Lok Sabha Question No. 1599 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Outstanding Payment under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Lalji Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1599 ANSWERED ON 29/07/2025

## OUTSTANDING PAYMENT UNDER MGNREGS

1599. Shri LaljiVerma:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the payment for material head under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Ambedkar Nagar and Ayodhya districts  for  the  financial  year 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 is pending, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  pay  the  outstanding amount; and
- (c) if so, the time by which outstanding amount paid?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a)to (c):  Under  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) fund release to the States/UTs is a continuous process. For release of fund for Material  component,  States/UTs  are  required  to  furnish  fund release proposals to the Government of India. The Central Government 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.

The Central government releases material funds to the  State Government  which  in  turn  releases  the  same  to   Districts.  The Central Government does not release material funds directly to the Districts.

In  the  current  Financial  Year 2025-26  (as  on  23.07.2025)  an amount  of  Rs.  6068.58  crore  has  been  released  to  the  State  of Uttar Pradesh,  including full pending Wage Liabilities and 50% of Material  Liabilities  of  the  previous  financial  year.  There  is  no pending  liability for materiel component  in respect of Uttar Pradesh  for FY 2023-24.

Total  expenditure  incurred  under  the  scheme  in  Ambedkar Nagar and Ayodhya districts  of Uttar  Pradesh  during  the  last  two financial year and current financial year 2025-26 (as on 24.07.2025) are given below:

|                | Total Expenditure (Figure in lakh)   | Total Expenditure (Figure in lakh)   | Total Expenditure (Figure in lakh)   |
|----------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Financial Year | 2023-24                              | 2024-25                              | 2025-26 (as on 24.07.2025)           |
| Ambedkar Nagar | 16,902.50                            | 16750.55                             | 5066.23                              |
| Ayodhya        | 15,584.53                            | 15,491.19                            | 4,830.04                             |

(As per NREGASoft)

As on 21.07.2025, the pending liability for the material component  is  Rs.1232.16  crore.  All  due  and  admissible  material liability of State of Uttar Pradeshupto FY 2023-24 has already been released.

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