Lok Sabha Question No. 266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Process of Fund Transfer Order under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 266 ANSWERED ON 30/11/2021

## PROCESS OF FUND TRANSFER ORDER UNDER MGNREGS

## 266. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any stipulated time limit to process the Fund Transfer Order (FTO) to transfer wages directly to the worker's accounts after receiving Fund  Transfer  Order  (FTO)  from  the  State  Governments  under  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS), if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of average days of time taken to process the Fund Transfer Order's by the Government each month from 01.01.2021 to 31.10.2021 State-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  utilization  of  the  allocated  funds  of  MNREGS  for  financial  year 2021-2022 Statewise and the steps taken by the Government to handle the payments of the States that used 100% funds, waiting for extra allocation; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  work  demanded  by  the  workers  to  work  provided  by  the Government, State-wise in this financial year 2021-2022?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):        As  per  the  provision  of  the  Act,  the  beneficiaries  are  entitled  to  get  wage  payment within 15 days of closure of Muster Roll of the work. Government of India has also issued a detailed  Standard  Operating  Procedure  (SOP)  to  the  States/UTs  to  ensure  timely  wage payment.
- (b):        State/UT-wise  status  of  timely  payment  of  wages  as  on  26.11.2021  is  given  at Annexure-I.
- (c):        Fund  release  to  States/UTs  is  a  continuation  process  and  Central  Government  is committed in making funds available keeping in view the demand for work. The Ministry seeks  additional  funds  as  and  when  required  for  meeting  the  demand  for  work  on  the ground. There was a Budget allocation of Rs.73000 crore for Mahatma Gandhi NREGA for current financial year 2021-22 as Budget Estimate (BE). There is no State/UT-wise allocation of  funds.  State/UT-wise  sanctioned/released  funds  for  wage,  material  and  administrative components under Mahatma  Gandhi NREGA  for  financial year 2021-2022 (as on 24.11.2021) is given at Annexure-II.
- (d):      States/UTs-wise details of employment demanded by workers, employment offered to workers and employment provided to workers  under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the current financial year 2021-22 (as on 26.11.2021) is given at Annexure-III.

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| State/UT-wise status of timely payment of wages as on 26.11.2021   | State/UT-wise status of timely payment of wages as on 26.11.2021   | State/UT-wise status of timely payment of wages as on 26.11.2021   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No.                                                              | States                                                             | Percentage (%) of payment generated within 15 days                 |
| 1                                                                  | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                | 45.76                                                              |
| 2                                                                  | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                     | 99.13                                                              |
| 3                                                                  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                  | 70.9                                                               |
| 4                                                                  | ASSAM                                                              | 93.97                                                              |
| 5                                                                  | BIHAR                                                              | 96.16                                                              |
| 6                                                                  | CHHATTISGARH                                                       | 99.06                                                              |
| 7                                                                  | GOA                                                                | 57.34                                                              |
| 8                                                                  | GUJARAT                                                            | 98.19                                                              |
| 9                                                                  | HARYANA                                                            | 99.16                                                              |
| 10                                                                 | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                   | 95.45                                                              |
| 11                                                                 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                  | 88.31                                                              |
| 12                                                                 | JHARKHAND                                                          | 99.99                                                              |
| 13                                                                 | KARNATAKA                                                          | 97.47                                                              |
| 14                                                                 | KERALA                                                             | 99.59                                                              |
| 15                                                                 | LADAKH                                                             | 25.97                                                              |
| 16                                                                 | LAKSHADWEEP                                                        | 25                                                                 |
| 17                                                                 | MADHYA PRADESH                                                     | 95.62                                                              |
| 18                                                                 | MAHARASHTRA                                                        | 89.16                                                              |
| 19                                                                 | MANIPUR                                                            | 35.08                                                              |
| 20                                                                 | MEGHALAYA                                                          | 75.54                                                              |
| 21                                                                 | MIZORAM                                                            | 99.21                                                              |
| 22                                                                 | NAGALAND                                                           | 0.09                                                               |
| 23                                                                 | ODISHA                                                             | 99.04                                                              |
| 24                                                                 | PUDUCHERRY                                                         | 64.76                                                              |
| 25                                                                 | PUNJAB                                                             | 90.27                                                              |
| 26                                                                 | RAJASTHAN                                                          | 97.88                                                              |
| 27                                                                 | SIKKIM                                                             | 93.05                                                              |
| 28                                                                 | TAMILNADU                                                          | 99.97                                                              |
| 29                                                                 | TELANGANA                                                          | 97.73                                                              |
| 30                                                                 | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU                       | 0                                                                  |
| 31                                                                 | TRIPURA                                                            | 97.13                                                              |
| 32                                                                 | UTTAR PRADESH                                                      | 86.87                                                              |
| 33                                                                 | UTTARAKHAND                                                        | 99.41                                                              |
| 34                                                                 | WEST BENGAL                                                        | 98.97                                                              |
|                                                                    | Total                                                              | 96.94                                                              |

Annexure-II  referred  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  266 dated 30.11.2021.

State/UT-wise sanctioned/released funds for wage, material and administrative components under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA for financial year 2021-2022 (as on 24.11.2021)

| S No.   | State/UT                                    | FY 2021-22 (as on 24.11.2021)   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                         | 7.63                            |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH                              | 6271.76                         |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                           | 262.82                          |
| 4       | ASSAM                                       | 1372.13                         |
| 5       | BIHAR                                       | 3942.28                         |
| 6       | CHHATTISGARH                                | 2296.12                         |
| 7       | GOA                                         | 0.00                            |
| 8       | GUJARAT                                     | 1253.92                         |
| 9       | HARYANA                                     | 486.46                          |
| 10      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                            | 467.42                          |
| 11      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                           | 360.19                          |
| 12      | JHARKHAND                                   | 2073.51                         |
| 13      | KARNATAKA                                   | 4263.73                         |
| 14      | KERALA                                      | 2040.79                         |
| 15      | LADAKH                                      | 29.57                           |
| 16      | LAKSHADWEEP                                 | 0.00                            |
| 17      | MADHYA PRADESH                              | 5557.95                         |
| 18      | MAHARASHTRA                                 | 1109.54                         |
| 19      | MANIPUR                                     | 333.09                          |
| 20      | MEGHALAYA                                   | 574.24                          |
| 21      | MIZORAM                                     | 358.83                          |
| 22      | NAGALAND                                    | 317.81                          |
| 23      | ODISHA                                      | 4154.94                         |
| 24      | PUDUCHERRY                                  | 10.63                           |
| 25      | PUNJAB                                      | 797.96                          |
| 26      | RAJASTHAN                                   | 6829.77                         |
| 27      | SIKKIM                                      | 57.14                           |
| 28      | TAMILNADU                                   | 6443.53                         |
| 29      | TELANGANA                                   | 3687.61                         |
| 30      | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMANAND DIU | 0.00                            |
| 31      | TRIPURA                                     | 692.22                          |
| 32      | UTTAR PRADESH                               | 5873.40                         |
| 33      | UTTARAKHAND                                 | 402.03                          |
| 34      | WEST BENGAL                                 | 5842.29                         |
|         | Total                                       | 68,171.31                       |

(Rs. in crore)

(Figure in lakh)

|         |                     | FY 2021-22 (as on 26.11.2021)   | FY 2021-22 (as on 26.11.2021)                            | FY 2021-22 (as on 26.11.2021)   |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State/UT            | Employment demanded by workers  | Employment offered to workers Employment availed workers | by                              |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 89.35                           | 89.24                                                    | 74.45                           |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 2.57                            | 2.56                                                     | 2.44                            |
| 3       | ASSAM               | 32.15                           | 32.14                                                    | 27.84                           |
| 4       | BIHAR               | 46.67                           | 46.52                                                    | 36.38                           |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH        | 53.32                           | 53.31                                                    | 42.48                           |
| 6       | GOA                 | 0.03                            | 0.03                                                     | 0.03                            |
| 7       | GUJARAT             | 22.88                           | 22.85                                                    | 14.89                           |
| 8       | HARYANA             | 5.81                            | 5.80                                                     | 4.51                            |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 8.63                            | 8.62                                                     | 7.67                            |
| 10      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 6.96                            | 6.94                                                     | 5.90                            |
| 11      | JHARKHAND           | 31.09                           | 31.08                                                    | 25.43                           |
| 12      | KARNATAKA           | 65.81                           | 63.83                                                    | 57.55                           |
| 13      | KERALA              | 18.10                           | 18.09                                                    | 16.31                           |
| 14      | LADAKH              | 0.31                            | 0.31                                                     | 0.28                            |
| 15      | MADHYA PRADESH      | 106.88                          | 106.68                                                   | 81.65                           |
| 16      | MAHARASHTRA         | 28.85                           | 28.72                                                    | 23.92                           |
| 17      | MANIPUR             | 5.79                            | 5.79                                                     | 5.66                            |
| 18      | MEGHALAYA           | 6.09                            | 6.09                                                     | 5.63                            |
| 19      | MIZORAM             | 2.11                            | 2.11                                                     | 2.10                            |
| 20      | NAGALAND            | 4.37                            | 4.31                                                     | 4.26                            |
| 21      | ODISHA              | 62.20                           | 62.15                                                    | 48.74                           |
| 22      | PUNJAB              | 10.96                           | 10.95                                                    | 9.19                            |
| 23      | RAJASTHAN           | 95.34                           | 95.29                                                    | 80.64                           |
| 24      | SIKKIM              | 0.72                            | 0.72                                                     | 0.66                            |
| 25      | TAMILNADU           | 78.87                           | 78.87                                                    | 74.77                           |
| 26      | TELANGANA           | 62.70                           | 58.40                                                    | 44.77                           |
| 27      | TRIPURA             | 7.84                            | 7.84                                                     | 7.56                            |
| 28      | UTTAR PRADESH       | 98.96                           | 98.87                                                    | 79.40                           |
| 29      | UTTARAKHAND         | 6.99                            | 6.98                                                     | 6.11                            |
| 30      | WEST BENGAL         | 107.07                          | 107.03                                                   | 94.62                           |
| 31      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 0.05                            | 0.05                                                     | 0.04                            |
| 33      | LAKSHADWEEP         | 0.00                            | 0.00                                                     | 0.00                            |
| 34      | PUDUCHERRY          | 0.43                            | 0.43                                                     | 0.35                            |