Lok Sabha Question No. 3894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Funds for MGNREGS and Construction Work in Bihar
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3894

ANSWERED ON 21/12/2021

## FUNDS FOR MGNREGS AND CONSTRUCTION WORK IN BIHAR

## 3894.   SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  funds  sanctioned  for  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  in  the  country  for  the  current  year  have  been released;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  funds  sanctioned  for  MGNREGS  and  construction  work  in  Bihar particularly in Karakat Parliamentary Constituency have been released;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  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 on the ground.

State/UT-wise  details  of  funds  sanctioned/released  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  in current financial years 2021-22 (as on 16.12.2021) is given at Annexure .

(c) to (e)   The funds under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is released as per the provisions of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and guidelines. Wage payment is directly released into the accounts of beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and funds for material component are released to the State Treasury under the Scheme. Under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS no fund is directly released to District/ Constituency.

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## Annexure referred in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3894 dated 21.12.2021

| State/UT-wise details of funds sanctioned/released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in current financial years 2021-22 (as on 16.12.2021)   | State/UT-wise details of funds sanctioned/released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in current financial years 2021-22 (as on 16.12.2021)   | State/UT-wise details of funds sanctioned/released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in current financial years 2021-22 (as on 16.12.2021)   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                               | State/UT                                                                                                                              | Fund released (Rs. in crore)                                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 6625.20                                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 262.82                                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                                                                 | 1482.46                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                                                                 | 4296.26                                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                          | 2276.65                                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                                                                               | 1296.88                                                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                                                     | Haryana                                                                                                                               | 523.36                                                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                      | 657.30                                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                                                    | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                        | 372.10                                                                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                                                                             | 2095.47                                                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                                                             | 4264.18                                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                                                                | 2327.53                                                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 6217.69                                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                           | 1275.29                                                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                                                                               | 333.09                                                                                                                                |
| 17                                                                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                                                                             | 687.81                                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                                                                               | 358.96                                                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                                                                              | 338.75                                                                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                                                    | Odisha                                                                                                                                | 4411.01                                                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                                                                    | Punjab                                                                                                                                | 973.43                                                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                                                                             | 7177.35                                                                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                                                                                | 61.12                                                                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                            | 6924.27                                                                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                                                                    | Telangana                                                                                                                             | 3800.64                                                                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                                                                    | Tripura                                                                                                                               | 742.51                                                                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                         | 6413.91                                                                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                           | 434.49                                                                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                                                                           | 7472.42                                                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                                                                    | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                                                                      | 7.63                                                                                                                                  |
| 31                                                                                                                                    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli &Daman & Diu                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                  |
| 32                                                                                                                                    | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                  |
| 33                                                                                                                                    | Puducherry                                                                                                                            | 10.65                                                                                                                                 |
| 34                                                                                                                                    | Ladakh                                                                                                                                | 36.42                                                                                                                                 |
| Total                                                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                                                                 | 74,157.63                                                                                                                             |

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