Lok Sabha Question No. 2192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Sum Owed under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Abhishek Banerjee

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2192

ANSWERED ON 20/12/2022

## SUM OWED UNDER MGNREGS

## 2192.   SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of sum owed under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) by the Union Government to the States, State-wise;
- (b) whether there has been a delay in the release of sum owed for MGNREGS to the States;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the demand for work under MGNREGS during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):   Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven wage employment Scheme.

Under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, States/UTs furnish funds release proposals to the Government  of  India.  The  Ministry  releases  funds  periodically  in  two  tranches  with  each tranche  consisting  of  one  or  more  installments,  keeping  in  view  the  'agreed  to'  Labour Budget, demand for works, opening balance, pace of utilization of funds, pending liabilities, overall performance and subject to submission of relevant documents by the States/UTs.

Fund release  to  the  States/UTs  is  a  continuous  process  and  Central  Government  is committed in making funds available to States/UTs for the implementation of the Scheme as per the demand for work on the ground.

State/UT wise details  of  pending  liabilities  for  material  component  under  Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 2022-23 as on 14.12.2022 is given at Annexure-I.

State/UT-wise  details  of  pending  liabilities  for  wage  component  under  Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 14.12.2022 is given at Annexure-II.

- (d): The details of households demanded employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 is given below:

| The details of households demanded employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22.   | The details of households demanded employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22.   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Financial Year                                                                                                                 | Number of households demanded employment (in crore)                                                                            |
| 2019-20                                                                                                                        | 6.17                                                                                                                           |
| 2020-21                                                                                                                        | 8.55                                                                                                                           |
| 2021-22                                                                                                                        | 8.06                                                                                                                           |

(As per NREGASoft)

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Annexure-I referred in reply to parts (a)to(c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2192 dated 20.12.2022.

| State/UT wise details of pending liabilities for material component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 2022-23 (as on 14.12.2022)   | State/UT wise details of pending liabilities for material component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 2022-23 (as on 14.12.2022)   | State/UT wise details of pending liabilities for material component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 2022-23 (as on 14.12.2022)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                                                                                                                           | State/UT                                                                                                                                          | Material liabilities (Rs. in crore)                                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                    | 697                                                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                                                                             | 223                                                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                                                                                           | 30                                                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                                                 | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                    | 20                                                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                         | 96                                                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                                                                         | 341                                                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                                                                            | 111                                                                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                    | 296                                                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                       | 198                                                                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                                                                | Manipur                                                                                                                                           | 68                                                                                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                         | 70                                                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                                                | Nagaland                                                                                                                                          | 67                                                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                                                                            | 128                                                                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                         | 199                                                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                                                                | Sikkim                                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                                                                | Telangana                                                                                                                                         | 182                                                                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                       | 35                                                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                                                                | Puducherry                                                                                                                                        | 0.04                                                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                                                                | West Bengal (2021-22)                                                                                                                             | 2221                                                                                                                                              |
| Total                                                                                                                                             | West Bengal (2022-23)                                                                                                                             | 464                                                                                                                                               |

| State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for wage component under Mahatma Gandhi   | State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for wage component under Mahatma Gandhi   | State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for wage component under Mahatma Gandhi   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                                                                | State/UT                                                                               | Wage liabilities (Rs. in crore)                                                        |
| 1                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                         | 31                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                      | 28                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                      | Assam                                                                                  | 166                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                      | Bihar                                                                                  | 287                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                      | Haryana                                                                                | 10                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                      | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                         | 19                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                              | 263                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                              | 186                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                 | 108                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                     | Ladakh                                                                                 | 6                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                                              | 18                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                     | Nagaland                                                                               | 192                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                                              | 143                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                                             | 173                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                     | Telangana                                                                              | 50                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                                          | 284                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                     | Puducherry                                                                             | 0.34                                                                                   |
|                                                                                        | West Bengal (2021-22)                                                                  | 1916                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                     | West Bengal (2022-23)                                                                  | 832                                                                                    |
|                                                                                        | Total                                                                                  | 4,712                                                                                  |