Lok Sabha Question No. 412 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Funds and Employment under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty, Manne Srinivas Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 412 ANSWERED ON 30/11/2021

## FUNDS AND EMPLOYMENT UNDER MGNREGS

412. MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  funds  released  and  utilized  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) Projects during each of the last three  years  and  the  current  year,  State/UT-wise  and  on  going  projects  till  October, 2021;
- (b) the number of rural areas covered and employment provided under this scheme during the said period, State-wise; and
- (c) whether the Government is contempleting to provide more funds to States who have over-spent/utilised all the funds on MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (c):  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven wage employment programme and funds are released to the  States/UTs  on  the  basis  of  "agreed  to"  Labour  Budget  (LB)  and  performance  of  the States/UTs during the financial year. Fund release to States/UTs is a continuous process and Central Government is committed in making funds available keeping in view the demand for work. The Ministry seeks additional funds as and when required for meeting the demand for work on the ground. Ministry of Finance allocated additional funds of the Rs. 10,000 crore for Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as an interim measure. Further, allocation may be made upon assessment of demand during the Revised Estimate (RE) stage.

State/UT-wise details of funds sanctioned/released for wage, material & administrative component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last three financial years (FY) and current FY 2021-22 (as on 24.11.2021) is given at Annexure-I.

State/UT-wise number of ongoing works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in current FY 2021-22 (as on 31.10.2021) is given at Annexure-II.

- (b):        State/UT-wise  number  of  rural  areas  (Gram  Panchayats)  covered  and  employment provide  (persondays  generated)  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  during  the  last  three financial years and current FY 2020-21 (as on 31.10.2021) is given at Annexure-III.

Annexure-I  referred  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  &  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.412 dated 30.11.2021.

(Rs. in crore)

| State/UT-wise details of funds sanctioned/released for wage, material &administrative component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last three FYs and current FY 2021-22   | State/UT-wise details of funds sanctioned/released for wage, material &administrative component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last three FYs and current FY 2021-22   | State/UT-wise details of funds sanctioned/released for wage, material &administrative component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last three FYs and current FY 2021-22   | State/UT-wise details of funds sanctioned/released for wage, material &administrative component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last three FYs and current FY 2021-22   | State/UT-wise details of funds sanctioned/released for wage, material &administrative component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last three FYs and current FY 2021-22   | State/UT-wise details of funds sanctioned/released for wage, material &administrative component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last three FYs and current FY 2021-22   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No.                                                                                                                                                                 | State/UT                                                                                                                                                              | FY 2018- 19                                                                                                                                                           | FY 2019- 20                                                                                                                                                           | FY 2020-21                                                                                                                                                            | FY 2021-22 (as on 24.11.2021)                                                                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                                                                                     | 7                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                     | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                                                                                                                   | 7.62                                                                                                                                                                  | 5.84                                                                                                                                                                  | 4.86                                                                                                                                                                  | 7.63                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                     | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                        | 6684.54                                                                                                                                                               | 7311.48                                                                                                                                                               | 10365.48                                                                                                                                                              | 6271.76                                                                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                     | 163.25                                                                                                                                                                | 107.57                                                                                                                                                                | 348.95                                                                                                                                                                | 262.82                                                                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                     | ASSAM                                                                                                                                                                 | 1050.37                                                                                                                                                               | 1476.24                                                                                                                                                               | 2514.55                                                                                                                                                               | 1372.13                                                                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                     | BIHAR                                                                                                                                                                 | 2891.94                                                                                                                                                               | 3283.88                                                                                                                                                               | 6647.01                                                                                                                                                               | 3942.28                                                                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                     | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                                          | 3082.94                                                                                                                                                               | 2792.41                                                                                                                                                               | 4144.19                                                                                                                                                               | 2296.12                                                                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                     | GOA                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.49                                                                                                                                                                  | 2.17                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.91                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                     | GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                               | 1060.80                                                                                                                                                               | 775.84                                                                                                                                                                | 1513.75                                                                                                                                                               | 1253.92                                                                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                     | HARYANA                                                                                                                                                               | 356.25                                                                                                                                                                | 345.27                                                                                                                                                                | 776.67                                                                                                                                                                | 486.46                                                                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                    | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                      | 778.74                                                                                                                                                                | 615.37                                                                                                                                                                | 963.69                                                                                                                                                                | 467.42                                                                                                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                                                                     | 620.36                                                                                                                                                                | 825.62                                                                                                                                                                | 1166.63                                                                                                                                                               | 360.19                                                                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                    | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                             | 1538.06                                                                                                                                                               | 1311.15                                                                                                                                                               | 3489.84                                                                                                                                                               | 2073.51                                                                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                    | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                             | 3040.25                                                                                                                                                               | 5546.20                                                                                                                                                               | 5605.01                                                                                                                                                               | 4263.73                                                                                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                    | KERALA                                                                                                                                                                | 2354.74                                                                                                                                                               | 3541.12                                                                                                                                                               | 4300.32                                                                                                                                                               | 2040.79                                                                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                    | LADAKH                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                  | 22.49                                                                                                                                                                 | 29.57                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                    | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                                                                           | 0.16                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.24                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                    | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                        | 4681.41                                                                                                                                                               | 4825.63                                                                                                                                                               | 9225.40                                                                                                                                                               | 5557.95                                                                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                    | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                                           | 2014.64                                                                                                                                                               | 1723.25                                                                                                                                                               | 1639.78                                                                                                                                                               | 1109.54                                                                                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                    | MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                               | 269.60                                                                                                                                                                | 610.75                                                                                                                                                                | 737.57                                                                                                                                                                | 333.09                                                                                                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                    | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                                             | 786.14                                                                                                                                                                | 1026.64                                                                                                                                                               | 1286.41                                                                                                                                                               | 574.24                                                                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                    | MIZORAM                                                                                                                                                               | 392.37                                                                                                                                                                | 526.74                                                                                                                                                                | 576.81                                                                                                                                                                | 358.83                                                                                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                    | NAGALAND                                                                                                                                                              | 138.86                                                                                                                                                                | 298.54                                                                                                                                                                | 483.82                                                                                                                                                                | 317.81                                                                                                                                                                |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                    | ODISHA                                                                                                                                                                | 2218.21                                                                                                                                                               | 2488.22                                                                                                                                                               | 5409.50                                                                                                                                                               | 4154.94                                                                                                                                                               |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                    | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                                                            | 14.75                                                                                                                                                                 | 17.04                                                                                                                                                                 | 27.13                                                                                                                                                                 | 10.63                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                    | PUNJAB                                                                                                                                                                | 598.55                                                                                                                                                                | 776.89                                                                                                                                                                | 1287.86                                                                                                                                                               | 797.96                                                                                                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                    | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                             | 5492.31                                                                                                                                                               | 6891.74                                                                                                                                                               | 9129.03                                                                                                                                                               | 6829.77                                                                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                    | SIKKIM                                                                                                                                                                | 97.43                                                                                                                                                                 | 83.66                                                                                                                                                                 | 101.46                                                                                                                                                                | 57.14                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                    | TAMILNADU                                                                                                                                                             | 4951.66                                                                                                                                                               | 5447.80                                                                                                                                                               | 8941.26                                                                                                                                                               | 6443.53                                                                                                                                                               |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                    | TELANGANA                                                                                                                                                             | 2958.17                                                                                                                                                               | 2246.78                                                                                                                                                               | 4163.57                                                                                                                                                               | 3687.61                                                                                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                    | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIANDDAMAN AND DIU                                                                                                                            | 4.84                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                    | TRIPURA                                                                                                                                                               | 442.54                                                                                                                                                                | 740.05                                                                                                                                                                | 1199.93                                                                                                                                                               | 692.22                                                                                                                                                                |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                    | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                                         | 5464.65                                                                                                                                                               | 6240.17                                                                                                                                                               | 12257.35                                                                                                                                                              | 5873.40                                                                                                                                                               |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                    | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                                                           | 610.05                                                                                                                                                                | 470.61                                                                                                                                                                | 908.89                                                                                                                                                                | 402.03                                                                                                                                                                |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                    | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                                                           | 7358.38                                                                                                                                                               | 8458.21                                                                                                                                                               | 10993.56                                                                                                                                                              | 5842.29                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                                                                                 | 62125.07                                                                                                                                                              | 70813.12                                                                                                                                                              | 110233.65                                                                                                                                                             | 68171.31                                                                                                                                                              |

## Annexure-II  referred  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  &  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.412 dated 30.11.2021

State/UT-wise number of ongoing works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in current FY 2021-22 (as on 31.10.2021)

| SI. No.   | STATES                                      | Number of ongoing works (As on 31.10. 2021)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                         | 1,157                                         |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH                              | 761,001                                       |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                           | 6,393                                         |
| 4         | ASSAM                                       | 392,321                                       |
| 5         | BIHAR                                       | 1,469,706                                     |
| 6         | CHHATTISGARH                                | 251,141                                       |
| 7         | GOA                                         | 713                                           |
| 8         | GUJARAT                                     | 218,627                                       |
| 9         | HARYANA                                     | 24,735                                        |
| 10        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                            | 132,000                                       |
| 11        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                           | 280,085                                       |
| 12        | JHARKHAND                                   | 1,067,338                                     |
| 13        | KARNATAKA                                   | 1,709,646                                     |
| 14        | KERALA                                      | 363,023                                       |
| 15        | LADAKH                                      | 10,554                                        |
| 16        | LAKSHADWEEP                                 | 177                                           |
| 17        | MADHYA PRADESH                              | 1,292,387                                     |
| 18        | MAHARASHTRA                                 | 730,003                                       |
| 19        | MANIPUR                                     | 22,841                                        |
| 20        | MEGHALAYA                                   | 53,871                                        |
| 21        | MIZORAM                                     | 3,522                                         |
| 22        | NAGALAND                                    | 7,660                                         |
| 23        | ODISHA                                      | 937,293                                       |
| 24        | PUDUCHERRY                                  | 556                                           |
| 25        | PUNJAB                                      | 152,105                                       |
| 26        | RAJASTHAN                                   | 752,478                                       |
| 27        | SIKKIM                                      | 9,721                                         |
| 28        | TAMILNADU                                   | 437,491                                       |
| 29        | TELANGANA                                   | 746,819                                       |
| 30        | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMANAND DIU | 2                                             |
| 31        | TRIPURA                                     | 51,500                                        |
| 32        | UTTAR PRADESH                               | 2,782,634                                     |
| 33        | UTTARAKHAND                                 | 129,521                                       |
| 34        | WEST BENGAL                                 | 2,020,668                                     |
|           | Total                                       | 1,68,19,689                                   |

source: nrega.nic.in

Annexure-III referred in reply to parts (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.412 dated 30.11.2021

State/UT-wise number of rural areas (Gram Panchayats (GPs)) covered and employment provide (persondays generated)  under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last three FYs and current FY 2021-22 (as on 31.10.2021)

(Figures in Lakh)

| Sl.   |                   | 2018-19       | 2018-19              | 2019-20       | 2019-20              | 2020-21       | 2020-21              | 2021-22 (as on 31.10.2021)   | 2021-22 (as on 31.10.2021)   |
|-------|-------------------|---------------|----------------------|---------------|----------------------|---------------|----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| No.   | States/UTs        | Number of GPs | Persondays generated | Number of GPs | Persondays generated | Number of GPs | Persondays generated | Number of GPs                | Persondays generated         |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 0.13          | 2465.64              | 0.13          | 2002.25              | 0.13          | 2593.04              | 0.13                         | 2165.04                      |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0.02          | 68.65                | 0.02          | 85.99                | 0.02          | 128.17               | 0.02                         | 82.46                        |
| 3     | ASSAM             | 0.03          | 532.47               | 0.03          | 623.08               | 0.03          | 913.12               | 0.03                         | 456.24                       |
| 4     | BIHAR             | 0.09          | 1233.57              | 0.09          | 1416.23              | 0.09          | 2277.79              | 0.09                         | 1064.03                      |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH      | 0.12          | 1386.02              | 0.12          | 1361.75              | 0.12          | 1840.94              | 0.12                         | 778.86                       |
| 6     | GOA               | 0.002         | 0.15                 | 0.002         | 0.34                 | 0.002         | 1.10                 | 0.002                        | 0.42                         |
| 7     | GUJARAT           | 0.14          | 419.61               | 0.14          | 353.70               | 0.14          | 482.30               | 0.14                         | 404.40                       |
| 8     | HARYANA           | 0.06          | 77.90                | 0.06          | 91.19                | 0.06          | 179.63               | 0.06                         | 92.79                        |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 0.04          | 285.20               | 0.04          | 259.19               | 0.04          | 336.19               | 0.04                         | 209.97                       |
| 10    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 0.05          | 368.15               | 0.05          | 313.41               | 0.04          | 407.12               | 0.05                         | 143.38                       |
| 11    | JHARKHAND         | 0.04          | 536.59               | 0.04          | 641.95               | 0.04          | 1176.10              | 0.04                         | 730.42                       |
| 12    | KARNATAKA         | 0.06          | 1044.92              | 0.06          | 1118.63              | 0.06          | 1483.30              | 0.06                         | 1195.70                      |
| 13    | KERALA            | 0.01          | 975.26               | 0.01          | 802.30               | 0.01          | 1023.00              | 0.01                         | 465.57                       |
| 14    | LADAKH            | 0.002         | 0.00                 | 0.002         | 19.03                | 0.002         | 21.30                | 0.002                        | 8.89                         |
| 15    | MADHYA PRADESH    | 0.23          | 2029.27              | 0.23          | 1930.17              | 0.23          | 3420.33              | 0.23                         | 2138.62                      |
| 16    | MAHARASHTRA       | 0.29          | 845.94               | 0.29          | 629.60               | 0.29          | 679.38               | 0.29                         | 366.44                       |
| 17    | MANIPUR           | 0.03          | 117.39               | 0.03          | 234.07               | 0.03          | 330.71               | 0.03                         | 190.30                       |
| 18    | MEGHALAYA         | 0.06          | 342.15               | 0.06          | 370.22               | 0.06          | 383.70               | 0.06                         | 158.60                       |
| 19    | MIZORAM           | 0.01          | 179.17               | 0.01          | 192.59               | 0.01          | 199.04               | 0.01                         | 143.63                       |
| 20    | NAGALAND          | 0.01          | 132.69               | 0.01          | 138.48               | 0.01          | 180.12               | 0.01                         | 103.36                       |
| 21    | ODISHA            | 0.07          | 829.88               | 0.07          | 1113.89              | 0.07          | 2081.12              | 0.07                         | 1439.66                      |
| 22    | PUNJAB            | 0.13          | 204.47               | 0.13          | 235.25               | 0.13          | 376.86               | 0.13                         | 214.30                       |
| 23    | RAJASTHAN         | 0.11          | 2942.46              | 0.11          | 3286.55              | 0.11          | 4605.40              | 0.11                         | 2460.83                      |
| 24    | SIKKIM            | 0.002         | 33.55                | 0.002         | 29.47                | 0.002         | 37.34                | 0.002                        | 21.68                        |
| 25    | TAMILNADU         | 0.13          | 2576.96              | 0.13          | 2485.10              | 0.13          | 3339.46              | 0.13                         | 2257.51                      |
| 26    | TELANGANA         | 0.09          | 1177.29              | 0.09          | 1071.14              | 0.13          | 1579.73              | 0.13                         | 1180.49                      |
| 27    | TRIPURA           | 0.01          | 253.09               | 0.01          | 344.02               | 0.01          | 437.22               | 0.01                         | 256.39                       |
| 28    | UTTAR PRADESH     | 0.59          | 2121.24              | 0.59          | 2444.30              | 0.59          | 3946.12              | 0.59                         | 1968.24                      |
| 29    | UTTARAKHAND       | 0.08          | 221.61               | 0.08          | 206.16               | 0.08          | 303.66               | 0.08                         | 139.04                       |
| 30    | WEST BENGAL       | 0.03          | 3382.53              | 0.03          | 2723.05              | 0.03          | 4140.42              | 0.03                         | 2402.54                      |
| 31    | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR  | 0.001         | 1.94                 | 0.001         | 2.21                 | 0.001         | 2.61                 | 0.001                        | 0.62                         |
| 32    | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0.0001        | 0.10                 | 0.0001        | 0.04                 | 0.0001        | 0.02                 | 0.0001                       | 0.01                         |

| 33 PUDUCHERRY   |   0.0001 |    6.64 |   0.0001 |   7.65 |   0.0001 |   10.57 |   0.0001 |    4.77 |
|-----------------|----------|---------|----------|--------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
| 34 DAMANAND DIU |   0.0002 |     0   |   0.0002 |      0 |   0.0002 |     0   |   0.0002 |     0   |
| Total           |   2.66   | 26792.5 |   2.66   |  26533 |   2.69   | 38916.9 |   2.69   | 23245.2 |