Lok Sabha Question No. 4814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-15
Subject: Penalty for Delays in Payment of Wages
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .4814

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.1 2.2016

## PENALTY FOR DELAYS IN PAYMENT OF WAGES

## 4814. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  a  delay  in  payment  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rur Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  despite  the  linkage  with  Aadhaar Card;
- (b) ifso, the details of the delay in payment of wages during the last two years, -wise;
- (c) whether the State Governments are compensating the workers by paying the pena for delay in payments; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  the  fine/penalty  paid on  delay  of  payments  under  MGNREGS during the last two years, State/UT - wise?

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

(a)&(b): Details of  delay  in  wage  payment under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) during the last two years are given at Annexure I.

- (c): All cases of delayed payment attract compensation @ 0.05% per day of delay. delayed compensation is paid by the State Gover nments.
- (d): State/UT - wise  details  of  delayed  compensation  paid  to  MGNREGA  workers  under MGNREGA during the last two years are given in Annexure - II.

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Annexure I  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a) & (b) of  Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4814 dated 15.12.2016.

|       |                   | Percentage of delay in wage payment   | Percentage of delay in wage payment   |
|-------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| S.No. | State             | 2014-15                               | 2015-16                               |
| 1     | ANDHRAPRADESH     | 58.81                                 | 19.48                                 |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 69.73                                 | 91.11                                 |
| 3     | ASSAM             | 68.20                                 | 79.96                                 |
| 4     | BIHAR             | 84.14                                 | 85.22                                 |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH      | 71.20                                 | 92.36                                 |
| 6     | GOA               | 57.67                                 | 69.35                                 |
| 7     | GUJARAT           | 55.01                                 | 65.70                                 |
| 8     | HARYANA           | 83.09                                 | 70.17                                 |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 80.55                                 | 70.36                                 |
| 10    | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR  | 89.69                                 | 87.23                                 |
| 11    | JHARKHAND         | 31.94                                 | 28.35                                 |
| 12    | KARNATAKA         | 88.50                                 | 69.37                                 |
| 13    | KERALA            | 84.14                                 | 80.46                                 |
| 14    | MADHYAPRADESH     | 84.07                                 | 72.41                                 |
| 15    | MAHARASHTRA       | 74.03                                 | 65.38                                 |
| 16    | MANIPUR           | 12.62                                 | 17.93                                 |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA         | 93.50                                 | 99.25                                 |
| 18    | MIZORAM           | 1.71                                  | 20.86                                 |
| 19    | NAGALAND          | 80.96                                 | 96.47                                 |
| 20    | ODISHA            | 80.39                                 | 63.03                                 |
| 21    | PUNJAB            | 96.79                                 | 86.22                                 |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN         | 61.23                                 | 54.79                                 |
| 23    | SIKKIM            | 56.71                                 | 57.84                                 |
| 24    | TAMILNADU         | 71.69                                 | 68.28                                 |
| 25    | TELANGANA         | 64.34                                 | 31.83                                 |
| 26    | TRIPURA           | 30.98                                 | 43.79                                 |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH     | 81.70                                 | 79.97                                 |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND       | 67.48                                 | 75.59                                 |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL       | 95.83                                 | 82.80                                 |
| 30    | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR | 82.03                                 | 87.14                                 |
| 31    | LAKSHADWEEP       | 49.96                                 | 38.32                                 |
| 32    | PUDUCHERRY        | 53.68                                 | 79.84                                 |
|       | Total             | 71.61                                 | 63.03                                 |

Source: NREGASoft

Annexure  II  referred in  reply  to  part  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4814 dated 15.12.2016.

|        |                  | Delayed compensation paid [Rs. In Lakh]   | Delayed compensation paid [Rs. In Lakh]   |
|--------|------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| SI.No. | State            | 2014-16                                   | 2015-16                                   |
| 1      | ANDHRAPRADESH    | 0.00                                      | 47.11                                     |
| 2      | ARUNACHALPRADESH | 0.57                                      | 467.82                                    |
| 3      | ASSAM            | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      |
| 4      | BIHAR            | 0.00                                      | 36.65                                     |
| 5      | CHHATTISGARH     | 0.00                                      | 13.98                                     |
| 6      | GOA              | 0.00                                      | 2.32                                      |
| 7      | GUJARAT          | 0.00                                      | 0.20                                      |
| 8      | HARYANA          | 0.00                                      | 0.47                                      |
| 9      | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 0.00                                      | 1.87                                      |
| 10     | JAMMUANDKASHMIR  | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      |
| 11     | JHARKHAND        | 10.86                                     | 121.13                                    |
| 12     | KARNATAKA        | 0.96                                      | 1.79                                      |
| 13     | KERALA           | 0.00                                      | 2.05                                      |
| 14     | MADHYAPRADESH    | 1.62                                      | 58.67                                     |
| 15     | MAHARASHTRA      | 716.52                                    | 534.09                                    |
| 16     | MANIPUR          | 0.00                                      | 1.39                                      |
| 17     | MEGHALAYA        | 0.00                                      | 101.76                                    |
| 18     | MIZORAM          | 0.00                                      | 32.79                                     |
| 19     | NAGALAND         | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      |
| 20     | ODISHA           | 0.42                                      | 9.32                                      |
| 21     | PUNJAB           | 2.26                                      | 136.86                                    |
| 22     | RAJASTHAN        | 1.38                                      | 18.98                                     |
| 23     | SIKKIM           | 0.00                                      | 6.90                                      |
| 24     | TAMILNADU        | 0.00                                      | 9.11                                      |
| 25     | TELANGANA        | 0.00                                      | 396.23                                    |
| 26     | TRIPURA          | 0.00                                      | 0.43                                      |
| 27     | UTTAR PRADESH    | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      |
| 28     | UTTARAKHAND      | 0.02                                      | 24.63                                     |
| 29     | WEST BENGAL      | 4.79                                      | 7.03                                      |
| 30     | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR  | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      |
| 31     | LAKSHADWEEP      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      |
| 32     | PUDUCHERRY       | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      |
|        | Total            | 739.40                                    | 2033.58                                   |

Source: NREGASoft