Extension of REGS
GOVERNMENT OF INDI |
Ministry of Rural Development:
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DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT |
RAJYA SABHA |
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 979 |
TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2007 |
Extension of REGS. |
979. |
SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR |
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Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-
(a) whether Government propose to extend the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to the whole country;
(b) if so, the likely increase in expenditure for the current financial year;
(c) whether Government has arranged for additional funds for the purpose;
(d) the number of persons registered till 31-10-2007 under the scheme and those provided employment till that date, state-wise; and
(e) the expenditure incurred under the scheme during this financial year till 31-10- 2007; state-wise?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU)
(a):Yes, Sir. Government has decided to extend NREGA to all the remaining rural districts in the country from the next financial year i.e. from1.4.2008. A notification to this effect has been issued on 28.9.2007.
(b):As the additional districts are to be covered under the Act with effect from 1.4.2008, no increase in the expenditure for the current financial year is envisaged.
(c):Does not arise.
(d)& (e): State-wise data regarding number of households registered, number of households provided employment and expenditure incurred till 31.10.2007 is given in the Annexure
Annexure
Annexure as referred to reply Part (d) & (e) of Rajya Sabha Un-Starred Question. 979
S. States No. of households No. of households Expenditure till
No. issued job card provided 31.10.07(Rs. In
till 31.10.07 employment lakhs)
1 2 3 4
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 7669999 3222291 93478.79
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 0 0 0
3 ASSAM 1030226 578578 14117.59
4 BIHAR 5691734 1830373 29166.61
5 GUJARAT 784065 173535 4743.26
6 HARYANA 144312 37416 1793.29
7 HIMACHAL PRADESH 288668 124490 4112.97
8 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 182787 47358 219.01
9 KARNATAKA 1353412 260746 12607.85
10 KERALA 1350937 115517 3336.28
11 MADHYA PRADESH 7041073 2927813 125464.48
12 MAHARASHTRA 2817476 164124 647.41
13 MANIPUR 71941 7543 951.77
14 MEGHALAYA 112973 86729 2109.92
15 MIZORAM 79455 68549 2029.99
16 NAGALAND 27884 21836 289.8
17 ORISSA 3508908 564366 24234.74
18 PUNJAB 87093 11113 545.3
19 RAJASTHAN 2683013 1819476 70451.56
20 SIKKIM 20992 5967 284.98
21 TAMIL NADU 1755491 755475 36866.43
22 TRIPURA 462744 398882 9251.63
23 UTTAR PRADESH 6434969 2468934 45418.8
24 WEST BENGAL 7694424 3183808 18818.31
25 CHHATTISGARH 2764805 1281986 36412.33
26 JHARKHAND 2683628 882314 39193.55
27 UTTRANCHAL 261550 95218 3197.42
TOTAL 57004559 21134437 579744.0791