Module 6: MGNREGA in Bihar - Employment & District Performance (Box 5.7.2)
MGNREGA is the world's largest public works program, employing approximately 4.5 crore households or 7 crore individuals globally every year. In Bihar, where unequal land distribution causes livelihood vulnerability among agricultural laborers and marginal farmers, MGNREGA legally guarantees at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
Employment Profile in Bihar (2019-20):
- Total job cards issued: 169.8 lakh job cards.
- Households provided employment: 33.8 lakh households.
- Share of women workers in total employment: 55.9 percent.
Box 5.7.2: Status of Different Districts under MGNREGA in Bihar:
| Operational Parameter | Districts in Bihar |
|---|---|
| Maximum number of Job Cards issued | East Champaran, Muzaffarpur, and Samastipur |
| Minimum number of Job Cards issued | Sheohar, Sheikhpura |
| Highest % of households demanding employment | Arwal, Saharsa |
| Lowest % of households demanding employment | Patna, Siwan |
| Top districts providing 100 days of employment to demanders | Saran, Aurangabad, Kishanganj |
| Highest participation of women | Khagaria, Vaishali, Madhubani |
| Districts with women participation less than 40% | Buxar, Rohtas, Saharsa |
| Highest employment generation (person-days) | Samastipur, Saharsa, Saran |
| Lowest employment generation (person-days) | Sheikhpura, Khagaria |
| Best districts in fund utilization | Jamui, Sheikhpura, Banka, Saharsa |
- Total job cards issued: 169.8 lakh job cards.
- Households provided employment: 33.8 lakh households.
- Share of women workers in total employment: 55.9 percent.
- Total job cards issued: 169.8 lakh job cards.
- Households provided employment: 33.8 lakh households.
- Share of women workers in total employment: 55.9 percent.
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Which district recorded the highest participation of women in employment under MGNREGA in Bihar?
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Total job cards issued: ______
169.8 lakh job cards.Households provided employment: ______
33.8 lakh households.Share of women workers in total employment: ______
55.9 percent.