Lok Sabha Question No. 334 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Net Balance under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kani K. Navas, Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 334

ANSWERED ON 21/12/2021

## NET BALANCE UNDER MGNREGS

- *334.   SHRI K. NAVASKANI: SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has provided additional funds for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  for  the  remaining  period  of  the financial year 2021-22, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the latest net balance of the MGNREGS;
- (c) the number and details of States and Union Territories which have a negative net balance; and
- (d) the details of the amount due to the MGNREGS workers as wage payments?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a) to (d):       A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement in reply to Parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 334 for 21.12.2021

- (a):     Financial  allocation  of  Rs.  73,000  crore  has  been  made  for  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural  Employment  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  in  financial  year  2021-22  at  Budget Estimate  (BE)  stage. Recently,  additional  fund  of  Rs.  10,000  crore  is  allocated  for  Mahatma Gandhi  NREGS as  an  interim  measure.  Further,  allocation  may  be  made  upon  assessment  of

demand at Revised Estimate (RE) stage. (b)  &  (c):    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. No financial allocation is made under this demand driven scheme to States/UTs. In the current financial year 2021-22 (as on 15.12.2021), an amount of Rs. 73032.49 crore has been released to States/UTs for the implementation of the Scheme. (d):     State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for wage component under Mahatma Gandhi

- NREGS as on 15.12.2021 are given at Annexure.

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| State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for wage component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 15.12.2021   | State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for wage component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 15.12.2021   | State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for wage component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 15.12.2021   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                       | States/UTs                                                                                                    | Wage liability (Rs. in lakh)                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                             | 7738.44                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                             | Goa                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                             | Haryana                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 9                                                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                              | 238.13                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                            | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                             | 16046.27                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                                                     | 34336.34                                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                                                     | 65954.51                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                            | Kerala                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 14                                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                                       | 10764.70                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                                      | 2279.36                                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                                            | Odisha                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                                            | Punjab                                                                                                        | 313.73                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                                                     | 8050.60                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                    | 2392.45                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                            | Telangana                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                            | Tripura                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                 | 103.92                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                                            | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 31                                                                                                            | Lakshadweep                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| 32                                                                                                            | Puducherry                                                                                                    | 33.37                                                                                                         |
| 33                                                                                                            | Ladakh                                                                                                        | 54.56                                                                                                         |
| 34                                                                                                            | Dadra &Nagar Haveli &Daman & Diu                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                          |
| Total                                                                                                         | Total                                                                                                         | 140255.80                                                                                                     |