Lok Sabha Question No. 1914 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Funds Allocated under MGNREGA
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama, Devendrappa Y

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1914

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.03.2020

## FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER MGNREGA

## 1914.   SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA: SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA :

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) funds allocated/ sanctioned/released to the State Governments during the last three years, State and year-wise;
- (b) whether the funds released have not been adequate and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of funds yet to be released to the State Governments, State/Year-wise;
- (d) the steps taken by the Union Government to clear all the dues to the States; and
- (e) the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  additional  working  days  under MGNREGA in various  States in  the country  and  the  details  of  total  working  days allotted additionally, State-wise?

## 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 allocation  is  made  State/UT-wise.  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  to  the  States  periodically  in  two tranches with each tranche consisting of one or more installments based on agreed to Labour Budget (Persondays), opening balance with the State, pace of utilization of funds, pending liabilities  of  the  previous  year,  if  any,  overall  performance  and  submission  of  requisite documents by the State.The Ministry seeks additional fund for implementation of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS from the Ministry of Finance as and when required for meeting the demand for work on the ground.

The  States/UTs-wise  release  of  funds  by  the  Central  Government  under  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) during the last three financial years is given at Annexure .

(e): At present, there is no proposal to provide additional working days over and above the guaranteed  100  days  as  provided  in  the  Act.  However,  an  additional  50  days  of  wage employment is provided over and above 100 days in the notified drought affected areas or natural calamity areas in the country on recommendation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.

(Rs. In lakh)

* Including Rs.56268.00 lakh of failed FTOs of all NeFMS State/UT during financial year 2016-17.

| Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                               | States/UTs                                          | 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                                                  | Daman &Diu                                          | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                |
| 32                                                  | Lakshadweep                                         | 0.00                                                | 26.71                                               | 15.97                                               |
| 33                                                  | Puducherry                                          | 346.92                                              | 1569.03                                             | 1475.36                                             |
| 34                                                  | Goa                                                 | 425.85                                              | 56.05                                               | 48.83                                               |
| Total                                               | Total                                               | 4838716.30                                          | 5570606.67                                          | 6259189.67                                          |