Lok Sabha Question No. 34 (STARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: Pending Dues under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Shri E Tukaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 34 ANSWERED ON 22/07/2025

## PENDING DUES UNDER MGNREGS

- *34.  SHRI E TUKARAM: SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  and  total  amount  of  Central  share  pending  for disbursal  to  States  and  Union  Territories  (UTs)  under  the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  (MGNREGS)  and  the  duration  for  which  the  amount remained  pending/unpaid  along  with  the  reasons  therefor, State and district-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  States  and  UTs    having  pending  wage  and material liabilities under MGNREGS including the total amount to be released/disbursed by the Union Government as of June 2025, State and district-wise including Karnataka, Kerala and Bihar particularly of Saran district of Bihar;
- (c) whether the delay in fund release has affected the implementation  of  MGNREGS  works  and  wage  payments  to workers in various States, if so, the details thereof, State and district-wise including Kerala and Bihar;
- (d) the  reasons  for  delay  in  disbursal  of  funds  to  States  and  the impact of such delays on rural livelihood security and employment generation, State-wise including Kerala and Bihar particularly of Saran district; and
- (e) the  corrective  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure timely release of funds under MGNREGS?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 34 FOR 22.07.2025.

(a)to (d): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  is  a  demand  driven  wage employment  Scheme.  Under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS,  States/UTs furnish  fund  release  proposals  to  the  Government  of  India.  Under the scheme, fund release to States/UTs is a continuous process and the Central Government is committed to making funds available to States/UTs for the implementation of the Scheme as per the demand for work on the ground.

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. In the current Financial Year, so far an amount of Rs 44,323 Crore has been released to the States including the pending liabilities of the previous year. Payment of wages is done by Central Government directly into the accounts of the beneficiaries through Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  mode.  As  sanction  for  payment  of wages are issued by Ministry on a daily basis through PFMS (Public Finance Management System), after receipt of funds transfer orders from  States  after  following  the  due  procedures, the  fund  release status keeps updating on a daily basis.

State/UT-wise (including Karnataka, Kerala and Bihar) details component under Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  as  on  16.07.2025  are  given  at of central share due for wage and material Annexure-I.

Under the provision of the scheme, 100% of expenditure of the wage  and  administrative component  is borne by the Central Government.  Where  as  75%  of  the  expenditure  under  material component is borne by central Government and 25% is shared by the  States/UTs.  Funds  under  material  and  admin  components  are released to the State Government and the State Government further releases  the  funds  to  its  Districts  accordingly.  The  government  of India does not release material funds directly to the Districts.

(e):      The  Ministry  seeks  additional  funds  under  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS  from  the  Ministry  of  Finance  as  and  when  required  for meeting the demand for work on the ground.

The following measures have been undertaken to ensure the regular transfer  of  funds  to  States  and  the  timely  release  of  funds  to implementing agencies:

1. Public Financial Management System (PFMS): The government is using the PFMS platform to monitor and ensure the efficient and timely transfer of funds to the States & UTs. This system helps in real time tracking of the fund flow and its utilization.
2. Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT):  Wages  under  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS  are paid directly into the Aadhaar linked bank accounts  of  beneficiaries  through  Aadhaar  Based  Payment System  (ABPS),  following  the  DBT  protocol.  This  minimizes delays and ensures timely payments.
3. In order to ensure timely wage payments, the Government of India has issued a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to all States/UTs, which defines fixed timelines  for  each  stage  of  the  wage  payment  process-from muster roll uploading to FTO approval.
4. Capacity  building  of  the  field  functionaries:  Workshops  and training  programmes  are  conducted  by  the  Ministry  for  the field functionaries to enhance their skills and support them in handling the financial systems.
5. Regular Reviews: Continuous monitoring through review meetings with different stakeholders such as banks, States/UTs, PFMS, NIC-DRD  is done by the Ministry.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  LokSabha  Starred Question No. 34 dated 22.07.2025

State/UT-wise  details  of  pending  liabilities  for  wage  and  material component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 16.07.2025  (Rs. in crore)

| State/ UT                          |   Pending Dues |
|------------------------------------|----------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                     |        2864.31 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  |         100.57 |
| Assam                              |         305.49 |
| Bihar                              |        1680.13 |
| Chhattisgarh                       |          99.77 |
| Goa                                |           0.19 |
| Gujarat                            |          83.7  |
| Haryana                            |          45.12 |
| Himachal Pradesh                   |         107.11 |
| Jammu & Kashmir                    |         272.6  |
| Jharkhand                          |         354.84 |
| Karnataka                          |         374.8  |
| Kerala                             |         377.57 |
| Madhya Pradesh                     |         870.94 |
| Maharashtra                        |        1250.84 |
| Manipur                            |         161    |
| Meghalaya                          |         130.35 |
| Mizoram                            |           3.44 |
| Nagaland                           |          32.84 |
| Odisha                             |         158.76 |
| Punjab                             |         331.48 |
| Rajasthan                          |        1687.39 |
| Sikkim                             |          18.95 |
| Tamil Nadu                         |         464.01 |
| Telangana                          |         939.47 |
| Tripura                            |          30.79 |
| Uttar Pradesh                      |        1765.15 |
| Uttarakhand                        |          76.85 |
| Andaman & Nicobar                  |           0    |
| Lakshadweep                        |           0    |
| Puducherry                         |          13.73 |
| Ladakh                             |           1.75 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu |           0    |

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