Lok Sabha Question No. 4436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Social Audit under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Karti P. Chidambaram

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4436

ANSWERED ON 28/03/2023

## SOCIAL AUDIT UNDER MGNREGS

## 4436.   SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total planned social audits completed under MGNREGS during each of the last five financial years and the current year;
- (b) the total funds that the State Social Audit Units are entitled and received during the said period, State and year-wise;
- (c) whether  it is a fact that  Social  Audit  Units  of  some  States  have  not  received administrative  funds  or  have  experienced  delays  in  receiving  funds  from  the  Union Government to carry out the Social Audits;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether it is a fact that due to delay in disbursement of funds by the Union Government, State  Governments  are  unable  to  pay  salaries  of  auditors  which  has  resulted  in  high attrition rates among them?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)      Financial year-wise Social Audit planned and completed under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  in  last  five  financial  years from  2017-18  to  2021-22  and  the  current  financial  year  2022-23  (as  on  23.03.2023)  is  given below:

| Financial Year   | Number of Gram Panchayats planned for Social Audit at least once in financial year Number of Gram audited at least once in year   | Panchayats financial   |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 2017-18          | 6,95,00                                                                                                                           | 520                    |
| 2018-19          | 1,32,086                                                                                                                          | 1,19,053               |
| 2019-20          | 1,87,568                                                                                                                          | 1,61,863               |
| 2020-21          | 79,333                                                                                                                            | 35,580                 |
| 2021-22          | 2,04,685                                                                                                                          | 1,34,916               |
| 2022-23          | 2,39,001                                                                                                                          | 1,59,646               |

Further, in the financial year 2020-21 during the Covid-19 pandemic, Concurrent Social Audit was conducted wherever due to Covid-19 protocol regular Social Audit could not be conducted.

| Financial Year   | Number of Concurrent Audit planned   | Number of Concurrent Audit conducted   |
|------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2020-2021        | 5,04,452                             | 4,30,061                               |

- (b)     Social Audit Unit is entitled to receive 0.5% of the total expenditure on wage and material in the State/UT during the previous financial year. State/UT wise and financial year-wise total fund released under Social Audit Unit in last five financial years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 and the current year 2022-23 (as on 23.03.2023) is given at Annexure.
- (c) to (f)   Release of funds to Social Audit Units is a continuous process. Social Audit Units submit fund release proposal to Government of India. Funds under Social Audit is released after receipt  of  necessary  documents  along  with  the  required  undertaking  and  compliance  of  other conditions for financial management.

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Annexure Annexure referred in reply to part (b) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4436 dated

## 28.03.2023.

| State/UT-wise and financial year-wise total fund released under Social Audit Unit in last five financial years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 and the current financial year 2022-23 (as on 23.03.2023).   | State/UT-wise and financial year-wise total fund released under Social Audit Unit in last five financial years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 and the current financial year 2022-23 (as on 23.03.2023).   | State/UT-wise and financial year-wise total fund released under Social Audit Unit in last five financial years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 and the current financial year 2022-23 (as on 23.03.2023).   | State/UT-wise and financial year-wise total fund released under Social Audit Unit in last five financial years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 and the current financial year 2022-23 (as on 23.03.2023).   | State/UT-wise and financial year-wise total fund released under Social Audit Unit in last five financial years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 and the current financial year 2022-23 (as on 23.03.2023).   | State/UT-wise and financial year-wise total fund released under Social Audit Unit in last five financial years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 and the current financial year 2022-23 (as on 23.03.2023).   | State/UT-wise and financial year-wise total fund released under Social Audit Unit in last five financial years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 and the current financial year 2022-23 (as on 23.03.2023).   | State/UT-wise and financial year-wise total fund released under Social Audit Unit in last five financial years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 and the current financial year 2022-23 (as on 23.03.2023).   |
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| SI. No.                                                                                                                                                                                             | State/UT                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1184.92                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3004.74                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1917.00                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1313.65                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1911.64                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                   | 37.53                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                               | 368.02                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 308.29                                                                                                                                                                                              | 177.41                                                                                                                                                                                              | 305.66                                                                                                                                                                                              | 292.87                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                               | 543.68                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 736.66                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 778.54                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1269.12                                                                                                                                                                                             | 703.10                                                                                                                                                                                              | 760.85                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1390.98                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1338.69                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                             | 183.15                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 75.17                                                                                                                                                                                               | 105.48                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                    | 140.02                                                                                                                                                                                              | 160.71                                                                                                                                                                                              | 402.73                                                                                                                                                                                              | 167.86                                                                                                                                                                                              | 59.27                                                                                                                                                                                               | 534.94                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 203.13                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                           | 811.74                                                                                                                                                                                              | 823.84                                                                                                                                                                                              | 354.95                                                                                                                                                                                              | 603.46                                                                                                                                                                                              | 404.65                                                                                                                                                                                              | 427.13                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                           | 816.00                                                                                                                                                                                              | 950.79                                                                                                                                                                                              | 930.15                                                                                                                                                                                              | 894.32                                                                                                                                                                                              | 681.41                                                                                                                                                                                              | 755.18                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                              | 418.37                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 730.37                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 292.21                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1400.20                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                      | 880.57                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2223.80                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1183.26                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 963.52                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                         | 521.60                                                                                                                                                                                              | 455.21                                                                                                                                                                                              | 596.07                                                                                                                                                                                              | 442.39                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                             | 74.31                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                           | 364.45                                                                                                                                                                                              | 311.10                                                                                                                                                                                              | 164.00                                                                                                                                                                                              | 255.17                                                                                                                                                                                              | 166.12                                                                                                                                                                                              | 184.22                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                             | 74.32                                                                                                                                                                                               | 48.48                                                                                                                                                                                               | 118.62                                                                                                                                                                                              | 122.28                                                                                                                                                                                              | 135.73                                                                                                                                                                                              | 142.83                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                            | 245.74                                                                                                                                                                                              | 237.22                                                                                                                                                                                              | 68.15                                                                                                                                                                                               | 90.57                                                                                                                                                                                               | 110.43                                                                                                                                                                                              | 154.76                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                              | 532.20                                                                                                                                                                                              | 597.38                                                                                                                                                                                              | 557.83                                                                                                                                                                                              | 663.54                                                                                                                                                                                              | 713.02                                                                                                                                                                                              | 736.64                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                              | 245.37                                                                                                                                                                                              | 144.96                                                                                                                                                                                              | 158.01                                                                                                                                                                                              | 151.05                                                                                                                                                                                              | 160.32                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1351.33                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                              | 64.98                                                                                                                                                                                               | 19.16                                                                                                                                                                                               | 24.23                                                                                                                                                                                               | 19.76                                                                                                                                                                                               | 12.68                                                                                                                                                                                               | 15.16                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2478.20                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3027.38                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1202.74                                                                                                                                                                                             | 667.41                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1022.89                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3690.18                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                           | 886.54                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1277.14                                                                                                                                                                                             | 753.37                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1084.80                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1090.10                                                                                                                                                                                             | 982.85                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                             | 300.43                                                                                                                                                                                              | 208.74                                                                                                                                                                                              | 252.07                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 125.98                                                                                                                                                                                              | 256.33                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1046.06                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1110.00                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2174.52                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2838.52                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1558.26                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2103.27                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                         | 180.05                                                                                                                                                                                              | 190.08                                                                                                                                                                                              | 155.62                                                                                                                                                                                              | 240.75                                                                                                                                                                                              | 57.06                                                                                                                                                                                               | 80.50                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                  | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                         | 3332.63                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1506.17                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1896.05                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1313.08                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                |

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