Lok Sabha Question No. 3334 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Allocation of Funds under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3334

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2018

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER MGNREGS

## 3334.   SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  quantum  of  funds  sanctioned  and  actually  allocated  under  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to all the States of the country during the last three years and the year 2017-18, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the allocation made under MGNREGS to Tripura has been drastically cut in the year 2017-18; and
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor?

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

## (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a)to(c): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is a  demand  driven  wage  employment  programme  and  fund  release  to  States/UTs  is  a continuous process and Central Government is committed to making funds available keeping in view the demand for work. The Ministry releases funds to the States based on the basis of Labour  Budget  (LB),  opening  balance,  pending  liabilities  of  the  previous  year  for  the financial year, if any, and overall performance. State/UT-wise details of Central fund released under the MGNREGS including Tripura during the financial year 2014-15 to 2017-18 (as on 08.03.2018) are given at Annexure .

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## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a)to(c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3334 dated 15.03.2018.

| S.   |                     | Central Fund Release (Rs. in lakh)   | Central Fund Release (Rs. in lakh)   | Central Fund Release (Rs. in lakh)   | Central Fund Release (Rs. in lakh)   |
|------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| No.  | State               | 2014-15                              | 2015-16                              | 2016-17                              | 2017-18 as on 08/03/2018             |
| 1    | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 290314.10                            | 307380.33                            | 394021.19                            | 507730.33                            |
| 2    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 2704.16                              | 4395.10                              | 15675.99                             | 20717.18                             |
| 3    | ASSAM               | 50023.46                             | 87830.06                             | 125459.79                            | 110514.70                            |
| 4    | BIHAR               | 95968.24                             | 102412.26                            | 166740.56                            | 247432.12                            |
| 5    | CHHATTISGARH        | 150570.49                            | 106341.30                            | 223193.55                            | 290569.97                            |
| 6    | GUJARAT             | 35442.93                             | 30598.72                             | 64323.81                             | 82688.22                             |
| 7    | HARYANA             | 16715.29                             | 12470.72                             | 28771.33                             | 30140.64                             |
| 8    | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 35542.86                             | 39610.32                             | 38860.83                             | 58824.48                             |
| 9    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 52171.08                             | 55801.83                             | 80408.52                             | 99377.74                             |
| 10   | JHARKHAND           | 72433.41                             | 97879.90                             | 167914.17                            | 123782.97                            |
| 11   | KARNATAKA           | 171687.07                            | 99155.27                             | 225864.88                            | 296448.54                            |
| 12   | KERALA              | 158758.02                            | 152633.88                            | 158248.96                            | 185824.77                            |
| 13   | MADHYA PRADESH      | 245163.12                            | 236732.20                            | 344891.62                            | 374049.76                            |
| 14   | MAHARASHTRA         | 79951.77                             | 123834.73                            | 165708.93                            | 186350.34                            |
| 15   | MANIPUR             | 21997.13                             | 25532.29                             | 34370.41                             | 15853.20                             |
| 16   | MEGHALAYA           | 27785.90                             | 22182.56                             | 86069.23                             | 86811.66                             |
| 17   | MIZORAM             | 11141.23                             | 28517.36                             | 14451.26                             | 20118.20                             |
| 18   | NAGALAND            | 11305.27                             | 26665.95                             | 50152.80                             | 90638.96                             |
| 19   | ODISHA              | 103530.34                            | 147941.05                            | 189526.84                            | 213487.05                            |
| 20   | PUNJAB              | 18948.18                             | 24533.37                             | 49073.46                             | 57414.07                             |
| 21   | RAJASTHAN           | 297609.87                            | 269583.23                            | 481816.86                            | 456773.81                            |
| 22   | SIKKIM              | 7386.41                              | 8623.44                              | 13262.56                             | 10603.64                             |
| 23   | TAMIL NADU          | 378180.33                            | 547037.47                            | 455277.91                            | 584503.26                            |
| 24   | TELANGANA           | 191996.00                            | 182484.92                            | 180684.74                            | 254398.67                            |
| 25   | TRIPURA             | 63662.48                             | 135894.19                            | 101629.14                            | 40740.93                             |
| 26   | UTTAR PRADESH       | 251341.40                            | 269569.44                            | 391584.94                            | 367799.20                            |
| 27   | UTTARAKHAND         | 28636.22                             | 45076.65                             | 51435.08                             | 71865.11                             |
| 28   | WEST BENGAL         | 374495.29                            | 471174.20                            | 537722.79                            | 594501.09                            |
| 29   | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR   | 1301.94                              | 1035.72                              | 801.40                               | 966.07                               |
| 30   | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 |
| 31   | DAMAN & DIU         | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 |
| 32   | GOA                 | 137.95                               | 246.82                               | 425.85                               | 56.05                                |
| 33   | LAKSHADWEEP         | 45.06                                | 11.85                                | 0.00                                 | 26.71                                |
| 34   | PUDUCHERRY          | 739.69                               | 1292.57                              | 346.92                               | 1569.03                              |
|      | Total               | 3247686.69                           | 3664479.70                           | 4838716.31*                          | 5482578.48                           |

*Including Rs.56268.00 lakh of failed FTOs of all NeFMS State/UT during financial year 2016-17. After excluding the amount of failed FTOs, the final total amount released is Rs. 47,82,448.31 lakh