Lok Sabha Question No. 73 (STARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Delay in Disbursal of Wages under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY, K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPAERTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 73

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.0 4.2016

## DELAY IN DISBURSAL OF WAGES UNDER MGNREGS

## *73. PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

## SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of total number of employment provided or man days generated thr Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS) during the last three years and the curre nt year, State/UT - wise;
- (b) the funds released as wages during the said period, State/UT - wise  nd year wise;
- (c) whether the Central Government has not released funds to clear the pending liability  under  MGNREGS  to  various  States/UTs,  especially  the drought  hit States/UTs;
- (d) if so, the details of delay and the reasons therefor and the time by which the likely to be allocated and released; and
- (e) whether there is any proposal to modify the working hours under MGNREGS in t backgroundof high temperature in almost all parts of the country, if so, th thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BIRENDER SINGH)

(a)to( e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House .

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## Statement  in  reply  to  Part s (a)  to  ( e) of  Lok Sabha  Starred  Question  No. 73 for 28.04 .2016

- (a): As  per  the  Programme  Management  Information  System  (MIS),  States/UTs - wise details of persondaysgenerated during the last three years and the current year a giv n in the Annexure - I.
- (b): Funds under MGNREGA are released to meet the cost of unskilled wages, cost material including the cost of semi - skilled and skilled wages and administrative cost. St /UT wise release position for the last 3 years is attached at Annexure - II.
- (c)&(d): During the current financial year 2016 - 17, Ministry has released Rs.159 5566.28lakh to the States /UTs (including drought affected States) for liquida pending liability of wage component of FY 2015 - 16 and for running the programme during FY 2016- 17.  State/UT wise release position is attached at Annexure - III.
- (e): The Central Government vide its Gazette Notification dated 3.1.2014 has stipu eight hours of work including one hour of rest for all MGNREGA workers. However, facilitate greater participation of wage seekers, the working hours of any adult worker u nder MGNREGA have been made flexible spreading over twelve hours on any given day.

| No.   |                      | Persondays generated (in Lakhs)   | Persondays generated (in Lakhs)   | Persondays generated (in Lakhs)   | Persondays generated (in Lakhs)   |
|-------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| No.   | State                | 2012- 13                          | 2013- 14                          | 2014- 15                          | 2015- 16 19/04/2016               |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 3273.35                           | 2994.70                           | 1555.87                           | 1965.30                           |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 43.50                             | 36.56                             | 19.05                             | 50.14                             |
| 3     | ASSAM                | 314.04                            | 298.47                            | 210.89                            | 491.00                            |
| 4     | BIHAR                | 941.85                            | 862.35                            | 352.73                            | 720.09                            |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH         | 1194.34                           | 1298.94                           | 555.79                            | 1012.87                           |
| 6     | GUJARAT              | 281.90                            | 230.30                            | 181.52                            | 225.45                            |
| 7     | HARYANA              | 128.87                            | 117.88                            | 61.65                             | 48.44                             |
| 8     | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 262.10                            | 282.50                            | 190.73                            | 176.45                            |
| 9     | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 365.56                            | 338.12                            | 120.90                            | 312.15                            |
| 10    | JHARKHAND            | 566.58                            | 436.22                            | 453.28                            | 587.09                            |
| 11    | KARNATAKA            | 617.81                            | 718.86                            | 433.70                            | 599.49                            |
| 12    | KERALA               | 837.74                            | 866.03                            | 588.72                            | 741.67                            |
| 13    | MADHYA PRADESH       | 1399.47                           | 1229.48                           | 1172.10                           | 1237.56                           |
| 14    | MAHARASHTRA          | 872.39                            | 517.36                            | 613.88                            | 763.59                            |
| 15    | MANIPUR              | 285.11                            | 113.23                            | 101.17                            | 74.40                             |
| 16    | MEGHALAYA            | 174.31                            | 215.88                            | 167.35                            | 198.81                            |
| 17    | MIZORAM              | 153.56                            | 133.65                            | 43.60                             | 132.95                            |
| 18    | NAGALAND             | 245.31                            | 183.80                            | 89.93                             | 218.77                            |
| 19    | ODISHA               | 546.01                            | 711.82                            | 534.84                            | 893.23                            |
| 20    | PUNJAB               | 65.50                             | 134.68                            | 64.60                             | 144.08                            |
| 21    | RAJASTHAN            | 2203.38                           | 1838.56                           | 1685.46                           | 2340.60                           |
| 22    | SIKKIM               | 36.31                             | 44.03                             | 24.13                             | 43.83                             |
| 23    | TAMIL NADU           | 4081.44                           | 3677.23                           | 2679.65                           | 3632.86                           |
| 24    | Telangana            |                                   | 0.00                              | 1047.27                           | 1238.28                           |
| 25    | TRIPURA              | 518.51                            | 521.61                            | 511.76                            | 538.76                            |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH        | 1411.85                           | 1753.60                           | 1312.72                           | 1832.07                           |
| 27    | UTTARAKHAND          | 192.00                            | 165.62                            | 147.50                            | 223.28                            |
| 28    | WEST BENGAL          | 2018.42                           | 2296.34                           | 1697.08                           | 2865.02                           |
| 29    | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    | 6.61                              | 8.03                              | 5.11                              | 0.47                              |
| 30    | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | NR                                | NR                                | NR                                | NR                                |
| 31    | DAMAN & DIU          | NR                                | NR                                | NR                                | NR                                |
| 32    | GOA                  | 0.69                              | 1.15                              | 1.72                              | 1.07                              |
| 33    | LAKSHADWEEP          | 0.49                              | 0.14                              | 0.13                              | 0.03                              |
| 34    | PUDUCHERRY           | 8.67                              | 8.45                              | 3.78                              | 5.62                              |
|       | Total                | 23047.67                          | 22035.58                          | 16628.59                          | 23315.42                          |

NR=Not Reported

(Rs. In lakh)

|       | State wise release position of MGNREGA (2013 - 14 to 2015 - 16 )   | State wise release position of MGNREGA (2013 - 14 to 2015 - 16 )   | State wise release position of MGNREGA (2013 - 14 to 2015 - 16 )   | State wise release position of MGNREGA (2013 - 14 to 2015 - 16 )   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No  | States                                                             | 2013- 14                                                           | 2014- 15                                                           | 2015- 16                                                           |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh                                                     | 475049.00                                                          | 290314.10                                                          | 307380.330                                                         |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                  | 13852.67                                                           | 2704.16                                                            | 4395.100                                                           |
| 3     | Assam                                                              | 57349.95                                                           | 50023.46                                                           | 87830.060                                                          |
| 4     | Bihar                                                              | 158070.67                                                          | 95968.24                                                           | 102412.260                                                         |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh                                                       | 144602.31                                                          | 150570.49                                                          | 106341.300                                                         |
| 6     | Gujarat                                                            | 33530.02                                                           | 35442.93                                                           | 30598.720                                                          |
| 7     | Haryana                                                            | 37687.81                                                           | 16715.29                                                           | 12470.720                                                          |
| 8     | Himachal Pradesh                                                   | 47797.09                                                           | 35542.86                                                           | 39610.320                                                          |
| 9     | Jammu and Kashmir                                                  | 60315.73                                                           | 52171.08                                                           | 55801.830                                                          |
| 10    | Jharkhand                                                          | 62143.28                                                           | 72433.41                                                           | 97879.900                                                          |
| 11    | Karnataka                                                          | 159606.81                                                          | 171687.07                                                          | 99155.270                                                          |
| 12    | Kerala                                                             | 127710.93                                                          | 158758.02                                                          | 152633.877                                                         |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh                                                     | 183982.44                                                          | 245163.12                                                          | 236732.200                                                         |
| 14    | Maharashtra                                                        | 115292.02                                                          | 79951.77                                                           | 123834.730                                                         |
| 15    | Manipur                                                            | 23100.00                                                           | 21997.13                                                           | 25532.290                                                          |
| 16    | Meghalaya                                                          | 27106.21                                                           | 27785.90                                                           | 22182.560                                                          |
| 17    | Mizoram                                                            | 24474.27                                                           | 11141.23                                                           | 28517.360                                                          |
| 18    | Nagaland                                                           | 29214.80                                                           | 11305.27                                                           | 26665.950                                                          |
| 19    | Orissa                                                             | 75752.84                                                           | 103530.34                                                          | 147941.050                                                         |
| 20    | Punjab                                                             | 22615.48                                                           | 18948.18                                                           | 24533.370                                                          |
| 21    | Rajasthan                                                          | 205943.32                                                          | 297609.87                                                          | 269583.230                                                         |
| 22    | Sikkim                                                             | 10684.17                                                           | 7386.41                                                            | 8623.440                                                           |
| 23    | Tamilnadu                                                          | 469021.12                                                          | 378180.33                                                          | 547037.470                                                         |
| 24    | Telangana                                                          |                                                                    | 191996.00                                                          | 182484.920                                                         |
| 25    | Tripura                                                            | 94366.49                                                           | 63662.48                                                           | 135894.190                                                         |
| 26    | Uttaranchal                                                        | 33000.50                                                           | 28636.22                                                           | 45076.654                                                          |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh                                                      | 289639.01                                                          | 251341.40                                                          | 269569.440                                                         |
| 28    | West Bengal                                                        | 289438.19                                                          | 374495.29                                                          | 471174.200                                                         |
| 29    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                        | 1918.10                                                            | 1301.94                                                            | 1035.720                                                           |
| 30    | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                             | 0.00                                                               | 0.00                                                               | 0.000                                                              |
| 31    | Daman & Diu                                                        | 0.00                                                               | 0.00                                                               | 0.000                                                              |
| 32    | Lakshadweep                                                        | 16.93                                                              | 45.06                                                              | 11.850                                                             |
| 33    | Pondicherry                                                        | 879.98                                                             | 739.69                                                             | 1292.570                                                           |
| 34    | Goa                                                                | 205.86                                                             | 137.95                                                             | 246.820                                                            |
| 34    | Chandigarh                                                         | 0.00                                                               | 0.00                                                               | 0.000                                                              |
| Total | Total                                                              | Total                                                              | Total                                                              | Total                                                              |

(Rs. In lakh)

| Central funds released to MGNREGA States during 2016 - 17 (As on 25.04.2016)   | Central funds released to MGNREGA States during 2016 - 17 (As on 25.04.2016)   | Central funds released to MGNREGA States during 2016 - 17 (As on 25.04.2016)   | Central funds released to MGNREGA States during 2016 - 17 (As on 25.04.2016)   | Central funds released to MGNREGA States during 2016 - 17 (As on 25.04.2016)   | Central funds released to MGNREGA States during 2016 - 17 (As on 25.04.2016)   | Central funds released to MGNREGA States during 2016 - 17 (As on 25.04.2016)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No .                                                                           | States                                                                         | Mother Saction under NeFMS                                                     | Amount released on daily basis under NeFMS (Out of Col.3)                      | Funds released districts                                                       | to Funds released state                                                        | to Total (Col 4+5+6)                                                           |
| 1                                                                              | 2                                                                              | 3                                                                              | 4                                                                              | 5                                                                              | 6                                                                              | 7                                                                              |
| 1                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                 | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           |                                                                                | 282042.20                                                                      | 282042.20                                                                      |
| 2                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                              | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 6984.60                                                                        | 6984.60                                                                        |
| 3                                                                              | Assam                                                                          | 56678.10                                                                       | 14149.75                                                                       | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 14149.75                                                                       |
| 4                                                                              | Bihar                                                                          | 88531.40                                                                       | 18259.71                                                                       | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 18259.71                                                                       |
| 5                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                   | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 102119.70                                                                      | 102119.70                                                                      |
| 6                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                        | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 5120.40                                                                        | 5120.40                                                                        |
| 7                                                                              | Haryana                                                                        | 4655.50                                                                        | 1485.44                                                                        | 0.00                                                                           | 229.50                                                                         | 1714.94                                                                        |
| 8                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                               | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           |                                                                                | 4376.30                                                                        | 4376.30                                                                        |
| 9                                                                              | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 36272.32                                                                       | 36272.32                                                                       |
| 10                                                                             | Jharkhand                                                                      | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 78916.70                                                                       | 78916.70                                                                       |
| 11                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                      | 32763.94                                                                       | 629.34                                                                         |                                                                                | 61055.85                                                                       | 61685.19                                                                       |
| 12                                                                             | Kerala                                                                         | 55764.10                                                                       | 50760.43                                                                       | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 50760.43                                                                       |
| 13                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                 | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           |                                                                                | 140716.20                                                                      | 140716.20                                                                      |
| 14                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                    | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 81729.80                                                                       | 81729.80                                                                       |
| 15                                                                             | Manipur                                                                        | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           |
| 16                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                      | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 42350.20                                                                       | 42350.20                                                                       |
| 17                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                        | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 1992.14                                                                        | 1992.14                                                                        |
| 18                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                       | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 44232.00                                                                       | 44232.00                                                                       |
| 19                                                                             | Orissa                                                                         | 55077.22                                                                       | 20131.32                                                                       |                                                                                | 27579.38                                                                       | 47710.70                                                                       |
| 20                                                                             | Punjab                                                                         | 11939.31                                                                       | 11498.95                                                                       |                                                                                | 711.88                                                                         | 12210.83                                                                       |
| 21                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                      | 98198.23                                                                       | 24647.66                                                                       |                                                                                | 37139.47                                                                       | 61787.13                                                                       |
| 22                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                         | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 2753.70                                                                        | 2753.70                                                                        |
| 23                                                                             | Tamilnadu                                                                      | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 74976.60                                                                       | 74976.60                                                                       |
| 24                                                                             | Telangana                                                                      | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           |                                                                                | 120299.90                                                                      | 120299.90                                                                      |
| 25                                                                             | Tripura                                                                        | 6932.63                                                                        | 684.07                                                                         | 0.00                                                                           | 3696.46                                                                        | 4380.53                                                                        |
| 26                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                  | 104896.70                                                                      | 51195.74                                                                       |                                                                                | 0.00                                                                           | 51195.74                                                                       |
| 27                                                                             | Uttaranchal                                                                    | 18293.00                                                                       | 6422.34                                                                        | 0.00                                                                           | 721.20                                                                         | 7143.54                                                                        |
| 28                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                    | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           |                                                                                | 239130.40                                                                      | 239130.40                                                                      |
| 29                                                                             | Andaman & Nicobar                                                              | 0.00                                                                           |                                                                                | 145.83                                                                         |                                                                                | 145.83                                                                         |
| 30                                                                             | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                           | 0.00                                                                           |                                                                                | 0.00                                                                           |                                                                                | 0.00                                                                           |
| 31                                                                             | Daman & Diu                                                                    | 0.00                                                                           |                                                                                | 0.00                                                                           |                                                                                | 0.00                                                                           |
| 32                                                                             | Lakshadweep                                                                    | 0.00                                                                           |                                                                                | 0.00                                                                           |                                                                                | 0.00                                                                           |
| 33                                                                             | Pondicherry                                                                    | 0.00                                                                           |                                                                                | 297.80                                                                         |                                                                                | 297.80                                                                         |
| 34                                                                             | Chandigarh                                                                     | 0.00                                                                           |                                                                                |                                                                                |                                                                                | 0.00                                                                           |
| 34                                                                             | Goa                                                                            | 0.00                                                                           |                                                                                | 111.00                                                                         |                                                                                | 111.00                                                                         |
|                                                                                | Total                                                                          | 533730.13                                                                      | 199864.75                                                                      | 554.63                                                                         | 1395146.90                                                                     | 1595566.28                                                                     |