Lok Sabha Question No. 274 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-19
Subject: Pending Wages under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: K. C. VENUGOPAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 274

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2018

## PENDING WAGES UNDER MGNREGS

## 274. SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken measures for the timely release of funds for wages to be given to the workers under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in various States;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  funds  sanctioned  for  giving  wages  under  MGNREGS  to  various States including Kerala during the last four years;
- (c) the  action  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to release  the  pending  amount  to  be given to states like Kerala for providing wages; and
- (d) the pending amount which is to be released to Kerala alone for providing wages?

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

(a)&(b): The Ministry  has  taken  various  steps  to  streamline  the  process  of  planning  of realistic  Labour  Budget,  timely  release  of  funds,  etc.  The  Ministry  has  issued  guidelines  on Labour Budget planning with three checklists to the States/UTs to ensure that the documents prepared  and  submitted  by  the  State/UTs  are  in  order.  With  a  view  to  bring  in  more transparency in the system and to minimize leakages, Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system in wage  payment  has  been  adopted.  State/UT-wise  details  of  expenditure  on  wages including Kerala under the MGNREGS during the last four years are given at Annexure.

(c)&(d): The  Ministry  releases  funds  to  the  States/UTs  including  Kerala  based  on  the agreed to Labour Budget (LB), opening balance, pending liabilities of the previous year, if any, and  overall  performance.  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act (MGNREGA)  is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment  programme  and  fund  release  to States/UTs is a continuous process and Central Government is making funds available keeping in view the demand for work.

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Annexure referred in reply to parts (a)&(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 274 dated 19.07.2018

(Rs. in crore)

|     |                   | Expenditure on Wages   | Expenditure on Wages   | Expenditure on Wages   | Expenditure on Wages   |
|-----|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| No. | State             | 2017-18                | 2016-17                | 2015-16                | 2014-15                |
| 1   | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 3535.73                | 2639.07                | 2624.99                | 1728.33                |
| 2   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 134.69                 | 92.09                  | 39.41                  | 19.54                  |
| 3   | ASSAM             | 923.53                 | 1255.46                | 382.77                 | 331.56                 |
| 4   | BIHAR             | 1761.33                | 1431.80                | 1028.41                | 512.90                 |
| 5   | CHHATTISGARH      | 1939.91                | 2008.64                | 864.25                 | 1242.50                |
| 6   | GOA               | 2.32                   | 2.94                   | 2.15                   | 3.39                   |
| 7   | GUJARAT           | 638.01                 | 473.57                 | 305.62                 | 277.89                 |
| 8   | HARYANA           | 248.28                 | 230.44                 | 104.95                 | 159.76                 |
| 9   | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 395.93                 | 420.34                 | 286.68                 | 286.38                 |
| 10  | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 634.61                 | 402.86                 | 340.74                 | 178.57                 |
| 11  | JHARKHAND         | 997.23                 | 1184.39                | 882.80                 | 692.42                 |
| 12  | KARNATAKA         | 2017.97                | 2155.85                | 1120.47                | 986.90                 |
| 13  | KERALA            | 1632.10                | 2140.76                | 1402.14                | 1497.67                |
| 14  | MADHYA PRADESH    | 2721.01                | 2188.56                | 1460.14                | 1809.75                |
| 15  | MAHARASHTRA       | 1564.08                | 1336.13                | 1309.33                | 1031.79                |
| 16  | MANIPUR           | 114.58                 | 233.28                 | 144.25                 | 174.11                 |
| 17  | MEGHALAYA         | 724.85                 | 511.79                 | 184.84                 | 210.34                 |
| 18  | MIZORAM           | 171.62                 | 125.44                 | 243.24                 | 74.11                  |
| 19  | NAGALAND          | 581.59                 | 429.96                 | 127.74                 | 88.20                  |
| 20  | ODISHA            | 1733.08                | 1411.05                | 1576.78                | 711.63                 |
| 21  | PUNJAB            | 512.80                 | 440.51                 | 227.16                 | 151.98                 |
| 22  | RAJASTHAN         | 3300.49                | 3377.17                | 2498.84                | 2103.85                |
| 23  | SIKKIM            | 74.76                  | 82.97                  | 55.34                  | 34.85                  |
| 24  | TAMIL NADU        | 5341.71                | 4450.38                | 4633.37                | 3120.31                |
| 25  | TELANGANA         | 1657.09                | 1467.20                | 1833.99                | 1155.81                |
| 26  | TRIPURA           | 307.51                 | 755.99                 | 919.49                 | 691.36                 |
| 27  | UTTAR PRADESH     | 3193.83                | 3320.47                | 2324.44                | 1959.17                |
| 28  | UTTARAKHAND       | 411.41                 | 508.91                 | 324.54                 | 192.29                 |
| 29  | WEST BENGAL       | 5900.91                | 5658.60                | 3642.83                | 2703.55                |
| 30  | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR  | 2.02                   | 0.90                   | 2.27                   | 8.15                   |
| 31  | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0.13                   | NR                     | 0.08                   | 0.22                   |
| 32  | PUDUCHERRY        | 12.75                  | 9.43                   | 8.25                   | 5.30                   |
|     | Total             | 43187.89               | 40746.95               | 30902.29               | 24144.58               |

NR=Not Reported

Source: www.nrega.nic.in