Lok Sabha Question No. 2319 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Assessment of MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .2319

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03 .2017

## ASSESSMENT OF MGNREGS

## 2319. SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY :

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there are lakhs of fake Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) job cards in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of estimated number of such cards and the steps taken to weed out such cards, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the number of active workers under MGNREGS have come down from 11.04 crores to 10.85 crores last year and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government is not able to make payments within a s tipulated period of 15 days in spite of payments being made through bank accounts and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  being  taken  made  to improve  payment  percentage  within stipulated  15  days from 47% to, at least, 75% in 2017 - 18?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

(a)& (b): Yes, Madam. State/UT -wise number of job cards deleted under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is at Annexure. The State Governments/UTs  have  been  advised  to  get  the  registered  households  verified  th Panchayat functionaries to ensure correctness in the database of the programme.

(c): State/UT - wise  details  of  number  of  active  workers  under  MGNREGA  is  given  a t Annexure . The State Governments/UTs have been advised to ensure that all MGNREGA job cards are complete in all respect and verified before being issued so that the chan cards are reduced.

(d)&(e): State/UT - wise details of percentage of payment generated more than 15 da under  MGNREGA  is  given  at Annexure .  The  following  efforts  have  been  made  by Government to reduce 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 Electronic Fund Management System (NeFMS) in 21 States and 1 UT for direct payment of wag es into workers account during current FY.
- 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 trac ng the delays  happening  in  each  sub  process  till  the  time  of  generation  of  Fund  T Order (FTO).

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| Sl No   | States           | Deleted Job cards in current financial year (in Nos)   | Active Workers* (in crore)   | %age of payment generated more than 15 days   | %age of payment generated more than 15 days   |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Sl No   | States           | Deleted Job cards in current financial year (in Nos)   | Active Workers* (in crore)   | 2015-16                                       | 2016-17*                                      |
| 1       | ANDHRAPRADESH    | 238857                                                 | 0.78                         | 19                                            | 10                                            |
| 2       | ARUNACHALPRADESH | 5845                                                   | 0.02                         | 91                                            | 70                                            |
| 3       | ASSAM            | 508766                                                 | 0.35                         | 80                                            | 32                                            |
| 4       | BIHAR            | 118843                                                 | 0.53                         | 85                                            | 60                                            |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH     | 476135                                                 | 0.56                         | 92                                            | 83                                            |
| 6       | GOA              | 20                                                     | 0.001                        | 69                                            | 40                                            |
| 7       | GUJARAT          | 333854                                                 | 0.19                         | 66                                            | 61                                            |
| 8       | HARYANA          | 22831                                                  | 0.07                         | 70                                            | 45                                            |
| 9       | HIMACHALPRADESH  | 34518                                                  | 0.10                         | 70                                            | 65                                            |
| 10      | JAMMUANDKASHMIR  | 106898                                                 | 0.15                         | 88                                            | 87                                            |
| 11      | JHARKHAND        | 110349                                                 | 0.29                         | 28                                            | 23                                            |
| 12      | KARNATAKA        | 667561                                                 | 0.65                         | 69                                            | 56                                            |
| 13      | KERALA           | 55296                                                  | 0.23                         | 80                                            | 25                                            |
| 14      | MADHYAPRADESH    | 2158434                                                | 0.80                         | 72                                            | 53                                            |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA      | 75034                                                  | 0.44                         | 65                                            | 55                                            |
| 16      | MANIPUR          | 4653                                                   | 0.06                         | 18                                            | 14                                            |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA        | 13032                                                  | 0.07                         | 99                                            | 92                                            |
| 18      | MIZORAM          | 2668                                                   | 0.03                         | 21                                            | 31                                            |
| 19      | NAGALAND         | 0                                                      | 0.06                         | 96                                            | 92                                            |
| 20      | ODISHA           | 394595                                                 | 0.49                         | 63                                            | 66                                            |
| 21      | PUNJAB           | 6174                                                   | 0.10                         | 86                                            | 54                                            |
| 22      | RAJASTHAN        | 614282                                                 | 0.92                         | 55                                            | 24                                            |
| 23      | SIKKIM           | 9540                                                   | 0.01                         | 58                                            | 27                                            |
| 24      | TAMILNADU        | 936999                                                 | 0.89                         | 68                                            | 91                                            |
| 25      | TELANGANA        | 0                                                      | 0.56                         | 32                                            | 15                                            |
| 26      | TRIPURA          | 19190                                                  | 0.11                         | 44                                            | 29                                            |
| 27      | UTTAR PRADESH    | 1679318                                                | 1.00                         | 80                                            | 78                                            |
| 28      | UTTARAKHAND      | 127825                                                 | 0.09                         | 76                                            | 31                                            |
| 29      | WEST BENGAL      | 60464                                                  | 1.47                         | 83                                            | 77                                            |
| 30      | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR  | 0                                                      | 0.003                        | 83                                            | 54                                            |
| 33      | LAKSHADWEEP      | 0                                                      | 0.0001                       | 38                                            | 0                                             |
| 34      | PUDUCHERRY       | 1596                                                   | 0.01                         | 80                                            | 100                                           |
|         | Total            | 8783577                                                | 11.03                        | 63                                            | 54                                            |

*as on 10/03/2017