Lok Sabha Question No. 3763 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Budget Allocation under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3763

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.07.2019

## BUDGET ALLOCATION UNDER MGNREGS

## 3763.   SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that the budget allocation over the years has been insufficient for the MGNREGS;
- (b) if so, the details of funds allocated to various States during the last three years including Telangana;
- (c) whether inadequacy of funds for MGNREGS has resulted in delay in payments to the workers; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken thereon?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) is a demand driven wage employment Scheme. The Ministry releases funds to the States/UTs on the basis of the agreed to Labour Budget, opening balance, pending liabilities of the previous financial year, if any, and overall performance. The Ministry seeks additional fund for MGNREGS as and when required for meeting the demand for work on the ground. Details of central  fund  released  to  States/UTs  including  Telangana  during  the  last  three  years  under MGNREGA is  given  at Annexure . Fund  release  to  States/UTs  is  a  continuous  process  and Central  Government is  committed  in  making  funds  available  keeping  in  view  the  demand  for work. The Ministry along with the States/UTs has been making concerted efforts for improving the timely payment of wages.

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Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3763 dated 16.07.2019

| Sl    |                             | Central fund released (Rs. in lakh)   | Central fund released (Rs. in lakh)   | Central fund released (Rs. in lakh)   |
|-------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| No    | States                      | 2016-17 *                             | 2017-18 #                             | 2018-19 $                             |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh              | 394021.19                             | 512763.00                             | 671458.36                             |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh           | 15675.99                              | 20679.65                              | 19800.64                              |
| 3     | Assam                       | 125459.79                             | 112366.54                             | 105037.23                             |
| 4     | Bihar                       | 166740.56                             | 246888.44                             | 289194.25                             |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh                | 223193.55                             | 289885.21                             | 308997.05                             |
| 6     | Gujarat                     | 64323.81                              | 82505.07                              | 106079.98                             |
| 7     | Haryana                     | 28771.33                              | 30140.64                              | 35625.15                              |
| 8     | Himachal Pradesh            | 38860.83                              | 58684.46                              | 78034.36                              |
| 9     | Jammu and Kashmir           | 80408.52                              | 125417.69                             | 79334.12                              |
| 10    | Jharkhand                   | 167914.17                             | 135264.57                             | 154629.50                             |
| 11    | Karnataka                   | 225864.88                             | 295632.54                             | 304975.56                             |
| 12    | Kerala                      | 158248.96                             | 185406.40                             | 235473.91                             |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh              | 344891.62                             | 376889.92                             | 470364.71                             |
| 14    | Maharashtra                 | 165708.93                             | 185828.74                             | 201918.84                             |
| 15    | Manipur                     | 34370.41                              | 15778.89                              | 28698.66                              |
| 16    | Meghalaya                   | 86069.23                              | 87060.44                              | 79654.70                              |
| 17    | Mizoram                     | 14451.26                              | 20081.04                              | 40288.92                              |
| 18    | Nagaland                    | 50152.80                              | 110492.88                             | 19560.20                              |
| 19    | Odisha                      | 189526.84                             | 219834.66                             | 222418.39                             |
| 20    | Punjab                      | 49073.46                              | 61895.86                              | 60000.32                              |
| 21    | Rajasthan                   | 481816.86                             | 472828.41                             | 549230.58                             |
| 22    | Sikkim                      | 13262.56                              | 10571.15                              | 9762.58                               |
| 23    | Tamil Nadu                  | 455277.91                             | 583166.13                             | 498193.66                             |
| 24    | Telangana                   | 180684.74                             | 253920.33                             | 297094.62                             |
| 25    | Tripura                     | 101629.14                             | 40440.50                              | 44462.89                              |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh               | 391584.94                             | 369177.65                             | 547575.02                             |
| 27    | Uttarakhand                 | 51435.08                              | 71685.06                              | 61194.75                              |
| 28    | West Bengal                 | 537722.79                             | 592702.95                             | 737344.61                             |
| 29    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 801.40                                | 966.07                                | 761.93                                |
| 30    | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 0.00                                  | 0.00                                  | 484.00                                |
| 31    | Lakshadweep                 | 0.00                                  | 26.71                                 | 15.97                                 |
| 32    | Puducherry                  | 346.92                                | 1569.03                               | 1475.36                               |
| 33    | Goa                         | 425.85                                | 56.05                                 | 48.83                                 |
| Total | Total                       | 4838716.30                            | 5570606.67                            | 6259189.67                            |

# including Rs.136890.498 lakh deducted against wage expenditure on account of rejected transaction amount creadited back during financial year 2017-18.

$ Including Rs.156046.92 lakh of failed transactions during financial year 2018-19.