(a) whether the Government is aware that employment is not being provided to
unemployed Tsunami affected rural persons in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
under job guarantee scheme;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(c) the steps being taken by the Government to implement to implement the scheme
in letter and spirit?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SRURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SURYAKANTA PATIL)
(a) to (c) : - The National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill (NREGB), 2004 was
introduced by this Ministry in the Lok Sabha on 21.12.2004. The Bill aims to provide
for at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to rural
poor household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The Bill
has not yet been passed by the Parliament. Hence, it is not possible to indicate the steps
taken by the Government for its implementation at this stage.