Lok Sabha Question No. 4083 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Items or Works under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4083

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 .08.2017

## ITEMS OR WORKS UNDER MGNREGS

## 4083. PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

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

- (a) the details of the funds released to various State Governments under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last three years, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether the Government has to pay huge amounts to various Governments under MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof;

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- (c) whether any State Government has requested to include more items or works under MGNREGS; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon?

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

- ( a): State/  UTs - wise  central  fund  released  under Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) during the last three years is given at Annexure.
- (b): Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA)  is  a demand driven programme hence no State/UT -wise allocation of fund is made. The Central funds are released to the States/UTs on th e basis of agreed to Labour Budget and taking into consideration  the  performance  and  the  pace  of  utilization  of  available  funds. The  fund release  to  States/UTs  is  a  continuous  process  and  Central  Government  is  committed making funds available keeping i n view the demand for work.

(c)&(d): Schedule - I of the MGNREGA stipulates the works to be taken up by the State Government under the scheme of the Act.  The schedule is revised from time to time b on feedback received from the States/UTs and other sta keholders.

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Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4083 dated 10.08.2017.

(Rs. In Crore)

| Sl    |                     | Central fund released   | Central fund released   | Central fund released   |
|-------|---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| No    | States              | 2014- 15                | 2015- 16                | 2016- 17                |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 2903.14                 | 3073.80                 | 3940.21                 |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 27.04                   | 43.95                   | 156.76                  |
| 3     | ASSAM               | 500.23                  | 878.30                  | 1254.60                 |
| 4     | BIHAR               | 959.68                  | 1024.12                 | 1667.41                 |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH        | 1505.70                 | 1063.41                 | 2231.94                 |
| 6     | GOA                 | 1.38                    | 2.47                    | 4.26                    |
| 7     | GUJARAT             | 354.43                  | 305.99                  | 643.24                  |
| 8     | HARYANA             | 167.15                  | 124.71                  | 287.71                  |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 355.43                  | 396.10                  | 388.61                  |
| 10    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 521.71                  | 558.02                  | 804.09                  |
| 11    | JHARKHAND           | 724.33                  | 978.80                  | 1679.14                 |
| 12    | KARNATAKA           | 1716.87                 | 991.55                  | 2258.65                 |
| 13    | KERALA              | 1587.58                 | 1526.34                 | 1582.49                 |
| 14    | MADHYA PRADESH      | 2451.63                 | 2367.32                 | 3448.92                 |
| 15    | MAHARASHTRA         | 799.52                  | 1238.35                 | 1657.09                 |
| 16    | MANIPUR             | 219.97                  | 255.32                  | 343.70                  |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA           | 277.86                  | 221.83                  | 860.69                  |
| 18    | MIZORAM             | 111.41                  | 285.17                  | 144.51                  |
| 19    | NAGALAND            | 113.05                  | 266.66                  | 501.53                  |
| 20    | ODISHA              | 1035.30                 | 1479.41                 | 1895.27                 |
| 21    | PUNJAB              | 189.48                  | 245.33                  | 490.73                  |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN           | 2976.10                 | 2695.83                 | 4818.17                 |
| 23    | SIKKIM              | 73.86                   | 86.23                   | 132.63                  |
| 24    | TAMIL NADU          | 3781.80                 | 5470.37                 | 4552.78                 |
| 25    | TELANGANA           | 1919.96                 | 1824.85                 | 1806.85                 |
| 26    | TRIPURA             | 636.62                  | 1358.94                 | 1016.29                 |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH       | 2513.41                 | 2695.69                 | 3915.85                 |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND         | 286.36                  | 450.77                  | 514.35                  |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL         | 3744.95                 | 4711.74                 | 5377.23                 |
| 30    | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 13.02                   | 10.36                   | 8.01                    |
| 31    | LAKSHADWEEP         | 0.45                    | 0.12                    | 0.00                    |
| 32    | PUDUCHERRY          | 7.40                    | 12.93                   | 3.47                    |
| Total | Total               | 32476.87                | 36644.80                | 48387.16                |