Lok Sabha Question No. 1412 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Payment of MGNREGS to West Bengal
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Deepak (Dev) Adhikari

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1412 ANSWERED ON 12/12/2023

## PAYMENT OF MGNREGS TO WEST BENGAL

## 1412. SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV):

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 on 31 October, 2023, State-wise;
- (b) the details and the total funds of MGNREGS paid to the State of West Bengal during the last six months; and
- (c) whether the Government has not made any payment to State of West Bengal under MGNREGS and if so, the reasons therefor?

## 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 to the States/UTs is a continuous process and Central  Government  is  committed  to  making  funds  available  to States/UTs for the implementation of the Scheme as per the demand for work on the ground.

State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for  wage component at under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 31.10.2023 are given Annexure-I.

State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for material components under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 202324 (as on 31.10.2023) are given at Annexure-II.

(b)&(c): Funds under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS to the State of West Bengal  have  been  stopped  since  09 th   March,  2022  as  per  provisions under  section  27  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Act,  2005  due  to  non-compliance  of  directives  of  Central Government.

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Annexure-I referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1412 dated 12.12.2023.

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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                                                        | Wages liabilities (Rs.in crore)                                   |
| 1                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                    | 133                                                               |
| 2                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                 | 38                                                                |
| 3                                                                 | Assam                                                             | 328                                                               |
| 4                                                                 | Bihar                                                             | 50                                                                |
| 5                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                      | 59                                                                |
| 6                                                                 | Goa                                                               | 0.5                                                               |
| 7                                                                 | Gujarat                                                           | 41                                                                |
| 8                                                                 | Haryana                                                           | 88                                                                |
| 9                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                  | 46                                                                |
| 10                                                                | Jammu & Kashmir                                                   | 147                                                               |
| 11                                                                | Jharkhand                                                         | 309                                                               |
| 12                                                                | Karnataka                                                         | 647                                                               |
| 13                                                                | Kerala                                                            | 597                                                               |
| 14                                                                | Ladakh                                                            | 2                                                                 |
| 15                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                    | 441                                                               |
| 16                                                                | Maharashtra                                                       | 253                                                               |
| 17                                                                | Manipur                                                           | 0                                                                 |
| 18                                                                | Meghalaya                                                         | 244                                                               |
| 19                                                                | Mizoram                                                           | 46                                                                |
| 20                                                                | Nagaland                                                          | 16                                                                |
| 21                                                                | Odisha                                                            | 813                                                               |
| 22                                                                | Punjab                                                            | 178                                                               |
| 23                                                                | Rajasthan                                                         | 577                                                               |
| 24                                                                | Sikkim                                                            | 18                                                                |
| 25                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                        | 3014                                                              |
| 26                                                                | Telangana                                                         | 184                                                               |
| 27                                                                | Tripura                                                           | 79                                                                |
| 28                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                     | 1168                                                              |
| 29                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                       | 27                                                                |
| 30                                                                | Andaman & Nicobar                                                 | 0                                                                 |
| 31                                                                | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu                                | 0                                                                 |
| 32                                                                | Lakshadweep                                                       | 0                                                                 |
| 33                                                                | Puducherry                                                        | 5.90                                                              |
|                                                                   | Total                                                             | 9,547                                                             |

Annexure-II  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No. 1412 dated 12.12.2023.

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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   | State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for material components under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 2023-24 (as on   | State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for material components under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 2023-24 (as on   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                | States/UTs                                                                                                                             | Material liabilities (Rs.in crore)                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                         | 119                                                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                      | 17                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                      | Assam                                                                                                                                  | 88                                                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                                                      | Bihar                                                                                                                                  | 238                                                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                           | 151                                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                                      | Goa                                                                                                                                    | 0.0                                                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                                                                | 224                                                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                                                      | Haryana                                                                                                                                | 22                                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                       | 74                                                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                                                     | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                        | 38                                                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                                                                                              | 117                                                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                                                     | Karnataka                                                                                                                              | 313                                                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                                                                 | 123                                                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                                                     | Ladakh                                                                                                                                 | 1.72                                                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                         | 273                                                                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                                                                                            | 295                                                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                                                     | Manipur                                                                                                                                | 15                                                                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                                                                                              | 58                                                                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                                                                     | Mizoram                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                                                     | Nagaland                                                                                                                               | 88                                                                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                                                                     | Odisha                                                                                                                                 | 418                                                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                                                     | Punjab                                                                                                                                 | 68                                                                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                                                                                              | 326                                                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                                                     | Sikkim                                                                                                                                 | 13                                                                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                             | 69                                                                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                                                                     | Telangana                                                                                                                              | 304                                                                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                                                                     | Tripura                                                                                                                                | 17                                                                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                          | 748                                                                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                            | 34                                                                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                                                                     | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                                                      | 0.53                                                                                                                                   |
| 31                                                                                                                                     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                      |
| 32                                                                                                                                     | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                            | 0.015                                                                                                                                  |
| 33                                                                                                                                     | Puducherry                                                                                                                             | 0.13                                                                                                                                   |

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