Lok Sabha Question No. 2346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Delay in Wages under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Matheswaran V S

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2346 ANSWERED ON 10/12/2024

## DELAY IN WAGES UNDER MGNREGS

## 2346. SHRI MATHESWARAN V S:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  has  been provided  in Thanjavur District before  01.04.2024 and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b)   whether the labourers have not received wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last four months in Tamil Nadu despite  the  festival  season,  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  Statewise; and
- (c)   whether funds have been withheld in respect of certain States and if so, the reasons therefor, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

- (a):   District-wise persondays generated in the State of Tamil Nadu (including Thanjavur district) under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS),  during the financial year 2019-20 to 2024-25 (as on 06.12.2024) are given at Annexure-I.
- (b):    Payment  of  wages  of  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS  workers  have already been released by the Government of India in respect to the State of Tamil Nadu and there is no pending liability of wages as on 04.12.2024. State/UT-wise details of pending liability of wages as on 04.12.2024 are given at Annexure-II.

In  this  regard,  it  is  submitted  that  release  of  wage  payment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a continuous process and as soon as proposal along with prescribed documents are received from the State Governments, the pending liability is cleared immediately.

(c):       During the current financial year 2024-25 (as on 05.12.2024), an amount of Rs.76,776.97crore has been released towards wage, material & administrative contingency to States/UTs under Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS.  This  includes  an  amount  of  Rs. 7,182.56  crore,  released  to  State  of  Tamil  Nadu.  State/UT-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the current  financial  year  2024-25(as  on  05.12  2024)  are  given  at Annexure-III.

In case of the State of West Bengal, release of funds underMahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  has  been  stopped  since  09 th   March 2022  as  per  provisions  under  Section  27  of  the  Mahatma  Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act,  2005  due  to  noncompliance with the directions of the Central Government.

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Annexure-I Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  LokSabhaUnstarred  Question  No.  2346  dated 10.12.2024.

| District-wise persondays generated in Tamil Nadu State under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | District-wise persondays generated in Tamil Nadu State under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | District-wise persondays generated in Tamil Nadu State under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | District-wise persondays generated in Tamil Nadu State under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | District-wise persondays generated in Tamil Nadu State under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | District-wise persondays generated in Tamil Nadu State under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | District-wise persondays generated in Tamil Nadu State under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. District of Tamil Nadu                                                      | 2024-25                                                                             | 2023-24                                                                             | Persondays 2022-23                                                                  | Generated 2021-22                                                                   | 2020-21                                                                             | 2019-20                                                                             |
| 1Ariyalur                                                                           | 4996467                                                                             | 7257216                                                                             | 3890624                                                                             | 4558426                                                                             | 4833591                                                                             | 2531624                                                                             |
| 2Chengalpattu*                                                                      | 4738535                                                                             | 13706321                                                                            | 13968615                                                                            | 13458296                                                                            | 10734571                                                                            | -                                                                                   |
| 3Coimbatore                                                                         | 1756622                                                                             | 2883413                                                                             | 2917727                                                                             | 3755501                                                                             | 4466756                                                                             | 3321401                                                                             |
| 4Cuddalore                                                                          | 10243588                                                                            | 18834650                                                                            | 11915336                                                                            | 10601602                                                                            | 11409103                                                                            | 8886045                                                                             |
| 5Dharmapuri                                                                         | 4864079                                                                             | 11829889                                                                            | 5593711                                                                             | 5110440                                                                             | 5742075                                                                             | 3415012                                                                             |
| 6Dindigul                                                                           | 6075135                                                                             | 16434128                                                                            | 12488978                                                                            | 15922970                                                                            | 15648941                                                                            | 13824586                                                                            |
| 7Erode                                                                              | 3254171                                                                             | 7681605                                                                             | 7067166                                                                             | 7142460                                                                             | 7152808                                                                             | 5360103                                                                             |
| 8Kallakurichi*                                                                      | 9365078                                                                             | 11628559                                                                            | 9328634                                                                             | 8182014                                                                             | 8746259                                                                             | -                                                                                   |
| 9Kanchipuram                                                                        | 3544712                                                                             | 9501420                                                                             | 9049922                                                                             | 9296144                                                                             | 8369355                                                                             | 19621036                                                                            |
| 10Kanniyakumari                                                                     | 1188451                                                                             | 2120258                                                                             | 2210148                                                                             | 2252216                                                                             | 2148054                                                                             | 1994175                                                                             |
| 11Karur                                                                             | 2582502                                                                             | 7753617                                                                             | 6330004                                                                             | 7468272                                                                             | 8346712                                                                             | 6995361                                                                             |
| 12Krishnagiri                                                                       | 6780193                                                                             | 13493324                                                                            | 11337813                                                                            | 12165980                                                                            | 10712932                                                                            | 8166879                                                                             |
| 13Madurai                                                                           | 6906584                                                                             | 14428348                                                                            | 10730894                                                                            | 10771282                                                                            | 10644252                                                                            | 7066766                                                                             |
| 14Mayiladuthurai*                                                                   | 4229083                                                                             | 8392302                                                                             | 8344399                                                                             | 5594686                                                                             | -                                                                                   | -                                                                                   |
| 15Nagapattinam                                                                      | 2468440                                                                             | 6607446                                                                             | 6062668                                                                             | 5275441                                                                             | 11871934                                                                            | 8754316                                                                             |
| 16Namakkal                                                                          | 5855384                                                                             | 9603196                                                                             | 7050957                                                                             | 8603288                                                                             | 9758957                                                                             | 6737657                                                                             |
| 17Perambalur                                                                        | 2285114                                                                             | 5236306                                                                             | 3504946                                                                             | 3254462                                                                             | 3113541                                                                             | 1870317                                                                             |
| 18Pudukkottai                                                                       | 8239167                                                                             | 19242697                                                                            | 14198630                                                                            | 16104027                                                                            | 15288412                                                                            | 9595245                                                                             |
| 19Ramanathapuram                                                                    | 6075338                                                                             | 12882612                                                                            | 10068279                                                                            | 11735876                                                                            | 11998506                                                                            | 8146549                                                                             |
| 20Ranipet*                                                                          | 5208170                                                                             | 8243007                                                                             | 7392868                                                                             | 5353346                                                                             | 5084620                                                                             | -                                                                                   |
| 21Salem                                                                             | 6965805                                                                             | 18019148                                                                            | 12015686                                                                            | 12148613                                                                            | 12351510                                                                            | 8563501                                                                             |
| 22Sivagangai                                                                        | 5679047                                                                             | 12361824                                                                            | 11522894                                                                            | 11355617                                                                            | 11217280                                                                            | 7791350                                                                             |
| 23Tenkasi*                                                                          | 2475770                                                                             | 6369326                                                                             | 5510413                                                                             | 5875232                                                                             | 6020978                                                                             | -                                                                                   |
| 24Thanjavur                                                                         | 8153854                                                                             | 16052476                                                                            | 11060031                                                                            | 11400473                                                                            | 12125529                                                                            | 11728933                                                                            |
| 25The Nilgiris                                                                      | 718798                                                                              | 1093720                                                                             | 988267                                                                              | 1468960                                                                             | 1700490                                                                             | 1293964                                                                             |
| 26Theni                                                                             | 1350262                                                                             | 2909856                                                                             | 1762435                                                                             | 2720506                                                                             | 2592121                                                                             | 1645685                                                                             |
| 27Thoothukkudi                                                                      | 4430633                                                                             | 9107024                                                                             | 7895179                                                                             | 8225683                                                                             | 8468964                                                                             | 6987588                                                                             |
| 28Tiruchirappalli                                                                   | 8684124                                                                             | 16839213                                                                            | 18229758                                                                            | 18702490                                                                            | 17582480                                                                            | 13013406                                                                            |
| 29Tirunelveli                                                                       | 2362972                                                                             | 5552631                                                                             | 5192564                                                                             | 4490156                                                                             | 5554626                                                                             | 8845795                                                                             |
| 30Tirupathur*                                                                       | 2596252                                                                             | 7531429                                                                             | 5760302                                                                             | 4127118                                                                             | 4711273                                                                             | -                                                                                   |
| 31Tiruppur                                                                          | 3623632                                                                             | 7255761                                                                             | 7734676                                                                             | 8510971                                                                             | 8514462                                                                             | 7142387                                                                             |
| 32Tiruvallur                                                                        | 7786469                                                                             | 16897470                                                                            | 15474947                                                                            | 14993111                                                                            | 12736619                                                                            | 12532186                                                                            |
| 33Tiruvannamalai                                                                    | 14886489                                                                            | 31358136                                                                            | 25805190                                                                            | 25178823                                                                            | 25768733                                                                            | 16173969                                                                            |
| 34Tiruvarur                                                                         | 2704913                                                                             | 7991576                                                                             | 5584607                                                                             | 6824803                                                                             | 9028203                                                                             | 6107230                                                                             |
| 35Vellore                                                                           | 3898178                                                                             | 9114537                                                                             | 7952011                                                                             | 6664232                                                                             | 6413119                                                                             | 13076827                                                                            |
| 36Villupuram                                                                        | 12894772                                                                            | 19370515                                                                            | 17458560                                                                            | 23464517                                                                            | 13588987                                                                            | 10152626                                                                            |
| 37Virudhunagar                                                                      | 6619728                                                                             | 13116869                                                                            | 11253936                                                                            | 12964512                                                                            | 9499097                                                                             | 7167588                                                                             |
| Total                                                                               | 196488511                                                                           | 408701825                                                                           | 334653775                                                                           | 345722546                                                                           | 333945850                                                                           | 248510107                                                                           |

Annexure  referred  in reply to  part  (b)  of  LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 2346 dated 10.12.2024.

| States/UTs-wise pending liability for wages under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during 2024-25 (as on 04.12.2024) (Rs. in lakh)   | States/UTs-wise pending liability for wages under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during 2024-25 (as on 04.12.2024) (Rs. in lakh)   | States/UTs-wise pending liability for wages under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during 2024-25 (as on 04.12.2024) (Rs. in lakh)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                  | States/UTs                                                                                                               | Pending Liability for wage component                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                                                    | 2498.79                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                                  | 5573.40                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                           | 13748.50                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                                                                | 8097.34                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                                                                  | 1101.86                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                                                                 | 18796.50                                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                                        | Tripura                                                                                                                  | 8992.86                                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                                        | Puducherry                                                                                                               | 105.01                                                                                                                   |
| Total                                                                                                                    | Total                                                                                                                    | 58,914.25                                                                                                                |

Annexure referred in reply to part (b) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 2346 dated 10.12.2024.

| Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA during 2024-25 as on   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA during 2024-25 as on   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA during 2024-25 as on   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                  | States/UTs                                                               | Released for Wage, Material & Admin component                            |
| 1                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                           | 7282.41                                                                  |
| 2                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                        | 443.76                                                                   |
| 3                                                                        | Assam                                                                    | 1701.25                                                                  |
| 4                                                                        | Bihar                                                                    | 6456.24                                                                  |
| 5                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                             | 2996.56                                                                  |
| 6                                                                        | Goa                                                                      | 2.99                                                                     |
| 7                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                  | 1215.72                                                                  |
| 8                                                                        | Haryana                                                                  | 529.83                                                                   |
| 9                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                         | 1140.13                                                                  |
| 10                                                                       | Jammu & Kashmir                                                          | 1015.74                                                                  |
| 11                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                | 2057.99                                                                  |
| 12                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                | 5009.86                                                                  |
| 13                                                                       | Kerala                                                                   | 2838.68                                                                  |
| 14                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                           | 5212.39                                                                  |
| 15                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                              | 3868.31                                                                  |
| 16                                                                       | Manipur                                                                  | 359.87                                                                   |
| 17                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                | 900.69                                                                   |
| 18                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                  | 405.39                                                                   |
| 19                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                 | 236.20                                                                   |
| 20                                                                       | Odisha                                                                   | 3031.49                                                                  |
| 21                                                                       | Punjab                                                                   | 1127.22                                                                  |
| 22                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                | 7073.19                                                                  |
| 23                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                   | 86.93                                                                    |
| 24                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                               | 7182.56                                                                  |
| 25                                                                       | Telangana                                                                | 3753.68                                                                  |
| 26                                                                       | Tripura                                                                  | 928.99                                                                   |
| 27                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                            | 9272.55                                                                  |
| 28                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                              | 535.41                                                                   |
| 29                                                                       | Puducherry                                                               | 39.96                                                                    |
| 30                                                                       | Ladakh                                                                   | 62.86                                                                    |
| 31                                                                       | Andaman & Nicobar                                                        | 3.77                                                                     |
| 32                                                                       | Lakshadweep                                                              | 0.00                                                                     |
| 33                                                                       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu                                       | 4.34                                                                     |
|                                                                          | Total                                                                    | 76,776.97                                                                |

Note: The released includes pending liability for FY 2023-24 also.

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