Lok Sabha Question No. 1286 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: MGNREGS in Drought Hit Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, GAURAV GOGOI

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1286 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.0 3.201 6

## MGNREGS IN DROUGHT HIT AREAS

## 1286. SHRI KAMAL NATH:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA: SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has identified drought hit States for providing 50 days extra employment over and above the 100 days assured under the Act/Law, if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether  the  average  days  of  wage employment  for  people  under  MGNREGShas increased in drought hit districts compared to other districts in their respective States, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the shortage of funds has reportedly a ffected wage payment in drought hit areas, if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment in this regard?

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

## (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a): The  provision  of  additional  employment  of  50  days  over  and  above  100  days household under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has been made in the notified drought affected areas of the following States: -

|   S.No. | Name of Sta te/ total number of districts   | No. of districts/talukas   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|       1 | Karnataka                                   | 136 taluks                 |
|       2 | Chhattisgarh                                | 93 tehsils                 |
|       3 | Madhya Pradesh                              | 268 tehsils                |
|       4 | Odisha                                      | 215 blocks                 |
|       5 | Andhra Pradesh                              | 359 mandals                |
|       6 | Uttar Pradesh                               | 50 districts               |
|       7 | Telangana                                   | 231 mandals                |
|       8 | Maharashtra                                 | 12183 GPs                  |
|       9 | Jharkhand                                   | All the 24                 |
|      10 | Rajasthan                                   | 2900 GPs                   |

(b): The average days of wage employment for people under MGNREGS has increased in drought hit districts of above States except Maharashtra compared to other distric districts  in  their  respective  States.  The  details  of  household  provided  employm total persondays generated, household completed at least 100 days, average days, percent household completed 100 days employment and number of household provided employment in respect of notified drought affected districts of States and other dist ricts of the respective State are given in Annexure.

(c): The MGNREGA is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment  programme. Funds  for programme implementation including payment of wages are released to the States incl drought affected States after verifying the performance, utilisation of funds released, and per the agreed to Labour Budget.

The  Ministry  has  initiated  Electronic  Fund  Management  System  (e -FMS)  which directly credits the wages into the respective beneficiary's accounts using the core banking system. States  have  been advisedto universalise the operationalisation of electronic F Management System to ensure smooth flow of funds from the State to the wage seekers to eliminate delays in payment of wages.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1286 dated 03 . 03.2016

|     |                | Drought affected location   | Drought affected location   | Drought affected location       | Drought affected location   | Drought affected location             | Total                         | Total            | Total                        | Total        | Total                                 |
|-----|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------|
| No. | State          | HHs provided employment     | Total PDs generated         | HHs completed at least 100 days | Average Days                | % of HH completed 100 days Employment | No. of HH provided employment | Total Persondays | No. of HH completed 100 days | Average Days | % of HH completed 100 days Employment |
| 1   | ANDHRA PRADESH | 1586594                     | 80576660                    | 210810                          | 51                          | 13.29                                 | 3411469                       | 163061411        | 343320                       | 48           | 10.06                                 |
| 2   | CHHATTISGARH   | 1247218                     | 48511388                    | 90060                           | 39                          | 7.22                                  | 1944828                       | 75140736         | 137460                       | 39           | 7.07                                  |
| 3   | JHARKHAND      | 1033089                     | 48131452                    | 113835                          | 47                          | 11.02                                 | 1033089                       | 48131452         | 113835                       | 47           | 11.02                                 |
| 4   | KARNATAKA      | 798391                      | 36281496                    | 70713                           | 45                          | 8.86                                  | 975799                        | 42615625         | 76771                        | 44           | 7.87                                  |
| 5   | MADHYA PRADESH | 1797980                     | 79219627                    | 137816                          | 44                          | 7.67                                  | 2530339                       | 108297586        | 165396                       | 43           | 6.54                                  |
| 6   | MAHARASHTRA *  | NA                          | NA                          | NA                              | NA                          | NA                                    | 1071650                       | 57516323         | 150669                       | 54           | 14.06                                 |
| 7   | ODISHA         | 1229120                     | 49271172                    | 86907                           | 40                          | 7.07                                  | 1708982                       | 65844598         | 107231                       | 39           | 6.27                                  |
| 8   | RAJASTHAN      | 1470770                     | 77431057                    | 119892                          | 53                          | 8.15                                  | 3914982                       | 195045096        | 290550                       | 50           | 7.42                                  |
| 9   | TELANGANA      | 1227993                     | 67966112                    | 208452                          | 55                          | 16.98                                 | 2398808                       | 113342683        | 261950                       | 47           | 10.92                                 |
| 10  | UTTAR PRADESH  | 2851210                     | 92970403                    | 82177                           | 33                          | 2.88                                  | 4391377                       | 136991910        | 105849                       | 31           | 2.41                                  |
|     | Total          | 13242365                    | 580359367                   | 1120662                         | 44                          | 8.46                                  | 23381323                      | 1005987420       | 1753031                      | 43           | 7.50                                  |

Source:As uploaded by the States in Management Information System

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