Lok Sabha Question No. 417 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-19
Subject: Assets Created under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 417

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2018

## ASSETS CREATED UNDER MGNREGS

## 417. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total  funds  released  and  utilised  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise and year-wise;
- (b) whether  the  assets  created  under  the  MGNREGS  are  commensurate  with  the  funds provided during the said period;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether some cases of irregularities/misappropriation of funds under MGNREGS have come to the notice of the Government; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year and the reaction  of  the  Government  thereto  along  with  the  corrective  measures  taken  by  the Government to check such irregularities in future?

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

(a)to(c): State/UTs-wise  details  of  total  Central  funds  released  and  expenditure under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during  last  three  years  and  current  financial  year  2018-19  are  given  at Annexure . The programme over the last three years has focused on creation of durable assets, with primary to Natural Resource Management and Water Conservation Works. The percentage of expenditure on Agriculture & Allied works under MGNREGS during the last three year and current year as on 16.07.2018 are given below:

| % of expenditure on        |   2018-19* |   2017-18 |   2016-17 |   2015-16 |
|----------------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Agriculture & Allied Works |      73.64 |     66.86 |        66 |     62.85 |

(d)&(e): Complaints of irregularities/ misappropriation of  funds in implementation of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  in States/UTs  are  received  in  the  Ministry  from  time  to  time.  Since  the  responsibility  of implementation of MGNREGS is vested with the State Governments/UTs, all complaints received  in  the  Ministry  and  forwarded  to  the  concerned  State  Governments/UTs  for taking  appropriate  action  including  investigation,  as  per  law.  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.  The  Ministry  has  introduced Electronic Fund Management System (e-FMS) under which 96% of wage payments are electronically  credited  into  the  accounts  of  the  workers  through  DBT  system.  The Government has started National Electronic Fund Management System (NeFMS) in 24 States and 1 UT for direct payment of wages into workers account.

Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) to(c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 417 dated 19.07.2018. (Rs. In Crore)

| No.   | State               | Central Fund Release   | Central Fund Release   | Central Fund Release   | Central Fund Release    | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure         | Expenditure             |
|-------|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
| No.   | State               | 2015-16                | 2016-17                | 2017-18                | 2018-19 till 13/07/2018 | 2015-16       | 2016-17       | 2017-18 Provisional | 2018-19 till 16/07/2018 |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 3073.80                | 3940.21                | 5139.48                | 4664.59                 | 4706.49       | 4568.71       | 6432.36             | 4043.83                 |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 43.95                  | 156.76                 | 207.17                 | 88.63                   | 66.24         | 156.25        | 225.70              | 22.98                   |
| 3     | ASSAM               | 878.30                 | 1254.60                | 1127.35                | 520.78                  | 620.50        | 1501.09       | 1531.37             | 346.85                  |
| 4     | BIHAR               | 1024.12                | 1667.41                | 2474.32                | 1511.67                 | 1625.84       | 2192.51       | 2931.96             | 1099.98                 |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH        | 1063.41                | 2231.94                | 2911.54                | 1710.10                 | 1282.95       | 2752.90       | 3311.51             | 1501.02                 |
| 6     | GUJARAT             | 305.99                 | 643.24                 | 826.88                 | 634.37                  | 428.61        | 742.14        | 894.77              | 501.24                  |
| 7     | HARYANA             | 124.71                 | 287.71                 | 301.41                 | 161.03                  | 142.36        | 324.63        | 319.07              | 140.78                  |
| 8     | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 396.10                 | 388.61                 | 588.24                 | 306.09                  | 392.01        | 563.00        | 568.08              | 259.94                  |
| 9     | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 558.02                 | 804.09                 | 1254.18                | 256.35                  | 767.39        | 837.70        | 1169.93             | 313.85                  |
| 10    | JHARKHAND           | 978.80                 | 1679.14                | 1360.76                | 874.95                  | 1331.43       | 1841.65       | 1530.05             | 617.92                  |
| 11    | KARNATAKA           | 991.55                 | 2258.65                | 2964.49                | 1618.18                 | 1821.95       | 3309.59       | 3001.45             | 1101.61                 |
| 12    | KERALA              | 1526.34                | 1582.49                | 1858.25                | 1060.21                 | 1483.40       | 2422.90       | 1903.26             | 414.68                  |
| 13    | MADHYA PRADESH      | 2367.32                | 3448.92                | 3777.70                | 2129.11                 | 2500.69       | 3648.28       | 4254.59             | 1717.23                 |
| 14    | MAHARASHTRA         | 1238.35                | 1657.09                | 1863.50                | 1110.90                 | 1857.43       | 2094.76       | 2309.22             | 905.92                  |
| 15    | MANIPUR             | 255.32                 | 343.70                 | 158.53                 | 115.05                  | 231.22        | 369.80        | 195.08              | 11.01                   |
| 16    | MEGHALAYA           | 221.83                 | 860.69                 | 874.25                 | 315.23                  | 272.31        | 794.37        | 1134.71             | 188.40                  |
| 17    | MIZORAM             | 285.17                 | 144.51                 | 201.55                 | 174.68                  | 298.59        | 149.83        | 212.35              | 173.28                  |
| 18    | NAGALAND            | 266.66                 | 501.53                 | 1107.39                | 0.00                    | 194.85        | 618.73        | 965.17              | 0.80                    |
| 19    | ODISHA              | 1479.41                | 1895.27                | 2203.67                | 1130.17                 | 2051.51       | 2136.09       | 2506.20             | 862.65                  |
| 20    | PUNJAB              | 245.33                 | 490.73                 | 621.41                 | 267.31                  | 300.27        | 533.74        | 638.47              | 132.27                  |
| 21    | RAJASTHAN           | 2695.83                | 4818.17                | 4728.28                | 2604.51                 | 3267.39       | 5154.87       | 5145.18             | 1865.60                 |
| 22    | SIKKIM              | 86.23                  | 132.63                 | 106.36                 | 44.03                   | 95.22         | 137.56        | 124.64              | 26.62                   |
| 23    | TAMIL NADU          | 5470.37                | 4552.78                | 5856.44                | 1045.21                 | 6027.54       | 5677.92       | 6358.69             | 623.69                  |
| 24    | TELANGANA           | 1824.85                | 1806.85                | 2548.07                | 2400.80                 | 2407.34       | 2112.56       | 2788.21             | 2074.67                 |
| 25    | TRIPURA             | 1358.94                | 1016.29                | 407.41                 | 104.97                  | 1371.40       | 1200.34       | 466.50              | 83.91                   |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH       | 2695.69                | 3915.85                | 3702.24                | 2604.78                 | 2976.13       | 4254.95       | 4503.79             | 2008.42                 |
| 27    | UTTARAKHAND         | 450.77                 | 514.35                 | 718.65                 | 278.32                  | 492.56        | 720.29        | 692.57              | 198.28                  |
| 28    | WEST BENGAL         | 4711.74                | 5377.23                | 5960.36                | 5024.23                 | 4846.00       | 7246.04       | 7917.77             | 2574.59                 |
| 29    | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 10.36                  | 8.01                   | 9.66                   | 3.85                    | 3.99          | 2.68          | 4.17                | 0.37                    |
| 30    | DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 4.84                    | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00                | 0.00                    |
| 31    | GOA                 | 2.47                   | 4.26                   | 0.56                   | 0.49                    | 3.01          | 4.00          | 2.87                | 0.08                    |
| 32    | LAKSHADWEEP         | 0.12                   | 0.00                   | 0.27                   | 0.16                    | 0.30          | 0.20          | 0.20                | 0.08                    |
| 33    | PUDUCHERRY          | 12.93                  | 3.47                   | 15.69                  | 4.43                    | 9.18          | 11.01         | 14.56               | 3.36                    |
|       | Total               | 36644.80               | 48387.16               | 55876.07               | 32770.02                | 43876.09      | 58081.07      | 64054.44            | 23815.90                |