Question : Additional Employment under MGNREGS

(a) whether the Union Government had announced additional employment over and above 100 days per household upto 150 days in notified drought affected districts of the various States and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;

(b) the number of households which were provided 150 days employment in drought affected districts of the various States and the amount spent by the concerned State Governments, State/UTwise;

(c) whether all the States have submitted their utilization certificates to the Union Government; and

(d) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a): The Ministry of Rural development provides 50 days of additional employment in notified areas of drought affected States under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). Accordingly, on recommendation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, provision of additional employment of 50 days over and above 100 days per household under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has been made in the notified drought affected areas of the following States during FY 2016-17 (as on 28.11.2016). The details are given as under: -

Financial Year 2016-17 (Status as on 28.11.2016)

SI. No. State No. of Districts/ Talukas

1 Karnataka 62 taluks of 12 districts

2 Madhya Pradesh 268 tehsils of 42 districts

3 Rajasthan 14487 villages of 19 districts

4 Uttar Pradesh 08 districts

5 Uttarakhand 07 districts

(b): Details of households provided more than 100 days of employment in drought affected five States under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA are given in Annexure-I. Funds for programme implementation are released to the States including drought affected States as per the agreed to Labour Budget and shelf of projects. Details of expenditure incurred under the MGNREGS on the drought affected five States during 2016-17 (as on 28.11.2016) is indicated in Annexure-I.

(c)&(d): The Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is a demand driven wage employment programme. Funds for programme implementation are released to the States after verifying the performance, utilisation of funds released, and as per the agreed to Labour Budget and on fulfilment of certain prescribed conditions.

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Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2695 dated 01.12.2016.

S. No States Number of HHs Total Expenditure
provided more than 100 day in 2016-17
of employment in 2016-17 (as on 28.11.2016)
(as on 28.11.2016) (Rs. In lakh)

1 KARNATAKA 39683 195321.43

2 MADHYA PRADESH 11148 238185.86

3 RAJASTHAN 59597 362080.36

4 UTTAR PRADESH 10320 330747.23

5 UTTARAKHAND 4949 51951.19

Total 125697 1178286.07