Lok Sabha Question No. 3662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Objective of MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Virendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3662 ANSWERED ON 17/12/2024

## OBJECTIVE OF MGNREGS

## 3662. SHRI VIRENDRA SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) the details  of  budget  sanctioned  by  the  Government  for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for the current financial year;
- (b) whether  the  basic  objectives  of  MGNREGS    is  to  provide employment  or  development  in  rural  areas,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether the ratio of 60 and 40  per cent Kucha and Pucca work is approved under MGNREGS and the payment to the registered jobs is made on the basis of the said approval where payment irregularities have been noticed against the work done;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  actions  taken by  the    Government, Statewise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  conduct  inquiry  by  the high level investigating agency particularly in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh; and
- (f) whether the Government would issue an advisory to the Uttar Pradesh Government as the administration under control is not showing  any  keen  interest  in  complying  with  the  decision
- taken in the Disha Committee?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):    For the financial year 2024-25, budget allocation of Rs. 86,000 crores has been made at Budget Estimate (BE) stage, which is the highest  ever  allocation  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  at  the Budget Estimate (BE) stage since inception.

(b):    Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a demand driven wage employment Scheme.  The  core  objective  of  the  Scheme  is  to  provide  not  less than 100 days of unskilled manual work as a guaranteed employment in a financial year to every household in rural areas as per demand, resulting in creation of productive assets of prescribed quality and durability. Details of person-days generated and number of  works  completed  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS,  during  the financial  year  2020-21  to  2024-25  (as  on  13.12.2024)  are  given below:

| Details of person-days generated and number of works completed under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, during the financial year 2020-21 to 2024-25 (as on 13.12.2024).   | Details of person-days generated and number of works completed under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, during the financial year 2020-21 to 2024-25 (as on 13.12.2024).   | Details of person-days generated and number of works completed under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, during the financial year 2020-21 to 2024-25 (as on 13.12.2024).   | Details of person-days generated and number of works completed under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, during the financial year 2020-21 to 2024-25 (as on 13.12.2024).   | Details of person-days generated and number of works completed under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, during the financial year 2020-21 to 2024-25 (as on 13.12.2024).   | Details of person-days generated and number of works completed under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, during the financial year 2020-21 to 2024-25 (as on 13.12.2024).   |
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| Financial Years                                                                                                                                               | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                       | 2021- 22                                                                                                                                                      | 2022- 23                                                                                                                                                      | 2023- 24                                                                                                                                                      | 2024- 25                                                                                                                                                      |
| Persondays generated (In crore)                                                                                                                               | 389.09                                                                                                                                                        | 363.19                                                                                                                                                        | 293.7                                                                                                                                                         | 308.73                                                                                                                                                        | 198.02                                                                                                                                                        |
| Number of Completed Works (In lakh)                                                                                                                           | 84.35                                                                                                                                                         | 89.96                                                                                                                                                         | 94.45                                                                                                                                                         | 84.24                                                                                                                                                         | 62.2                                                                                                                                                          |

(As per NREGASoft)

(c)& (d):  Under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS there is a provision for the maintenance of 60:40 ratio on wage and material expenditure at the district level, and States are regularly sensitized to strictly maintain this ratio. Whenever any specific complaint regarding the violation of 60:40 ratio  comes to the notice of the Ministry,  same is taken up with  the   concerned  State  Government  for  necessary  remedial action.  As  on  13.12.2024  of  FY  2024-25     in  the  case  of  Uttar Pradesh, the percentage of material expenditure is 36.30%.

(e): Whenever  any  complaint  is  received  in  the  Ministry  through the  Centralised  Public  Grievance  Redress  and  Monitoring  System (CPGRAMS)  portal  or  any  source,  including  letters  from  Hon'ble Members  of  Parliament,   an  Action  Taken  Report  (ATR)  is  sought from  the  State  Government.  Further,  based  on  the  seriousness  of the issue raised, Central Team  is  also deputed. In case  of Chandauli  District  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  one  VIP  reference  from  the Hon'ble  Member  of  Parliament  has  been  received  on  which  the

Government of Uttar Pradesh has been requested to inquire  into the matter and submit ATR.

(f): As per District Development  Coordination and Monitoring Committees (DISHA) guidelines, follow up action on recommendations  of  the  DISHA  committee  should  be  initiated within 30 days of the meeting. Action Taken Report (ATR) shall be monitored  by  DISHA  committee.  The  ATR  on  recommendation  of previous meeting should be the first agenda item of next meeting. As  per  DISHA  guidelines,  State  Level  DISHA  Committees  are mandated  to  review  the implementation  status in respect of decisions  taken  in  the  District  Level  DISHA  committees.   State Level  DISHA  Committee  may  refer  any  matter  pertaining  to  the programs  monitored  under  DISHA,  if  felt  necessary,  to  Ministry  of Rural  Development  which  in  turn  coordinates  with  the  concerned Ministry  for  appropriate  action  and  inform  the  concerned  DISHA committee accordingly.

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