Lok Sabha Question No. 4904 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Funds under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4904

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2019

## FUNDS UNDER MGNREGS

## 4904.  SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  quantum of funds sanctioned and allocated under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the financial year 2019-20, Statewise including Gujarat;
- (b) the quantum of funds disbursed till date under MGNREGS during the said year, Statewise including Gujarat;
- (c) whether the Ministry would seek additional grants to provide for the remaining months of the financial year 2019-20;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether despite  disbursal  of  funds,  the  payment  of  wages  under  MGNREGS  has  been delayed in several States during the current year, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) 2005 is a demand driven wage employment Scheme. Hence no States/UTs-wise allocation of fund is made. States/UTs-wise,  including  Gujarat,  Central  fund  released  under  the MGNREGS  during the current financial year 2019-20 (as on 17.07.2019) is given at Annexure .

(c) & (d): The Ministry releases funds to the State/UT on the basis of the agreed to Labour Budget, opening balance, pending liabilities of the previous financial  year, if any, and overall performance.  Fund  release  to  States/UTs  is  a  continuous  process  and  Central  Government  is committed to making funds available keeping in view the demand for work. The Ministry seeks additional fund for MGNREGS as and when required for meeting the demand for work on the ground.

(e): The Ministry along with the States/UTs has been making concerted efforts for improving the timely payment of wages. States/UTs have been advised to generate pay orders in time. This has resulted in considerable improvement in the status of timely generation of pay order leading to improvement in actual time taken to credit wages in the workers account. During the current financial Year 2019-20 (as on 17.07.2019), 98.05% pay orders have been generated within the stipulated 15 days. The delay in payment of wages are due to implementation issues in the States which include inadequate staffing, non-timely recording and reporting of attendance, measurement, data entry, generation of wage list, Fund Transfer Order (FTO), etc.

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Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)&(b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.4904 dated 23.07.2019

FY: 2019-20 (as on 17.07.2019)

| S. No.   | States/UTs        |   Central fund released (Rs. in lakh) |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDMAN &NICOBAR   |                         186.98        |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                      389252           |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                       10756.6         |
| 4        | ASSAM             |                       73769.3         |
| 5        | BIHAR             |                      155216           |
| 6        | CHHATTISGARH      |                      138163           |
| 7        | GOA               |                         144.28        |
| 8        | GUJARAT           |                       43204.6         |
| 9        | HARYANA           |                       10205.2         |
| 10       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                       19610.4         |
| 11       | JAMMU &KASHMIR    |                       75829.9         |
| 12       | JHARKHAND         |                       44259.9         |
| 13       | KARNATAKA         |                      213708           |
| 14       | KERALA            |                      177335           |
| 15       | LAKSHADWEEP       |                          11.91        |
| 16       | MADHYA PRADESH    |                      203844           |
| 17       | MAHARASHTRA       |                       74962           |
| 18       | MANIPUR           |                       18142.2         |
| 19       | MEGHALAYA         |                       23446.2         |
| 20       | MIZORAM           |                       25711.1         |
| 21       | NAGALAND          |                       24275.8         |
| 22       | ODISHA            |                       54075.3         |
| 23       | PUDUCHERRY        |                         315.29        |
| 24       | PUNJAB            |                       35886.4         |
| 25       | RAJASTHAN         |                      342622           |
| 26       | SIKKIM            |                        1766.11        |
| 27       | TAMIL NADU        |                      252943           |
| 28       | TELANGANA         |                      140464           |
| 29       | TRIPURA           |                       21139.5         |
| 30       | UTTAR PRADESH     |                      188808           |
| 31       | UTTARAKHAND       |                       14643.3         |
| 32       | WEST BENGAL       |                      402178           |
|          | Total             |                           3.17688e+06 |