Lok Sabha Question No. 409 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Material Components Dues under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 409 ANSWERED ON 05/12/2023

## MATERIAL COMPONENTS DUES UNDER MGNREGS

## 409.  SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details regarding the pending wage dues and material component dues under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) till date, State and district-wise including Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether the entire funds allocated for the MGNREGS have got exhausted in the month of October, 2023;
- (c) if so, the measures taken to disburse funds to the beneficiaries on time;
- (d) whether the beneficiaries are given any receipts mentioning their pending dues in case of delay in wage payment; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the manner in which beneficiaries are notified about their pending dues?

## ANSWER

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

(a):    Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment scheme.  Fund  release  is  a  continuous  process.  Government  of  India releases  material  and  admin  funds  to  State  Government  and  State Government releases the fund to its Districts accordingly. Government of India does not release material funds directly to the District.

State/UT-wise  details  of  pending  liabilities  for  wage  component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 29.11.2023 are given at Annexure-I.

State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for material components under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  in  the  financial  year  2023-24  (as  on 29.11.2023) are given at Annexure-II.

(b):       No, Sir.

(c):       Does not arise.

(d)&(e):    Beneficiaries  is  eligible  for  wage  payment  within  15  days after the completion of work. A beneficiary can find the pending dues of wage payment through the report R1.1.4 of Gram Panchayat report of the concerned state. Also, a provision has been made in Janmanrega App to check the status of wage payment of a beneficiary against  the  work  done  by  her/him.  The  beneficiary  can  check  the details just by providing Job card number.

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Annexure-I referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 409 dated 05.12.2023.

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| State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for wage component   | State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for wage component   | State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for wage component   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                           | States/UTs                                                        | Wage liability (Rs. in lakh)                                      |
| 1                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                    | 11056.29                                                          |
| 2                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                 | 1848.27                                                           |
| 3                                                                 | Assam                                                             | 9324.32                                                           |
| 4                                                                 | Bihar                                                             | 6495.58                                                           |
| 5                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                      | 5954.57                                                           |
| 6                                                                 | Goa                                                               | 22.65                                                             |
| 7                                                                 | Gujarat                                                           | 66.94                                                             |
| 8                                                                 | Haryana                                                           | 1759.06                                                           |
| 9                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                  | 2992.21                                                           |
| 10                                                                | Jammu and Kashmir                                                 | 8243.87                                                           |
| 11                                                                | Jharkhand                                                         | 508.44                                                            |
| 12                                                                | Karnataka                                                         | 17789.54                                                          |
| 13                                                                | Kerala                                                            | 5194.67                                                           |
| 14                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                    | 5390.17                                                           |
| 15                                                                | Maharashtra                                                       | 9402.22                                                           |
| 16                                                                | Manipur                                                           | 0.00                                                              |
| 17                                                                | Meghalaya                                                         | 399.25                                                            |
| 18                                                                | Mizoram                                                           | 2784.32                                                           |
| 19                                                                | Nagaland                                                          | 1080.42                                                           |
| 20                                                                | Odisha                                                            | 6493.54                                                           |
| 21                                                                | Punjab                                                            | 332.72                                                            |
| 22                                                                | Rajasthan                                                         | 35883.86                                                          |
| 23                                                                | Sikkim                                                            | 58.24                                                             |
| 24                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                        | 26185.91                                                          |
| 25                                                                | Telangana                                                         | 1098.64                                                           |
| 26                                                                | Tripura                                                           | 1770.82                                                           |
| 27                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                     | 35446.96                                                          |
| 28                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                       | 3557.55                                                           |
| 29 Andaman & Nicobar                                              | 0.00                                                              |                                                                   |
| 30                                                                | Lakshadweep                                                       | 0.00                                                              |
| 31 Puducherry                                                     |                                                                   | 202.14                                                            |
| 32                                                                | Ladakh                                                            | 716.54                                                            |
| 33 Dadra & Nagar Haveli & & Diu                                   | Daman                                                             | 0.00                                                              |
| Total                                                             |                                                                   | 2,02,059.71                                                       |

Annexure-II referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 409 dated 05.12.2023.

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| State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for material components under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 2023-24 (as on 29.11.2023)   | State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for material components under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 2023-24 (as on 29.11.2023)   | State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for material components under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 2023-24 (as on 29.11.2023)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                            | States/UTs                                                                                                                                         | Material liability (Rs. in lakh)                                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | 22255.29                                                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                  | 2605.69                                                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                                                                              | 9785.98                                                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                                                                              | 31316.67                                                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                       | 17703.93                                                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                                                                                | 0.83                                                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                                                                            | 25608.60                                                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                                                                                            | 2875.04                                                                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | 7386.77                                                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                                                                 | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                  | 4179.71                                                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                          | 13245.13                                                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                                                                          | 36272.97                                                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                                                                             | 9169.77                                                                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | 32538.20                                                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                        | 30153.23                                                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                                                                 | Manipur                                                                                                                                            | 2327.71                                                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                          | 7917.08                                                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                                                                 | Mizoram                                                                                                                                            | 60.65                                                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                                                                 | Nagaland                                                                                                                                           | 9232.55                                                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                                                                                             | 46183.59                                                                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                                                                                             | 7706.54                                                                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                          | 32988.99                                                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                                                                 | Sikkim                                                                                                                                             | 1012.57                                                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                         | 10622.48                                                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                                                                 | Telangana                                                                                                                                          | 33128.55                                                                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                                                                                 | Tripura                                                                                                                                            | 3459.74                                                                                                                                            |
| 27                                                                                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                      | 89338.37                                                                                                                                           |
| 28                                                                                                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                        | 4756.01                                                                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                                                                                 | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                                                                  | 21.92                                                                                                                                              |
| 30                                                                                                                                                 | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                        | 0.14                                                                                                                                               |
| 31                                                                                                                                                 | Puducherry                                                                                                                                         | 0.77                                                                                                                                               |
| 32                                                                                                                                                 | Ladakh                                                                                                                                             | 103.30                                                                                                                                             |
| 33 Daman                                                                                                                                           | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Diu                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                               |
| Total                                                                                                                                              | Total                                                                                                                                              | 4,93,958.74                                                                                                                                        |