Lok Sabha Question No. 1783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Arrears of Wages to be Paid under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KURUPPASSERY VARKEY THOMAS, GAURAV GOGOI

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1783 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## ARREARS OF WAGES TO BE PAID UNDER MGNREGS

## 1783.   PROF. K.V. THOMAS: SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a delay in release of funds by the Government to one or more State  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme  (MGNREGS)  for  the  years  2015-16,  2016-  17  and  the  current financial year and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State/UTwise;
- (b) the details of arrears of wages to be paid to them along with the time by which the said arrears will be paid, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) if not, the details of funds allocated during the said period, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the details of compensation paid/ to be paid in lieu of the delay in release of funds, State/ UT-wise?

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

(a) to (c): The  Ministry  releases  funds  to  the  States  based  on  the  basis  of  agreed  to Labour  Budget  (LB),  opening  balance,  pending  liabilities  of  the  previous  year  for  the financial  year,  if  any,  and  overall  performance.  The  fund  release  for  implementation  of MGNREGA to States/UTs is a continuous process and Central Government is making funds available  keeping  in  view  the  demand.  The  Ministry  has  released  Rs.  46409.15  crore  to States/  UTs  for  liquidating  the  pending  liability  of  wage  component  and  for  running  the programme  during  FY  2017-18.  States/UTs-wise  Central  fund  released  under  MGNREGS during the last two years and current year (as on 19.12.2017) are given at Annexure I .

(d): As per the provisions under Para 29 (1) (a), (b), (d) of Schedule-II of the MGNREGA, the compensation for delay in payment of wages is paid to the workers. Since 3rd January, 2014, a sum of Rs. 75.90 crore has been paid as compensation. The State/ UT- wise details of compensation paid is given at Annexure II.

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## Annexure I referred in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1783 dated 28.12.2017

(Rs. In lakh)

| No.   | STATES                  | 2015-16               | 2016-17               |   2017-18 (as on 19.12.17) |
|-------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH          | 307380.33             | 394021.19             |           479921           |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH       | 4395.10               | 15675.99              |            16810           |
| 3     | ASSAM                   | 87830.06              | 125459.79             |           100253           |
| 4     | BIHAR                   | 102412.26             | 166740.56             |           207832           |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH            | 106341.30             | 223193.55             |           218116           |
| 6     | GUJARAT                 | 30598.72              | 64323.81              |            70067.4         |
| 7     | HARYANA                 | 12470.72              | 28771.33              |            21117.7         |
| 8     | HIMACHAL PRADESH        | 39610.32              | 38860.83              |            37477.7         |
| 9     | JAMMU & KASHMIR         | 55801.83              | 80408.52              |            99377.7         |
| 10    | JHARKHAND               | 97879.90              | 167914.17             |           104336           |
| 11    | KARNATAKA               | 99155.27              | 225864.88             |           263221           |
| 12    | KERALA                  | 152633.88             | 158248.96             |           144196           |
| 13    | MADHYAPRADESH           | 236732.20             | 344891.62             |           304031           |
| 14    | MAHARASHTRA             | 123834.73             | 165708.93             |           143561           |
| 15    | MANIPUR                 | 25532.29              | 34370.41              |             9893.01        |
| 16    | MEGHALAYA               | 22182.56              | 86069.23              |            68100.4         |
| 17    | MIZORAM                 | 28517.36              | 14451.26              |            16800           |
| 18    | NAGALAND                | 26665.95              | 50152.80              |            81941.9         |
| 19    | ODISHA                  | 147941.05             | 189526.84             |           161228           |
| 20    | PUNJAB                  | 24533.37              | 49073.46              |            37232.5         |
| 21    | RAJASTHAN               | 269583.23             | 481816.86             |           410032           |
| 22    | SIKKIM                  | 8623.44               | 13262.56              |             9306.28        |
| 23    | TAMILNADU               | 547037.47             | 455277.91             |           502082           |
| 24    | TELANGANA               | 182484.92             | 180684.74             |           219923           |
| 25    | TRIPURA                 | 135894.19             | 101629.14             |            35641.8         |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH           | 269569.44             | 391584.94             |           303698           |
| 27    | UTTARAKHAND             | 45076.65              | 51435.08              |            55653.9         |
| 28    | WEST BENGAL             | 471174.20             | 537722.79             |           505413           |
| 29    | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR ISLANDS | 1035.72               | 801.40                |              473.88        |
| 30    | LAKSHADWEEP             | 11.85                 | 0.00                  |               26.71        |
| 31    | PUDUCHERRY              | 1292.57               | 346.92                |             1236.67        |
| 32    | GOA                     | 246.82                | 425.85                |               56.05        |
| TOTAL | TOTAL                   | 3664479.70 4838716.30 | 3664479.70 4838716.30 |                4.64091e+06 |

## Annexure  II  referred  in  reply  to  parts  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 1783 dated 28.12.2017

## Status of Payment of Compensation for delay in wage payments (2013-14 to 2017-18)

(Rs. In lakh)

| Sl. No   | Name of the State   |   Delay compensation paid since January, 2014 |
|----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      |                                       1121.87 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                        485.85 |
| 3        | Assam               |                                          3.12 |
| 4        | Bihar               |                                        180.14 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh        |                                         13.99 |
| 6        | Goa                 |                                          3.01 |
| 7        | Gujarat             |                                         19.72 |
| 8        | Haryana             |                                          3.93 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh    |                                         24.44 |
| 10       | Jammu And Kashmir   |                                          0.01 |
| 11       | Jharkhand           |                                        259.99 |
| 12       | Karnataka           |                                        131.18 |
| 13       | Kerala              |                                         14.01 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh      |                                        237.83 |
| 15       | Maharashtra         |                                       2920.56 |
| 16       | Manipur             |                                          1.6  |
| 17       | Meghalaya           |                                        101.76 |
| 18       | Mizoram             |                                         32.79 |
| 20       | Odisha              |                                         61.95 |
| 21       | Punjab              |                                        239.46 |
| 22       | Rajasthan           |                                         66.04 |
| 23       | Sikkim              |                                          7.91 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu          |                                        513.97 |
| 25       | Telangana           |                                        884.12 |
| 26       | Tripura             |                                          7.18 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand         |                                         53.19 |
| 28       | West Bengal         |                                        199.96 |
|          | Total               |                                       7589.58 |