July 25 Reply by Ministry of Rural Development On MGNREGS Deletions

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 61
ANSWERED ON 25/07/2023
DELETION OF NAMES UNDER MGNREGS
*61. SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:

SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that names of nearly one crore workers have
been deleted under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) citing various reasons, if so, the
details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise;
(b) whether there has been a hike of 244.3 per cent deletions during
2022-23 as compared to 2021-22 and if so, the details thereof,
State-wise;
(c) whether it is a fact that the MGNREGS aimed to minimize
distress migration among rural masses, but now the technology
use seems to reverse the trend;
(d) whether the Government has any plan/proposal to alter the
spirals in deletions and ensure that systemic errors do not take
place at the cost of withdrawing financial support and social
security for a large population in the country;
(e) if so, the steps taken by the Government to reinclude the names
of those beneficiaries whose names got deleted due to system
error along with plans to mitigate the risks of errors in the names
of beneficiaries and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(f) the details of the steps taken by the Government to ensure
accountability of low-level officials to errors made in
programmes like the MGNREGS?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)
(a) to (f): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

Statement in reply to Parts (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.
61 for 25.07.2023
(a)&(b): State/UT-wise details of workers involved in the deleted job

cards and percentage against financial year 2021-22 under Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma
Gandhi NREGS) during the last two financial years 2021-22 and 2022-
23 are given at Annexure. The various reasons for the deletion of job
cards are given below:
i. fake job card (incorrect job card)

ii. duplicate job card
iii. now, not willing to work
iv. family shifted from Gram Panchayat permanently
v. single person in job card and the person is expired
(c): No, Sir.
(d)&(e): Updation of Job Cards is a regular exercise conducted by the

States/Uts. As such ‘system error’ is not a defined reason for the
deletion of job cards.
(f): Implementation of the Scheme is the responsibility of State

Governments and several provisions for proper implementation have
been provided in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005. As per Section 25 of
the Act, whoever contravenes the provisions of this Act shall on
conviction be liable to a fine which may extend to one thousand
rupees.
*******
Annexure referred in reply to parts (a)&(b) Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 61 dated
25.07.2023.
State/UT-wise details of workers involved in the deleted job cards and

percentage against financial year 2021-22 under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS
during the last two financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23.
Workers involved in the Percentage
Sl. deleted Job cards against
No. State/UT 2021-22 2022-23 2021-22
1 Andhra Pradesh 625514 7805569 1147.86
2 Arunachal Pradesh 35089 34077 -2.88
3 Assam 345888 596898 72.57
4 Bihar 2017418 7668876 280.13
5 Chhattisgarh 540686 1196616 121.31
6 Goa 22 24 9.09
7 Gujarat 143202 430404 200.56
8 Haryana 17048 13916 -18.37
9 Himachal Pradesh 46029 70964 54.17
10 Jammu and Kashmir 112814 89501 -20.66
11 Jharkhand 462360 1967966 325.64
12 Karnataka 250665 807397 222.10
13 Kerala 72189 352207 387.90
14 Ladakh 2686 7063 162.96
15 Madhya Pradesh 4545228 1381160 -69.61
16 Maharashtra 229275 408346 78.10
17 Manipur 54240 79217 46.05
18 Meghalaya 20707 20442 -1.28
19 Mizoram 20414 10510 -48.52
20 Nagaland 7630 16667 118.44
21 Odisha 2605164 7778454 198.58
22 Punjab 128296 591682 361.19
23 Rajasthan 793511 2945908 271.25
24 Sikkim 4623 4055 -12.29
25 Tamil Nadu 440825 808289 83.36
26 Telangana 61278 1732936 2727.99
27 Tripura 29874 37901 26.87
28 Uttar Pradesh 1112241 6298325 466.27
29 Uttarakhand 66237 349565 427.75
30 West Bengal 157309 8336115 5199.20
31 Andaman and Nicobar 909 324 -64.36
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and
32 Daman and Diu 0 0 0.00
33 Lakshadweep 11 62 463.64
34 Puducherry 1865 49732 2566.60
National 1,49,51,247 5,18,91,168 247.06%
(As per NREGASoft)
 

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

DELETION OF NAMES UNDER MGNREGS

*61. SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) to (f): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

(a)&(b): State/UT-wise details of workers involved in the deleted job

i. fake job card (incorrect job card)

(c): No, Sir.

(d)&(e): Updation of Job Cards is a regular exercise conducted by the

(f): Implementation of the Scheme is the responsibility of State

State/UT-wise details of workers involved in the deleted job cards and

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