Lok Sabha Question No. 4411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Person Days under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi, Andimuthu Raja

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4411

ANSWERED ON 28/03/2023

## PERSON DAYS UNDER MGNREGS

## 4411.   SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

SHRI A. RAJA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of employment days/person days under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during each of the last three years, Statewise;
- (b) whether there has been demand for more days from the beneficiaries;
- (c) the amount budgeted and spent during each of the last three financial years, State-wise;
- (d) whether there is less allocation of funds in the financial year 2023-24 and if so, whether it will not affect the MGNREGS;
- (e) whether there is any complaint of delay in payment of wages to the beneficiaries; and
- (f) if so, the action taken to resolve the issue and expedite payment?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)     State/UT-wise details of employment provided (in person-days generated) under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) in the last three financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 is given at Annexure-I.
- (b)        Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven wage employment Scheme which provides for the enhancement of livelihood  security  of  the  households  in  rural  areas  of  the  country  by  providing  at  least  one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
- (c)     There is no State/UT-wise allocation of funds under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. State/UT wise release of funds under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during last three financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 is given at Annexure-II.

State/UT-wise  details  of  expenditure  incurred  (including  State  share)  under  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS in the last three financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 are given at AnnexureIII.

(d)     There is a budget allocation of Rs. 60,000 crores at Budget Estimate stage for Mahatma Gandhi NREGS for financial year 2023-24.

Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  is  a  demand-driven  wage  employment  scheme.  Funds  release  to States/UTs  is  a  continuous  process  and  Central  Government  is  committed  to  making  funds available to States/UTs for the implementation of the Scheme as per the demand for work on the ground.

The  Ministry  seeks  additional  funds  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  from  the  Ministry  of Finance as and when required for meeting the demand for work on the ground.

(e)  &  (f)       The  Ministry  receives  complaints   under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  through Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System  (CPGRAMS).  Since  the responsibility of implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is  vested  with  the  State/UT  Governments,  all  complaints  received  in  the  Ministry  through CPGRAMS are forwarded to the concerned State/UT Governments for taking appropriate action including investigation, as per law.

The Ministry has taken various steps to ensure timely payment of wages to workers under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. These include:

- i. Upscaling of National Electronic Fund Management System (Ne-FMS) in 27 States and 3 Union Territories.
- ii. Intensive consultation with State Governments and other stakeholders to strategize timely payment of wages, verification of pending compensation claims etc.
- iii. Formulation  of  Standard  Operating  Procedure  for  monitoring  of  timely  payment  and payment of compensation.
- iv. Review  meetings  through  video  conferences  with  States/  UTs  reviewing  the  status  of timely payment and payment of delay compensation.
- v. States/UT's have been requested to ensure timely regeneration of rejected transaction and every fund release is tagged with priority release of rejected transaction.
- vi. States  have  been  requested  to  ensure  correction  of  invalid  accounts  as  per  information provided by PFMS.

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Annexure-I referred in reply to part (a) Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4411 dated 28.03.2023.

| State/UT-wise details of employment provided (in Gandhi NREGS from financial year 2019-20 to 2021-22.   | State/UT-wise details of employment provided (in Gandhi NREGS from financial year 2019-20 to 2021-22.   | State/UT-wise details of employment provided (in Gandhi NREGS from financial year 2019-20 to 2021-22.   | State/UT-wise details of employment provided (in Gandhi NREGS from financial year 2019-20 to 2021-22.   | State/UT-wise details of employment provided (in Gandhi NREGS from financial year 2019-20 to 2021-22.   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                 | State/UT                                                                                                | Persondays generated (in lakh)                                                                          | Persondays generated (in lakh)                                                                          | Persondays generated (in lakh)                                                                          |
|                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         | 2019-20                                                                                                 | 2020-21                                                                                                 | 2021-22                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                          | 2002.25                                                                                                 | 2593.24                                                                                                 | 2417.27                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                       | 85.99                                                                                                   | 128.14                                                                                                  | 158.71                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                   | 623.06                                                                                                  | 911.53                                                                                                  | 915.96                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                                   | 1413.64                                                                                                 | 2276.27                                                                                                 | 1808.42                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                            | 1361.75                                                                                                 | 1840.90                                                                                                 | 1692.30                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                                     | 0.34                                                                                                    | 1.10                                                                                                    | 0.95                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                 | 353.70                                                                                                  | 482.29                                                                                                  | 568.02                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                                 | 91.19                                                                                                   | 179.62                                                                                                  | 146.39                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                        | 259.19                                                                                                  | 336.19                                                                                                  | 370.94                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                      | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                       | 313.41                                                                                                  | 407.01                                                                                                  | 406.26                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                               | 641.95                                                                                                  | 1176.08                                                                                                 | 1132.29                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                               | 1118.63                                                                                                 | 1480.32                                                                                                 | 1632.39                                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                  | 802.30                                                                                                  | 1023.00                                                                                                 | 1059.66                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                      | Ladakh                                                                                                  | 19.03                                                                                                   | 21.30                                                                                                   | 19.27                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                          | 1930.17                                                                                                 | 3420.21                                                                                                 | 2999.25                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                             | 629.60                                                                                                  | 679.36                                                                                                  | 825.33                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                 | 234.07                                                                                                  | 330.52                                                                                                  | 304.90                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                               | 370.22                                                                                                  | 383.70                                                                                                  | 393.63                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                                 | 192.10                                                                                                  | 198.66                                                                                                  | 200.77                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                                | 138.48                                                                                                  | 180.12                                                                                                  | 192.58                                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                  | 1113.89                                                                                                 | 2080.75                                                                                                 | 1977.65                                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                                  | 235.25                                                                                                  | 376.75                                                                                                  | 331.48                                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                               | 3286.55                                                                                                 | 4605.35                                                                                                 | 4242.96                                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                                  | 29.47                                                                                                   | 37.34                                                                                                   | 34.34                                                                                                   |
| 25                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                              | 2485.10                                                                                                 | 3339.46                                                                                                 | 3457.26                                                                                                 |
| 26                                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                                               | 1071.14                                                                                                 | 1579.53                                                                                                 | 1457.93                                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                                 | 344.02                                                                                                  | 437.22                                                                                                  | 426.18                                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                           | 2443.55                                                                                                 | 3945.41                                                                                                 | 3256.57                                                                                                 |
| 29                                                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                                                             | 206.12                                                                                                  | 303.61                                                                                                  | 243.18                                                                                                  |
| 30                                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                             | 2723.05                                                                                                 | 4140.17                                                                                                 | 3642.27                                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                                      | Andaman And Nicobar                                                                                     | 2.21                                                                                                    | 2.61                                                                                                    | 1.14                                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                                      | Lakshadweep                                                                                             | 0.04                                                                                                    | 0.02                                                                                                    | 0.01                                                                                                    |
| 34                                                                                                      | Puducherry                                                                                              | 7.65                                                                                                    | 10.57                                                                                                   | 6.15                                                                                                    |
| 32                                                                                                      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                         | Total                                                                                                   | 26,529.13                                                                                               | 38,908.33                                                                                               | 36,322.35                                                                                               |

(As per NREGASoft)

## Annexure-II referred in reply to part (c) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4411 dated 28.03.2023.

| State/UT wise release of funds under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during last three financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22   | State/UT wise release of funds under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during last three financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22   | State/UT wise release of funds under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during last three financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22   | State/UT wise release of funds under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during last three financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22   | State/UT wise release of funds under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during last three financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                                                                                                    | States/UT                                                                                                                  | 2019-20                                                                                                                    | 2020-21                                                                                                                    | (Rs. in crore) 2021-22                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                          | Andaman And Nicobar                                                                                                        | 5.84                                                                                                                       | 4.86                                                                                                                       | 7.68                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                             | 7311.48                                                                                                                    | 10365.48                                                                                                                   | 7225.62                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                          | 107.57                                                                                                                     | 348.95                                                                                                                     | 458.34                                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                                      | 1476.24                                                                                                                    | 2514.55                                                                                                                    | 2276.64                                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                                      | 3283.88                                                                                                                    | 6647.01                                                                                                                    | 5460.43                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                               | 2792.41                                                                                                                    | 4144.19                                                                                                                    | 4051.22                                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                          | Goa                                                                                                                        | 2.17                                                                                                                       | 0.91                                                                                                                       | 0.24                                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                                                                    | 775.84                                                                                                                     | 1513.75                                                                                                                    | 1592.80                                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                                          | Haryana                                                                                                                    | 345.27                                                                                                                     | 776.67                                                                                                                     | 660.04                                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                           | 615.37                                                                                                                     | 963.69                                                                                                                     | 989.11                                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                                         | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                                          | 825.62                                                                                                                     | 1166.63                                                                                                                    | 962.50                                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                                  | 1311.15                                                                                                                    | 3489.84                                                                                                                    | 3078.42                                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                                  | 5546.20                                                                                                                    | 5605.01                                                                                                                    | 5910.89                                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                                                     | 3541.12                                                                                                                    | 4300.32                                                                                                                    | 3478.12                                                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                                         | Ladakh                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 22.49                                                                                                                      | 59.04                                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                | 0.24                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                             | 4825.63                                                                                                                    | 9225.40                                                                                                                    | 8576.30                                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                                                | 1723.25                                                                                                                    | 1638.78                                                                                                                    | 2093.72                                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                                                    | 610.75                                                                                                                     | 737.57                                                                                                                     | 333.09                                                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                                                  | 1026.64                                                                                                                    | 1286.41                                                                                                                    | 1122.76                                                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                                                    | 526.74                                                                                                                     | 576.81                                                                                                                     | 611.27                                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                                                   | 298.54                                                                                                                     | 483.82                                                                                                                     | 587.35                                                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                                                         | Odisha                                                                                                                     | 2488.22                                                                                                                    | 5409.50                                                                                                                    | 5737.89                                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                                         | Puducherry                                                                                                                 | 17.04                                                                                                                      | 27.13                                                                                                                      | 13.41                                                                                                                      |
| 25                                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                                     | 776.89                                                                                                                     | 1287.86                                                                                                                    | 1172.41                                                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                                  | 6891.74                                                                                                                    | 9129.03                                                                                                                    | 9928.90                                                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                                                     | 83.66                                                                                                                      | 101.46                                                                                                                     | 111.96                                                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                 | 5447.80                                                                                                                    | 8549.89                                                                                                                    | 8962.76                                                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                                  | 2246.78                                                                                                                    | 4163.57                                                                                                                    | 4119.73                                                                                                                    |
| 30                                                                                                                         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                                                    | 740.05                                                                                                                     | 1199.93                                                                                                                    | 996.19                                                                                                                     |
| 32                                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                              | 6240.17                                                                                                                    | 12257.35                                                                                                                   | 8493.38                                                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                | 470.61                                                                                                                     | 908.89                                                                                                                     | 605.70                                                                                                                     |
| 34                                                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                                                | 8458.21                                                                                                                    | 10993.56                                                                                                                   | 7591.48                                                                                                                    |

Annexure-III Annexure-III referred in reply to part (c) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4411 dated 28.03.2023.

| State/UT-wise Gandhi   | details of expenditure NREGS during last three financial   | incurred (including State share) under Mahatma years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22   | incurred (including State share) under Mahatma years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22   | incurred (including State share) under Mahatma years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22   |
|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No.                    | details of expenditure NREGS during last three financial   | 2019-20                                                                             | crore) 2020-21                                                                      | 2021-22                                                                             |
| 1                      | States Andhra Pradesh                                      | 5532.51                                                                             | 10900.61                                                                            | 7867.21                                                                             |
| 2                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                          | 158.71                                                                              | 485.38                                                                              | 478.38                                                                              |
| 3                      | Assam                                                      | 1476.30                                                                             | 2348.18                                                                             | 2378.49                                                                             |
| 4                      | Bihar                                                      | 3371.17                                                                             | 6425.62                                                                             | 6502.47                                                                             |
| 5                      | Chhattisgarh                                               | 3009.92                                                                             | 4113.09                                                                             | 3980.91                                                                             |
| 6                      | Goa                                                        | 1.34                                                                                | 3.26                                                                                | 3.77                                                                                |
| 7                      | Gujarat                                                    | 965.23                                                                              | 1334.86                                                                             | 1735.72                                                                             |
| 8                      | Haryana                                                    | 387.17                                                                              | 802.63                                                                              | 707.99                                                                              |
| 9                      | Himachal Pradesh                                           | 708.98                                                                              | 988.96                                                                              | 1090.51                                                                             |
| 10                     | Jammu &Kashmir                                             | 998.28                                                                              | 1529.47                                                                             | 1138.04                                                                             |
| 11                     | Jharkhand                                                  | 1699.98                                                                             | 3135.64                                                                             | 3335.80                                                                             |
| 12                     | Karnataka                                                  | 4748.17                                                                             | 5599.96                                                                             | 6194.04                                                                             |
| 13                     | Kerala                                                     | 2702.55                                                                             | 3862.84                                                                             | 4020.43                                                                             |
| 14                     | Ladakh                                                     | 67.62                                                                               | 50.33                                                                               | 58.12                                                                               |
| 15                     | Madhya Pradesh                                             | 4949.34                                                                             | 9142.28                                                                             | 8043.29                                                                             |
| 16                     | Maharashtra                                                | 1821.32                                                                             | 1968.09                                                                             | 2410.55                                                                             |
| 17                     | Manipur                                                    | 455.48                                                                              | 1052.69                                                                             | 924.00                                                                              |
| 18                     | Meghalaya                                                  | 1098.39                                                                             | 1367.13                                                                             | 1127.24                                                                             |
| 19                     | Mizoram                                                    | 515.25                                                                              | 549.22                                                                              | 529.91                                                                              |
| 20                     | Nagaland                                                   | 393.68                                                                              | 442.79                                                                              | 539.08                                                                              |
| 21                     | Odisha                                                     | 2836.94                                                                             | 5828.07                                                                             | 5988.19                                                                             |
| 22                     | Punjab                                                     | 767.36                                                                              | 1240.83                                                                             | 1279.18                                                                             |
| 23                     | Rajasthan                                                  | 6701.74                                                                             | 9393.27                                                                             | 10462.60                                                                            |
| 24                     | Sikkim                                                     | 91.07                                                                               | 107.06                                                                              | 117.79                                                                              |
| 25                     | Tamil Nadu                                                 | 5621.34                                                                             | 8423.40                                                                             | 9794.98                                                                             |
| 26                     | Telangana                                                  | 2193.32                                                                             | 4642.84                                                                             | 4076.68                                                                             |
| 27                     | Tripura                                                    | 857.47                                                                              | 1062.27                                                                             | 1081.23                                                                             |
| 28                     | Uttar Pradesh                                              | 6053.14                                                                             | 12863.89                                                                            | 8767.42                                                                             |
| 29                     | Uttarakhand                                                | 556.06                                                                              | 853.82                                                                              | 628.19                                                                              |
| 30                     | West Bengal                                                | 7480.91                                                                             | 10245.32                                                                            | 10895.20                                                                            |
| 31                     | Andaman and Nicobar                                        | 4.59                                                                                | 6.68                                                                                | 6.21                                                                                |
| 32                     | Lakshadweep                                                | 0.11                                                                                | 0.06                                                                                | 0.04                                                                                |
| 33                     | Puducherry                                                 | 17.11                                                                               | 25.32                                                                               | 14.70                                                                               |
| 34                     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                         | 0.00                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                |
|                        | Total                                                      | 68,242.54                                                                           | 1,10,795.84                                                                         | 1,06,178.33                                                                         |

(As per NREGASoft)

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