Lok Sabha Question No. 326 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: Implementation of MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 326 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.0 2.201 6

## IMPLEMENTATION OF MGNREGS

## 326. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  survey  has  been conducted  by  the  Government  for implementation  of Mahatma  Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme  (MGNREGS)  in  the country particularly in Maharashtra during the last three years and the curr ent year;
- (b) if so, the details and the findings thereof, State/UT - wise;
- (c) the total  number  of  projects  and amount  allocated/sanctioned  thereunder and  the expenditure incurred for implementation of MGNREGS during the said period; and
- (d) the  total  nu mber  of  poor  persons which  benefited  as  a  result  of implementation  of MGNREGS in thecountry, since its inception, State/UT - wise?

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

(a)&(b): The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  has  commissioned surveys  on  different aspects  of  implementation of Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act . Several studies have been conducted by independent research institutions on the imp of MGNREGA. The  more  than  40 survey  results published  from  the  year  2012  to  2014  i Sameeksha II, published by the Ministry of Rural Development and United Nations Deve Programme (India). The results of the studies show that:

1. MGNREGA  appears  t o  be  largely  successful  in  its  targeting.  These  studies MGNREGA due to its self - selecting demand driven design is able to engage wit most vulnerable and marginalised.
2. Research  on  works  presents  that  firstly,  about  87%  of  the  works  ex ist  on  ground (Narayanan  et  al,  2014;  Maharashtra  context),  when  cross  validated  with  th administrative data. Several Studies also suggest that beneficiaries find the works increased the land productivity, helped multi - cropping, hel ped to manage risks and reduced vulnerability.
3. The evidence on MGNREGA and its impact on rural labour markets are mixed. Gulati, Jain and Satija (2013) assess that while growth variables like Gross Domestic Product and construction and agriculture sectors have an impact on real farm wages, the impa these growth variables is 5 -6 times higher than that of MGNREGA. While MGNREGA certainly re - set the wage rate after 2004, the development of the construction fast urbanization and economi c growth in the country etc. also had an impact on labour markets. In this scenario, MGNREGA presented a 'point of contestation' for the rural labour and continues to do so.
4. The evidence that MGNREGA mitigates distress migration is limited to the western and the eastern contexts, is yet compelling. While women's participation rates in MGNREGA are  satisfactory  at  the  aggregate  national  level  much  higher  than  the  mand several states need to address low women participation rates in their contexts. This is crucially linked to governance as well as the socio - cultural realities in those contexts.
5. (c): The MGNREGA is a demand driven programmes hence no State/UTs - wise allocation of fund is made. State - UTs - wise details of amount released, expenditure and w orks taken up under theMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last three years and the current year is indicated in Annexure - I.
6. (d): The MGNREGA provides a legal guarantee for 100 days of employmen t in a financial year to every rural household including poor rural household whose adult members vo do unskilled manual work. Not less than 100 days of employment are provided to regis workers including rural youth, upon receipt of their d emand. State/UT - wise details of households provided employment as demanded by job card holders under MGNREGA since inception indicated in the Annexure - II.

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## Annexure - I referred in reply to part (c) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 326 dated 25.02.2016

* Total Works takenup = New works + Spillover NR=Not reported

|     |                     | 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)   | *Total works takenup (In Nos.)   | *Total works takenup (In Nos.)   | *Total works takenup (In Nos.)   | *Total works takenup (In Nos.)   |
|-----|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 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      | 321673.59                   | 475049                      | 290314.1                    | 285685.09 512377.61         | 529342.76                     | 283946.01                     | 310282.55                     | 4998456                       |                                  | 2007954                          | 885152                           | 1195495                          |
| 2   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 6834.19                     | 13852.67                    | 2704.16                     | 4003.96                     |                               | 9593.54                       | 3441.52                       | 2492.55                       | 3295                             | 5586                             | 6771                             | 8437                             |
| 3   | ASSAM               | 53445.67                    | 57349.95                    | 50023.46                    | 50200.77                    | 5346.30 65153.18              | 69976.59                      | 50310.65                      | 62006.52                      | 74978                            | 76024                            | 73153                            | 87189                            |
| 4   | BIHAR               | 122781.45                   | 158070.67                   | 95968.24                    | 102412.26                   | 186045.15                     | 202702.34                     | 108170.99                     | 130875.41                     | 320814                           | 576974                           | 562074                           | 518528                           |
| 5   | CHHATTISGARH        | 203136.31                   | 144602.31                   | 150570.49                   | 88706.14                    | 222177.87                     | 202397.6                      | 175421.54                     | 89940.75                      | 243150                           | 267402                           | 238792                           | 317262                           |
| 6   | GUJARAT             | 47440.77                    | 33530.02                    | 35442.93                    | 19416.21                    | 61742.13                      | 48902.62                      | 47121.78                      | 30229.66                      | 112894                           | 98420                            | 134530                           | 133805                           |
| 7   | HARYANA             | 34935.89                    | 37687.81                    | 16715.29                    | 11839.91                    | 38063.30                      | 38161.54                      | 21647.06                      | 12881.85                      | 23621                            | 28301                            | 22220                            | 13232                            |
| 8   | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 36129.50                    | 47797.09                    | 35542.86                    | 35110.49                    | 49611.74                      | 56959.21                      | 40623.27                      | 37746.30                      | 111652                           | 126319                           | 120522                           | 101175                           |
| 9   | JAMMU &KASHMIR      | 76276.16                    | 60315.73                    | 52171.08                    | 54504.61                    | 85334.76                      | 76971.19                      | 39159.25                      | 52405.69                      | 147687                           | 187400                           | 179132                           | 196350                           |
| 10  | JHARKHAND           | 80916.84                    | 62143.28                    | 72433.41                    | 96989.31                    | 115236.20                     | 91244.1                       | 102908.13                     | 104634.87                     | 242924                           | 203594                           | 205614                           | 197694                           |
| 11  | KARNATAKA           | 123193.69                   | 159606.81                   | 171687.07                   | 82278.75                    | 144839.11                     | 206841.31                     | 167569.57                     | 135150.46                     | 395356                           | 878873                           | 1029427                          | 1035063                          |
| 12  | KERALA              | 131117.81                   | 127710.93                   | 158758.02                   | 143834.739                  | 141655.91                     | 130056.59                     | 161696.54                     | 147692.55                     | 211442                           | 256914                           | 326577                           | 371727                           |
| 13  | MADHYA PRADESH      | 161015.37                   | 183982.44                   | 245163.12                   | 224475.73                   | 311078.71                     | 261894.5                      | 280536.8                      | 247045.42                     | 822401                           | 993251                           | 807802                           | 607656                           |
| 14  | MAHARASHTRA         | 157324.33                   | 115292.02                   | 79951.77                    | 123834.73                   | 217029.49                     | 127467.66                     | 160988.49                     | 146493.54                     | 368879                           | 462063                           | 488452                           | 418193                           |
| 15  | MANIPUR             | 59023.09                    | 23100                       | 21997.13                    | 16125.52                    | 60008.08                      | 25476.92                      | 26713.59                      | 13411.33                      | 17708                            | 15223                            | 19418                            | 24738                            |
| 16  | MEGHALAYA           | 22610.82                    | 27106.21                    | 27785.9                     | 22182.56                    | 26589.99                      | 31849.02                      | 30934.71                      | 25496.95                      | 16770                            | 20969                            | 23211                            | 27331                            |
| 17  | MIZORAM             | 25229.24                    | 24474.27                    | 11141.23                    | 13903.61                    | 29038.56                      | 26037.67                      | 11420.13                      | 15244.15                      | 11939                            | 11050                            | 12390                            | 9576                             |
| 18  | NAGALAND            | 46012.38                    | 29214.8                     | 11305.27                    | 17707.8                     | 42828.63                      | 29479.9                       | 15781.96                      | 16786.99                      | 14811                            | 14400                            | 15361                            | 20968                            |
| 19  | ODISHA              | 84797.88                    | 75752.84                    | 103530.34                   | 147941.05                   | 117766.95                     | 128680.21                     | 106892.48                     | 167803.81                     | 238640                           | 277318                           | 305771                           | 478163                           |
| 20  | PUNJAB              | 11421.27                    | 22615.48                    | 18948.18                    | 24533.37                    | 15769.05                      | 25891.9                       | 21350                         | 27048.59                      | 18692                            | 24324                            | 23739                            | 29461                            |
| 21  | RAJASTHAN           | 258534.43                   | 205943.32                   | 297609.87                   | 245553.06                   | 327154.86                     | 262961                        | 325186.44                     | 272451.41                     | 428603                           | 433094                           | 470189                           | 381712                           |
| 22  | SIKKIM              | 7406.51                     | 10684.17                    | 7386.41                     | 7952.72                     | 8134.02                       | 10889.61                      | 7734.68                       | 6092.78                       | 4727                             | 4379                             | 4592                             | 5952                             |
| 23  | TAMIL NADU          | 354605.42                   | 469021.12                   | 378180.33                   | 547037.47                   | 412128.79                     | 393853.2                      | 391954.05                     | 448146.03                     | 138058                           | 287196                           | 626354                           | 531625                           |
| 24  | TELANGANA           |                             |                             | 191996                      | 180421.02                   |                               | 5058.52                       | 190374.75                     | 177514.71                     |                                  |                                  | 981990                           | 1302126                          |
| 25  | TRIPURA             | 76889.88                    | 94366.49                    | 63662.48                    | 135894.19                   | 97102.33                      | 107504.47                     | 82239.49                      | 106689.88                     | 92398                            | 117783                           | 146303                           | 174553                           |
| 26  | UTTAR PRADESH       | 129202.49                   | 289639.01                   | 251341.4                    | 239393.59                   | 266529.58                     | 346067.61                     | 313908.73                     | 268846.32                     | 866713                           | 1400018                          | 1262815                          | 1374217                          |
| 27  | UTTARAKHAND         | 26827.10                    | 33000.5                     | 28636.22                    | 43983.134                   | 31185.98                      | 38083.54                      | 31845.33                      | 48144.43                      | 54479                            | 55405                            | 66640                            | 86746                            |
| 28  | WEST BENGAL         | 339547.96                   | 289438.19                   | 374495.29                   | 444600.69                   | 385087.63                     | 372517.24                     | 401287.47                     | 477579.72                     | 476965                           | 579109                           | 766359                           | 1372893                          |
| 29  | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR    | 1381.49                     | 1918.1                      | 1301.94                     | 1035.72                     | 1300.10                       | 1788.27                       | 904.58                        | 224.65                        | 974                              | 1142                             | 1098                             | 943                              |
| 30  | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI | 39.56                       | 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                 | 241.16                      | 205.86                      | 137.95                      | 246.82                      | 144.81                        | 297.4                         | 457.15                        | 214.74                        | 810                              | 1153                             | 1465                             | 1399                             |
| 33  | LAKSHADWEEP         | 117.55                      | 16.93                       | 45.06                       | 11.85                       | 152.74                        | 73.64                         | 70.5                          | 24.10                         | 129                              | 140                              | 184                              | 183                              |
| 34  | PUDUCHERRY          | 885.75                      | 879.98                      | 739.69                      | 1292.57                     | 1215.16                       | 1136.83                       | 650.2                         | 813.37                        | 1736                             | 698                              | 683                              | 566                              |
|     | Total               | 3000995.55                  | 3274368.00                  | 3247686.69                  | 3413109.44                  | 3977828.72                    | 3860158.50                    | 3603247.84                    | 3582412.08                    | 10461701                         | 9412476                          | 9808780                          | 11024958                         |

## Annexure - IIreferred in reply to part (d) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 326 dated 25.02.2016

| No.   | State               | Number of Household provided employment (In Nos.)   | Number of Household provided employment (In Nos.)   | Number of Household provided employment (In Nos.)   | Number of Household provided employment (In Nos.)   | Number of Household provided employment (In Nos.)   | Number of Household provided employment (In Nos.)   | Number of Household provided employment (In Nos.)   | Number of Household provided employment (In Nos.)   | Number of Household provided employment (In Nos.)   | Number of Household provided employment (In Nos.)   |
|-------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| No.   | State               | 2006-07                                             | 2007-08                                             | 2008-09                                             | 2009-10                                             | 2010-11                                             | 2011-12                                             | 2012-13                                             | 2013-14                                             | 2014-15                                             | 2015-16 till 15/02/2016                             |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 2161395                                             | 4803892                                             | 5699557                                             | 6158493                                             | 6200423                                             | 4998016                                             | 5853567                                             | 6039951                                             | 3297269                                             | 3370720                                             |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 16926                                               | 4490                                                | 80714                                               | 68157                                               | 134527                                              | 4443                                                | 129023                                              | 140081                                              | 136096                                              | 160137                                              |
| 3     | ASSAM               | 792270                                              | 1402888                                             | 1877393                                             | 2137270                                             | 1798372                                             | 1349078                                             | 1234828                                             | 1261778                                             | 966980                                              | 1228446                                             |
| 4     | BIHAR               | 1688899                                             | 3859630                                             | 3822484                                             | 4127330                                             | 4738464                                             | 1769469                                             | 2087564                                             | 2059338                                             | 1035621                                             | 1171267                                             |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH        | 1256737                                             | 2284963                                             | 2270415                                             | 2025845                                             | 2485581                                             | 2725027                                             | 2637699                                             | 2512379                                             | 1748085                                             | 1829463                                             |
| 6     | GUJARAT             | 226269                                              | 290691                                              | 850691                                              | 1596402                                             | 1096223                                             | 822080                                              | 681028                                              | 578674                                              | 513154                                              | 403314                                              |
| 7     | HARYANA             | 50765                                               | 70869                                               | 162932                                              | 156406                                              | 235281                                              | 277748                                              | 294142                                              | 324919                                              | 217914                                              | 144398                                              |
| 8     | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 63514                                               | 271099                                              | 445713                                              | 497336                                              | 444247                                              | 505467                                              | 514687                                              | 539223                                              | 452655                                              | 381301                                              |
| 9     | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 121328                                              | 116800                                              | 199166                                              | 336036                                              | 492277                                              | 431152                                              | 646516                                              | 657588                                              | 331936                                              | 413141                                              |
| 10    | JHARKHAND           | 1394108                                             | 1679868                                             | 1576348                                             | 1702599                                             | 1987360                                             | 1574657                                             | 1419072                                             | 1138912                                             | 1110849                                             | 1006020                                             |
| 11    | KARNATAKA           | 545185                                              | 549994                                              | 896212                                              | 3535281                                             | 2224468                                             | 1652116                                             | 1331967                                             | 1450457                                             | 1094870                                             | 898335                                              |
| 12    | KERALA              | 99107                                               | 185392                                              | 692015                                              | 955976                                              | 1175816                                             | 1416441                                             | 1526283                                             | 1523863                                             | 1380248                                             | 1430356                                             |
| 13    | MADHYA PRADESH      | 2866349                                             | 4346916                                             | 5207665                                             | 4714591                                             | 4407643                                             | 3879959                                             | 3519283                                             | 2908506                                             | 2788969                                             | 2448498                                             |
| 14    | MAHARASHTRA         | 353024                                              | 474695                                              | 906297                                              | 591547                                              | 451169                                              | 1504521                                             | 1624521                                             | 1143837                                             | 1159696                                             | 1021611                                             |
| 15    | MANIPUR             | 18568                                               | 112549                                              | 381109                                              | 418564                                              | 433856                                              | 356264                                              | 456910                                              | 455398                                              | 468864                                              | 454726                                              |
| 16    | MEGHALAYA           | 96627                                               | 106042                                              | 224263                                              | 300482                                              | 346149                                              | 335182                                              | 332452                                              | 364008                                              | 351192                                              | 288442                                              |
| 17    | MIZORAM             | 50998                                               | 88940                                               | 172775                                              | 180140                                              | 170894                                              | 168711                                              | 174884                                              | 177511                                              | 194044                                              | 190570                                              |
| 18    | NAGALAND            | 27884                                               | 115331                                              | 296689                                              | 325242                                              | 350815                                              | 372849                                              | 386520                                              | 407712                                              | 405385                                              | 416314                                              |
| 19    | ODISHA              | 1394169                                             | 1096711                                             | 1199006                                             | 1398300                                             | 2004815                                             | 1378597                                             | 1599276                                             | 1710268                                             | 1467859                                             | 1658434                                             |
| 20    | PUNJAB              | 31648                                               | 49690                                               | 147336                                              | 271934                                              | 278134                                              | 245453                                              | 240191                                              | 412104                                              | 288892                                              | 403445                                              |
| 21    | RAJASTHAN           | 1175172                                             | 2170460                                             | 6373093                                             | 6522264                                             | 5859667                                             | 4522234                                             | 4217342                                             | 3615080                                             | 3684955                                             | 3789273                                             |
| 22    | SIKKIM              | 4107                                                | 19664                                               | 52006                                               | 54156                                               | 56401                                               | 54684                                               | 56634                                               | 63288                                               | 56756                                               | 60126                                               |
| 23    | TAMIL NADU          | 683481                                              | 1234818                                             | 3345648                                             | 4373257                                             | 4969140                                             | 6343339                                             | 7061409                                             | 6267704                                             | 5657572                                             | 5704490                                             |
| 24    | Telangana           |                                                     |                                                     |                                                     |                                                     |                                                     |                                                     |                                                     |                                                     | 2462894                                             | 2347336                                             |
| 25    | TRIPURA             | 74335                                               | 423724                                              | 549022                                              | 576487                                              | 557055                                              | 566770                                              | 596530                                              | 591458                                              | 581821                                              | 569286                                              |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH       | 2573245                                             | 4096408                                             | 4336466                                             | 5483434                                             | 6431213                                             | 7327738                                             | 4947427                                             | 4994721                                             | 3915880                                             | 4033941                                             |
| 27    | UTTARAKHAND         | 134312                                              | 189263                                              | 298741                                              | 522304                                              | 542391                                              | 469285                                              | 439791                                              | 397482                                              | 455671                                              | 443010                                              |
| 28    | WEST BENGAL         | 3083757                                             | 3843335                                             | 3025854                                             | 3479915                                             | 4998239                                             | 5516968                                             | 5817331                                             | 6132613                                             | 5120407                                             | 5218825                                             |
| 29    | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR |                                                     |                                                     | 5975                                                | 20337                                               | 17636                                               | 19300                                               | 12602                                               | 16631                                               | 13325                                               | 2666                                                |
| 30    | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI |                                                     |                                                     | 1919                                                | 3741                                                | 2290                                                | NR                                                  | NR                                                  | NR                                                  | NR                                                  | NR                                                  |
| 31    | DAMAN &DIU          |                                                     |                                                     | NR                                                  | NR                                                  | NR                                                  | NR                                                  | NR                                                  | NR                                                  | NR                                                  | NR                                                  |
| 32    | GOA                 |                                                     |                                                     | 0                                                   | 6604                                                | 13897                                               | 11167                                               | 5057                                                | 5021                                                | 7225                                                | 5555                                                |
| 33    | LAKSHADWEEP         |                                                     |                                                     | 3024                                                | 5192                                                | 4507                                                | 3871                                                | 1851                                                | 614                                                 | 477                                                 | 110                                                 |
| 34    | PUDUCHERRY          |                                                     |                                                     | 12264                                               | 40377                                               | 38118                                               | 42546                                               | 41286                                               | 39335                                               | 29560                                               | 31049                                               |
|       | Total               | 20984179                                            | 33889122                                            | 45112792                                            | 52585999                                            | 54947068                                            | 50645132                                            | 49887673                                            | 47930454                                            | 41397121                                            | 41524605                                            |

NR=Not Reported