Lok Sabha Question No. 1498 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Compensation to Workers due to Delay in Payment of MGNREGS Wages in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1498 ANSWERED ON 07/12/2021

## COMPENSATION TO WORKERS DUE TO DELAY IN PAYMENT OF MGNREGS WAGES IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 1498.   SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  a  wage  seeker  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is entitled to receive payment of compensation at the rate of 0.05% of the unpaid wages per day of delay beyond the sixteenth day of closure of muster roll in case of not receiving payment of wages within fifteen days from the date of closure of muster roll, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of MNREGS transactions which took more than 15 days to transfer wages to workers in Andhra Pradesh (AP) since 2019, year-wise and district-wise;
- (c) the  total  amount  of  compensation  paid  to  workers  due  to  delay  in  payment  of MGNREGS wages beyond 15 days in AP since 2019, year-wise and district-wise; and
- (d) whether there was a delay in payment of wage and no compensation was given to the workers, if so, the reasons for the same?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):        Yes,  Sir.   As  per  Para  29  of  Schedule  II  of  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), in case the payment of wages is not made within fifteen days from the date of closure of the muster roll, the wage seeker shall be entitled to receive payment of compensation for the delay, at the rate of 0.05% of the unpaid wages per day of delay beyond the sixteenth day of closure of muster roll.
- (b) & (c):  As per the information shared by the State of Andhra Pradesh, the total number of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS transactions which took more than 15 days to transfer wages to the accounts of unskilled workers and total amount of compensation paid to unskilled workers due  to  delay  in  payment  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  wages  beyond  15  days  in  State  of Andhra Pradesh in financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (as on 01.12.2021) is given

## at Annexure

- (d):       Delay  compensation  is  calculated  as  per  the  provisions  of  the  Act.  The  State Government  has  to  pay  the  delay  compensation  as  per  the  notified  rules  for  delay compensation based on the provisions of the Act. The amount due for compensation is duly verified  and  approved  by  the  State  Government  and,  henceforth,  the  payment  for  delay compensation is made to the eligible worker.

As per information shared by State of Andhra Pradesh, the delay at various levels is being computed and delay compensation has also been paid accordingly.

The  details  of  approved  delay  compensation,  delay  compensation  paid  and  delay compensation due in the State of Andhra Pradesh in the financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (as on 03.12.2021) is given below:

(Rs. in lakh)

| Financial Year              |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 ( as on 03.12.2021) |
|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------|
| Approved delay compensation |     64.74 |     16.23 |                          2.69 |
| Delay compensation paid     |     63.01 |     15.6  |                          2.24 |
| delay compensation due      |      1.73 |      0.63 |                          0.45 |

(As per MIS)

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## Annexure referred in reply to parts (b)&(c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1498 dated 07.12.2021

| Total number of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS transactions which took more than 15 days to transfer wages to the accounts of unskilled workers and total amount of compensation paid to unskilled workers due to delay in payment of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS wages beyond 15 days in State of Andhra Pradesh   | Total number of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS transactions which took more than 15 days to transfer wages to the accounts of unskilled workers and total amount of compensation paid to unskilled workers due to delay in payment of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS wages beyond 15 days in State of Andhra Pradesh   | Total number of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS transactions which took more than 15 days to transfer wages to the accounts of unskilled workers and total amount of compensation paid to unskilled workers due to delay in payment of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS wages beyond 15 days in State of Andhra Pradesh   | Total number of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS transactions which took more than 15 days to transfer wages to the accounts of unskilled workers and total amount of compensation paid to unskilled workers due to delay in payment of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS wages beyond 15 days in State of Andhra Pradesh   | Total number of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS transactions which took more than 15 days to transfer wages to the accounts of unskilled workers and total amount of compensation paid to unskilled workers due to delay in payment of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS wages beyond 15 days in State of Andhra Pradesh   | Total number of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS transactions which took more than 15 days to transfer wages to the accounts of unskilled workers and total amount of compensation paid to unskilled workers due to delay in payment of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS wages beyond 15 days in State of Andhra Pradesh   | Total number of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS transactions which took more than 15 days to transfer wages to the accounts of unskilled workers and total amount of compensation paid to unskilled workers due to delay in payment of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS wages beyond 15 days in State of Andhra Pradesh   | Total number of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS transactions which took more than 15 days to transfer wages to the accounts of unskilled workers and total amount of compensation paid to unskilled workers due to delay in payment of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS wages beyond 15 days in State of Andhra Pradesh   | Total number of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS transactions which took more than 15 days to transfer wages to the accounts of unskilled workers and total amount of compensation paid to unskilled workers due to delay in payment of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS wages beyond 15 days in State of Andhra Pradesh   | Total number of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS transactions which took more than 15 days to transfer wages to the accounts of unskilled workers and total amount of compensation paid to unskilled workers due to delay in payment of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS wages beyond 15 days in State of Andhra Pradesh   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | District                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | District                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Transactions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Paid Amount (in Rs.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Transactions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Paid Amount (in Rs.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Transactions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Paid Amount (in Rs.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Transactions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Paid Amount (in Rs.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Anantapur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 138335                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 421696                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 56293                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 178856                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 30348                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 10951                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 224976                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 611503                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Chittoor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 137089                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 554313                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 49030                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 174706                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 11602                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 7100                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 197721                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 736119                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Cuddapah                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 207242                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 885171                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 47147                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 206866                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 11338                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 15897                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 265727                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1107934                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | EastGodavari                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 91864                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 222726                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 34613                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 85932                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 23797                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 26687                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 150274                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 335345                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Guntur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 98035                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 231341                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 27010                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 53608                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 17020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 14203                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 142065                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 299152                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Krishna                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 104021                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 301356                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 33442                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 77877                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 22390                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 31052                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 159853                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 410285                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Kurnool                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 198299                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 869418                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 57385                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 147914                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 21018                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 10023                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 276702                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1027355                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Nellore                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 146133                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 552250                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 24407                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 74631                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 9986                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 8017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 180526                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 634898                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Prakasam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 228990                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 775247                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 57862                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 187916                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 34904                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 17833                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 321756                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 980996                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Srikakulam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 117154                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 151365                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 32345                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 115619                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 21622                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 16590                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 171121                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 283574                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Visakhapatna m                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 189270                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 514712                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 40845                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 49089                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 18286                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 24457                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 248401                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 588258                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Vizianagara m                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 91506                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 280308                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 29571                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 114386                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 30657                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 34939                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 151734                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 429633                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | West Godavari                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 155797                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 541869                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 31293                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 93052                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 19201                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 6287                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 206291                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 641208                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 19,03,735                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 63,01,772                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 5,21,243                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 15,60,452                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2,72,169                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2,24,036                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 26,97,147                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 80,86,260                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |