Lok Sabha Question No. 3489 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Timely Payment to Workers under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3489

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03 .2017

## TIMELY PAYMENT TO WORKERS UNDER MGNREGS

## 3489. SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any report has been received regarding delayed payment to workers u Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS) particularly by the various Post Offices in the country;
- (b) the nu mber of cases relating to delayed payment of wages reported under MGNREGS during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT -wise; and
- (c) the action taken by the Government for timely payment of wages to workers unde said scheme and provisions made for compensation to workers for delayed payment of wages?

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

- (a) : The beneficiaries holding account in post offices are paid through the e - FMS system by which credits are made to the accounts of the Head post - offices along with the list of the beneficiaries to be paid. The payments are then made to workers through sub - post offices and Branch Post offices. Since, Department of P osts is not fully on core banking solution li banks, the delay payments have been reported from the field level.
- (b): As per Management Information System (MIS), State/UT - wise details of percenta ge of transaction paid with delay under MGNREGS during the last three years and the curren year (as on 20.03.2017) is at Annexure.
- (c): The  following  efforts  have  been  made  by  Government  to  reduce  the  delays payment of wages to the MGNREGA workers:
- The Ministry has introduced e -FMS  system.  Under  this  system,  the  expenditure  is done by making e - Payments towards wage, material and administrative expenses.
- The Government has started National Electronic Fund Management System (NeFMS) in 21 States and 1 U T for direct payment of wages into workers account during current FY.
- The Government has started making the e - Payment through PFMS
- Dashboard to monitor pending FTOs at various levels.
- All cases of delayed payment attract compensation @ 0.05% per day of de lay which is paid by the State Governments.

## Percentage of transactions paid with delay

*as on 20.03.2017

| S. No   | States            |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17* |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| 1       | ANDHRAPRADESH     |     21.88 |     58.81 |     19.48 |       9.68 |
| 2       | ARUNACHALPRADESH  |     67.89 |     69.72 |     91.2  |      76.21 |
| 3       | ASSAM             |     14.67 |     68.2  |     79.96 |      31.79 |
| 4       | BIHAR             |     73.06 |     84.14 |     85.23 |      60.06 |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH      |     49.44 |     71.2  |     92.36 |      81.81 |
| 6       | GOA               |     49.61 |     57.67 |     69.35 |      39.51 |
| 7       | GUJARAT           |     61.67 |     55.01 |     65.72 |      60.67 |
| 8       | HARYANA           |     34.97 |     83.09 |     70.29 |      44.55 |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |     49.28 |     80.55 |     70.4  |      64.69 |
| 10      | JAMMUANDKASHMIR   |     78.03 |     89.69 |     88.32 |      86.74 |
| 11      | JHARKHAND         |      5.17 |     31.94 |     28.37 |      23.13 |
| 12      | KARNATAKA         |     71.92 |     88.5  |     69.39 |      56.09 |
| 13      | KERALA            |     79.71 |     84.14 |     80.46 |      25.27 |
| 14      | MADHYAPRADESH     |     63.5  |     84.07 |     72.43 |      52.52 |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA       |     69.27 |     74.03 |     65.4  |      55.24 |
| 16      | MANIPUR           |     20.15 |     12.62 |     17.93 |      14.48 |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA         |     73.57 |     93.5  |     99.25 |      91.59 |
| 18      | MIZORAM           |      1.89 |      1.71 |     20.87 |      29.9  |
| 19      | NAGALAND          |     59.73 |     80.96 |     96.47 |      92.13 |
| 20      | ODISHA            |     49.99 |     80.39 |     63.04 |      65.7  |
| 21      | PUNJAB            |     80.4  |     96.79 |     86.24 |      53.64 |
| 22      | RAJASTHAN         |     85.2  |     61.23 |     54.8  |      24.52 |
| 23      | SIKKIM            |     29.44 |     56.71 |     58.09 |      27.63 |
| 24      | TAMILNADU         |     22.14 |     71.69 |     68.28 |      90.6  |
| 25      | TELANGANA         |     57.74 |     64.34 |     31.86 |      15.15 |
| 26      | TRIPURA           |      5.12 |     30.98 |     43.79 |      29.34 |
| 27      | UTTAR PRADESH     |     25.65 |     81.7  |     79.98 |      77.78 |
| 28      | UTTARAKHAND       |     73.35 |     67.48 |     75.61 |      31.81 |
| 29      | WEST BENGAL       |     80.92 |     95.83 |     82.83 |      76.91 |
| 30      | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR |     58.67 |     82.03 |     83.38 |      53.96 |
| 31      | LAKSHADWEEP       |     60.21 |     49.96 |     38.32 |       0    |
| 32      | PUDUCHERRY        |     49.55 |     53.68 |     79.84 |      99.61 |
|         | Total             |     44.31 |     71.61 |     63.07 |      53.57 |