Lok Sabha Question No. 3772 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Budget Estimates under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Satabdi Roy (Banerjee)

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3772 ANSWERED ON 21/12/2021

## BUDGET ESTIMATES UNDER MGNREGS

## 3772.   SHRIMATI SATABDI ROY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  budget  estimate,  revised  estimates  of  funds  for  Mahatma  Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme(MGNREGS)  for  fiscal  2019-20, 2020-21;
- (b) whether the Government considers inflation factors while fixing the budget allocation under MGNREGS; and
- (c) the amount of outstanding wage payment for the last financial year 2019-20, 202021?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a)     The details of Budget Estimate and Revised Estimate for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  in  the  financial  years 2019-20 and 2020-21 is as below:

(Rs. in crore)

| Budget Estimate, Revised Estimate for Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21   | Budget Estimate, Revised Estimate for Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21   | Budget Estimate, Revised Estimate for Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Financial Year                                                                                          | Budget Estimate (B.E.)                                                                                  | Revised Estimate (R.E.)                                                                                 |
| 2019-20                                                                                                 | 60,000                                                                                                  | 71,001.81                                                                                               |
| 2020-21                                                                                                 | 61,500                                                                                                  | 1,11,500.00                                                                                             |

- (b)        Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven  wage  employment  programme  and  funds  are  released  to  the States/UTs  on  the  basis  of  "agreed  to"  Labour  Budget  (LB)  and  performance  of  the States/UTs during the financial year. 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 on the ground. No State/UT-wise financial allocation is made under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.
- (c)      The funds release under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is based on the provision of the Act and guidelines. As per the guidelines, the first installment of the first tranche i s was released in the first half of April after adjusting unspent balance available with the States and considering the pending liabilities, if any.

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