Lok Sabha Question No. 342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: Delay in Payment of Wages under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH, CHANDU LAL SAHU, OM BIRLA, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .342

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.0 2.201 6

## DELAY IN PAYMENT OF WAGES UNDER MGNREGS

## 342. SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU:

SHRI OM BIRLA:

SHRIMATI P.K.

SREEMATHI TEACHER:

SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the problem of delay in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme  (MGNREGS) payments  much beyond  the stipulated time limit;
- (b) if so, the details of wages which were delayed beyond the period of 15 days laid down under the MGNREGS in the last three years and the current year, State/UT -wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken any  steps  agai nst  the  defaulting  States/UTs in  this regard, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Short Term CooperativeCredit Institutions have facilitated timely payments of wages  for  labour  under MGNREGS,  if  so,  t he  details  thereof,State/UT - wise  including Rajasthan; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government to disburse the arrears of wages under the scheme expeditiously?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a)& (b) : As per the Programme Management Information System (MIS), details of wa which  have  been  delayed  beyond  the  period  of  15  days  laid  down  under  the MGNREGS  to MGNREGA  workers  for  last  three  years  and  current  year  are  given  in Annexure I. Cases of delay in payment of wages in States/UTs have been reported in the Ministry due to reasons: -

- Internet connectivity for maintaining the programme database (MGNREGA - soft)
- Implementation  issues  like  delay  in  measurement,  inadequate  staff,  poor read  of banking infrastructure, etc.

( c) : In order to ensure timely payment wages, Rules have been issued for timely paymen wages under which, it was suggested that clear accountability shall be fixed on the for  timely  performance  of  spec ific  duties  leading  to  payment  of  wages.  All  cases  of payment attract compensation @ 0.05% per day of delay, which is automatically calcu paid by the State Government. The Ministry has been advising from time to time to the St ensur e that the compensation is paid to theworkers.The Ministry has also initiated Electro Fund Management System (e -FMS) which directly credits wages to the respective benef accounts using the core banking system.

- (d): Only those short term cooperative credit institutions are facilitating timely wage which are fully on Centralized banking system (CBS) and at par with the banking fa commercial banks.
- (e) : To reduce the delay in payment of wages under MGNREGA, a system of payment of compensation for such delays was brought in Para 29 of Schedule II of the Act. The have been advised to ensure compliance with this provision. The following steps a check the delays in wage payment:
- (i) State Gove rnment has been advised to notify the 'Rules' and implement the system of compensation for delay in wage payment.
- (ii) State  Government  has  been  advised  to  review  and  discuss  with  the  Prog Officers periodically the issues of delayed payments.

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## Annexure - I referred in reply to part s(a &b )of LokSabha Unstarred Question No. 342 dated 25.02.2016

|      |                   | 2012-13                                 | 2012-13                | 2013-14                                 | 2013-14                | 2014-15                                 | 2014-15                | 2015-16 till 18/02/2016                 | 2015-16 till 18/02/2016   |
|------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| S.No | State             | Wage amount paid after 15 days (In Cr.) | %age of Delayed amount | Wage amount paid after 15 days (In Cr.) | %age of Delayed amount | Wage amount paid after 15 days (In Cr.) | %age of Delayed amount | Wage amount paid after 15 days (In Cr.) | %age of Delayed amount    |
| 1    | ANDHRA PRADESH    | -                                       | NR                     | 705.99                                  | 21.24                  | 1,049.55                                | 58.68                  | 431.52                                  | 22.02                     |
| 2    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 39.11                                   | 81.58                  | 29.80                                   | 67.65                  | 18.63                                   | 67.33                  | 2.71                                    | 50.52                     |
| 3    | ASSAM             | 56.86                                   | 13.33                  | 75.88                                   | 16.79                  | 243.85                                  | 70.32                  | 197.21                                  | 57.66                     |
| 4    | BIHAR             | 893.91                                  | 70.21                  | 806.47                                  | 73.19                  | 362.92                                  | 84.35                  | 476.54                                  | 77.14                     |
| 5    | CHHATTISGARH      | 379.03                                  | 24.63                  | 917.36                                  | 49.50                  | 593.55                                  | 71.36                  | 498.56                                  | 84.46                     |
| 6    | GOA               | 0.46                                    | 42.94                  | 1.02                                    | 49.64                  | 1.95                                    | 57.97                  | 1.15                                    | 70.16                     |
| 7    | GUJARAT           | 128.96                                  | 38.59                  | 184.51                                  | 61.34                  | 145.63                                  | 54.25                  | 99.43                                   | 51.27                     |
| 8    | HARYANA           | 35.97                                   | 14.56                  | 89.55                                   | 35.43                  | 120.77                                  | 82.94                  | 52.56                                   | 60.26                     |
| 9    | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 161.04                                  | 47.54                  | 200.14                                  | 51.57                  | 235.83                                  | 81.14                  | 156.77                                  | 67.36                     |
| 10   | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 263.57                                  | 55.50                  | 345.77                                  | 78.75                  | 137.94                                  | 90.38                  | 84.70                                   | 72.71                     |
| 11   | JHARKHAND         | 2.90                                    | 0.42                   | 30.39                                   | 5.12                   | 225.44                                  | 32.13                  | 154.96                                  | 22.78                     |
| 12   | KARNATAKA         | 739.93                                  | 79.77                  | 886.58                                  | 72.24                  | 723.63                                  | 88.66                  | 488.96                                  | 65.07                     |
| 13   | KERALA            | 779.61                                  | 56.87                  | 1,252.93                                | 80.48                  | 1,064.71                                | 84.50                  | 899.70                                  | 74.93                     |
| 14   | MADHYA PRADESH    | 1,047.85                                | 59.28                  | 1,072.55                                | 62.86                  | 1,455.46                                | 83.64                  | 813.35                                  | 61.45                     |
| 15   | MAHARASHTRA       | 909.10                                  | 64.77                  | 581.59                                  | 70.56                  | 739.67                                  | 73.57                  | 588.38                                  | 64.31                     |
| 16   | MANIPUR           | 52.94                                   | 13.22                  | 41.22                                   | 23.92                  | 20.29                                   | 11.51                  | 19.56                                   | 22.91                     |
| 17   | MEGHALAYA         | 63.14                                   | 35.26                  | 218.59                                  | 75.57                  | 238.62                                  | 93.82                  | 42.38                                   | 95.55                     |

| 18   | MIZORAM             | 0.34     | 0.16   | 5.19     | 2.63   | 1.26     | 1.69   | 0.24     | 0.21   |
|------|---------------------|----------|--------|----------|--------|----------|--------|----------|--------|
| 19   | NAGALAND            | 86.90    | 33.95  | 117.57   | 57.99  | 111.90   | 80.67  | 47.54    | 74.71  |
| 20   | ODISHA              | 174.99   | 25.82  | 496.54   | 49.80  | 685.84   | 80.58  | 596.37   | 57.36  |
| 21   | PUNJAB              | 50.43    | 47.17  | 192.15   | 79.15  | 121.78   | 96.25  | 128.08   | 81.87  |
| 22   | RAJASTHAN           | 1,018.37 | 46.93  | 1,666.63 | 85.05  | 1,090.60 | 59.38  | 971.41   | 48.28  |
| 23   | SIKKIM              | 8.10     | 17.91  | 16.88    | 28.41  | 20.76    | 56.42  | 15.12    | 43.49  |
| 24   | TAMIL NADU          | 34.01    | 0.86   | 826.70   | 21.73  | 2,385.24 | 72.57  | 2,158.61 | 59.91  |
| 25   | TELANGANA           | -        | NR     | 50.04    | 55.23  | 771.03   | 64.78  | 512.05   | 39.40  |
| 26   | TRIPURA             | 16.65    | 2.60   | 34.96    | 5.03   | 235.58   | 30.79  | 300.50   | 39.29  |
| 27   | UTTAR PRADESH       | 248.82   | 14.64  | 638.92   | 26.40  | 1,633.53 | 81.67  | 1,418.40 | 76.71  |
| 28   | UTTARAKHAND         | 149.78   | 62.70  | 165.88   | 70.81  | 153.85   | 69.13  | 141.47   | 63.44  |
| 29   | WEST BENGAL         | 2,042.87 | 74.08  | 2,690.80 | 81.31  | 2,554.81 | 95.84  | 1,509.65 | 66.16  |
| 30   | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 6.53     | 55.23  | 9.59     | 59.97  | 6.92     | 82.49  | 0.19     | 100.00 |
| 31   | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI | -        | -      | -        | NR     | -        | NR     | -        | NR     |
| 32   | DAMAN &DIU          | -        | NR     | -        | NR     | -        | NR     | -        | NR     |
| 33   | LAKSHADWEEP         | 0.37     | 49.76  | 0.15     | 62.08  | 0.11     | 47.71  | 0.02     | 42.07  |
| 34   | PUDUCHERRY          | 7.18     | 65.11  | 4.99     | 47.98  | 2.89     | 54.41  | 5.88     | 80.06  |
|      | Total               | 9399.73  | 38.87  | 14357.32 | 49.91  | 17154.51 | 73.16  | 12814.00 | 56.70  |