Lok Sabha Question No. 1519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Pending Wages under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sougata Ray, Rajmohan Unnithan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1519

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2020

## PENDING WAGES UNDER MGNREGS

## 1519.   PROF. SAUGATA RAY: SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total amount pending for payment to various States towards the wages under the Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS) along with the reason for undue delay in this regard;
- (b) the  total  amount  pending  for  payment  towards  the  wage  under  said  scheme  in Kasaragod district of Kerala;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  allocated  any  amount  for  clearing  the  wage  arrears under the MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has fixed any time limit for clearing the wage arrears under MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has any proposal to abolish the project and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  to  (d):  The  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (Mahatma Gandhi  NREGA),  2005  is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment  programme.  Hence,  no State/District-wise allocation is made including Kasaragod district of Kerala. Fund release to the States/UTs is a continuous and dynamic process and Central Government is committed to making funds available keeping in view the demand for work. The Ministry releases funds periodically  to  States/UTs  in  two  tranches  with  each  tranche  consisting  of  one  or  more instalments  based  on  agreed  to  Labour  Budget  (Persondays),  opening  balance,  pace  of utilization of funds, pending liabilities of the previous year, if any,  overall performance and submission  of  requisite  documents.  During  the  current  financial  year  2019-20  (as  on 05.02.2020), the Ministry has released Rs. 62057.99 crore to all States/UTs under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment Guarantee Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS) including pending wage liabilities. The details in this regard are given at Annexure .

## Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  parts  (a)to(d) of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.1519 dated 11.02.2020

## Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS FY 2019-20 (as on 05.02.02020)

(Rs. in crore)

| SI. No   | State/Union Territory    |   Central fund released 2019-20 |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh           |                         6292.76 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh        |                          107.57 |
| 3        | Assam                    |                         1400.57 |
| 4        | Bihar                    |                         2959.52 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh             |                         2331.61 |
| 6        | Gujarat                  |                          707.9  |
| 7        | Haryana                  |                          300.55 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh         |                          519.48 |
| 9        | Jammu and Kashmir        |                          827.65 |
| 10       | Jharkhand                |                         1143.91 |
| 11       | Karnataka                |                         4929.37 |
| 12       | Kerala                   |                         3429.28 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh           |                         4145.11 |
| 14       | Maharashtra              |                         1657.59 |
| 15       | Manipur                  |                          396    |
| 16       | Meghalaya                |                          839.91 |
| 17       | Mizoram                  |                          482.62 |
| 18       | Nagaland                 |                          299.22 |
| 19       | Odisha                   |                         2299.37 |
| 20       | Punjab                   |                          713.63 |
| 21       | Rajasthan                |                         6293.95 |
| 22       | Sikkim                   |                           75.24 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu               |                         5129.68 |
| 24       | Telangana                |                         2014.82 |
| 25       | Tripura                  |                          657.25 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh            |                         4852.3  |
| 27       | Uttarakhand              |                          409.89 |
| 28       | West Bengal              |                         6819.92 |
| 29       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                            3.1  |
| 30       | Lakshadweep              |                            0.24 |
| 31       | Puducherry               |                           15.81 |
| 32       | Goa                      |                            2.17 |
| Total    | Total                    |                        62058    |