Lok Sabha Question No. 2719 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Irregularities under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA, ALOK SANJAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2719

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2018

## IRREGULARITIES UNDER MGNREGS

## 2719.   SHRI HARISH MEENA: SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total expenditure incurred on wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Government has taken measures to tackle deteriorating labour force under MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  corruption  cases/  complaints  or  irregularities  received  and  disposed  of during  the  last  four  years  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  tackle corruption under MGNREGS; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  any  monitoring  mechanism  for  this purpose and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a): The details of the expenditure incurred on wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as reported by States/UTs in Management Information  System  (MIS)  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  as  on  30.07.2018  is given below:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year     |   Expenditure on wages |
|----------|------------------------|
| 2015-16  |                30902.3 |
| 2016-17  |                40746.9 |
| 2017-18  |                43187.9 |
| 2018-19* |                16185.5 |

*As on 30.07.2018

(b): The Government has taken steps under MGNREGA from time to time. These include:

- (i) Capacity building of functionaries on planning, training of State/ District/ Block level Technical Resource team is taken up under SAKSHAM  training programme.
- (ii) Training of Barefoot Technicians, capacity building of MGNREGA functionaries  such  as  State  Technical  Resource  Team  /  District  Technical Resource Team / Block Technical Resource Team on Mission Water Conservation works, training on Geo-MGNREGA, training to Finance officers of States on preparation of fund proposals etc.

(c) & (d): Complaints  of  irregularities/  misappropriation  of  funds  in  implementation  of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in States/UTs are received in the Ministry from time to time. Since the responsibility of implementation of MGNREGS is vested with the State Governments/UTs, all complaints received in the Ministry and forwarded to the concerned State Governments/UTs for taking appropriate action including investigation, as per law. With a view to bringing in more transparency into the system and to minimize leakages, Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system in wage payment has been adopted. The Ministry has introduced Electronic Fund Management System (e-FMS) under which 99% (FY 2018-19 as on 30.07.2018) of wage payments are electronically credited into the worker's account through DBT  system.  The  Government  has  started National Electronic  Fund Management  System  (Ne-FMS)  in  24  States  and  1  UT  for  direct  payment  of  wages  into workers' accounts.

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