Lok Sabha Question No. 4779 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Budget Estimates under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE, RITA TARAI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .4779

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03 .2017

## BUDGET ESTIMATES UNDER MGNREGS

## 4779. SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

## SHRIMATI RITA TARAI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  percentage  increase  in  the  amount  allocated  in  the  revised  estimates  a year's  budget  estimates  during  the  last  three  Union  Budgets  for  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Gua rantee Scheme (MGNREGS), year - wise;
- (b) the average wages per person per day under MGNREGS during the last five yea year - wise;
- (c) the  number  of  average  person  days  per  household  provided  with  work  und MGNREGS during the last five years, year - wise ;
- (d) whether the Government has paid all its dues to the State Governments for before the due time and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons the
- (e) whether  Rs.  235.80  crore is  pending  with  National  Electronic  Fund  Management System (NE-FMS) for wage payment under MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether there  is  any  proposal  to  release  2nd  tranche  of  Central  Assistance MGNREGS for the financial year 2016 - 17 and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): The plan outlay (Budget Estimate/Revised Estimate) for Mahatma Gandhi Nation Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during last three years and current yea is given below:
- (b): The average wage rate per day per person under MGNREGS since theFY 2011- 12 is given below:
- (c): The average days of employment provided per household under MGNREGS since FY 2011- 12 is given below:
- (d): Based on the data entry by States/UTs in the Programme Management Informatio System (MIS), the details of the unpaid liability on wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for the year 2016 - 17 (as on 27 th March, 2017) is g iven in Annexure. However, after completion of the data entry for the FY 2016 - 17, the liability amount can be squared up. The payment to MGNREGS workers are usually done in a cycle of 15 days after the closure of the muster roll. The liability accrued at he end of the financial year are paid in the month of April. All wage liabilities for FY 2016 - 17  will  be released in the first half of April, 2017.
- (e): No, Madam.
- (f): Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA)  is  a demand driven programme. The Central funds are released to the States/UTs on the bas agreed  to  Labour  Budget  and  taking  into  consideration  the  performance  and  the  pa utilization of available funds. The fund release to States/UTs is a continuous process a Central Government is committed to making funds available keeping in view the deman work.

| Year                      | Budget Estimate   | Revised Estimate   |
|---------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
| 2013- 14                  | 33,000.00         | 33,000.00          |
| 2014- 15                  | 34,000.00         | 33,000.00          |
| 2015- 16                  | 34,699.00         | 37,345.95          |
| 2016- 17 as on 27/03/2017 | 38,500.00         | 47,749.00          |
| 2017- 18                  | 48,000.00         | -------            |

| Financial Year                         | 2016- 17*   |   2015- 16 |   2014- 15 |   2013- 14 |   2012- 13 |   2011- 12 |
|----------------------------------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Average wage rate day per person (Rs.) | per 161.75  |     154.08 |     143.92 |      132.7 |     121.41 |        115 |

| Financial Year                                    |   2016- 17* |   2015- 16 |   2014- 15 |   2013- 14 |   2012- 13 |   2011- 12 |
|---------------------------------------------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Average days of employment provided per household |          44 |         49 |         40 |         46 |         46 |         43 |

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## Annexure referred in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4779 dated 30.03.2017. FY: 2016-17 till 27/03/2017

| S. No.   | State              |   Unpaid liability on unskilled Wage |
|----------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRAPRADESH      |                             15491.8  |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  |                             10384.6  |
| 3        | ASSAM              |                              7345.09 |
| 4        | BIHAR              |                             36743.7  |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH       |                              3775.36 |
| 6        | GOA                |                                15.36 |
| 7        | GUJARAT            |                              2206.16 |
| 8        | HARYANA            |                               681.49 |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH   |                              2069.53 |
| 10       | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR   |                             32226.4  |
| 11       | JHARKHAND          |                              6762.1  |
| 12       | KARNATAKA          |                              6231.95 |
| 13       | KERALA             |                              6954.13 |
| 14       | MADHYAPRADESH      |                              4721.41 |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA        |                              3923.48 |
| 16       | MANIPUR            |                               694.36 |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA          |                             18816.5  |
| 18       | MIZORAM            |                             20713.2  |
| 19       | NAGALAND           |                             35793.2  |
| 20       | ODISHA             |                             12332.8  |
| 21       | PUNJAB             |                              1414.09 |
| 22       | RAJASTHAN          |                              8521.04 |
| 23       | SIKKIM             |                              1648.46 |
| 24       | TAMILNADU          |                            125633    |
| 25       | TELANGANA          |                               224.17 |
| 26       | TRIPURA            |                              1927.04 |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH      |                             20531.2  |
| 28       | UTTARAKHAND        |                              1711.19 |
| 29       | WEST BENGAL        |                             72664.1  |
| 30       | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR  |                               505.84 |
| 31       | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI |                                 0    |
| 32       | DAMAN&DIU          |                                 0    |
| 33       | LAKSHADWEEP        |                                 0.24 |
| 34       | PUDUCHERRY         |                                 2.96 |
|          | Total              |                            462666    |

(Rs in lakh)