Lok Sabha Question No. 856 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Irregularities under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KALYAN BANERJEE, RAMA DEVI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 856 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 .0 7.2017

## IRREGULARITIES UNDER MGNREGS

## 856. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE: SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

W ill the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  report  on  the  irregularities  under  Ma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and t he action taken by the Government thereon along with th prescribed process for the same;
- (c) the number of complaints regarding irregularities under MGNREGS pending for disp at present, State/UT -wise; and
- (d) the  details  of  funds  sanctioned  and  financial  progress  under  MGNREGS  since  2 to March 2017, State/UT - wise?

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

- (a)to(c): Complaints of irregularities in implementation of MGNREGA in States/UTs a received in the Ministry. Since the responsibility of implementation of MGNREGA is with the State Governments/UTs, all complaints received in the Ministry are forwarde he concerned State Governments/UTs for taking appropriate action including investigation law.  Detailed  instructions  by  way  of  Standard  Operating  Procedure  (SOP)  for  com redressal have also been issued to all States/UTs. 20 States and 1 UT hav e formulated Grievance Redressal Rules for dealing with complaints. Steps have been taken to strengthen soc units and appointment of Ombudsmen in the States. State specific reviews of States undertaken from time to time. Officers of the M inistry and National Level Monitors also visit various districts to oversee the performance of MGNREGA. The cumulative pendency of grievances is monitored at the Ministry level. The State and UT - wise details of complaints as on CPGRAM portal is at Ann exure- I.
- (d): The Central funds are released to the States/UTs on the basis of agreed to Labou and taking into consideration the performance and the pace of utilization of available The 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.  Details of Central fund and expenditure under MGNREGS since 2014 to March 2017 is given at Annexure - II.

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## Status of pending complaints as on CPGRAM portal

| S.No.   | States            |   Number of complaints |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------|
| 1       | Punjab            |                      1 |
| 2       | Uttar Pradesh     |                    110 |
| 3       | Gujarat           |                      2 |
| 4       | Himachal Pradesh  |                      4 |
| 5       | Nagaland          |                      1 |
| 6       | Uttarakhand       |                      8 |
| 7       | Jammu and Kashmir |                     12 |
| 8       | Karnataka         |                     24 |
| 9       | Meghalaya         |                      2 |
| 10      | Madhya Pradesh    |                     28 |
| 11      | Rajasthan         |                     28 |
| 12      | Tripura           |                      6 |
| 13      | Bihar             |                     36 |
| 14      | Chhattisgarh      |                     12 |
| 15      | Maharashtra       |                      9 |
| 16      | West Bengal       |                     18 |
| 17      | Haryana           |                     12 |
| 18      | Jharkhand         |                     12 |
| 19      | Mizoram           |                      1 |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu        |                     30 |
| 21      | Andhra Pradesh    |                     14 |
| 22      | Odisha            |                      7 |
| 23      | Assam             |                     30 |
| 24      | Kerala            |                     48 |
|         | TOTAL             |                    455 |

(Rs. In crore)

| S. No.   |                      | Central fund released   | Central fund released   | Central fund released   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   |
|----------|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| S. No.   |                      | 2014-15                 | 2015-16                 | 2016-17                 | 2014-15       | 2015-16       | 2016-17       |
| 1        | States ANDHRAPRADESH | 2903.14                 | 3073.80                 | 3940.21                 | 2839.13       | 4635.64       | 4487.57       |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 27.04                   | 43.95                   | 156.76                  | 35.01         | 66.12         | 163.08        |
| 3        | ASSAM                | 500.23                  | 878.30                  | 1254.60                 | 497.52        | 620.66        | 1500.39       |
| 4        | BIHAR                | 959.68                  | 1024.12                 | 1667.41                 | 1077.76       | 1625.98       | 2192.88       |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH         | 1505.70                 | 1063.41                 | 2231.94                 | 1752.46       | 1283.04       | 2755.45       |
| 6        | GOA                  | 1.38                    | 2.47                    | 4.26                    | 4.57          | 3.01          | 4.00          |
| 7        | GUJARAT              | 354.43                  | 305.99                  | 643.24                  | 470.78        | 428.63        | 742.51        |
| 8        | HARYANA              | 167.15                  | 124.71                  | 287.71                  | 216.13        | 142.42        | 324.77        |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 355.43                  | 396.10                  | 388.61                  | 406.06        | 392.33        | 563.42        |
| 10       | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR     | 521.71                  | 558.02                  | 804.09                  | 393.90        | 769.66        | 845.92        |
| 11       | JHARKHAND            | 724.33                  | 978.80                  | 1679.14                 | 1026.03       | 1331.62       | 1832.14       |
| 12       | KARNATAKA            | 1716.87                 | 991.55                  | 2258.65                 | 1665.88       | 1821.94       | 3310.28       |
| 13       | KERALA               | 1587.58                 | 1526.34                 | 1582.49                 | 1616.73       | 1483.51       | 2426.39       |
| 14       | MADHYAPRADESH        | 2451.63                 | 2367.32                 | 3448.92                 | 2808.84       | 2500.32       | 3648.86       |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA          | 799.52                  | 1238.35                 | 1657.09                 | 1615.96       | 1857.61       | 2096.23       |
| 16       | MANIPUR              | 219.97                  | 255.32                  | 343.70                  | 267.14        | 231.22        | 369.24        |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA            | 277.86                  | 221.83                  | 860.69                  | 309.02        | 272.31        | 796.09        |
| 18       | MIZORAM              | 111.41                  | 285.17                  | 144.51                  | 114.20        | 298.59        | 149.83        |
| 19       | NAGALAND             | 113.05                  | 266.66                  | 501.53                  | 157.82        | 194.85        | 625.73        |
| 20       | ODISHA               | 1035.30                 | 1479.41                 | 1895.27                 | 1060.99       | 2051.97       | 2142.47       |
| 21       | PUNJAB               | 189.48                  | 245.33                  | 490.73                  | 213.04        | 300.20        | 534.05        |
| 22       | RAJASTHAN            | 2976.10                 | 2695.83                 | 4818.17                 | 3251.81       | 3268.44       | 5156.90       |
| 23       | SIKKIM               | 73.86                   | 86.23                   | 132.63                  | 76.43         | 95.85         | 137.54        |
| 24       | TAMILNADU            | 3781.80                 | 5470.37                 | 4552.78                 | 3918.89       | 6250.43       | 5164.16       |
| 25       | TELANGANA            | 1919.96                 | 1824.85                 | 1806.85                 | 1904.10       | 2378.81       | 2530.26       |
| 26       | TRIPURA              | 636.62                  | 1358.94                 | 1016.29                 | 819.71        | 1371.52       | 1200.79       |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH        | 2513.41                 | 2695.69                 | 3915.85                 | 3135.11       | 2976.11       | 4254.45       |
| 28       | UTTARAKHAND          | 286.36                  | 450.77                  | 514.35                  | 322.89        | 492.59        | 723.01        |
| 29       | WEST BENGAL          | 3744.95                 | 4711.74                 | 5377.23                 | 4010.06       | 4847.72       | 7255.02       |
| 30       | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR      | 13.02                   | 10.36                   | 8.01                    | 9.75          | 3.99          | 2.40          |
| 31       | DADRA & NAGARHAVELI  | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 32       | DAMAN&DIU            | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 33       | LAKSHADWEEP          | 0.45                    | 0.12                    | 0.00                    | 0.71          | 0.30          | 0.20          |
| 34       | PUDUCHERRY           | 7.40                    | 12.93                   | 3.47                    | 6.50          | 9.18          | 11.01         |
| Total    | Total                | 32476.87                | 36644.80                | 48387.16                | 36004.92      | 44006.58      | 57947.02      |