Lok Sabha Question No. 3082 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Pending Wage Liability under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VINCENT H PALA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3082

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.0 8.201 6

## PENDING WAGE LIABILITY UNDER MGNREGS

## 3082. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that the Government has huge liability of unpaid labour wages and other costs under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), and if so, the State - wise details of liabilities and the reasons therefo
- (b) the number of State - wise details of MGNREGS labourers, who have not been paid their wages in FY 2015 - 16 and the details of labourers whose wages of FY 2015 - 16 are due for more than one month;
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to release funds against its liability o above  its  budget  estimate  for  MGNREGS  in  FY  2016 - 17,  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (d) if  not,  the  details  of  effective  budget  estimate  for  rural  job  creatio MGNREGS in FY 2016 -17?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- (a): State/UT - wise details of pending wage liabilities and Mat ri l under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) during the last financial year given in Annexure - I. The delay in payment of wages are due to following reasons: -
- Short age of funds in the end of the financial year 2015 - 16.
- Delays  occurring  in  transfer  of  funds  from  State  Consolidated  Fund  to Employment Guarantee Fund (SEGF) / Implementing Agencies.
- Implementation  issues  in  the  States  which  include  delays  in  measur ement, inadequate staff, poor spread of banking infrastructure, etc.
- (b): The delays in wages are monitored in terms of transactions. As per the Prog Management  Information  System  (MIS),  details  of  percentage  of  Delayed  Payment MGNREGA workers for Financial Year 2015 - 6 is given at Annexure - II.
- (c)&(d): Ministry  has  released  Rs.  2941277.389  lakh  (as  on  01.08.2016)  to States/UTs during Financial Year 2016 - 17 to clear the pending liabilities (wage & material component) for the FY 2015 - 16 and implementation of the MGNREGA for the FY 2016 - 17. States/UTs - wise release position is at Annexure - III.

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## Annexure-I referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3082 dated 04.08.2016. (In lakh)

| S. No.   | State              | Pending wage Liability as on 01.04.2016 for FY 2015-16   | Pending wage Liability as on 01.04.2016 for FY 2015-16   | Pending wage Liability as on 01.04.2016 for FY 2015-16   |
|----------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State              | Unskille d                                               | Material                                                 | Total                                                    |
| 1        | ANDHRAPRADESH      | 6471.72                                                  | 49057.17                                                 | 55528.89                                                 |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 5100.28                                                  | 3387.51                                                  | 8487.79                                                  |
| 3        | ASSAM              | 47532.83                                                 | 21111.37                                                 | 68644.20                                                 |
| 4        | BIHAR*             | 40577.00                                                 | 14641.24                                                 | 55218.24                                                 |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH       | 63579.49                                                 | 10470.04                                                 | 74049.53                                                 |
| 6        | GOA                | 11.89                                                    | 0.30                                                     | 12.19                                                    |
| 7        | GUJARAT            | 5587.16                                                  | 3525.77                                                  | 9112.93                                                  |
| 8        | HARYANA            | 1809.21                                                  | 2104.45                                                  | 3913.66                                                  |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 3649.56                                                  | 4150.43                                                  | 7799.99                                                  |
| 10       | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR   | 28715.72                                                 | 11486.29                                                 | 40202.01                                                 |
| 11       | JHARKHAND          | 7225.86                                                  | 1448.31                                                  | 8674.17                                                  |
| 12       | KARNATAKA          | 19712.48                                                 | 16391.41                                                 | 36103.89                                                 |
| 13       | KERALA             | 49897.29                                                 | 3994.86                                                  | 53892.15                                                 |
| 14       | MADHYAPRADESH      | 44847.22                                                 | 18526.80                                                 | 63374.02                                                 |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA        | 6171.99                                                  | 17298.87                                                 | 23470.86                                                 |
| 16       | MANIPUR            | 0.00                                                     | 0.00                                                     | 0.00                                                     |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA          | 31080.84                                                 | 17614.42                                                 | 48695.26                                                 |
| 18       | MIZORAM            | 0.00                                                     | 0.00                                                     | 0.00                                                     |
| 19       | NAGALAND           | 29188.16                                                 | 7894.45                                                  | 37082.61                                                 |
| 20       | ODISHA             | 27785.38                                                 | 17639.35                                                 | 45424.73                                                 |
| 21       | PUNJAB             | 7851.72                                                  | 4326.89                                                  | 12178.61                                                 |
| 22       | RAJASTHAN          | 17223.26                                                 | 40632.76                                                 | 57856.02                                                 |
| 23       | SIKKIM             | 2484.00                                                  | 4266.33                                                  | 6750.33                                                  |
| 24       | TAMILNADU          | 7806.58                                                  | 54491.33                                                 | 62297.91                                                 |
| 25       | TELANGANA          | 26883.54                                                 | 5340.11                                                  | 32223.65                                                 |
| 26       | TRIPURA            | 2289.30                                                  | 5058.33                                                  | 7347.63                                                  |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH      | 66363.29                                                 | 22747.39                                                 | 89110.68                                                 |
| 28       | UTTARAKHAND        | 12565.94                                                 | 4457.44                                                  | 17023.38                                                 |
| 29       | WEST BENGAL        | 246391.83                                                | 87198.07                                                 | 333589.90                                                |
| 30       | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR  | 87.82                                                    | 3.02                                                     | 90.84                                                    |
| 31       | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | NR                                                       | NR                                                       | NR                                                       |
| 32       | DAMAN&DIU          | NR                                                       | NR                                                       | NR                                                       |
| 33       | LAKSHADWEEP        | 1.24                                                     | 1.12                                                     | 2.36                                                     |
| 34       | PUDUCHERRY         | 2.72                                                     | 3.11                                                     | 5.83                                                     |
|          | Total              | 808895.32                                                | 449268.94                                                | 1258164.26                                               |

Annexure-II  referred  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3082 dated 04.08.2016.

| Delayed Payment (FY: 2015-16)   | Delayed Payment (FY: 2015-16)   | Delayed Payment (FY: 2015-16)   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S. No.                          | States                          | %age of Delayed Payment         |
| 1                               | ANDHRAPRADESH                   | 19.36                           |
| 2                               | ARUNACHAL PRADESH               | 87.84                           |
| 3                               | ASSAM                           | 79.86                           |
| 4                               | BIHAR                           | 84.79                           |
| 5                               | CHHATTISGARH                    | 92.30                           |
| 6                               | GOA                             | 69.31                           |
| 7                               | GUJARAT                         | 65.56                           |
| 8                               | HARYANA                         | 70.02                           |
| 9                               | HIMACHAL PRADESH                | 70.07                           |
| 10                              | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR                | 85.99                           |
| 11                              | JHARKHAND                       | 28.91                           |
| 12                              | KARNATAKA                       | 69.30                           |
| 13                              | KERALA                          | 80.45                           |
| 14                              | MADHYAPRADESH                   | 72.37                           |
| 15                              | MAHARASHTRA                     | 65.27                           |
| 16                              | MANIPUR                         | 17.93                           |
| 17                              | MEGHALAYA                       | 99.23                           |
| 18                              | MIZORAM                         | 20.87                           |
| 19                              | NAGALAND                        | 83.83                           |
| 20                              | ODISHA                          | 62.89                           |
| 21                              | PUNJAB                          | 86.03                           |
| 22                              | RAJASTHAN                       | 54.64                           |
| 23                              | SIKKIM                          | 57.17                           |
| 24                              | TAMILNADU                       | 68.26                           |
| 25                              | TELANGANA                       | 31.70                           |
| 26                              | TRIPURA                         | 43.76                           |
| 27                              | UTTAR PRADESH                   | 79.84                           |
| 28                              | UTTARAKHAND                     | 75.52                           |
| 29                              | WEST BENGAL                     | 82.71                           |
| 30                              | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR               | 90.80                           |
| 31                              | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI              | NR                              |
| 32                              | DAMAN&DIU                       | NR                              |
| 33                              | LAKSHADWEEP                     | 38.32                           |
| 34                              | PUDUCHERRY                      | 79.78                           |

## Annexure-III  referred  in  reply  to  parts  (c&d)  of  Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3082 dated 04.08.2016.

(Rs. In lakh)

| Central funds released to MGNREGAStates/UTs during 2016-17 (1.8.16)   | Central funds released to MGNREGAStates/UTs during 2016-17 (1.8.16)   | Central funds released to MGNREGAStates/UTs during 2016-17 (1.8.16)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No                                                                 | States                                                                | Total                                                                 |
| 1                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                        | 338835.080                                                            |
| 2                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                     | 9525.220                                                              |
| 3                                                                     | Assam                                                                 | 54040.987                                                             |
| 4                                                                     | Bihar                                                                 | 87364.549                                                             |
| 5                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                          | 133272.130                                                            |
| 6                                                                     | Gujarat                                                               | 43199.860                                                             |
| 7                                                                     | Haryana                                                               | 6445.796                                                              |
| 8                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                      | 26172.660                                                             |
| 9                                                                     | Jammu and Kashmir                                                     | 44887.030                                                             |
| 10                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                             | 95645.560                                                             |
| 11                                                                    | Karnataka                                                             | 127153.315                                                            |
| 12                                                                    | Kerala                                                                | 92687.328                                                             |
| 13                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                        | 204440.400                                                            |
| 14                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                           | 112850.700                                                            |
| 15                                                                    | Manipur                                                               | 27723.410                                                             |
| 16                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                             | 55560.990                                                             |
| 17                                                                    | Mizoram                                                               | 1992.140                                                              |
| 18                                                                    | Nagaland                                                              | 50152.800                                                             |
| 19                                                                    | Odisha                                                                | 114656.747                                                            |
| 20                                                                    | Punjab                                                                | 28986.972                                                             |
| 21                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                             | 308235.377                                                            |
| 22                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                | 5953.460                                                              |
| 23                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                            | 235845.080                                                            |
| 24                                                                    | Telangana                                                             | 124305.000                                                            |
| 25                                                                    | Tripura                                                               | 53152.468                                                             |
| 26                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                         | 222328.878                                                            |
| 27                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                           | 30669.978                                                             |
| 28                                                                    | West Bengal                                                           | 304528.980                                                            |
| 29                                                                    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                           | 253.075                                                               |
| 30                                                                    | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                | 0.000                                                                 |
| 31                                                                    | Daman &Diu                                                            | 0.000                                                                 |
| 32                                                                    | Lakshadweep                                                           | 0.000                                                                 |
| 33                                                                    | Puducherry                                                            | 300.150                                                               |
| 34                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                            | 0.000                                                                 |
| 35                                                                    | Goa                                                                   | 111.270                                                               |
| Total 2941277.389                                                     | Total 2941277.389                                                     | Total 2941277.389                                                     |