Lok Sabha Question No. 1160 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-09
Subject: Lack of Funds under MGNREGA
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .1160 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.0 2.2017

## LACK OF FUNDS UNDER MGNREGA

## 1160. SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

## SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether proper implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is not being done in many States due to lack of funds;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise;
- (c) the reasons for stopping release of funds to such States under the Act; and
- (d) the time by which the Government proposes to release adequate funds under the to such States?

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

(a)to(d): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)  is  a  demand  driven  programme. The  Central  funds  are  released  to  the States/UTs  on  the  basis  of  agreed  to  Labour  Budget  and  taking  into  cons ideration  the performance and the pace of utilization of available funds. During the current Financial Year 2016- 17  (as  on  02.02.2017)  an  amount  of  Rs.  43425.83  crore  has  been  released  t States/UTs  for  implementation  of  MGNREGS  which  is  the  highest  ev er  release  since inception.

Details  of  amount  released  to  States/UTs  under  the Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the current FY (as on 02.02.2017) is indicated at Annexure.

The fund release to States/UTs is a co ntinuous process and Central Government is committed to make funds available as per actual basis.

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## Annexure referred in  reply  to  parts (a)to(d)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1160 dated 09.02.2017

(Rs. In lakh)

| SI. No   | States                   |   Central funds released (as on 02.02.2017) |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh           |                            367770           |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh        |                             13076.4         |
| 3        | Assam                    |                             83763.1         |
| 4        | Bihar                    |                            156823           |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh             |                            204672           |
| 6        | Gujarat                  |                             56362           |
| 7        | Haryana                  |                             19937.9         |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh         |                             32162.8         |
| 9        | Jammu and Kashmir        |                             75626.1         |
| 10       | Jharkhand                |                            150340           |
| 11       | Karnataka                |                            182118           |
| 12       | Kerala                   |                            157953           |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh           |                            288898           |
| 14       | Maharashtra              |                            154024           |
| 15       | Manipur                  |                             34370.4         |
| 16       | Meghalaya                |                             86069.2         |
| 17       | Mizoram                  |                              8744.61        |
| 18       | Nagaland                 |                             50152.8         |
| 19       | Odisha                   |                            178181           |
| 20       | Punjab                   |                             45846.7         |
| 21       | Rajasthan                |                            435957           |
| 22       | Sikkim                   |                             13262.6         |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu               |                            424565           |
| 24       | Telangana                |                            174299           |
| 25       | Tripura                  |                             86858.1         |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh            |                            341180           |
| 27       | Uttarakhand              |                             49267.2         |
| 28       | West Bengal              |                            468776           |
| 29       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                               801.395       |
| 30       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli   |                                 0           |
| 31       | Daman &Diu               |                                 0           |
| 32       | Lakshadweep              |                                 0           |
| 33       | Puducherry               |                               300.15        |
| 34       | Chandigarh               |                                 0           |
| 35       | Goa                      |                               425.85        |
|          | Total                    |                                 4.34258e+06 |