Month-wise and State-wise details of households that have been provided work under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS), since March 2020 to 17 September, 2020 is given atAnnexure-II.

The mandate of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA) is to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult member volunteers to do unskilled manual work.

As per the provision of the Act, the job has to be provided within 15 days of receipt of application or from the date on which the employment has been sought in the case of an advance application, which ever is later. If a beneficiary does not accept the offer, beneficiary will not be entitled for unemployment allowances. A detail of No. of Households Demanded work, No. of Households to whom work Offered and No. of Households Worked (Provided)- March 2020 to 17 September 2020 is given below:

A total of 99.8% household have been offered employment against their demand during the period March 2020 to 17 September 2020. The States/UTs implement Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. There is provision of payment of unemployment allowances by State Governments, in case the household could not get job against the demand within 15 days from the date of application or from the date of employment in the case of an advance application.

This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha today.

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Annexure-I

Month-wise and State-wise details of employment demanded by households under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, since March 2020 to 17 September, 2020