Lok Sabha Question No. 369 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Wage Payments under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 369

ANSWERED ON 30/11/2021

## WAGE PAYMENTS UNDER MGNREGS

## 369. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS) is facing a negative net balance, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the pending liabilities till date as part of the MGNREGS, with separate lists of the wage and material components, State-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  person-days  of  work  demanded  and  number  of  person-days  of  work generated in 2019-20 and thus far in 2020-21;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  instructed  that  wage  payments  under  MGNREGS  be split according to caste categories; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the reasons for retracting such order?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)     Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  is  a  demand driven  scheme.  There  are  enough  funds  with  the  scheme  to  fulfill  all  the  liabilities  of  the scheme for the States which have met the entire conditions for release of second tranche of funds. The Ministry has already sought additional resources for the Scheme.

State/UT-wise  details  of  pending  liabilities  for  wage  component  under  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS as on 25.11.2021 is given at Annexure-I.

State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for material component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 25.11.2021 are given at Annexure-II.

- (c)   Under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS, the employment demanded by persons, employment offered to persons and employment provided to persons in the financial year 2019-20 and FY 2020-21 is given below:

| 2019-20 (in lakhs)             | 2019-20 (in lakhs)            | 2019-20 (in lakhs)            | 2020-21 (in Lakhs)             | 2020-21 (in Lakhs)            | 2020-21 (in Lakhs)            |
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Employment demanded by persons | Employment offered to persons | Employment availed by persons | Employment demanded by persons | Employment offered to persons | Employment availed by persons |
| 933.95                         | 930.50                        | 788.45                        | 1332.58                        | 1329.8                        | 1118.78                       |

In the financial year 2019-20, a total number of 265.35 crore persondays have been generated and in FY 2020-21, a total number of 389.17 crore persondays have been generated under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.

- (d) & (e)  The category wise (SC, ST and Others) wage payment system, as made applicable from this current financial year, has been introduced to accurately reflect on ground flow of funds to various population groups. Its further streamlining is being undertaken.

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Annexure-I

Annexure-I referred in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.369 due for answer on 30.11.2021

| State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for wage component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 25.11.2021   | State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for wage component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 25.11.2021   | State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for wage component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 25.11.2021   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl No.                                                                                                        | States/UTs                                                                                                    | Wage liability (Rs. in Lakh)                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                             | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                | 36990.81                                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                                             | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                             | 6759.12                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                             | ASSAM                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                             | BIHAR                                                                                                         | 29618.61                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                             | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                  | 2195.34                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                             | GOA                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                             | GUJARAT                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                             | HARYANA                                                                                                       | 1500.34                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                             | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                              | 15670.17                                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                                            | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                             | 10934.93                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                            | JHARKHAND                                                                                                     | 20693.82                                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                            | KARNATAKA                                                                                                     | 50888.40                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                            | KERALA                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 14                                                                                                            | LADAKH                                                                                                        | 54.23                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                            | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                | 38258.58                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                            | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                   | 10689.04                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                            | MANIPUR                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                            | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                     | 3395.59                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                            | MIZORAM                                                                                                       | 6923.41                                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                                            | NAGALAND                                                                                                      | 2277.99                                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                                            | ODISHA                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                                            | PUNJAB                                                                                                        | 11112.44                                                                                                      |
| 23                                                                                                            | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                     | 5765.71                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                            | SIKKIM                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                                            | TAMILNADU                                                                                                     | 13330.71                                                                                                      |
| 26                                                                                                            | TELANGANA                                                                                                     | 4798.77                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                            | TRIPURA                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                                            | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                                            | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                                            | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                   | 124440.01                                                                                                     |
| 31                                                                                                            | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 32                                                                                                            | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 33                                                                                                            | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                    | 33.37                                                                                                         |
| 34                                                                                                            | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                               | Total                                                                                                         | 396331.40                                                                                                     |

## Annexure-II  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  &  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.369 due for answer on 30.11.2021

| State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for material component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 25-Nov-2021   | State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for material component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 25-Nov-2021   | State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for material component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 25-Nov-2021   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl No.                                                                                                             | States/UTs                                                                                                         | Material liability (Rs. in Lakh)                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                  | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                     | 134068.91                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                                  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                  | 4519.9                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                  | ASSAM                                                                                                              | 6466.28                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                                  | BIHAR                                                                                                              | 54832.56                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                  | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                       | 26136.55                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                                  | GOA                                                                                                                | 1.08                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                  | GUJARAT                                                                                                            | 11394.92                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                                  | HARYANA                                                                                                            | 4594.65                                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                                  | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                   | 4043.94                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                                 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                  | 4019.34                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                                 | JHARKHAND                                                                                                          | 20886.94                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                                 | KARNATAKA                                                                                                          | 50854.94                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                 | KERALA                                                                                                             | 11737.22                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                 | LADAKH                                                                                                             | 35.5                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                                 | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                     | 86182.33                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                                 | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                        | 8882.39                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                                 | MANIPUR                                                                                                            | 6857.13                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                                 | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                          | 11037.27                                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                                                 | MIZORAM                                                                                                            | 24.98                                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                                                 | NAGALAND                                                                                                           | 1099.75                                                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                                                 | ODISHA                                                                                                             | 76585.8                                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                                                 | PUNJAB                                                                                                             | 15905.06                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                                 | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                          | 83214.15                                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                                                 | SIKKIM                                                                                                             | 877.85                                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                                                 | TAMILNADU                                                                                                          | 38998.24                                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                                                 | TELANGANA                                                                                                          | 26007.55                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                                 | TRIPURA                                                                                                            | 1593.8                                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                                                 | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                      | 14879.43                                                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                                                 | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                        | 12028.09                                                                                                           |
| 30                                                                                                                 | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                        | 107689.32                                                                                                          |
| 31                                                                                                                 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                  |
| 32                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | 10                                                                                                                 |
| 33                                                                                                                 | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                         | 8.33                                                                                                               |
| 34                                                                                                                 | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                    | Total                                                                                                              | 825474.2                                                                                                           |

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