15                            | 36.84                            |
| 22    | SIKKIM               | 0.57                             | 0.65                             | 0.60                             | 0.57                             | 0.63                             | 0.57                             |
| 23    | TAMIL NADU           | 71.05                            | 63.09                            | 56.79                            | 70.61                            | 62.68                            | 56.54                            |
| 24    | TELANGANA            |                                  |                                  | 29.10                            |                                  |                                  | 24.56                            |
| 25    | TRIPURA              | 5.97                             | 5.97                             | 5.93                             | 5.97                             | 5.91                             | 5.82                             |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH        | 52.33                            | 55.02                            | 45.36                            | 49.47                            | 49.95                            | 39.16                            |
| 27    | UTTARAKHAND          | 4.44                             | 4.05                             | 4.92                             | 4.40                             | 3.97                             | 4.57                             |
| 28    | WEST BENGAL          | 58.45                            | 64.42                            | 57.19                            | 58.17                            | 61.33                            | 51.21                            |
| 29    | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR  | 0.18                             | 0.17                             | 0.14                             | 0.13                             | 0.17                             | 0.13                             |
| 30    | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               |
| 31    | DAMAN & DIU          | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               |
| 32    | GOA                  | 0.05                             | 0.05                             | 0.07                             | 0.05                             | 0.05                             | 0.07                             |
| 33    | LAKSHADWEEP          | 0.02                             | 0.01                             | 0.01                             | 0.02                             | 0.01                             | 0.00                             |
| 34    | PUDUCHERRY           | 0.41                             | 0.44                             | 0.36                             | 0.41                             | 0.39                             | 0.30                             |
|       | Total                | 514.59                           | 517.97                           | 465.00                           | 498.88                           | 479.30                           | 413.95                           |

NR-Not Reported