Lok Sabha Question No. 3798 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Additional Grants under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3798

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.01.2019

## ADDITIONAL GRANTS UNDER MGNREGS

## 3798.   SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

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 2018-19, Statewise;
- (b) the quantum of funds disbursed till date under MGNREGS during the said year, Statewise;
- (c) whether the Ministry will seek additional grants to provide for the remaining months and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether despite funds disbursal payment of wages under MGNREGS have been delayed in  several  States  during  the  current  year  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether compensation have been provided in each case of delay for which worker is not responsible and if so, the details thereof, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a)& (b): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) is a demand driven wage employment Scheme hence no State/UT- wise allocation of fund is made. States/UT-wise central fund released under the   MGNREGS during the current financial year 2018-19 (as on 31.12.2018) is given at Annexure-I .

(c): The Ministry releases funds to the State/UT based 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 in 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.

(d)& (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 and leading to improvement in actual time taken to credit wages in the workers account.

During  the  current  financial  Year  2018-19  (as  on  28.12.2018),  91.73%  pay  orders  have  been generated within 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.

As per the provisions under Para 29 of Schedule-II of the Gandhi National NREGA, 2005 the compensation for delay in payment of wages is paid to the workers. As per the Management Information System  (MIS), State/UT-wise details of delay compensation  paid by State Governments  during  the  current  financial year  2018-19  (as  on  31.12.2018)  is  given  at Annexure-II.

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FY: 2018-19 (as on 31.12.2018)                          (Rs. in lakh)

| Sl No   | States              |   Central fund released |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH      |        625812           |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |          8862.79        |
| 3       | ASSAM               |         84327.1         |
| 4       | BIHAR               |        211472           |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH        |        247267           |
| 6       | GOA                 |            48.83        |
| 7       | GUJARAT             |         83455.1         |
| 8       | HARYANA             |         27692.9         |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH    |         57738.7         |
| 10      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   |         48050.7         |
| 11      | JHARKHAND           |        128818           |
| 12      | KARNATAKA           |        280535           |
| 13      | KERALA              |        214470           |
| 14      | MADHYA PRADESH      |        413528           |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA         |        165057           |
| 16      | MANIPUR             |         16504.7         |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA           |         66081.7         |
| 18      | MIZORAM             |         34319.8         |
| 19      | NAGALAND            |         13886.5         |
| 20      | ODISHA              |        194068           |
| 21      | PUNJAB              |         42358.4         |
| 22      | RAJASTHAN           |        447021           |
| 23      | SIKKIM              |          8157.34        |
| 24      | TAMIL NADU          |        385932           |
| 25      | TELANGANA           |        273898           |
| 26      | TRIPURA             |         34163.6         |
| 27      | UTTAR PRADESH       |        459178           |
| 28      | UTTARAKHAND         |         48481.1         |
| 29      | WEST BENGAL         |        641716           |
| 30      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR |           573.41        |
| 31      | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI  |           484           |
| 32      | LAKSHADWEEP         |            15.97        |
| 33      | PUDUCHERRY          |          1275.64        |
|         | Total               |             5.26525e+06 |

NR=Not reported

FY: 2018-19 (as on 31.12.2018)

| S. No.   | State               |   Delay compensation Paid [In Rs.] |
|----------|---------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH      |                                  0 |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |                               2047 |
| 3        | ASSAM               |                             168029 |
| 4        | BIHAR               |                             135316 |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH        |                                  0 |
| 6        | GOA                 |                                  0 |
| 7        | GUJARAT             |                             273202 |
| 8        | HARYANA             |                              46384 |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH    |                             196698 |
| 10       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   |                                  0 |
| 11       | JHARKHAND           |                              46146 |
| 12       | KARNATAKA           |                              37941 |
| 13       | KERALA              |                             411058 |
| 14       | MADHYA PRADESH      |                            2772870 |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA         |                            1423194 |
| 16       | MANIPUR             |                                  0 |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA           |                                135 |
| 18       | MIZORAM             |                                  0 |
| 19       | NAGALAND            |                                  0 |
| 20       | ODISHA              |                                131 |
| 21       | PUNJAB              |                              82324 |
| 22       | RAJASTHAN           |                            1635596 |
| 23       | SIKKIM              |                                  0 |
| 24       | TAMIL NADU          |                                 16 |
| 25       | TELANGANA           |                                  0 |
| 26       | TRIPURA             |                               2862 |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH       |                                  0 |
| 28       | UTTARAKHAND         |                               5022 |
| 29       | WEST BENGAL         |                            5906986 |
| 30       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR |                                  0 |
| 31       | LAKSHADWEEP         |                                  0 |
| 32       | PUDUCHERRY          |                                  0 |
|          | Total               |                           13145957 |

*Figures are reported by State Governments in MIS.