Lok Sabha Question No. 243 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Pending Wages under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .243

TO BE ANSWERED ON

17.11.2016

## PENDING WAGES UNDER MGNREGS

## 243. MOHAMMED FAIZAL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  wages  worth  crores  of  rupees  are  pending  for  Mahatma  Gandhi  Nation Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether Hon. Supreme Court has asked the Go vernment to release pending wages;
- (d) if so, the amount released by the Government to clear such wages during 2015 - 16 and likely to be released during 2016 - 17, State/UT - wise; and
- (e) the steps taken or being taken by the Government to clear all pendin g w ges u er MGNREGS?

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

- (a)& (b): As  per  the  Programme Management  Information  System  (MIS), State  /UT -wise details of the pending wage liability under Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for the year 2015 - 16 (As on 31 st march, 2016) is given in Annexure - I.

Rural

- (c): One  of  the  directi ons  of  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  to  the  Government  in  the  Writ Petition  (Civil)  No.  857  of  2015  was to  release  to  the  State  Governments  adequate  funds under the Scheme in a timely manner so that the 'workforce' is paid its wages well in time.
- (d): MGNREGA isa demand driven wage employment programme, henceno State/UT -wise allocation of fund is made. The central funds are released to the States/UTs on the b of agreed to Labour Budget and taking into consideration the performance and the p utilizatio n of available funds. An amount of Rs. 3623438.56 has been released to State during  the  Financial  Year  2016 - 17  (as  on  15.11.2016).  State/UT - wise  details  of  amount released  under  the Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS) d uring the Financial Year 2015 - 16 is indicated in Annexure - II.
- (e): In order to ensure timely payment wages, Rules have been issued for timely payment of  wages  under  which,  it  was  suggested  that  clear  accountability  shall  be  fixe functionaries for  timely  performance  of  specific  duties  leading  to  payment  of  wages cases of delayed payment attract compensation @ 0.05% of the unpaid wages per day of delay, which is automatically calculated and paid by the State Governments upfront .

For  ensur ing  timely  payment  of  wages,  the  Central  Government  has  started National Electronic  Fund  Management  System (NeFMS) in  20  States  and  1  UT.  The  system  does away with unnecessary parking of funds at the State level and promote greater trans in fund man agement.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to parts (a)&(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 243 dated 17.11.2016

| S. No.   | State             |   Pending Wage Liability of FY 2015-16 as on 31 st march, 2016 |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRAPRADESH     |                                                        6471.72 |
| 2        | ARUNACHALPRADESH  |                                                        5100.28 |
| 3        | ASSAM             |                                                       47532.8  |
| 4        | BIHAR*            |                                                       40577    |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH      |                                                       63579.5  |
| 6        | GOA               |                                                          11.89 |
| 7        | GUJARAT           |                                                        5587.16 |
| 8        | HARYANA           |                                                        1809.21 |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                                        3649.56 |
| 10       | JAMMUANDKASHMIR   |                                                       28715.7  |
| 11       | JHARKHAND         |                                                        7225.86 |
| 12       | KARNATAKA         |                                                       19712.5  |
| 13       | KERALA            |                                                       49897.3  |
| 14       | MADHYAPRADESH     |                                                       44847.2  |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA       |                                                        6171.99 |
| 16       | MANIPUR           |                                                           0    |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA         |                                                       31080.8  |
| 18       | MIZORAM           |                                                           0    |
| 19       | NAGALAND          |                                                       29188.2  |
| 20       | ODISHA            |                                                       27785.4  |
| 21       | PUNJAB            |                                                        7851.72 |
| 22       | RAJASTHAN         |                                                       17223.3  |
| 23       | SIKKIM            |                                                        2484    |
| 24       | TAMILNADU         |                                                        7806.58 |
| 25       | TELANGANA         |                                                       26883.5  |
| 26       | TRIPURA           |                                                        2289.3  |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH     |                                                       66363.3  |
| 28       | UTTARAKHAND       |                                                       12565.9  |
| 29       | WEST BENGAL       |                                                      246392    |
| 30       | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR |                                                          87.82 |
| 31       | LAKSHADWEEP       |                                                           1.24 |
| 32       | PUDUCHERRY        |                                                           2.72 |
|          | Total             |                                                      808895    |

(Rs. In lakh)

Annexure-II  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (d)  of  Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 243 dated 17.11.2016 (Rs. In lakh)

| S. No   | State             |   Central Release (2015-16) |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1       | ANDHRAPRADESH     |            307380           |
| 2       | ARUNACHALPRADESH  |              4395.1         |
| 3       | ASSAM             |             87830.1         |
| 4       | BIHAR             |            102412           |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH      |            106341           |
| 6       | GUJARAT           |             30598.7         |
| 7       | HARYANA           |             12470.7         |
| 8       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |             39610.3         |
| 9       | JAMMUANDKASHMIR   |             55801.8         |
| 10      | JHARKHAND         |             97879.9         |
| 11      | KARNATAKA         |             99155.3         |
| 12      | KERALA            |            152634           |
| 13      | MADHYAPRADESH     |            236732           |
| 14      | MAHARASHTRA       |            123835           |
| 15      | MANIPUR           |             25532.3         |
| 16      | MEGHALAYA         |             22182.6         |
| 17      | MIZORAM           |             28517.4         |
| 18      | NAGALAND          |             26666           |
| 19      | ODISHA            |            147941           |
| 20      | PUNJAB            |             24533.4         |
| 21      | RAJASTHAN         |            269583           |
| 22      | SIKKIM            |              8623.44        |
| 23      | TAMILNADU         |            547037           |
| 24      | Telangana         |            182485           |
| 25      | TRIPURA           |            135894           |
| 26      | UTTAR PRADESH     |            269569           |
| 27      | UTTARAKHAND       |             45076.7         |
| 28      | WEST BENGAL       |            471174           |
| 29      | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR   |              1035.72        |
| 30      | DADRA&NAGARHAVELI |                 0           |
| 31      | DAMAN&DIU         |                 0           |
| 32      | GOA               |               246.82        |
| 33      | LAKSHADWEEP       |                11.85        |
| 34      | PUDUCHERRY        |              1292.57        |
|         | Total             |                 3.66448e+06 |