Lok Sabha Question No. 1567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Outstanding Amount under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Chandan Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1567

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2020

## OUTSTANDING AMOUNT UNDER MGNREGS

## 1567.   SHRI CHANDAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the outstanding amount is not being paid to Bihar State under MGNREGS scheme;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  outstanding  amount  along  with  the  reasons  for  delay  in payment;
- (c) whether due to non-payment, the works under MGNREGS are being affected and the outstanding dues of the MGNREGS labourers is increasing;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the time by which the payment of outstanding dues under MGNREGAS is likely to be made by the Government to all the States including Bihar; and
- (f) whether  the  outstanding  dues  of  MGNREGS  is  one  of  the  main  reasons  for  less demand of items of daily consumption in rural areas and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (e): The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 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  to  the  States periodically 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,  overall  performance  and  submission  of  requisite documents. The States/UTs-wise release of Central Share under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  during  the  current financial year 2019-20 (as on 05.02.2020) is given at Annexure . During the current financial year 2019-20 (as on 05.02.2020), the Ministry has released Rs. 2,959.52 crore to Bihar under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS including pending wage liabilities.

(f): As per the information uploaded by the States/UTs in Management Information System (MIS), persondays generated under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is on an increasing trend. The details of persondays generated at National level and in Bihar during the last two years are given below:

| Financial Year   |   Persondays generated (in crore) at National Level |   Persondays generated (in crore) in Bihar |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 2017-2018        |                                              233.74 |                                       8.17 |
| 2018-2019        |                                              267.98 |                                      12.33 |

## Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS FY 2019-20 (as on 05.02.02020)

(Rs. in crore)

| SI. No   | State/Union Territory    |   Central fund released 2019-20 |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh           |                         6292.76 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh        |                          107.57 |
| 3        | Assam                    |                         1400.57 |
| 4        | Bihar                    |                         2959.52 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh             |                         2331.61 |
| 6        | Gujarat                  |                          707.9  |
| 7        | Haryana                  |                          300.55 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh         |                          519.48 |
| 9        | Jammu and Kashmir        |                          827.65 |
| 10       | Jharkhand                |                         1143.91 |
| 11       | Karnataka                |                         4929.37 |
| 12       | Kerala                   |                         3429.28 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh           |                         4145.11 |
| 14       | Maharashtra              |                         1657.59 |
| 15       | Manipur                  |                          396    |
| 16       | Meghalaya                |                          839.91 |
| 17       | Mizoram                  |                          482.62 |
| 18       | Nagaland                 |                          299.22 |
| 19       | Odisha                   |                         2299.37 |
| 20       | Punjab                   |                          713.63 |
| 21       | Rajasthan                |                         6293.95 |
| 22       | Sikkim                   |                           75.24 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu               |                         5129.68 |
| 24       | Telangana                |                         2014.82 |
| 25       | Tripura                  |                          657.25 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh            |                         4852.3  |
| 27       | Uttarakhand              |                          409.89 |
| 28       | West Bengal              |                         6819.92 |
| 29       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                            3.1  |
| 30       | Lakshadweep              |                            0.24 |
| 31       | Puducherry               |                           15.81 |
| 32       | Goa                      |                            2.17 |
| Total    | Total                    |                        62058    |