Lok Sabha Question No. 1412 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Increase in Wage Rate under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mala Roy, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1412 ANSWERED ON 07/12/2021

## INCREASE IN WAGE RATE UNDER MGNREGS

## 1412.   SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the dues pending for States under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether there is any proposal to increase the wage rate under this scheme, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Union Government has received any communication from the Government of Maharashtra regarding increase of wages under MGNREGS;
- (d) if so, the details in this regard and the wage paid under the scheme in Maharashtra presently;
- (e) whether the State Government has also requested to release Central assistance for such increased number of wage days to the State; and
- (f) if so, the details and the steps taken so far by the Union Government on such a request?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):       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 requirement for release of second tranche of funds.

The  first  installment  of  the  first  tranche  is  released  in  the  first  half  of  April  after adjusting unspent balance available with the States and considering the pending liabilities, if any.  If  the  proposal  for  2 nd Tranche  is  submitted  on  and  after  1 st October,  then  the  Audit Report and Audited Utilization  Certificate  of  the  previous  financial  year  are  required.  The funds can only be released after receipt of Audited Utilization Certificate and Audit report of previous financial year submitted by the State. Some of the States are yet to submit Audit reports and other required document for funds release resulting in delay in release of fund.

State/UT-wise  details  of  pending  liabilities  for  wage  component  under  Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 01.12.2021 are given at Annexure-I.

State/UT  wise details  of  pending  liabilities  for  material  component  under  Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 01.12.2021 is given at Annexure-II.

(b):       As per section 6(1) of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), the Central Government may, by notification, specify the wage  rate  for  unskilled  work  for  its  beneficiaries. Accordingly,  the  Ministry  of  Rural Development notifies wage rate for unskilled workers under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA every financial year. To compensate the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  workers  against  inflation,  the  Ministry  of  Rural Development revises the wage rates every financial year based on Consumer Price Index for Agricultural  Labourer  (CPI-AL).  The  wage  rate  is  made  applicable  from 1 st April  of  each financial year.

(c):       No, Sir.

(d)  to  (f): No  proposal  has  been  received  from  the  State  of  Maharashtra  in  this  regard. Presently wage rate for unskilled workers under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS applicable for the State of Maharashtra  is Rs.248/- per persondays.

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## Annexure-I  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.1412 dated 07.12.2021

| State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities Gandhi NREGS as on 01.12.2021   | State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities Gandhi NREGS as on 01.12.2021   | wage component under Mahatma   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                      | State/UT                                                                     | Wage liability (Rs. in Lakh)   |
| 1                                                                            | 2                                                                            | 3                              |
| 1                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                            | 6915.23                        |
| 2                                                                            | Assam                                                                        | 1240.83                        |
| 3                                                                            | Bihar                                                                        | 31157.77                       |
| 4                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                 | 3112.51                        |
| 5                                                                            | Jammu and Kashmir                                                            | 12113.84                       |
| 6                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                    | 24146.53                       |
| 7                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                    | 56089.41                       |
| 8                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                               | 45423.40                       |
| 9                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                      | 7961.86                        |
| 10                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                     | 2278.25                        |
| 11                                                                           | Punjab                                                                       | 16.31                          |
| 12                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                    | 9995.63                        |
| 13                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                   | 506.69                         |
| 14                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                  | 137776.87                      |
| 15                                                                           | Puducherry                                                                   | 33.37                          |
| 16                                                                           | Ladakh                                                                       | 54.23                          |
| Total                                                                        | Total                                                                        | 3,38,822.74                    |

| State/UT wise details of pending Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 01.12.2021   | liabilities for                             | material component under   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1                                                                        | 2                                           | lakh) 3                    |
| 1                                                                        | ANDHRA PRADESH                              | 134068.91                  |
| 2                                                                        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                           | 4638.37                    |
| 3                                                                        | ASSAM                                       | 6677.17                    |
| 4                                                                        | BIHAR                                       | 55484.4                    |
| 5                                                                        | CHHATTISGARH                                | 26998.29                   |
| 6                                                                        | GOA                                         | 1.4                        |
| 7                                                                        | GUJARAT                                     | 11673.88                   |
| 8                                                                        | HARYANA                                     | 3156.83                    |
| 9                                                                        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                            | 4559.86                    |
| 10                                                                       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                           | 4312.53                    |
| 11                                                                       | JHARKHAND                                   | 21418.04                   |
| 12                                                                       | KARNATAKA                                   | 46582.84                   |
| 13                                                                       | KERALA                                      | 12663.06                   |
| 14                                                                       | LADAKH                                      | 40.5                       |
| 15                                                                       | MADHYA PRADESH                              | 88535.35                   |
| 16                                                                       | MAHARASHTRA                                 | 8297.71                    |
| 17                                                                       | MANIPUR                                     | 6812.83                    |
| 18                                                                       | MEGHALAYA                                   | 11831.3                    |
| 19                                                                       | MIZORAM                                     | 24.98                      |
| 20                                                                       | NAGALAND                                    | 1256.9                     |
| 21                                                                       | ODISHA                                      | 77896.57                   |
| 22                                                                       | PUNJAB                                      | 16670.64                   |
| 23                                                                       | RAJASTHAN                                   | 86125.29                   |
| 24                                                                       | SIKKIM                                      | 905.32                     |
| 25                                                                       | TAMIL NADU                                  | 41957.38                   |
| 26                                                                       | TELANGANA                                   | 26007.55                   |
| 27                                                                       | TRIPURA                                     | 1877.12                    |
| 28                                                                       | UTTAR PRADESH                               | 16668.59                   |
| 29                                                                       | UTTARAKHAND                                 | 12591.01                   |
| 30                                                                       | WEST BENGAL                                 | 114815.45                  |
| 31                                                                       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                         | 14.02                      |
| 32                                                                       | LAKSHADWEEP                                 | 0                          |
| 33                                                                       | PUDUCHERRY                                  | 1.9                        |
| 34                                                                       | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI ANDDAMAN AND DIU | 0                          |
|                                                                          | Total                                       | 844565.99                  |

(As per MIS)