Lok Sabha Question No. 2517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Delay in Payment of Wages under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER, M. B. RAJESH

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .2517 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03 .2017

## DELAY IN PAYMENT OF WAGES UNDER MGNREGS

## 2517. SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER: SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  amount  of  wages  to  be  paid  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rur Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  during  the  last  two  years  and  the current year, State/UT - wise;
- (b) the reason s for huge amount of dues; and
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to avoid delays in the payment of wages?

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

(a)&(b): State/UT - wise details of amount of wages to be paid under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last two years and current  2016 - 17  (as  on  11.03.2017)  is  at Annexure. MGNREGA is  a  demand  driven programmes  hence no  State/UT - wise  allocation  of  fund  is  made. The  Central  funds  are released to the States/UTs for the implementation of programme including payment of on the basis of agreed to Labour Budgets and taking into consideration the performa the  pace of  utilization  of  available  funds.  The  fund  release  to  States/UTs  is  a  c process and Central Government is committed to making funds available keeping in vie demand for work.

(c): The  following  efforts  have  been  made  by  Government  to  reduc e  the  delays  in payment of wages to the MGNREGA workers:

- The  Ministry  has  introduced  e -FMS  system.  Under  this  system,  the  expenditure  is done by making e - Payments towards wage, material and administrative expenses.
- The Government has started National Ele ctronic Fund Management System (NeFMS) in 21 States and 1 UT for direct payment of wages into worke account.
- Dashboard to monitor pending FTOs at various levels.
- SMS  alert  are  being  pushed  to  field  functionaries  like  GRS,  Technical  Assi Programme Officer, Digital Signatories etc. to enable the State Govt. in tra delays  happening  in  each  sub - process  till  the  time  of  generation  of  Fund  Transf Order (FTO).

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Annexure referred in reply to part s ( a)&(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2517 dated 16 .03.2017.

| Sl.   |                     | Liability of previous years on unskilled wage paid in a particular year   | Liability of previous years on unskilled wage paid in a particular year   | Liability of previous years on unskilled wage paid in a particular year   |
|-------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No.   | States              | 2014-15                                                                   | 2015-16                                                                   | 2016-17*                                                                  |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 2878.49                                                                   | 10186.01                                                                  | 7029.30                                                                   |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 6.71                                                                      | 917.43                                                                    | 4849.71                                                                   |
| 3     | ASSAM               | 2667.32                                                                   | 4060.75                                                                   | 52177.33                                                                  |
| 4     | BIHAR               | 28019.54                                                                  | 22778.68                                                                  | 38762.25                                                                  |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH        | 41889.51                                                                  | 962.03                                                                    | 68789.68                                                                  |
| 6     | GOA                 | 11.75                                                                     | 8.24                                                                      | 10.20                                                                     |
| 7     | GUJARAT             | 1792.06                                                                   | 798.36                                                                    | 5808.43                                                                   |
| 8     | HARYANA             | 2053.63                                                                   | 675.26                                                                    | 2358.71                                                                   |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 4258.02                                                                   | 4748.91                                                                   | 4705.57                                                                   |
| 10    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 11875.99                                                                  | 13865.86                                                                  | 26280.22                                                                  |
| 11    | JHARKHAND           | 1502.26                                                                   | 1665.43                                                                   | 5987.10                                                                   |
| 12    | KARNATAKA           | 26039.38                                                                  | 9831.59                                                                   | 19136.87                                                                  |
| 13    | KERALA              | 43739.83                                                                  | 19974.00                                                                  | 51658.90                                                                  |
| 14    | MADHYA PRADESH      | 20241.21                                                                  | 13732.63                                                                  | 53238.95                                                                  |
| 15    | MAHARASHTRA         | 10612.69                                                                  | 8644.18                                                                   | 10866.22                                                                  |
| 16    | MANIPUR             | 7.50                                                                      | 229.33                                                                    | 5.26                                                                      |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA           | 7978.94                                                                   | 13295.69                                                                  | 27613.74                                                                  |
| 18    | MIZORAM             | 0.44                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      |
| 19    | NAGALAND            | 162.11                                                                    | 5221.43                                                                   | 27856.77                                                                  |
| 20    | ODISHA              | 8556.61                                                                   | 22511.06                                                                  | 30573.54                                                                  |
| 21    | PUNJAB              | 8252.06                                                                   | 6264.05                                                                   | 13051.95                                                                  |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN           | 34389.55                                                                  | 7731.61                                                                   | 29628.61                                                                  |
| 23    | SIKKIM              | 263.00                                                                    | 460.71                                                                    | 2277.92                                                                   |
| 24    | TAMIL NADU          | 16298.36                                                                  | 32841.32                                                                  | 60732.57                                                                  |
| 25    | TELANGANA           | 4535.81                                                                   | 10114.73                                                                  | 6913.99                                                                   |
| 26    | TRIPURA             | 170.75                                                                    | 7342.80                                                                   | 970.90                                                                    |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH       | 2651.74                                                                   | 25143.16                                                                  | 82608.40                                                                  |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND         | 6493.71                                                                   | 9661.91                                                                   | 13415.16                                                                  |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL         | 134815.81                                                                 | 133150.53                                                                 | 243483.14                                                                 |
| 30    | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR    | 105.63                                                                    | 129.57                                                                    | 0.00                                                                      |
| 31    | DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      |
| 32    | DAMAN&DIU           | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      |
| 33    | LAKSHADWEEP         | 0.00                                                                      | 2.14                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      |
| 34    | PUDUCHERRY          | 0.12                                                                      | 1.51                                                                      | 3.46                                                                      |
|       | Total               | 422270.53                                                                 | 386950.91                                                                 | 890794.85                                                                 |

*as on 11/03/2017

(Rs. In lakh)