A total of 5.49 crore households was provided employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, MGNREGS, during 2010-2011 as against 5.26 crore households the previous year, thus marking an increase in the number of persons given jobs in rural areas under the scheme. But the persondays generated in 2010-2011 was 257.15 crore as compared to 283.59 crore in 2009-2010, showing a decline in average persondays per household. This was informed by the Union Minister for Rural Development Shri Jairam Ramseh in a statement in the Lok Sabha today during the question hour. The statement noted that employment is provided on demand and the major reasons for the decline by some State Governments are good monsoon, higher wage rate in open market, other employment opportunities available, greater transparency and accountability and local disturbances and agitations. So far, the participation of SCs, STs and Women under MGNREGA is concerned, there was no decline this year in comparison to 2009-2010. The participation of SCs, STs and Women was 30%, 21% and 48% respectively out of total persondays generated in 2009-2010, while it was 31%, 21% and 48% respectively in 2010-2011.
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