Lok Sabha Question No. 2004 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Pending amount under MGNREGS in Rajasthan
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2004 ANSWERED ON 01/08/2023

## PENDING AMOUNT UNDER MGNREGS IN RAJASTHAN

## 2004. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  amount  from  the  Government  is  pending  under item  head  and  administrative  head  from  State  level  under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Tonk and Sawai Madhopur districts of Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  time  proposed  for  payment  of  pending  amount  through Union and State Government;
- (c) whether it is the fault of the State or Union Government and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of amount sanctioned and released under MGNREGS in both the districts  during  each  of  the  last  eight years?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ANSWER (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a):      As  per  information  shared  by  the  State  Government  of Rajasthan, the details of the pending liability for material component  and  administrative  component  under  Mahatma  Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS)  in  Tonk  and  SawaiMadhopur  districts  of  Rajasthan  up  to financial year 2023-24 (as on 29.07.2023) are given below:

| (Rs. in lakh)   | (Rs. in lakh)                            | (Rs. in lakh)                                  |
|-----------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| District        | Pending liability for material component | Pending liability for Administrative component |
| Tonk            | 2,781.60                                 | 77.93                                          |
| SawaiMadhopur   | 3,237.93                                 | 72.01                                          |

(b) & (c): Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  is  a  demand  driven  wage employment  Scheme.  Under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS,  States/UTs furnish  funds  release  proposals  to  the  Government  of  India.  The Ministry  releases  funds  periodically  in  two  tranches  with  each tranche consisting of one or more installments, keeping in view the 'agreed  to'  Labour  Budget,  demand  for  works,  opening  balance, pace of utilization of funds, pending liabilities, overall performance and subject to submission of relevant documents by the States/UTs.

In the current financial year 2023-24 (as on 28.07.2023), an amount of Rs. 3662.77 crore, which includes Rs. 1481 crore for material and administrative  components  has  been  released  to  the  State  of Rajasthan  for the implementation of 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.

(d): Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a demand driven wage employment  Scheme.  Neither  district-wise  fund  is  sanctioned  nor fund  is  directly  released  to  the  districts  under  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS.

The details of expenditure incurred in the district of Tonk and SawaiMadhopur of Rajasthan under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last eight financial year from 2015-16 to 2022-23 is given below:

|   SI. No. | Financial year   | Expenditure is incurred in Tonk district (Rs. In crore)   | Expenditure is incurred in SawaiMadhopur district (Rs. In crore)   |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 78.69            | 57.42                                                     | 2015-16                                                            |
|         2 | 149.56           | 101.36                                                    | 2016-17                                                            |
|         3 | 108.50           | 98.65                                                     | 2017-18                                                            |
|         4 | 89.42            | 77.78                                                     | 2018-19                                                            |
|         5 | 2019-20          | 102.70                                                    | 94.81                                                              |
|         6 | 2020-21 174.48   |                                                           | 168.52                                                             |
|         7 | 2021-22 145.85   |                                                           | 153.01                                                             |
|         8 | 2022-23          | 140.61                                                    | 138.28                                                             |

(As per NREGASoft)

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