Lok Sabha Question No. 102 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Allocation of Fund under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri T R Baalu

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 102 ANSWERED ON 03/12/2024

## ALLOCATION OF FUND UNDER MGNREGS

## *102. SHRI T R BAALU:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  allocation  of  fund  to  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  has  been reduced considerably in recent years, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  funds  actually  released  under  the  scheme  to States since 2019;
- (c) whether there is under-utilisation of funds by various States, if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (d) the  details  of  claims  of  States  for  release  of  funds  pending upto March 2024?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

- (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. 102 FOR 03.12.2024

(a)&(b):     For  the  financial  year  2024-25,  budget  allocation  of  Rs. 86,000 crores has been made at Budget Estimate (BE) stage, which is the highest ever allocation under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  at  the Budget  Estimate  (BE)   stage  since  inception.  The  details  of  funds allocation at the Budget Estimate stage and Revised Estimate stage under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years and  current  financial  year  2024-25  (as  on  27.11.2024)  are  given below:

| (Rs. in crore)             | (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)   |
|----------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Financial Year             | Budget Estimate  | Revised Estimate |
| 2019-20                    | 60,000.00        | 71,001.81        |
| 2020-21                    | 61,500.00        | 1,11,500.00      |
| 2021-22                    | 73,000.00        | 98,000.00        |
| 2022-23                    | 73,000.00        | 89,400.00        |
| 2023-24                    | 60,000.00        | 86,000.00        |
| 2024-25 (As on 27.11.2024) | 86,000.00        | --               |

State/Union  Territory  (UT)-wise  details  of  funds  released  under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS from financial years 2019-20 to the current financial year 2024-25 (as on 27.11.2024) are given at Annexure.

(c)&(d):        Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  is  a  demand-driven  wage employment  Scheme.  Under  the  scheme,   States/UTs  furnish  fund release  proposals  to  Government  of  India.  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.

As per the provisions of the Act, States/UTs send the proposal of the annual action plan after following due process, to the Central Government. An Empowered Committee under the Chairpersonship of the Secretary (Rural Development) decides the projected Labour Budget  in  consultation  with  the  State  Government  for  the  new financial  year.  This  'Agreed  to  Labour  Budget'  is  an  indicative

number  for  better  planning  so  that  work  can  be  provided  against demand on time. During course of the year, the 'Agreed to Labour Budget'  is  revised  depending  upon  demand  for  employment  by enrolled households.

There  is  no  pending  liability  for  the  wage  component  under Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  for  the  financial  year  2023-24.  As  per NREGASoft, an amount of Rs. 16,300 crore was pending liability for wage,  material  and  Admin  component  for   financial  year  2023-24, which has already been released in the first quarter of FY 2024-25.

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## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) &(b) of LokSabha Starred Question No. 102 dated 03.12.2024.

| Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA FY 2019-20 to 2023-24 & 2024-25   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA FY 2019-20 to 2023-24 & 2024-25   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA FY 2019-20 to 2023-24 & 2024-25   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA FY 2019-20 to 2023-24 & 2024-25   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA FY 2019-20 to 2023-24 & 2024-25   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA FY 2019-20 to 2023-24 & 2024-25   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA FY 2019-20 to 2023-24 & 2024-25   | Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA FY 2019-20 to 2023-24 & 2024-25   |
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| Sl.                                                                                 |                                                                                     | FY 2024-25                                                                          | FY 2024-25                                                                          | FY 2023-24                                                                          | FY 2023-24                                                                          | FY 2022-23                                                                          | FY 2022-23                                                                          |
| No.                                                                                 | States/UTs                                                                          | Wages                                                                               | Mat & admin                                                                         | Wages                                                                               | Mat & admin                                                                         | Wages                                                                               | Mat & admin                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                      | 5495.13                                                                             | 1542.51                                                                             | 5629.31                                                                             | 1703.32                                                                             | 5118.93                                                                             | 2870.16                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                   | 310.62                                                                              | 118.53                                                                              | 283.19                                                                              | 142.91                                                                              | 352.14                                                                              | 225.44                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                   | Assam                                                                               | 1225.62                                                                             | 366.82                                                                              | 1943.17                                                                             | 278.22                                                                              | 1831.4                                                                              | 222.16                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                               | 4474.59                                                                             | 1911.97                                                                             | 4284.17                                                                             | 1915.87                                                                             | 5024.83                                                                             | 1369.62                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                        | 2259.77                                                                             | 527.39                                                                              | 2088.35                                                                             | 800.2                                                                               | 2381.67                                                                             | 1025.34                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                 | 1.50                                                                                | 1.4                                                                                 | 0.88                                                                                | 0                                                                                   | 3.75                                                                                | 1.29                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                             | 824.71                                                                              | 391.01                                                                              | 1000.81                                                                             | 800.81                                                                              | 1011.03                                                                             | 683.57                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                             | 332.24                                                                              | 185.98                                                                              | 357.77                                                                              | 118.95                                                                              | 306.35                                                                              | 67.63                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                    | 737.41                                                                              | 392.77                                                                              | 597.66                                                                              | 399.47                                                                              | 656.13                                                                              | 503.37                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                  | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                     | 703.94                                                                              | 188                                                                                 | 725.61                                                                              | 194.83                                                                              | 704.37                                                                              | 346.25                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                           | 1722.63                                                                             | 280.64                                                                              | 2249.64                                                                             | 667.12                                                                              | 2196.3                                                                              | 518.46                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                           | 3504.03                                                                             | 1447.81                                                                             | 3794.71                                                                             | 1621.03                                                                             | 3793.51                                                                             | 2417.52                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                              | 2144.66                                                                             | 582.67                                                                              | 2953.63                                                                             | 559.85                                                                              | 2935.75                                                                             | 881.21                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                      | 3173.68                                                                             | 1953.23                                                                             | 3640.64                                                                             | 2230.51                                                                             | 4541.45                                                                             | 1156.39                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                         | 2838.69                                                                             | 1028.21                                                                             | 1947.47                                                                             | 1086.97                                                                             | 1744.29                                                                             | 799.32                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                  | Manipur                                                                             | 276.35                                                                              | 39.7                                                                                | 0                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 757                                                                                 | 1086.63                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                                           | 484.48                                                                              | 384.5                                                                               | 577.41                                                                              | 334.92                                                                              | 670.25                                                                              | 446.68                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                  | Mizoram                                                                             | 389.05                                                                              | 16.12                                                                               | 447.58                                                                              | 58.48                                                                               | 420.13                                                                              | 118.59                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                  | Nagaland                                                                            | 91.50                                                                               | 144.7                                                                               | 422.93                                                                              | 215.03                                                                              | 573.06                                                                              | 264.39                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                  | Odisha                                                                              | 1938.39                                                                             | 1093.1                                                                              | 3930.67                                                                             | 961.22                                                                              | 3743.86                                                                             | 956.29                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                  | Punjab                                                                              | 729.67                                                                              | 376.43                                                                              | 928.24                                                                              | 238.31                                                                              | 883.11                                                                              | 299.03                                                                              |
| 22                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                           | 5778.69                                                                             | 1259.8                                                                              | 6490.07                                                                             | 2181.55                                                                             | 6757.26                                                                             | 2891.39                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                  | Sikkim                                                                              | 63.08                                                                               | 21.02                                                                               | 75.7                                                                                | 36.26                                                                               | 70.46                                                                               | 22.09                                                                               |
| 24                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                          | 5518.24                                                                             | 1444.64                                                                             | 10191.64                                                                            | 2411.72                                                                             | 7469.9                                                                              | 2238.92                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                  | Telangana                                                                           | 2723.30                                                                             | 1024.67                                                                             | 1785.29                                                                             | 1723.3                                                                              | 2027.44                                                                             | 954.34                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                  | Tripura                                                                             | 597.92                                                                              | 288.07                                                                              | 724.3                                                                               | 319.29                                                                              | 672.17                                                                              | 250.6                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                       | 6225.96                                                                             | 2803                                                                                | 7176.97                                                                             | 2631.58                                                                             | 6551.57                                                                             | 4075.85                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                                         | 344.73                                                                              | 147.63                                                                              | 384.98                                                                              | 166.67                                                                              | 433.61                                                                              | 357.17                                                                              |
| 29                                                                                  | West Bengal                                                                         | **                                                                                  | **                                                                                  | **                                                                                  | **                                                                                  | **                                                                                  | **                                                                                  |
| 30                                                                                  | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                   | 2.31                                                                                | 0                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 8                                                                                   | 9.6                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                  | Lakshadweep                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                | 0                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   |
| 32                                                                                  | Puducherry                                                                          | 38.27                                                                               | 1.77                                                                                | 50.39                                                                               | 8.38                                                                                | 20.65                                                                               | 4.3                                                                                 |
| 33                                                                                  | Ladakh                                                                              | 43.42                                                                               | 13.79                                                                               | 44.66                                                                               | 17.98                                                                               | 42.3                                                                                | 26.7                                                                                |
| 34                                                                                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu                                                  | 4.16                                                                                | 0.18                                                                                | 0                                                                                   | 2.21                                                                                | 1                                                                                   | 1.62                                                                                |
| Total                                                                               | Total                                                                               | 54998.78                                                                            | 19978.06                                                                            | 64727.83                                                                            | 23826.93                                                                            | 63703.68                                                                            | 27091.92                                                                            |

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| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                         | FY 2021-22   | FY 2021-22                                | FY 2020-21                                | FY 2020-21                                | FY 2019-20                                | FY 2019-20                                |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                         | Wages        | Mat & admin                               | Wages                                     | Mat & admin                               | Wages                                     | Mat & admin                               |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                     | 5270.54      | 1943.88                                   | 6273.13                                   | 4031.97                                   | 4510.63                                   | 2694.1                                    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 326.09       | 130.19                                    | 224.89                                    | 115.39                                    | 84.81                                     | 210.2                                     |
| 3         | Assam                              | 2126.41      | 256.84                                    | 2154.95                                   | 447.38                                    | 1222.02                                   | 465.5                                     |
| 4         | Bihar                              | 3539.93      | 1900                                      | 4756.87                                   | 2527.36                                   | 2305.56                                   | 945.38                                    |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                       | 2849.06      | 1057.14                                   | 3362.94                                   | 580.54                                    | 2033.52                                   | 606.8                                     |
| 6         | Goa                                | 0.24         | 0                                         | 2.34                                      | 3.57                                      | 0.85                                      | 2.17                                      |
| 7         | Gujarat                            | 1159.92      | 455.69                                    | 1066.02                                   | 412.1                                     | 565.32                                    | 182.26                                    |
| 8         | Haryana                            | 461.95       | 265.58                                    | 600.89                                    | 162.67                                    | 242.58                                    | 95.55                                     |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                   | 743.4        | 241.31                                    | 736.75                                    | 211.58                                    | 423.71                                    | 173.77                                    |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir                    | 867.93       | 95.24                                     | 810.49                                    | 341.83                                    | 691.02                                    | 1183.7                                    |
| 11        | Jharkhand                          | 2238.73      | 837.91                                    | 2399.42                                   | 1024.67                                   | 945.79                                    | 327.14                                    |
| 12        | Karnataka                          | 4680.81      | 1383.21                                   | 4251.44                                   | 1249.55                                   | 2690.96                                   | 2771.75                                   |
| 13        | Kerala                             | 3030.03      | 438.98                                    | 3356.22                                   | 930.55                                    | 3173.83                                   | 346.34                                    |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                     | 5569.66      | 2930.25                                   | 6419.71                                   | 2667.01                                   | 3495.46                                   | 1223.48                                   |
| 15        | Maharashtra                        | 1670.9       | 405.07                                    | 1351.62                                   | 248.63                                    | 1098.01                                   | 572.65                                    |
| 16        | Manipur                            | 553.65       | 563.11                                    | 596.26                                    | 1306.74                                   | 252.08                                    | 610.75                                    |
| 17        | Meghalaya                          | 897.76       | 239.89                                    | 974.97                                    | 309.2                                     | 602.69                                    | 421.75                                    |
| 18        | Mizoram                            | 464.11       | 86.08                                     | 501.75                                    | 88.7                                      | 469.54                                    | 55.54                                     |
| 19        | Nagaland                           | 311.26       | 263.75                                    | 263.61                                    | 483.82                                    | 414.5                                     | 330.45                                    |
| 20        | Odisha                             | 4321.9       | 1391.42                                   | 4219.2                                    | 996.09                                    | 1604.74                                   | 828.05                                    |
| 21        | Punjab                             | 913.08       | 358.38                                    | 1021.25                                   | 217.89                                    | 603.02                                    | 145.84                                    |
| 22        | Rajasthan                          | 7793.29      | 2093.27                                   | 8097.76                                   | 823                                       | 5158.53                                   | 2108.95                                   |
| 23        | Sikkim                             | 74.38        | 38.29                                     | 80.75                                     | 29.42                                     | 56.56                                     | 26.13                                     |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                         | 7358.88      | 2283.32                                   | 6958.79                                   | 1830.02                                   | 4503.88                                   | 1055.82                                   |
| 25        | Telangana                          | 2680.23      | 1557.86                                   | 2634.34                                   | 1476.87                                   | 1693.05                                   | 528.27                                    |
| 26        | Tripura                            | 822.16       | 174.28                                    | 904.4                                     | 290.58                                    | 579.41                                    | 151.73                                    |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh                      | 6644.45      | 1906.89                                   | 7817.58                                   | 4196.52                                   | 4337.6                                    | 1679.41                                   |
| 28        | Uttarakhand                        | 503.45       | 142.68                                    | 713.17                                    | 173.09                                    | 306.85                                    | 148.95                                    |
| 29        | West Bengal                        | 5645.91      | 1900                                      | 9397.68                                   | 2056.37                                   | 6215.73                                   | 2291.88                                   |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar                  | 5.62         | 7.63                                      | 5.81                                      | 4.86                                      | 3.09                                      | 5.84                                      |
| 31        | Lakshadweep                        | 0.1          | 0.3                                       | 0.5                                       | 0                                         | 0.9                                       | 0.24                                      |
| 32        | Puducherry                         | 14.11        | 0                                         | 24.44                                     | 2.4                                       | 13.55                                     | 3.37                                      |
| 33        | Ladakh                             | 42.48        | 16.57                                     | 22.49                                     | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| 34        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu | 0            | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| Total     | Total                              | 73582.42     | 25365.0282002.4529240.3850299.81 22193.73 | 25365.0282002.4529240.3850299.81 22193.73 | 25365.0282002.4529240.3850299.81 22193.73 | 25365.0282002.4529240.3850299.81 22193.73 | 25365.0282002.4529240.3850299.81 22193.73 |

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