Lok Sabha Question No. 2506 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: MGNREGS in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2506 ANSWERED ON 06/08/2024

## MGNREGS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 2506 SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  workers  who  have  demanded  to  work  under Mahatma Gandhi NationalRural Employment Guarantee Scheme  (MGNREGS)  for  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  during thelast five years, district-wise;
- (b) the number of workers who have been provided jobs under the scheme during the saidperiod, district-wise;
- (c) whether  there  have  been  any  delays  in  the  disbursement  of these wages;
- (d) if so, the details of the same for the State of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise; and
- (e) whether  compensation  has  been  paid  for  these  delays,  if  so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&  (b):      District-wise  number  of  workers  who  have  demanded work and number of workers who have availed employment in the State of Andhra Pradesh under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)   during the  last  five  financial  years  from  2019-20  to  2023-24  are  given  at Annexure-I.

(c)to(e):        As  per  the  NREGASoft,  in  the  current  Financial  Year 2024-25 (as on 01.08.2024), 100 % Fund Transfer Orders (FTOs) are being generated within 15 days from the closure of muster rolls in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.

The  Central  Government  is  making  wage  payments  directly into  the  Bank/Post  office  accounts  of  the  beneficiaries  as  per  the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) protocol through a National Electronic Fund Management System (Ne-FMS).

As  per  the  provisions  mentioned  in  Schedule-II  of  the  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA),  wage  seekers  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  payment  of compensation  for  the  delay,  at  the  rate  of  0.05%  of  the  unpaid wages  per  day  of  delay  beyond  the  sixteenth  day  of  closure  of muster roll.

The State Government shall pay the compensation upfront after due verification within the time limits specified above and recover the compensation  amount  from  the  functionaries or  agencies responsible for the delay in payment.

District-wise  details  of  delayed  compensation  paid  by  the State of Andhra Pradesh to Mahatma Gandhi NREGS's beneficiaries during  the  last  five  financial  years  from  2019-20  to  2023-24  are given at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure-I referred in reply to parts (a)&(b) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 2506 dated 06.08.2024

| District-wise number of workers who have demanded to work and number of workers who have availed employment in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24.   | District-wise number of workers who have demanded to work and number of workers who have availed employment in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24.   | District-wise number of workers who have demanded to work and number of workers who have availed employment in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24.   | District-wise number of workers who have demanded to work and number of workers who have availed employment in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24.   | District-wise number of workers who have demanded to work and number of workers who have availed employment in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24.   | District-wise number of workers who have demanded to work and number of workers who have availed employment in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24.   | District-wise number of workers who have demanded to work and number of workers who have availed employment in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24.   | District-wise number of workers who have demanded to work and number of workers who have availed employment in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24.   | District-wise number of workers who have demanded to work and number of workers who have availed employment in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24.   | District-wise number of workers who have demanded to work and number of workers who have availed employment in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24.   | District-wise number of workers who have demanded to work and number of workers who have availed employment in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24.   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S l N                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Employ ment demand ed                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2020-21 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2020-21 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2023-24                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| S l N                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | by                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | workers Employ ment availed by workers                                                                                                                                                                                                | Employ ment demand ed by workers                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Employ ment availed by workers                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Employ ment demand ed by workers                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Employ ment availed by workers                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Employ ment demand ed by workers                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Employ ment availed by workers                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Employ ment demand ed by workers                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Employ ment availed by workers                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| o 1 AlluriSitharam aRaju                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Districts *                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 437656                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 362306                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 405541                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 372018                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2Anakapalli                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 400786                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 301292                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 336865                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 305986                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 3Anantapur                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 770756                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 559077                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 936982                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 765344                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 968963                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 726112                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 500998                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 362968                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 397085                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 341790                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| 6Chittoor                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 467229                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 365548                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 638484                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 527868                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 675199                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 503284                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 292517                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 241165                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 268539                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 234534                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| 1 8 Parvathipuram Manyam                                                                                                                                                                                                              | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 370790                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 305267                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 328255                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 307119                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| 2 0Sri SathyaSai                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 390450                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 268341                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 323913                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 251915                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2 1Srikakulam                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 744641                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 613449                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 814311                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 708353                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 820595                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 670709                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 622532                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 498063                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 551307                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 505991                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| 2 3 Visakhapatana m   |   356738 | 544551   | 439318   | 649550   | 546436   | 603766   | 51120    | 39654    | 44477    | 40278    |
|-----------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| 2 4Vizianagaram       |   558881 | 600660   | 637968   | 716160   | 755331   | 705322   | 618026   | 499040   | 546106   | 504482   |
| 2 5West Godavari      |   531291 | 483518   | 597007   | 549155   | 665441   | 548986   | 207862   | 164365   | 173275   | 153954   |
| 2 6Y.S.R              |   431352 | 340563   | 500653   | 413871   | 521624   | 396341   | 318978   | 235733   | 284537   | 237080   |
| Total                 |   775723 | 650170 3 | 895349 3 | 795421 5 | 973480 0 | 773745 6 | 986866 0 | 759921 5 | 853552 5 | 754292 8 |
|                       |        2 |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |

*Newly formed districts

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## Annexure-II

## Annexure-II referred in reply to parts (c)to(e) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 2506 dated 06.08.2024

| Sl No                   | Districts               | Delay compensation paid (in Rs)   | Delay compensation paid (in Rs)   | Delay compensation paid (in Rs)   | Delay compensation paid (in Rs)   | Delay compensation paid (in Rs)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Sl No                   | Districts               | 2019-20                           | 2020-21                           | 2021-22                           | 2022-23                           | 2023-24                           |
| 1 ALLURI                | SITHARAMA RAJU          | *                                 | *                                 | *                                 | 3522                              | 13                                |
| 2ANAKAPALLI             | 2ANAKAPALLI             | *                                 | *                                 | *                                 | 1                                 | 0                                 |
| 3ANANTAPUR              | 3ANANTAPUR              | 421696                            | 178687                            | 10944                             | 20342                             | 314                               |
| 4ANNAMAYYA              | 4ANNAMAYYA              | *                                 | *                                 | *                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 5BAPATLA                | 5BAPATLA                | *                                 | *                                 | *                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 6CHITTOOR               | 6CHITTOOR               | 554313                            | 171400                            | 7100                              | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 7EAST GODAVARI          | 7EAST GODAVARI          | 222726                            | 85932                             | 26687                             | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 8ELURU                  | 8ELURU                  | *                                 | *                                 | *                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 9GUNTUR                 | 9GUNTUR                 | 231341                            | 53608                             | 14203                             | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 10KAKINADA              | 10KAKINADA              | *                                 | *                                 | *                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 11KONASEEMA             | 11KONASEEMA             | *                                 | *                                 | *                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 12KRISHNA               | 12KRISHNA               | 301356                            | 71909                             | 31052                             | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 13KURNOOL               | 13KURNOOL               | 869418                            | 144715                            | 10027                             | 3376                              | 0                                 |
| 14NANDYAL               | 14NANDYAL               | *                                 | *                                 | *                                 | 149                               | 0                                 |
| 15NELLORE               | 15NELLORE               | 552250                            | 74601                             | 8017                              | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 16NTR                   | 16NTR                   | *                                 | *                                 | *                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 17PALNADU               | 17PALNADU               | *                                 | *                                 | *                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 18 PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM | 18 PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM | *                                 | *                                 | *                                 | 10                                | 0                                 |
| 19PRAKASAM              | 19PRAKASAM              | 775247                            | 187449                            | 17833                             | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 20SRI SATHYA SAI        | 20SRI SATHYA SAI        | *                                 | *                                 | *                                 | 1924                              | 0                                 |
| 21SRIKAKULAM            | 21SRIKAKULAM            | 151365                            | 115619                            | 16841                             | 2674                              | 296                               |
| 22TIRUPATI              | 22TIRUPATI              | *                                 | *                                 | *                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 23VISAKHAPATANAM        | 23VISAKHAPATANAM        | 514712                            | 49089                             | 24457                             | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 24VIZIANAGARAM          | 24VIZIANAGARAM          | 280308                            | 114835                            | 34939                             | 8                                 | 1                                 |
| 25WEST GODAVARI         | 25WEST GODAVARI         | 541869                            | 91421                             | 6117                              | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 26Y.S.R                 | 26Y.S.R                 | 885171                            | 205625                            | 15897                             | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| Total                   | Total                   | 63017721544890                    |                                   | 224114                            | 32006                             | 624                               |