Lok Sabha Question No. 250 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-04
Subject: Implementation of MGNREGA
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 250

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2020

## IMPLEMENTATION OF MGNREGA

## 250. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  budget  provision  made  and  released  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA)  for  the  years  2017-18 and 2019-20 and funds utilised so far;
- (b) the details of number of workers and mandays given during the said period;
- (c) the details of assets created as on date along with the details of funds utilised for the wages during the said period and the funds utilised under administrative head;
- (d) whether there is any pending wages of the workers for the years 2018-19 and 201920; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the time by which it is likely to be cleared?

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

- (a): The details of Budget Estimate, Revised Estimate, fund released and expenditure reported by States/UTs in Management Information System (MIS) under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) is as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Financial Year   | Budget Estimate   | Revised Estimate   | Fund released to States/UTs   | Expenditure** reported by States/UTs   |
|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2017-18          | 48,000.00         | 55,167.06          | 55,706.07 #                   | 63,649.48                              |
| 2019-20*         | 60,000.00         | 65,995.03          | 60,282.80                     | 54,075.30                              |

- (b): The details of total individuals worked and persondays generated during the FY 2017-18 and FY 2019-20 (as on 30.01.2020) under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is as under:

## (Figure in crore)

| Financial Year   |   Total individuals worked |   Persondays generated |
|------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
| 2017-18          |                       7.59 |                 233.74 |
| 2019-20*         |                       6.95 |                 207.88 |

- (c): The details of completed works, wage expenditure and administrative expenditure reported by States/UTs in Management Information System (MIS) during the FY 2017-18 and FY 201920 (as on 30.01.2020) under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is as under:
- (d)  &  (e):  The  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment  programme. 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 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,  and  overall  performance.  During  the current financial year 2019-20 (as on 30.01.2020), the Ministry has released Rs. 60,282.80 crore to all States/UTs under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.

| Financial Year   |   Completed works (in crore) | Wage expenditure (Rs in crore )   | Administrative expenditure (Rs in crore )   |
|------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18          |                         0.63 | 43,128.49                         | 2,420.31                                    |
| 2019-20*         |                         0.58 | 38,995.06                         | 2,302.04                                    |