Lok Sabha Question No. 2026 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Wage Arrears under MGNREGS in Kerala
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN, FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2026

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 7.0 7.2017

## WAGE ARREARS UNDER MGNREGS IN KERALA

## 2026. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN: MOHAMMED FAIZAL:

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

- (a) Whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  the  wages  of  Mahatma  Gan National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers in Kerala is due from November 2016;
- (b) ifso, the details thereof and the action taken by the Union Government to rel arrears in this regard to MGNREGS workers;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  requests  from  the  Government  of  Kerala releasing an amount of Rs. 636.52 crores as arrears for the year 2016 - 17 and Rs. 96.84 crores as arrears during the financial year 2017 - 18;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken along with the reason for delay the arrears of wages;
- (e) whether the Government prop oses to release the amount for proper implementation o MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof including the quantum of funds proposed released to the State; and
- (f) whether the Government proposes to continue MGNREGS and if so, the action taken by the  Government  for  providing  sufficient  amount  of  funds  to  State  Government disburse wages to workers?

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

(a)to(f): The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is a demand driven wage employment programme. Funds for programme implementation including payment of  wages  are  released  to  the  States/UTs  including  Kerala  after  verifying  the  per utilisat ion of funds released and as per the agreed to Labour Budget. The Ministry has sa Rs. 1078.20 crore (as on 24.7.2017) to the State Government of Kerala for implementa MGNREGS.

The fund release to States/UTs including Kerala is a continuous process and Central Government is committed to make funds available as per actual basis. States/UTs - wise details of Central fund released  under  the MGNREGS  during  the  current  years  (as  on  24.07.2017)  are  given  in Annexure .

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## Annexure  referred  in reply  to  parts (a)to(f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2026 dated 27.07.2017.

(Rs. In lakh)

| S. No.   | States                      |   Central funds released during 2017-18* |
|----------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh              |                         328515           |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh           |                          16810           |
| 3        | Assam                       |                          67480.9         |
| 4        | Bihar                       |                         169401           |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                |                         138760           |
| 6        | Gujarat                     |                          45827.3         |
| 7        | Haryana                     |                           8730.29        |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh            |                          28990.6         |
| 9        | Jammu and Kashmir           |                          58346.1         |
| 10       | Jharkhand                   |                          67829.3         |
| 11       | Karnataka                   |                         142440           |
| 12       | Kerala                      |                          93342           |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh              |                         174151           |
| 14       | Maharashtra                 |                         108306           |
| 15       | Manipur                     |                           9893.01        |
| 16       | Meghalaya                   |                          38476.3         |
| 17       | Mizoram                     |                          16668.6         |
| 18       | Nagaland                    |                          74942           |
| 19       | Odisha                      |                          96346.8         |
| 20       | Punjab                      |                          24753.4         |
| 21       | Rajasthan                   |                         274575           |
| 22       | Sikkim                      |                           7472.11        |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                  |                         271532           |
| 24       | Telangana                   |                         160378           |
| 25       | Tripura                     |                          10129.7         |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh               |                         136868           |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                 |                          38102.2         |
| 28       | West Bengal                 |                         291235           |
| 29       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                            469.67        |
| 30       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |                              0           |
| 31       | Daman &Diu                  |                              0           |
| 32       | Lakshadweep                 |                             26.39        |
| 33       | Puducherry                  |                            549.29        |
| 35       | Goa                         |                             47.13        |
| Total    | Total                       |                              2.90139e+06 |