Executive Summary:
This document presents the Ministry of Rural Development's response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 411 regarding the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Shravasti and Balrampur districts. It details employment statistics for the financial years 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25, addresses complaints of delayed payments, and clarifies the provision for increasing employment guarantee. The response was provided on July 22, 2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
Employment Statistics (Shravasti and Balrampur Districts):
Persondays Generated (in Lakhs):
Shravasti: 2022-23 (24.32), 2023-24 (30.82), 2024-25 (31.62)
Balrampur: 2022-23 (44.68), 2023-24 (59.28), 2024-25 (49.88)
Workers Availed Employment (in Numbers):
Shravasti: 2022-23 (65666), 2023-24 (63839), 2024-25 (63989)
Balrampur: 2022-23 (103214), 2023-24 (125028), 2024-25 (99319)
Households Completed 100 Days of Employment (in Numbers):
Shravasti: 2022-23 (3027), 2023-24 (3893), 2024-25 (5522)
Balrampur: 2022-23 (6766), 2023-24 (15695), 2024-25 (8742)
Complaints of Non-Payment:
The Ministry has received no complaints regarding delayed payments from Shravasti and Balrampur districts.
Employment Guarantee:
The Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, 2005 guarantees 100 days of wage employment to rural households whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual work.
An additional 50 days of wage employment is mandated for Scheduled Tribe households in forest areas (subject to specific conditions).
Up to 50 additional days of wage employment can be provided in drought/natural calamity-affected areas.
State Governments can provide additional employment days beyond the guaranteed period using their own funds.
Impact Analysis:
Rural Households:
Impact: Provides livelihood security through guaranteed wage employment, with potential for additional employment days under specific conditions (Scheduled Tribe households in forest areas, drought/natural calamity-affected areas).
Action Required: Adult members can volunteer for unskilled manual work to avail of the guaranteed employment.
Scheduled Tribe Households in Forest Areas:
Impact: Entitled to an additional 50 days of wage employment beyond the standard 100 days, subject to conditions regarding land rights under the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
Action Required: Ensure compliance with the Forest Rights Act, 2006, to be eligible for the additional employment days.
State Governments:
Impact: Have the authority to provide additional employment days beyond the guaranteed 100 days using their own funds.
Action Required: Can allocate funds to provide additional employment days based on local needs and resources.
Ministry of Rural Development:
Impact: Responsible for overseeing the implementation of MGNREGS and ensuring the provision of guaranteed employment.
Action Required: Continue to monitor the scheme's implementation, address any grievances, and ensure timely payment of wages.
Key Entities Referenced
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: A scheme aimed at enhancing livelihood security of households in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment.
Shravasti district, Uttar Pradesh: A district in Uttar Pradesh, India, for which data on MGNREGS implementation is provided.
Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh: A district in Uttar Pradesh, India, for which data on MGNREGS implementation is provided.
Ministry of Rural Development: The Indian government ministry responsible for the implementation of rural development programs, including MGNREGS.
SHRI RAM SHIROMANI VERMA: Member of LOK SABHA who raised a question about MGNREGS.
SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN: Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development who answered the question about MGNREGS.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005: The legal framework that guarantees 100 days of wage employment to rural households.
Forest Rights Act FRA, 2006: Law concerning the rights of forest-dwelling communities to land and resources.
O.I.H.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 411
ANSWERED ON 22/07/2025
MINIMUM WORKDAYS UNDER MGNREGS
411. SHRI RAM SHIROMANI VERMA:
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the number of man-days created during the financial years
2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 under Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Shravasti
and Balrampur districts;
(b) the number of workers benefited from it during the said period;
(c) the number of workers getting full employment for 100 days in
the said districts;
(d) whether the Government has received complaints from the
said districts regarding non-payment of dues on time, if so, the
steps taken to resolve the issue; and
(e) whether the Government proposes to increase the employment
guarantee of 100 days under the MGNREG Scheme and if so,
the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)
(a): Details of person-days generated in Shravasti and Balrampur
districts of Uttar Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) during
the financial years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 is given below:
Persondays generated (in lakh)
Financial Year 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Shravasti 24.32 30.82 31.62
Balrampur 44.68 59.28 49.88
(As per NREGASoft)
Page 1 of 2(b): Number of workers who availed the employment in Shravasti
and Balrampur districts of Uttar Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi
NREGS during the financial years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 is
given below:
Workers availed employment (in numbers)
Financial Year 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Shravasti 65666 63839 63989
Balrampur 103214 125028 99319
(As per NREGASoft)
(c): Number of household who availed the 100 days employment in
Shravasti and Balrampur districts of Uttar Pradesh under Mahatma
Gandhi NREGS during the financial years 2022-23, 2023-24 and
2024-25 is given below:
Households completed 100 days of employment
(in numbers)
Financial Year 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Shravasti 3027 3893 5522
Balrampur 6766 15695 8742
(As per NREGASoft)
(d): No such complaints have been received from Shravasti and
Balrampur districts of Uttar Pradesh in this Ministry.
(e): The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee
Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005, is an Act to provide for the
enhancement of livelihood security of the households in rural areas
of the country by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed
wage employment in every financial year to every household whose
adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
The Ministry mandates the provision of an additional 50 days
of wage employment (beyond the stipulated 100 days) to every
Scheduled Tribe Household in a forest area, provided that these
households have no other private property except for the land rights
provided under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006.
In addition to this, there is a provision for providing up to an
additional 50 days of wage employment in a financial year in
drought/natural calamity-affected notified rural areas. Further, as
per Section 3(4) of the Act, the State Governments may make
provision for providing additional days of employment beyond the
period guaranteed under the Act from their own funds.
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