Lok Sabha Question No. 4734 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Appraisal of MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CHINTAMAN NAVSHA WANAGA, PREM DAS RAI

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .4734 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03 .2017

## APPRAISAL OF MGNREGS

## 4734. ADV. CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA: SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has implemented Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for employment generation effectively across the country and if so, the details thereof;

Rural

- (b) whether m inimum number of guaranteed work days is being met and if so, the det thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of funds released and utilized during the last three years and year, State/UT -wise;
- (d) thesteps taken or proposed to be taken to ensure full utilization of funds said scheme; and
- (e) whether the Government has fixed the rate of minimum wages under MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise?

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

## ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

(a)& (b): The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 provide for the enhancement of livelihood security of the household rural  areas  of  the  country  by  providing  at  least  one  hundred  days  of  guarante employment in every fina ncial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to unskilled manual work. The demand for work itself is influenced by various factors rain - fall  pattern,  availability  of  alternative  and  remunerative  employment  oppor outside MG NREGA and prevailing unskilled wage rates. State/UT - wise details of persondays generated  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS) during the financial years 2015 - 16 and 2016 - 17 (as on 22.03.2017) is indicated at Annexur e- I.

- (c): Details of Central fund released and expenditure under the MGNREGS during the last three years and the current year (as on 22.03.2017) is at Annexure - II.

(d): The  Government  is  actively  engaged  with  State  Governments/UTs  in  establishi systems that ensure provision of work as per demand, transparency and accountabil To ensure transparency, the Ministry has introduced Electronic Fund Management System -FMS).  Under  this  system,  the  expenditure  is  done  by  making  e - Payments  towards  wag e, material and administrative expenses. The Government has started National Electronic Fund Management  System (NeFMS) in  21  States  and  1  UT  for  direct  payment  of  wages  int workers account. This system is likely to reduce unnecessary parking of funds in t he States and promote greater transparency in fund management. (e): Wage Rates for workers under the MGNREGA are notified and revised annually b the Central Government in accordance with the provisions of Section 6(1) of the Ac The wage rate for 2017 - 18 has already been notified on 28 - 02- 2017. State/UT - wise details of the notified wage rate w.e.f. 1 st April, 2017 is given at Annexure - III.

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| S. No.   | State             | No. of persondays generated (In lakh)   | No. of persondays generated (In lakh)   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State             | 2015-16                                 | 2016-17 till 22/03/2017                 |
| 1        | ANDHRAPRADESH     | 1991.09                                 | 1851.63                                 |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 50.46                                   | 74.26                                   |
| 3        | ASSAM             | 486.44                                  | 414.56                                  |
| 4        | BIHAR             | 671.44                                  | 779.37                                  |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH      | 1014.02                                 | 814.02                                  |
| 6        | GUJARAT           | 225.45                                  | 258.06                                  |
| 7        | HARYANA           | 48.48                                   | 77.46                                   |
| 8        | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 177.33                                  | 215.14                                  |
| 9        | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR  | 316.39                                  | 239.03                                  |
| 10       | JHARKHAND         | 585.68                                  | 669.38                                  |
| 11       | KARNATAKA         | 599.08                                  | 844.47                                  |
| 12       | KERALA            | 741.74                                  | 637.63                                  |
| 13       | MADHYAPRADESH     | 1237.58                                 | 1022.97                                 |
| 14       | MAHARASHTRA       | 763.50                                  | 663.16                                  |
| 15       | MANIPUR           | 75.33                                   | 98.71                                   |
| 16       | MEGHALAYA         | 199.71                                  | 244.19                                  |
| 17       | MIZORAM           | 131.26                                  | 166.25                                  |
| 18       | NAGALAND          | 218.76                                  | 252.42                                  |
| 19       | ODISHA            | 894.49                                  | 681.24                                  |
| 20       | PUNJAB            | 144.35                                  | 147.68                                  |
| 21       | RAJASTHAN         | 2341.32                                 | 2447.25                                 |
| 22       | SIKKIM            | 43.84                                   | 41.43                                   |
| 23       | TAMILNADU         | 3686.75                                 | 3563.22                                 |
| 24       | Telangana         | 1416.67                                 | 915.63                                  |
| 25       | TRIPURA           | 538.75                                  | 442.43                                  |
| 26       | UTTAR PRADESH     | 1822.49                                 | 1471.54                                 |
| 27       | UTTARAKHAND       | 223.96                                  | 215.26                                  |
| 28       | WEST BENGAL       | 2865.07                                 | 2077.05                                 |
| 29       | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR   | 2.57                                    | 2.46                                    |
| 30       | GOA               | 1.07                                    | 1.09                                    |
| 31       | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0.03                                    | 0.00                                    |
| 32       | PUDUCHERRY        | 5.62                                    | 5.36                                    |
|          | Total             | 23520.72                                | 21334.35                                |

## Annexure - II referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4734 dated 30.03.2017.

| S.   |                   | Central fund released   | Central fund released   | Central fund released   | Central fund released   |            |            |                     |                         |
|------|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------|------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
| No.  | State             | 2013-14                 | 2014-15                 | 2015-16                 | 2016-17 till 22/03/2017 | 2013-14    | 2014-15    | Expenditure 2015-16 | 2016-17 till 22/03/2017 |
| 1    | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 475049.00               | 290314.10               | 307380.33               | 382238.22               | 529342.76  | 283946.01  | 454312.67           | 461998.52               |
| 2    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 13852.67                | 2704.16                 | 4395.10                 | 15675.99                | 9593.54    | 3441.52    | 6593.63             | 11076.43                |
| 3    | ASSAM             | 57349.95                | 50023.46                | 87830.06                | 108248.53               | 69976.59   | 50310.65   | 62119.16            | 143466.82               |
| 4    | BIHAR             | 158070.67               | 95968.24                | 102412.26               | 156913.96               | 202702.34  | 108170.99  | 162412.73           | 214358.06               |
| 5    | CHHATTISGARH      | 144602.31               | 150570.49               | 106341.30               | 223080.60               | 202397.60  | 175421.54  | 128300.94           | 266707.92               |
| 6    | GUJARAT           | 33530.02                | 35442.93                | 30598.72                | 64323.81                | 48902.62   | 47121.78   | 42863.61            | 70362.75                |
| 7    | HARYANA           | 37687.81                | 16715.29                | 12470.72                | 28771.33                | 38161.54   | 21647.06   | 14242.44            | 28307.45                |
| 8    | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 47797.09                | 35542.86                | 39610.32                | 38860.83                | 56959.21   | 40623.27   | 39155.90            | 53360.14                |
| 9    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 60315.73                | 52171.08                | 55801.83                | 80408.52                | 76971.19   | 39159.25   | 76824.74            | 74900.40                |
| 10   | JHARKHAND         | 62143.28                | 72433.41                | 97879.90                | 166102.02               | 91244.10   | 102908.13  | 133166.60           | 159670.41               |
| 11   | KARNATAKA         | 159606.81               | 171687.07               | 99155.27                | 225864.88               | 206841.31  | 167569.57  | 182219.12           | 315168.28               |
| 12   | KERALA            | 127710.93               | 158758.02               | 152633.88               | 158248.96               | 130056.59  | 161696.54  | 148350.34           | 220800.62               |
| 13   | MADHYA PRADESH    | 183982.44               | 245163.12               | 236732.20               | 324891.62               | 261894.50  | 280536.80  | 249992.63           | 332604.32               |
| 14   | MAHARASHTRA       | 115292.02               | 79951.77                | 123834.73               | 165599.64               | 127467.66  | 160988.49  | 185106.58           | 201864.36               |
| 15   | MANIPUR           | 23100.00                | 21997.13                | 25532.29                | 34370.41                | 25476.92   | 26713.59   | 23120.72            | 29500.52                |
| 16   | MEGHALAYA         | 27106.21                | 27785.90                | 22182.56                | 86069.23                | 31849.02   | 30934.71   | 27367.37            | 75742.58                |
| 17   | MIZORAM           | 24474.27                | 11141.23                | 28517.36                | 14451.26                | 26037.67   | 11420.13   | 29859.36            | 9029.31                 |
| 18   | NAGALAND          | 29214.80                | 11305.27                | 26665.95                | 50152.80                | 29479.90   | 15781.96   | 19501.68            | 49342.60                |
| 19   | ODISHA            | 75752.84                | 103530.34               | 147941.05               | 189526.84               | 128680.21  | 106892.48  | 205202.71           | 207484.04               |
| 20   | PUNJAB            | 22615.48                | 18948.18                | 24533.37                | 49073.46                | 25891.90   | 21350.00   | 30022.67            | 52246.72                |
| 21   | RAJASTHAN         | 205943.32               | 297609.87               | 269583.23               | 478631.86               | 262961.00  | 325186.44  | 326864.19           | 504331.34               |
| 22   | SIKKIM            | 10684.17                | 7386.41                 | 8623.44                 | 13262.56                | 10889.61   | 7734.68    | 9714.33             | 12769.98                |
| 23   | TAMIL NADU        | 469021.12               | 378180.33               | 547037.47               | 455232.91               | 393853.20  | 391954.05  | 625453.81           | 532404.57               |
| 24   | Telangana         | 0.00                    | 191996.00               | 182484.92               | 180684.74               | 5058.52    | 190374.75  | 237859.85           | 170795.53               |
| 25   | TRIPURA           | 94366.49                | 63662.48                | 135894.19               | 101629.14               | 107504.47  | 82239.49   | 137152.73           | 113479.80               |
| 26   | UTTAR PRADESH     | 289639.01               | 251341.40               | 269569.44               | 391585.94               | 346067.61  | 313908.73  | 297613.41           | 402235.92               |
| 27   | UTTARAKHAND       | 33000.50                | 28636.22                | 45076.65                | 51434.88                | 38083.54   | 31845.33   | 49253.14            | 69704.45                |
| 28   | WEST BENGAL       | 289438.19               | 374495.29               | 471174.20               | 480926.24               | 372517.24  | 401287.47  | 484791.75           | 679805.80               |
| 29   | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 1918.10                 | 1301.94                 | 1035.72                 | 801.40                  | 1788.27    | 904.58     | 333.15              | 135.67                  |
| 30   | GOA               | 205.86                  | 137.95                  | 246.82                  | 425.85                  | 297.40     | 457.15     | 300.59              | 302.80                  |
| 31   | LAKSHADWEEP       | 16.93                   | 45.06                   | 11.85                   | 0.00                    | 73.64      | 70.50      | 29.83               | 22.59                   |
| 32   | PUDUCHERRY        | 879.98                  | 739.69                  | 3664479.70              | 346.92                  | 1136.83    | 650.20     | 917.82              | 1058.31                 |
|      | Total             | 3274368.00              | 3247686.69              | 1292.57                 | 4717835.34              | 3860158.50 | 3603247.84 | 4391020.20          | 5465039.01              |

(In lakh)

## Ann exure- III referred in reply to part ( e)of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4734 dated 30 .03.2017.

| State-wise wage rate underMGNREGA   | State-wise wage rate underMGNREGA   | State-wise wage rate underMGNREGA                         |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| No.                                 | State/ Union territory              | Wage rate in Rs. per day                                  |
| 1                                   | Andhra Pradesh                      | Rs. 197.00                                                |
| 2                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                   | Rs. 177.00                                                |
| 3                                   | Assam                               | Rs. 183.00                                                |
| 4                                   | Bihar                               | Rs. 168.00                                                |
| 5                                   | Chhattisgarh                        | Rs. 172.00                                                |
| 6                                   | Gujarat                             | Rs. 192.00                                                |
| 7                                   | Goa                                 | Rs. 240.00                                                |
| 8                                   | Haryana                             | Rs. 277.00                                                |
| 9                                   | Himachal Pradesh                    | Non-scheduled Areas-Rs. 179.00 Scheduled Areas-Rs. 224.00 |
| 10                                  | Jammu and Kashmir                   | Rs. 179.00                                                |
| 11                                  | Jharkhand                           | Rs. 168.00                                                |
| 12                                  | Karnataka                           | Rs. 236.00                                                |
| 13                                  | Kerala                              | Rs. 258.00                                                |
| 14                                  | Madhya Pradesh                      | Rs. 172.00                                                |
| 15                                  | Maharashtra                         | Rs. 201.00                                                |
| 16                                  | Manipur                             | Rs. 204.00                                                |
| 17                                  | Meghalaya                           | Rs. 175.00                                                |
| 18                                  | Mizoram                             | Rs. 194.00                                                |
| 19                                  | Nagaland                            | Rs. 177.00                                                |
| 20                                  | Odisha                              | Rs. 176.00                                                |
| 21                                  | Punjab                              | Rs. 233.00                                                |
| 22                                  | Rajasthan                           | Rs. 192.00                                                |
| 23                                  | Sikkim                              | Rs. 177.00                                                |
| 24                                  | Tamil Nadu                          | Rs. 205.00                                                |
| 25                                  | Telangana                           | Rs. 197.00                                                |
| 26                                  | Tripura                             | Rs. 177.00                                                |
| 27                                  | Uttar Pradesh                       | Rs. 175.00                                                |
| 28                                  | Uttarakhand                         | Rs. 175.00                                                |
| 29                                  | West Bengal                         | Rs. 180.00                                                |
| 30                                  | Andaman and Nicobar                 | Andaman District Rs. 236.00                               |
| 30                                  | Andaman and Nicobar                 | Nicobar District                                          |
| 30                                  | Andaman and Nicobar                 | Rs. 249.00                                                |
| 31                                  | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              | Rs. 218.00                                                |
| 32                                  | Daman and Diu                       | Rs. 195.00                                                |
| 33                                  | Lakshadweep                         | Rs. 237.00                                                |
| 34                                  | Puducherry                          | Rs. 205.00                                                |
| 35                                  | Chandigarh                          | Rs. 265.00                                                |