Lok Sabha Question No. 3391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Funds to Maharashtra under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANJAY(KAKA) RAMCHANDRA PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3391

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2018

## FUNDS TO MAHARASHTRA UNDER MGNREGS

## 3391. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  funds  sanctioned  and  released  so  far  by  the  Government  to  the  State  of Maharashtra  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme  (MGNREGS)  and  the  criteria  adopted  by  the  Government  while  making Tehsil-wise allocation of funds under the scheme;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated to Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad in Sangli district under the said  Yojana  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  and  the  number  of unemployed youths covered under the said scheme;
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  has  asked  for  any  details  from  the  Government  of Maharashtra under the said scheme;
- (d) whether spending under various heads under the said scheme has been reduced during the last several years and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  expedite  the  works  under  the  said scheme?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a)&(b): The Ministry has released an amount of Rs. 186350.34 lakh to State Government of Maharashtra (as on 08.03.2018)  for liquidating the pending liability of  wage  component  and  for  running  the  programme  during                FY  2017-18.  Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA) is  a  demand  driven programme  hence  no  allocation  of  fund  is  made  to  Districts/States.   The  fund  release  for implementation of  MGNREGA  to  States/UTs is a continuous process and Central Government is making funds available keeping in view the demand.

The performance  of  district  Sangli  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year            (as  on 12.03.2018) is given below:

| Maharashtra (SANGLI District) (As on 12/03/2018)   | Maharashtra (SANGLI District) (As on 12/03/2018)   | Maharashtra (SANGLI District) (As on 12/03/2018)   | Maharashtra (SANGLI District) (As on 12/03/2018)   | Maharashtra (SANGLI District) (As on 12/03/2018)   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| (In lakh) Financial Year                           | Persondays Generated                               | Total Households Worked                            | Total Individuals Worked                           | Total Exp                                          |
| 2014-2015                                          | 16.68                                              | 0.33                                               | 0.57                                               | 4726.85                                            |
| 2015-2016                                          | 17.84                                              | 0.24                                               | 0.41                                               | 4791.58                                            |
| 2016-2017                                          | 20.38                                              | 0.27                                               | 0.48                                               | 6106.41                                            |
| 2017-2018                                          | 8.15                                               | 0.19                                               | 0.31                                               | 2233.97                                            |

(c)to(e): No, Madam. Details of heads-wise expenditure by the State Governments of Maharashtra  during  the  financial  years  2014-15  to  2017-18  (as  on  12.03.2018)  under the MGNREGS is given below:

(Rs. in lakh)

|                                  | 2017-18     | 2016-17    | 2015-16    | 2014-15     |
|----------------------------------|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
| Wages                            | 1,40,518.78 | 1,33,622.4 | 1,30,950.8 | 1,03,880.81 |
| Material and skilled             | 56,498.39   | 63,340     | 44,511.11  | 47,373.16   |
| Total Administration Expenditure | 10,943.23   | 11,955.32  | 9,934.91   | 9,581.27    |

The MGNREGA, 2005 provide for the enhancement of livelihood security of the households in  rural  areas  of  the  country  by  providing  at  least  one  hundred  days  of  guaranteed  wage employment in every financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The demand for work itself is influenced by various factors such as rain-fall  pattern,  availability  of  alternative  and  remunerative  employment  opportunities outside MGNREGA and prevailing unskilled wage rates.

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