Lok Sabha Question No. 335 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Utilization of Funds under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 335 ANSWERED ON 30/11/2021

## UTILIZATION OF FUNDS UNDER MGNREGS

## 335. SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as many as 21 of 35 States/UTs have utilised over 100 per cent of their allocated funds under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for financial year 2021-22 by October 29, 2021, if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (b) whether the allocations for MGNREGS were increased to meet the demand for work, with the Revised Estimates for spending for the scheme as MGNREGS was a lifesaver for the poor, especially migrant labourers, following the suddenlockdown announced by the Union Government; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the present status thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):        Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA  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 during the financial year. There is no State/UT-wise allocation of funds.  The funds release under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is based on the provision of the Act and Guidelines, issued thereunder. 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. The 2nd Tranche is released on submission of proposal in the prescribed format by the State  and  subject  to  fulfillment  of  all  the  prescribed  conditions.  The  proposal  can  be submitted after a State has utilized 75% of the total funds this year. If the proposal for 2nd Tranche is submitted after 1st October, then the Audit Report and Audited UC of the previous financial  year  is  also  required.  Quantum  of  funds  to  be  released  as  part  of  second  tranche depends upon the performance of the State/UT.
- (b):        Fund  release  towards  wage  and  material  is  a  continuous  process.  There  has  been increase of more than 18% of funds allocation for the current financial year in comparison to previous  financial  year  as  Budget  Estimate  (BE).  During  the  current  financial  year  so  far more than Rs.68,171 crore funds have been released to the States/UTs for the implementation of the scheme.

Whenever, additional fund is required, Ministry of Finance is requested to provide the funds. In the previous financial year, Ministry of Finance allocated Rs.50,000 crore additional funds for the scheme over and above that of BE.

Recently,  Ministry  of  Finance  allocated  additional  funds  of  Rs.10,000  crore  for Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA  as  an  interim  measure.  Further,  allocation  may  be  made  upon assessment of demand during the Revised Estimate (RE) stage.

- (c):        State/UTs  wise  release  of  funds  for  wage,  material  and  administrative  components under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA in the current financial year 2021-22 is given at Annexure.

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## State/UTs  wise  release  of  funds  for  wage,  material  and  administrative components under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA in the current financial year 2021-22.

(Rs. in crore)

| SI. No.   | State/UT                                   | FY 2021-22 (as on 24.11.2021)   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                        | 7.63                            |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH                             | 6271.76                         |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                          | 262.82                          |
| 4         | ASSAM                                      | 1372.13                         |
| 5         | BIHAR                                      | 3942.28                         |
| 6         | CHHATTISGARH                               | 2296.12                         |
| 7         | GOA                                        | 0.00                            |
| 8         | GUJARAT                                    | 1253.92                         |
| 9         | HARYANA                                    | 486.46                          |
| 10        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                           | 467.42                          |
| 11        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                          | 360.19                          |
| 12        | JHARKHAND                                  | 2073.51                         |
| 13        | KARNATAKA                                  | 4263.73                         |
| 14        | KERALA                                     | 2040.79                         |
| 15        | LADAKH                                     | 29.57                           |
| 16        | LAKSHADWEEP                                | 0.00                            |
| 17        | MADHYA PRADESH                             | 5557.95                         |
| 18        | MAHARASHTRA                                | 1109.54                         |
| 19        | MANIPUR                                    | 333.09                          |
| 20        | MEGHALAYA                                  | 574.24                          |
| 21        | MIZORAM                                    | 358.83                          |
| 22        | NAGALAND                                   | 317.81                          |
| 23        | ODISHA                                     | 4154.94                         |
| 24        | PUDUCHERRY                                 | 10.63                           |
| 25        | PUNJAB                                     | 797.96                          |
| 26        | RAJASTHAN                                  | 6829.77                         |
| 27        | SIKKIM                                     | 57.14                           |
| 28        | TAMILNADU                                  | 6443.53                         |
| 29        | TELANGANA                                  | 3687.61                         |
| 30        | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIANDDAMAN AND DIU | 0.00                            |
| 31        | TRIPURA                                    | 692.22                          |
| 32        | UTTAR PRADESH                              | 5873.40                         |
| 33        | UTTARAKHAND                                | 402.03                          |
| 34        | WEST BENGAL                                | 5842.29                         |
|           | Total                                      | 68,171.31                       |