Lok Sabha Question No. 4558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Pendency of Fund Transfer Orders under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MAUSAM NOOR

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4558 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## PENDENCY OF FUND TRANSFER ORDERS UNDER MGNREGS

## 4558.   SHRIMATI MAUSAM NOOR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether wage payments worth Rs. 3,066 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) have been frozen in 19 States in the country according to various studies;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise;
- (c) whether there was 100 per cent pendency of fund transfer orders in 19 States and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  discrepancies  in  MGNREGS  Management  Information  System  leads  to capturing  of  only  the  delays  in  the  processes  to  be  completed  within  States  and avoiding those delays that are to be completed by the Centre or the payment agencies; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken/proposed to be taken thereon?

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

(a)&(b): No Madam. There is no freeze on payment of wages to MGNREGS workers. The Ministry is not aware about any such study describing freezing of Rs.3066 crore wage payments. The fund flow is better in the current financial year as compared to corresponding period  in  previous  years  to  the  States/  UTs.  An  analysis  of  the  fund  release  is  given  at Annexure.

- (c): No Madam.

(d)&(e): The provisions of para 29 (1) (b) of Schedule-II, clearly states that ' For the purpose  of  ensuring  accountability  in  payment  of  wages  and  to  calculate  culpability  of various functionaries or agencies, the State shall divide the processes leading to determination and payment of wages into various stages such as -

- i. measurement of work;

ii. computerising the muster rolls;

iii. computerising of measurements;

iv. generation of wage lists; and v. uploading of Fund Transfer Orders (FTOs), and specify stage wise maximum time limits along with the functionary or agency which is responsible for discharging the specific function.

Further,  the  State  Governments  make  the  payment  of  compensation  upfront  after  due verification, to be recovered from the functionaries or agencies responsible for the delay in payment. The Ministry is taking all steps to improve the situation of timely payment of wages to reduce the burden of compensation. So far, compensation amounting to Rs. 77.89 crore has been paid by States/UTs.

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Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)&(b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 4558 dated 22.03.2018.

(Rs. In crore)

| Month        | FY 2014-15   | FY 2015-16   | FY 2016-17   | FY 2017-18   |
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| During April | 7,309        | 11,998       | 19,289       | 24,757       |
| upto May     | 12,552       | 11,998       | 22,524       | 25,755       |
| upto June    | 13,513       | 17,791       | 29,648       | 26,997       |
| upto July    | 13,613       | 19,338       | 30,362       | 33,568       |
| upto Aug     | 20,427       | 24,164       | 33,020       | 36,446       |
| upto Sept    | 20,512       | 24,827       | 35,872       | 39,172       |
| upto Oct     | 20,711       | 27,966       | 36,071       | 41,477       |
| upto Nov     | 23,028       | 32,209       | 39,624       | 44,967       |
| upto Dec     | 27,111       | 33,331       | 41,368       | 46,648       |
| upto Jan     | 29,020       | 33,743       | 45,344       | 51,630       |
| upto Feb     | 32,418       | 33,743       | 46,991       | 53,370       |
| upto March   | 32,477       | 36,645       | 47,824       | 54,520*      |

*as on 19.03.2018