Lok Sabha Question No. 343 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Dues under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Bapi Haldar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 343 ANSWERED ON 25/03/2025

## DUES UNDER MGNREGS

## *343. SHRI BAPI HALDAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  dues  on  account  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as of now, Statewise; and
- (b) the  details  and  the  total  funds  of  MGNREGS  paid  during  the last three years and thecurrent year, State-wise?

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

- (a) & (b):       A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) & (b) of LokSabha Starred Question No. 343 for 25.03.2025.

(a): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment Scheme. Fund release to the States/Union Territories is a continuous  process  and  Central  Government  is  committed  for making funds available to States/UTs for the implementation of the Scheme as per demand for work on the ground.

State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for wage, material and admin component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 18.03.2025 are given at Annexure-I.

(b):   State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of funds released under Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  during  the  last  three  financial  year  and current  financial  year  2024-25  as  on  18.03.2025  are  given  at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  LokSabha  Starred Question No. 343 dated 25.03.2025.

| State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for wage, material and admin component under Mahatma Gandhi   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for wage, material and admin component under Mahatma Gandhi   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for wage, material and admin component under Mahatma Gandhi   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for wage, material and admin component under Mahatma Gandhi   |
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| SI. No.                                                                                                                      | States/UTs                                                                                                                   | Wage                                                                                                                         | Material and Admin                                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                               | 730.89                                                                                                                       | 1309.01                                                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                            | 133.83                                                                                                                       | 112.74                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                            | Assam                                                                                                                        | 335.83                                                                                                                       | 167.29                                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                                            | Bihar                                                                                                                        | 1555.39                                                                                                                      | 1152.97                                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                 | 553.20                                                                                                                       | 72.42                                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                                            | Goa                                                                                                                          | 0.98                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                                                                      | 108.39                                                                                                                       | 67.38                                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                                            | Haryana                                                                                                                      | 86.91                                                                                                                        | 61.99                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                             | 194.36                                                                                                                       | 76.08                                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                                           | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                                            | 250.34                                                                                                                       | 189.47                                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                                                                    | 340.34                                                                                                                       | 281.48                                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                                                                    | 403.01                                                                                                                       | 283.52                                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                                           | Kerala                                                                                                                       | 866.91                                                                                                                       | 146.76                                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                                           | Ladakh                                                                                                                       | 2.30                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                               | 628.19                                                                                                                       | 521.95                                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                                                                  | 974.24                                                                                                                       | 1710.16                                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                                           | Manipur                                                                                                                      | 164.82                                                                                                                       | 204.91                                                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                                                                    | 233.55                                                                                                                       | 206.88                                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                                                                      | 50.20                                                                                                                        | 1.43                                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                                                                     | 37.97                                                                                                                        | 38.18                                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                                           | Odisha                                                                                                                       | 369.49                                                                                                                       | 155.92                                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                                           | Punjab                                                                                                                       | 217.64                                                                                                                       | 12.46                                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                                                                    | 1236.44                                                                                                                      | 749.97                                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                                                                       | 14.00                                                                                                                        | 30.04                                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                   | 2927.67                                                                                                                      | 752.97                                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                                           | Telangana                                                                                                                    | 116.28                                                                                                                       | 352.29                                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                                           | Tripura                                                                                                                      | 88.82                                                                                                                        | 80.02                                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                | 1977.29                                                                                                                      | 1526.16                                                                                                                      |
| 29                                                                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                  | 79.16                                                                                                                        | 129.22                                                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                                                           | Puducherry                                                                                                                   | 3.06                                                                                                                         | 0.60                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                              | Total                                                                                                                        | 14,681.52                                                                                                                    | 10,394.29                                                                                                                    |

Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of LokSabha Starred Question No. 343 dated 25.03.2025.

| State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last three financial year and current financial year 2024-25 as   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last three financial year and current financial year 2024-25 as   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last three financial year and current financial year 2024-25 as   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last three financial year and current financial year 2024-25 as   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last three financial year and current financial year 2024-25 as   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last three financial year and current financial year 2024-25 as   |
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| SI. No.                                                                                                                                                           | States/UTs                                                                                                                                                        | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                           | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                           | 2023-24                                                                                                                                                           | 2024-25                                                                                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                    | 7182.67                                                                                                                                                           | 7989.09                                                                                                                                                           | 7332.63                                                                                                                                                           | 7558.95                                                                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | 453.74                                                                                                                                                            | 577.58                                                                                                                                                            | 426.10                                                                                                                                                            | 525.81                                                                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                 | Assam                                                                                                                                                             | 2220.26                                                                                                                                                           | 2052.35                                                                                                                                                           | 2221.38                                                                                                                                                           | 1925.67                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                                                                                             | 5407.37                                                                                                                                                           | 6395.29                                                                                                                                                           | 6200.03                                                                                                                                                           | 6723.31                                                                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                      | 3894.34                                                                                                                                                           | 3383.55                                                                                                                                                           | 2888.56                                                                                                                                                           | 3277.56                                                                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                 | Goa                                                                                                                                                               | 0.04                                                                                                                                                              | 5.12                                                                                                                                                              | 0.88                                                                                                                                                              | 3.17                                                                                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                           | 1615.24                                                                                                                                                           | 1692.07                                                                                                                                                           | 1801.62                                                                                                                                                           | 1503.74                                                                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                                                                                                           | 722.68                                                                                                                                                            | 373.99                                                                                                                                                            | 476.71                                                                                                                                                            | 591.38                                                                                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                  | 975.75                                                                                                                                                            | 1157.48                                                                                                                                                           | 997.13                                                                                                                                                            | 1207.69                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                 | 950.14                                                                                                                                                            | 1050.61                                                                                                                                                           | 920.44                                                                                                                                                            | 1157.98                                                                                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                         | 3063.83                                                                                                                                                           | 2708.64                                                                                                                                                           | 2916.76                                                                                                                                                           | 2577.51                                                                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                         | 6028.08                                                                                                                                                           | 6225.28                                                                                                                                                           | 5415.74                                                                                                                                                           | 5557.32                                                                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                | Kerala                                                                                                                                                            | 3551.93                                                                                                                                                           | 3818.43                                                                                                                                                           | 3513.48                                                                                                                                                           | 3034.24                                                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                    | 8479.09                                                                                                                                                           | 5702.13                                                                                                                                                           | 5871.14                                                                                                                                                           | 6004.84                                                                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                       | 2056.46                                                                                                                                                           | 2549.73                                                                                                                                                           | 3034.44                                                                                                                                                           | 4424.26                                                                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                | Manipur                                                                                                                                                           | 563.11                                                                                                                                                            | 1086.63                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                              | 579.11                                                                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                         | 1121.66                                                                                                                                                           | 1116.92                                                                                                                                                           | 912.33                                                                                                                                                            | 1113.78                                                                                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                           | 548.92                                                                                                                                                            | 538.72                                                                                                                                                            | 506.06                                                                                                                                                            | 594.67                                                                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                          | 569.46                                                                                                                                                            | 897.45                                                                                                                                                            | 637.96                                                                                                                                                            | 271.62                                                                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                                                                                            | 5680.15                                                                                                                                                           | 4638.36                                                                                                                                                           | 4891.89                                                                                                                                                           | 3706.59                                                                                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                | Punjab                                                                                                                                                            | 1257.59                                                                                                                                                           | 1182.13                                                                                                                                                           | 1166.55                                                                                                                                                           | 1260.36                                                                                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                         | 9867.75                                                                                                                                                           | 9662.99                                                                                                                                                           | 8671.62                                                                                                                                                           | 7682.69                                                                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                            | 112.42                                                                                                                                                            | 92.55                                                                                                                                                             | 111.95                                                                                                                                                            | 96.37                                                                                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                        | 9638.13                                                                                                                                                           | 9706.62                                                                                                                                                           | 12603.36                                                                                                                                                          | 7391.30                                                                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                | Telangana                                                                                                                                                         | 4105.20                                                                                                                                                           | 2988.68                                                                                                                                                           | 3508.59                                                                                                                                                           | 3821.51                                                                                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                | Tripura                                                                                                                                                           | 988.88                                                                                                                                                            | 922.03                                                                                                                                                            | 1043.59                                                                                                                                                           | 1047.24                                                                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                     | 8509.57                                                                                                                                                           | 10629.01                                                                                                                                                          | 9808.55                                                                                                                                                           | 9739.87                                                                                                                                                           |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                       | 642.03                                                                                                                                                            | 792.84                                                                                                                                                            | 551.66                                                                                                                                                            | 597.01                                                                                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                | West Bengal*                                                                                                                                                      | 7507.80                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                              |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                | Andaman and Nicobar                                                                                                                                               | 7.63                                                                                                                                                              | 9.60                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                              | 4.44                                                                                                                                                              |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                       | 0.30                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                              | 0.32                                                                                                                                                              |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                        | 13.07                                                                                                                                                             | 24.95                                                                                                                                                             | 58.77                                                                                                                                                             | 39.99                                                                                                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                | Ladakh                                                                                                                                                            | 59.04                                                                                                                                                             | 68.93                                                                                                                                                             | 62.64                                                                                                                                                             | 85.38                                                                                                                                                             |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                                                              | 1.62                                                                                                                                                              | 2.21                                                                                                                                                              | 9.02                                                                                                                                                              |
| Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                                                                             | 0.00 97,794.33                                                                                                                                                    | 90,041.39                                                                                                                                                         | 88,554.76                                                                                                                                                         | 84,114.70                                                                                                                                                         |

*Release  of  funds  to  the  State  of  West  Bengal  has  been  stopped since  March  9,  2022,  under  Section  27  of  the  Act  due  to  noncompliance with Central Government directives.

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