Lok Sabha Question No. 1294 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-09
Subject: Assessment of MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: OM BIRLA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .1294

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.0 2.2017

## ASSESSMENT OF MGNREGS

## 1294. SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  performance  of  various  States/  Un Territories under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  names  of  the  States/UTs  impleme nting  the scheme effectively and those lagging behind in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to reward the States/UTs for better implementa of MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof, State/UTs - wise;
- (d) the details of the provisions an d time - frame laid down for transfer of nodal officer responsible for implementation of the said scheme;
- (e) whether it is a fact that benefits intended for poor/BPL people under MGNREGS snatched away by the influential persons including Sarpanch; an d
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the steps proposed to be taken by the Union Go to ensure that the benefits under the scheme are reached to the targetted p people?

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

(a)& (b): Yes Madam. As per MIS, the average persondays generated at the nation level is 39 days per rural household in the financial year (FY) 2016 - 17 (as on .02.2017). During the same period, twenty - o e States have reported averag e persondays per household lower  than  the  national  average.  The  State/UTs - wise  average  persondays  per  household generated under MGNREGA is indicated at Annexure .

(c) & (d): The Ministry has given award to four States viz. Tamil Nadu, West Beng A ndhra  Pradesh  and  Telangana  for  better  implementation  of  scheme  under  diffe categories during the financial year 2014 - 15. There is no provision and time frame laid down by the Ministry for transfer of nodal officers responsible for implementation under Scheme as the  responsibility  of  implementation  of  provision  under  MGNREGA  is  vested  wi States/UTs.

(e)& (f): The Electronic Fund Management System (e -FMS) has been rolled out for all types of payments like wage, material and administrative expenses un der Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). The e -FMS credits the wages directly into the respective beneficiary's account. As  of now,  the  e - FMS  has  been implemented in 92% of the Gram Panchayats and more than 95% of the wage p ayments are done using e - FMS.

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Annexure referred in reply to parts (a)&(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1294 dated 09.02.2017

| SI. No.   | States            |   Average days per households* |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDHRAPRADESH     |                             43 |
| 2         | ARUNACHALPRADESH  |                             27 |
| 3         | ASSAM             |                             27 |
| 4         | BIHAR             |                             32 |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH      |                             37 |
| 6         | GUJARAT           |                             38 |
| 7         | HARYANA           |                             26 |
| 8         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                             38 |
| 9         | JAMMUANDKASHMIR   |                             40 |
| 10        | JHARKHAND         |                             37 |
| 11        | KARNATAKA         |                             44 |
| 12        | KERALA            |                             36 |
| 13        | MADHYAPRADESH     |                             35 |
| 14        | MAHARASHTRA       |                             45 |
| 15        | MANIPUR           |                             19 |
| 16        | MEGHALAYA         |                             48 |
| 17        | MIZORAM           |                             75 |
| 18        | NAGALAND          |                             50 |
| 19        | ODISHA            |                             34 |
| 20        | PUNJAB            |                             27 |
| 21        | RAJASTHAN         |                             48 |
| 22        | SIKKIM            |                             51 |
| 23        | TAMILNADU         |                             50 |
| 24        | TELANGANA         |                             36 |
| 25        | TRIPURA           |                             59 |
| 26        | UTTAR PRADESH     |                             29 |
| 27        | UTTARAKHAND       |                             36 |
| 28        | WEST BENGAL       |                             33 |
| 29        | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR |                             20 |
| 30        | GOA               |                             14 |
| 31        | LAKSHADWEEP       |                             13 |
| 32        | PUDUCHERRY        |                             17 |
|           | Total             |                             39 |

* 2016-17 (till 01/02/2017)