Lok Sabha Question No. 1537 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Allocation under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shobha Karandlaje

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1537

ANSWERED ON 20/09/2020

## ALLOCATION UNDER MGNREGS

## 1537.   KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the highest ever allocation of Rs. 101500 crore has been made under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the current financial year;
- (b) the amount allocated and released so far, State-wise; and
- (c) the total works completed so far during the current financial year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a):     During  the  Financial  Year  2020-21, the Budget  Estimates is  of Rs. 61,500 crore for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS). In order to meet additional demand for work  due to return of workers from urban areas to rural areas, Government has made an additional provision of Rs. 40,000 crore  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  under  the Atma  Nirbhar  Bharat package  as announced  by  Hon'ble  Union  Finance  Minister  during  the  current  FY  2020-21.  The Ministry seeks additional fund for Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as and when required for meeting the demand for work on the ground.
- (b):     Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, is a demand driven wage employment programme. Hence  no  State/UT-wise  allocation  of  funds  is  made.   States/UTs-wise details of central funds released during the current FY 2020-21, as on 17.09.2020 under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is given at Annexure-I.
- (c):      Number  of completed  works under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  during  the  current FY 2020-21 upto 16.09.2020 is 37.71 lakh.

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Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No.1537 dated 20.09.2020 Central funds released to States/UTs under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA during 2020-

## 21 (as on 17.09.2020)

(Rs. in lakh)

| No.   | States/UTs          |   Central funds released |
|-------|---------------------|--------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh      |         708881           |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh   |          20641.6         |
| 3     | Assam               |         111569           |
| 4     | Bihar               |         419597           |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh        |         248528           |
| 6     | Gujarat             |         107383           |
| 7     | Haryana             |          34590.3         |
| 8     | Himachal Pradesh    |          57450.7         |
| 9     | Jammu and Kashmir   |          47291.6         |
| 10    | Jharkhand           |         174655           |
| 11    | Karnataka           |         342768           |
| 12    | Kerala              |         187237           |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh      |         434100           |
| 14    | Maharashtra         |         100212           |
| 15    | Manipur             |          73756.9         |
| 16    | Meghalaya           |          69924.1         |
| 17    | Mizoram             |          32072.2         |
| 18    | Nagaland            |          32758.6         |
| 19    | Odisha              |         288640           |
| 20    | Punjab              |          57175.6         |
| 21    | Rajasthan           |         534556           |
| 22    | Sikkim              |           5131.82        |
| 23    | Tamil Nadu          |         400699           |
| 24    | Telangana           |         240643           |
| 25    | Tripura             |          66695.4         |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh       |         643200           |
| 27    | Uttarakhand         |          47101.2         |
| 28    | West Bengal         |         620541           |
| 29    | Andaman &Nicobar    |            348.89        |
| 30    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |              0           |
| 31    | Daman &Diu          |              0           |
| 32    | Lakshadweep         |              0           |
| 33    | Puducherry          |           2213.47        |
| 34    | Goa                 |             91.34        |
| Total | Total               |              6.11045e+06 |