Lok Sabha Question No. 124 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Irregularities under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMA DEVI

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

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 124 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2017

## Irregularities under MGNREGS

## *124. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the unemployed people in rural areas are not being provided employment despite having 'Job Cards' under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
- (c) whether any irregularities in implementation of the scheme have been brought to the notice of the Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons there for;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  during  the last  three  years  and  the  current year, category and State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the  action taken  by  the  Government in  this  regard  alongwith  the outcome  thereof during  the  said  period,  State/UT-wise  & categorywise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement in reply to Parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 124 for 09.03.2017.

(a)&(b): No,  Madam. Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is demand driven scheme wherein works are provided to the households who have job cards and who demand work.

(c)to(e): The Ministry, under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme receives complaints of irregularities from States/UTs. Since  the  responsibility  of  implementation  of  MGNREGA  is vested with the State Governments, all complaints received in the Ministry are forwarded to the concerned State Governments for taking appropriate action including investigation, as per law. Detailed instructions by way of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for complaint redressal have also been issued  to  all  States/UTs. 19  States  and  1  UT  have  formulated  Grievance Redressal  Rules  for  dealing  with complaints. Steps  have  been  taken  to strengthen social audit units and appointment of Ombudsmen in the States. The  cumulative  pendency  of  the  grievances  is  monitored  at  the  Ministry level. The category-wise data on pending complaints is not maintained by the  Ministry. The  State/UT-wise  details  of pending complaints with States/UTs  during last  three  years and  current  year (as  on  06.03.2017) is at Annexure .

Annexure referred  in  reply  to  parts (c)to(e) of  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question No. 124 dated 09.03.2017.

Centralized  Public  Grievance  Redressal and  Monitoring  System (CPGRAMS) State/UT-wise pendency of complaints

| SI. No   | States/ UTs             |   Year-wise pendency of complaints |   Year-wise pendency of complaints |   Year-wise pendency of complaints | Year-wise pendency of complaints   |
|----------|-------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| SI. No   | States/ UTs             |                               2014 |                               2015 |                               2016 | 2017*                              |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh          |                                  0 |                                  4 |                                 13 | 12                                 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh       |                                  0 |                                  0 |                                  0 | 0                                  |
| 3.       | Assam                   |                                  0 |                                 11 |                                 42 | 43                                 |
| 4.       | Bihar                   |                                  0 |                                  0 |                                 97 | 112                                |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh            |                                  0 |                                  0 |                                 19 | 20                                 |
| 6.       | Daman &Diu              |                                  0 |                                  0 |                                  0 | 0                                  |
| 7.       | Goa                     |                                  0 |                                  0 |                                  0 | 0                                  |
| 8        | Gujarat                 |                                  0 |                                  1 |                                  2 | 3                                  |
| 9.       | Haryana                 |                                  0 |                                  8 |                                 38 | 38                                 |
| 10       | Pradesh                 |                                  0 |                                  3 |                                  9 | 8                                  |
| 11.      | Himachal Jammu &Kashmir |                                  0 |                                  1 |                                  8 | 15                                 |
| 12       | Jharkhand               |                                  0 |                                  8 |                                 29 | 14                                 |
| 13       | Karnataka               |                                  0 |                                  3 |                                 13 | 13                                 |
| 14       | Kerala                  |                                  0 |                                  2 |                                  7 | 5                                  |
| 15       | Lakshadweep             |                                  0 |                                  0 |                                  0 | 0                                  |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh          |                                  1 |                                 11 |                                 53 | 55                                 |
| 17.      | Maharashtra             |                                  0 |                                  1 |                                 21 | 22                                 |
| 18.      | Manipur                 |                                  1 |                                  2 |                                  9 | 9                                  |
| 19.      | Meghalaya               |                                  0 |                                  1 |                                  2 | 2                                  |
| 20.      | Mizoram                 |                                  0 |                                  0 |                                  1 | 1                                  |
| 21.      | Nagaland                |                                  0 |                                  0 |                                  0 | 1                                  |
| 22.      | Odisha                  |                                  0 |                                 15 |                                 29 | 31                                 |
| 23.      | Punjab                  |                                  0 |                                  3 |                                 20 | 21                                 |
| 24.      | Rajasthan               |                                  0 |                                 20 |                                 12 | 11                                 |
| 25.      | Sikkim                  |                                  0 |                                  0 |                                  0 | 0                                  |
| 26.      | Tamil Nadu              |                                  0 |                                  4 |                                 31 | 34                                 |
| 27.      | Telangana               |                                  1 |                                  0 |                                  2 | 2                                  |
| 28.      | Tripura                 |                                  0 |                                  1 |                                  8 | 11                                 |
| 29.      | Uttarakhand             |                                  0 |                                  7 |                                 19 | 19                                 |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh           |                                 36 |                                237 |                                581 | 563                                |
| 31.      | West Bengal             |                                  1 |                                  1 |                                 34 | 39                                 |
| 32.      | Andaman &Nicobar        |                                  0 |                                  0 |                                  1 | 1                                  |