Lok Sabha Question No. 454 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: MGNREGS in Kerala
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 454 ANSWERED ON 05/12/2023

## MGNREGS IN KERALA

## 454.  SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has data regarding the funds granted under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to the Government of Kerala for the Financial Years 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government of Kerala has utilized all the funds under MGNREGS during the said financial years and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government plans to increase the number of working days under MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether social auditing is being undertaken for MGNREGS for the State of Kerala and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has data regarding utilisation of MGNREGS funds for Kozhikode district for the Financial Years 2022-23 and 2023-24 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):     Details  of  funds  released  to  the  State  of  Kerala  under  the Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) in the last three financial years from 202021 to 2022-23 is given below:
- (b):    Details of expenditure including State Share incurred by Kerala State  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  in  the  last  three  financial years from 2020-21 to 2022-23 is given below:

| Financial Years                                             | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Central fund released to the State of Kerala (Rs. in crore) | 4,286.77  | 3,551.93  | 3,818.43  |

| Financial Years                                                              | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Expenditure (including State Share ) incurred by Kerala State (Rs. in crore) | 3,867.04  | 4,022.82  | 3,991.38  |

(As per NREGASoft)

- (c):     No, Sir.
- (d):    Social audit is conducted for the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the State of Kerala. Details of the Social Audit conducted for the last two financial year and current financial years 2023-24 (As on 29.11.2023) is given below:

| Details of Social Audit Conducted details- Kerala   | Details of Social Audit Conducted details- Kerala   | Details of Social Audit Conducted details- Kerala       | Details of Social Audit Conducted details- Kerala          |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Financial Year                                      | Total No of GPs                                     | Total No of GPs audited at least once in financial year | Percentage of GPs audited at least once in financial year. |
| 2021-2022                                           | 941                                                 | 313                                                     | 33.26%                                                     |
| 2022-2023                                           | 941                                                 | 936                                                     | 99.47%                                                     |
| 2023-2024                                           | 941                                                 | 941                                                     | 100%                                                       |

(As per the MIS  Report 9.1.3 Social Audit Calendar Vs Audits Completed, as on 29.11.2023)

- (e):      As  per  the  NREGASoft,  details  of  expenditure  including  state share incurred in Kozhikode  district of Kerala State under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the Financial Year 2022-23 and 2023-24 (as on 29.11.23) is given below:

| Financial Year 2022-23                                                 | Financial Year 2022-23   |        |   2023-24 |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------|-----------|
| Expenditure including state share in district of Kerala (Rs. In crore) | Kozhikode                | 456.19 |    304.73 |

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