Lok Sabha Question No. 4110 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Irregularities under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Smt. Dhanorkar Pratibha Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4110 ANSWERED ON 25/03/2025

## IRREGULARITIES UNDER MGNREGS

## 4110. SMT. DHANORKAR PRATIBHA SURESH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the reasons for the District Magistrate halting the works under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Development Gurantee Scheme (MGNREGS) ongoing in Chandrapurdistrct in MoolTaluka;
- (b) whether some irregularities had been found in some works;
- (c) the  time  by  which  the  said  works  have  been  postponed  and whether  the  workers  would  be  provided  some  alternative employment;
- (d)
- the number of works postpone and  the reason therefor; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  formulating  any  new  scheme  to increase employment opportunities under MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)to (d): As  the  information  sought  herein  pertains  to  the  State Government of Maharashtra, the point wise reply has been obtained from them and the same has been given at Annexure.
- (e): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  is  a  demand  driven  wage employment  Scheme  which  provides for the enhancement  of livelihood security of the households in rural areas of the country by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household whose adult members  volunteer  to do unskilled manual  work. It provides livelihood security, i.e. fall back options for livelihood for the rural households, when no better employment opportunity is available.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a)to(d) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 4110 dated 25.03.2025.

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| (a)   | the reasons for As per the letter issued on 5.12.2024, only                                                                                                         | the reasons for As per the letter issued on 5.12.2024, only                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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|       | the District Magistrate                                                                                                                                             | skilled based works which were yet to be given work code and the works, which have been                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|       | halting the works under Mahatma given work code but not yet started, were put on hold. But the above restrictions were not                                          | halting the works under Mahatma given work code but not yet started, were put on hold. But the above restrictions were not                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|       | Gandhi Rural Development                                                                                                                                            | National applied to ongoing works. These works on hold were more material oriented and therefore department's guidance was sought in respect                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|       | (MGNREGS) ongoing in Chandrapurdistrct issued by the Commissioner, Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, Maharashtra, Nagpur on 05.12.2024, vide letter dated 20.03.2025 wherein it | (MGNREGS) ongoing in Chandrapurdistrct issued by the Commissioner, Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, Maharashtra, Nagpur on 05.12.2024, vide letter dated 20.03.2025 wherein it                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|       | in MoolTaluka;                                                                                                                                                      | has been clarified that the skilled oriented works (for e.g. CC Road, Paver Block Roads, Protection Walls etc.) which were approved by Government prior to 31.12.2023, but were not yet started, the approval for those works is hereby cancelled. The works which have been approved by Government after 31.12.2023, if required to be started, then the skilled component at the district level should not exceed 40%. The Government has also clarified that the wages oriented works should be prioritize and every effort should be made to keep the ratio of wages to material as 60:40 and the onus of the skilled component expenditure not exceeding 40% at the district level has been put on District Collector and Chief Executive Officer of ZillaParishad. Also the officers who will give the work order i.e. Block Development Officer and Tahsildar have to adhere to the wages to material expenditure ratio as 60:40. No new road (MatoshriPandhan) works in villages to be undertaken before completion of ongoing road works. With these directions, the status quo has been removed. The ongoing works in MoolTaluka, District Chandrapur whose muster rolls were generated were not put on hold. As per NREGASoft, 1746 works are ongoing in MoolTahsil in particular and 15,968 works are ongoing in Chandrapur district. Simultaneously 10,16,746 works are going on in the entire State. |

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| (b)   | whether some irregularities had been found in some works;                                                                                                                                                                                                    | No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| (c)   | the time by which the said works have been postponed and whether the workers would be provided some alternative State is permitting taking up of works with the condition that the districts should maintain 60:40 ratio. No such works have been postponed. | the time by which the said works have been postponed and whether the workers would be provided some alternative State is permitting taking up of works with the condition that the districts should maintain 60:40 ratio. No such works have been postponed.                                                                                                                                                                        |
| (d)   | employment; the number of works postpone and the reason therefor; and                                                                                                                                                                                        | During the financial year 2024-25, the work of 98 CC road, Paver Bocks, Pandhan roads in MoolTaluka had been put on hold. But public and individual works are going on and 1894 labourers are present on 308 works. 98 works (R.C.C related works) approved but not yet started have been put on hold in MoolTaluka in this financial year 2024-25. However, as per the guidelines in letter dated 20.3.2025 these works can start. |

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