Lok Sabha Question No. 2066 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-11
Subject: Releasing Pending Funds to West Bengal
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ms Sayani Ghosh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2066 ANSWERED ON 11/03/2025

## RELEASING PENDING FUNDS TO WEST BENGAL

## 2066. MS SAYANI GHOSH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  amount  of  funds  allocated  and  disbursed  under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last five years, State and yearwise; and
- (b) the total funds under MGNREGS withheld by the Government of various States during the last five years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  is  a  demand  driven  wage employment scheme. There is no State/UT-wise allocation of funds under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS.  State/Union  Territory  (UT)-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24 are given at Annexure.
- (b): In  case  of  State  of  West  Bengal   release  of  funds  under Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS)  has been stopped since 09 th  March, 2022 as  per  provision  of  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 Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 2066 dated 11.03.2025.

| State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24 (Rs. in   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24 (Rs. in   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24 (Rs. in   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24 (Rs. in   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24 (Rs. in   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24 (Rs. in   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the financial years from 2019-20 to 2023-24 (Rs. in   |
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| S. No.                                                                                                                                            | States/UTs                                                                                                                                        | 2019-20                                                                                                                                           | 2020-21                                                                                                                                           | 2021-22                                                                                                                                           | 2022-23                                                                                                                                           | 2023-24                                                                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                    | 7204.72                                                                                                                                           | 10305.10                                                                                                                                          | 7182.67                                                                                                                                           | 7989.09                                                                                                                                           | 7332.63                                                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                 | 210.20                                                                                                                                            | 340.28                                                                                                                                            | 453.74                                                                                                                                            | 577.58                                                                                                                                            | 426.10                                                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                                                                 | Assam                                                                                                                                             | 1687.52                                                                                                                                           | 2602.33                                                                                                                                           | 2220.26                                                                                                                                           | 2052.35                                                                                                                                           | 2221.38                                                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                                                                             | 3250.94                                                                                                                                           | 7284.24                                                                                                                                           | 5407.37                                                                                                                                           | 6395.29                                                                                                                                           | 6200.03                                                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                      | 2640.32                                                                                                                                           | 3943.48                                                                                                                                           | 3894.34                                                                                                                                           | 3383.55                                                                                                                                           | 2888.56                                                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                                                                 | Goa                                                                                                                                               | 2.17                                                                                                                                              | 3.57                                                                                                                                              | 0.04                                                                                                                                              | 5.12                                                                                                                                              | 0.88                                                                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                                                                           | 747.58                                                                                                                                            | 1478.12                                                                                                                                           | 1615.24                                                                                                                                           | 1692.07                                                                                                                                           | 1801.62                                                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                                                                                           | 338.13                                                                                                                                            | 763.56                                                                                                                                            | 722.68                                                                                                                                            | 373.99                                                                                                                                            | 476.71                                                                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                  | 597.48                                                                                                                                            | 948.33                                                                                                                                            | 975.75                                                                                                                                            | 1157.48                                                                                                                                           | 997.13                                                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                                                                | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                 | 1183.70                                                                                                                                           | 1152.32                                                                                                                                           | 950.14                                                                                                                                            | 1050.61                                                                                                                                           | 920.44                                                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                         | 1272.93                                                                                                                                           | 3424.08                                                                                                                                           | 3063.83                                                                                                                                           | 2708.64                                                                                                                                           | 2916.76                                                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                                                                         | 5462.71                                                                                                                                           | 5500.99                                                                                                                                           | 6028.08                                                                                                                                           | 6225.28                                                                                                                                           | 5415.74                                                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                                                | Kerala                                                                                                                                            | 3520.17                                                                                                                                           | 4286.78                                                                                                                                           | 3551.93                                                                                                                                           | 3818.43                                                                                                                                           | 3513.48                                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                    | 4718.94                                                                                                                                           | 9086.73                                                                                                                                           | 8479.09                                                                                                                                           | 5702.13                                                                                                                                           | 5871.14                                                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                       | 1670.66                                                                                                                                           | 1600.26                                                                                                                                           | 2056.46                                                                                                                                           | 2549.73                                                                                                                                           | 3034.44                                                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                                                                | Manipur                                                                                                                                           | 610.75                                                                                                                                            | 1306.74                                                                                                                                           | 563.11                                                                                                                                            | 1086.63                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                         | 1024.44                                                                                                                                           | 1284.17                                                                                                                                           | 1121.66                                                                                                                                           | 1116.92                                                                                                                                           | 912.33                                                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                                                                                           | 525.08                                                                                                                                            | 590.45                                                                                                                                            | 548.92                                                                                                                                            | 538.72                                                                                                                                            | 506.06                                                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                                                                | Nagaland                                                                                                                                          | 330.45                                                                                                                                            | 483.82                                                                                                                                            | 569.46                                                                                                                                            | 897.45                                                                                                                                            | 637.96                                                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                                                                            | 2432.78                                                                                                                                           | 5215.29                                                                                                                                           | 5680.15                                                                                                                                           | 4638.36                                                                                                                                           | 4891.89                                                                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                                                                                | Punjab                                                                                                                                            | 748.86                                                                                                                                            | 1239.14                                                                                                                                           | 1257.59                                                                                                                                           | 1182.13                                                                                                                                           | 1166.55                                                                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                         | 7267.48                                                                                                                                           | 8920.76                                                                                                                                           | 9867.75                                                                                                                                           | 9662.99                                                                                                                                           | 8671.62                                                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                                                                | Sikkim                                                                                                                                            | 82.69                                                                                                                                             | 110.17                                                                                                                                            | 112.42                                                                                                                                            | 92.55                                                                                                                                             | 111.95                                                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                        | 5559.69                                                                                                                                           | 8788.82                                                                                                                                           | 9638.13                                                                                                                                           | 9706.62                                                                                                                                           | 12603.36                                                                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                                                                                | Telangana                                                                                                                                         | 2221.32                                                                                                                                           | 4111.21                                                                                                                                           | 4105.20                                                                                                                                           | 2988.68                                                                                                                                           | 3508.59                                                                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                                                                                | Tripura                                                                                                                                           | 731.14                                                                                                                                            | 1194.99                                                                                                                                           | 988.88                                                                                                                                            | 922.03                                                                                                                                            | 1043.59                                                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | 6017.02                                                                                                                                           | 12014.10                                                                                                                                          | 8509.57                                                                                                                                           | 10629.01                                                                                                                                          | 9808.55                                                                                                                                           |
| 28                                                                                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                       | 455.80                                                                                                                                            | 886.27                                                                                                                                            | 642.03                                                                                                                                            | 792.84                                                                                                                                            | 551.66                                                                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                                                                                       | 8507.61                                                                                                                                           | 11454.05                                                                                                                                          | 7507.80                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                              |
| 30                                                                                                                                                | Andaman and Nicobar                                                                                                                               | 5.84                                                                                                                                              | 4.86                                                                                                                                              | 7.63                                                                                                                                              | 9.60                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                              |
| 31                                                                                                                                                | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                       | 0.24                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                              | 0.30                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                              |
| 32                                                                                                                                                | Puducherry                                                                                                                                        | 16.92                                                                                                                                             | 26.84                                                                                                                                             | 13.07                                                                                                                                             | 24.95                                                                                                                                             | 58.77                                                                                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                                                                                | Ladakh                                                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                                              | 22.49                                                                                                                                             | 59.04                                                                                                                                             | 68.93                                                                                                                                             | 62.64                                                                                                                                             |
| 34                                                                                                                                                | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                            | 0.00 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00 0.00                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                              | 1.62                                                                                                                                              | 2.21                                                                                                                                              |

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