Labour Lost

FOCUS Graphiti 284 2009/10 257 2010/11 2 While the average wage paid is rising, the benefits to rural households are limited because of the decline in employment provided per household 216 2008/09 Figures in ? crore Average wage cost per person-day (in ?) 216 2011/12 Employment per rural household (in days) 120 100 FOUR STATES (ANDHRA PRADESH, MADHYA PRADESH, RAJASTHAN AND UTTAR PRADESH) ACCOUNTED FOR 144 2007/08 80 60 Employment generation under the scheme has been 40 declining over the past few years since 2009/10 20 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 50 LABOUR The expenditure on the 3 scheme has not increased significantly in the past three years - rather, it declined in 2011/12 The share of the targeted 4 groups - Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes – in the PER CENT OF THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE UNDER THE SCHEME employment provided is falling 50% I****...... Women 40% Figures in 7 crore 30% LOST Scheduled Castes BIHAR, MAHARASHTRA AND UTTAR PRADESH ACCOUNT FOR 20% Scheduled Tribes 10% 2007/08 2011/12 The number of projects launched under the scheme is rising. But the number of projects completed fell sharply in 2011/12 46 PER CENT OF THE RURAL POOR, BUT UTILISED ONLY Works taken up The government's flagship rural employment guarantee scheme has come under fire from the national auditor. Shoddy execution and poor utilisation of funds dog the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), according to the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report. The recent study found the MGNREGS struggling to meet its twin objectives - providing livelihood security and creating physical assets. 80 Works in progress 20 Works 20 completed PER CENT OF THE MGNREGS FUNDS 2007/08 2011/12 Graphic by Santosh Kushwaha Research by Jyotindra Dubey May 26, 2013, BUSINESS TODAY 19 15,857 27,250 37,905 39,377 | 38,035 2011/12 No. of works (in lakh)