Lok Sabha Question No. 1708 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Payment of Wages under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHARATENDRA SINGH, P. KARUNAKARAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1708 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

## PAYMENT OF WAGES UNDER MGNREGS

## 1708. KUNWAR BHARATENDRA: SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- the total amount disbursed on wages to the workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during each of the last three years ad the current year, StatelUT-wise;
- whether the amount of wages has not been released to some States/UTs for the past many months and if the details thereof; State/UT-wise; and SO,
- the measures to prevent delayed payment of wages under MGNREGS;
- (d) the measures taken to  release   the pending wage amount to various States including Kerala?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI BIRENDER SINGH)

- (a): The  State/UT-wise details of expenditure incurred on  wages   under  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme during the last three years and the current year are given in Annexure-I:
- (6): In order to ensure timely payment wages, Rules have been issued for timely payment of wages under which, it was suggested that clear accountability shall be fixed on the functionaries for timely performance of specific duties leading to payment of wages All cases of delayed payment attracts a compensation 0.05% per of which is automatically calculated and by the State Government, to be recovered later from the functionary concerned. The Ministry has also initiated  Electronic Fund  Management System (e-FMS) which directly &nd electronically credits the respective beneficiary accounts the core banking system. delay, day paid using
- (c)&(d): Madam. The finds for programme   implementation  including payment of workers are   released to the States after   verifying the performance, utilisation of funds released, and as per the agreed Labour Budgets. The State/UT-wise details of central  release under MGNREGA the last year and the current year are at AnnexureII During the current FY 2015-16, Ministries has released funds to various States including Kerala, in the 1st quarter, after into consideration the pending liability of the FY 2014-15. No, during taking

dated 30.07.2015

| No.   |                      | Expenditure on wage (In lakh   | Expenditure on wage (In lakh   | Expenditure on wage (In lakh   | Expenditure on wage (In lakh   |
|-------|----------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| No.   | State                | 2012-13                        | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16*                       |
|       | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 347762.45                      | 336137.64                      | 171470.97                      | 149084.7                       |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 3246.92                        | 5948.85                        | 1933.74                        | 864.6                          |
| 3     | ASSAM                | 40037.2                        | 45386.32                       | 33466.7                        | 14823.93                       |
| 4     | BIHAR                | 114000.28                      | 108385.03                      | 52854.22                       | 14952.07                       |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH         | 155895.17                      | 147203.37                      | 123971.85                      | 14078.7                        |
|       | GUJARAT              | 33223.42                       | 28982.18                       | 27908.13                       | 4983.74                        |
|       | HARYANA              | 23716.24                       | 24729.24                       | 16051.19                       | 3333.19                        |
|       | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 32047.02                       | 37709.06                       | 28605.35                       | 9744.93                        |
|       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 43138.95                       | 40047.49                       | 17762.38                       | 1313.29                        |
| 10    | JHARKHAND            | 68853.42                       | 58001.35                       | 70507.56                       | 27393.51                       |
| 11    | KARNATAKA            | 86586.92                       | 142392.37                      | 99785.61                       | 6698.18                        |
| 12    | KERALA               | 131667.89                      | 120293.39                      | 149912.81                      | 34020.98                       |
| 13    | MADHYA PRADESH       | 177815.7                       | 165696.17                      | 182183.63                      | 23006.46                       |
| 14    | MAHARASHTRA          | 150492.89                      | 80887.32                       | 103036.97                      | 51716.12                       |
| 15    | MANIPUR              | 40523.51                       | 17442.14                       | 17407.63                       | 506.04                         |
| 16    | MEGHALAYA            | 17730.04                       | 24557.8                        | 21048.37                       | 9210.68                        |
| 17    | MIZORAM              | 20752.85                       | 20430.46                       | 7411.49                        | 1604.79                        |
| 18    | NAGALAND             | 25767.04                       | 20101.31                       | 8813.06                        | 7962.94                        |
| 19    | ODISHA               | 66695.09                       | 92605.33                       | 71559.03                       | 41319.99                       |
| 20    | PUNJAB               | 9933.49                        | 17081.4                        | 15331.27                       | 7475.68                        |
| 21    | RAJASTHAN            | 217315.11                      | 181722.38                      | 210753.34                      | 78579.13                       |
| 22    | SIKKIM               | 4603.68                        | 5849.65                        | 3498.82                        | 354.21                         |
| 23    | TAMIL NADU           | 394148.59                      | 364089.14                      | 312339.81                      | 134037.5                       |
| 24    | TELANGANA            |                                |                                | 114122.13                      | 77023.45                       |
| 25    | TRIPURA              | 64092.28                       | 69714.95                       | 69445.62                       |                                |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH        | 169191.6                       | 222757.7                       | 197032.95                      | 76269.93                       |
| 27    | UTTARAKHAND          | 19296.3                        | 23116.12                       | 19272.84                       | 9113.64                        |
| 28    | WEST BENGAL          | 254384.39                      | 249379.61                      | 271879.63                      | 139570.9                       |
| 29    | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR  |                                | 1610                           | 745.13                         | NR                             |
| 30    | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | NR                             | NR                             | NR                             | NR                             |
| 31    | DAMAN & DIU          | NR                             | NR                             | NR                             |                                |
| 32    | GOA                  |                                | 204.68                         | 339.21                         | 49.55                          |
| 33    | LAKSHADWEEP          | 95.87                          | 33.84                          | 21.91                          |                                |
| 34    | PUDUCHERRY           | 1132.52                        | 1041.48                        | 530.29                         | 336.05                         |
|       | Total                |                                |                                | 2421003.64                     | 951740.9                       |

NR-Not Reported

## Annexure-II   referred to   in  reply to  parts (c) (d) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1708 dated 30.07.2015

| State wise release of MGNREGA states   | State wise release of MGNREGA states   | State wise release of MGNREGA states   | State wise release of MGNREGA states   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| S.No                                   | States                                 | 2014-15                                | 2015-16 (27.07.2015)                   |
|                                        | Andhra Pradesh                         | 290314.10                              | 225214.38                              |
| 2                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 2704.16                                | 909.27                                 |
| 3                                      | Assam                                  | 50023.46                               | 19771.97                               |
| 4                                      | Bihar                                  | 95968.24                               | 102412.26                              |
| 5                                      | Chhattisgarh                           | 150570.49                              | 68508.74                               |
| 6                                      | Gujarat                                | 35442.93                               | 19416.21                               |
| 7                                      | Haryana                                | 16715.29                               | 5741.22                                |
|                                        | Himachal Pradesh                       | 35542.86                               | 18646.32                               |
| 9                                      | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 52171.08                               | 24090.41                               |
| 10                                     | Jharkhand                              |                                        | 45618.17                               |
| 11                                     | Karnataka                              | 171687.07                              | 34935.53                               |
| 12                                     | Kerala                                 | 158758.02                              | 36770.52                               |
| 13                                     | Madhya Pradesh                         | 245163.12                              | 136084.08                              |
| 14                                     | Maharashtra                            | 79951.77                               | 83159.00                               |
| 15                                     | Manipur                                | 21997.13                               | 6036.22                                |
| 16                                     | Meghalaya                              | 27785.90                               | 22182.56                               |
| 17                                     | Mizoram                                | 11141.23                               | 3784.77                                |
| 18                                     | Nagaland                               | 11305.27                               | 17707.80                               |
| 19                                     | Orissa                                 | 103530.34                              | 77055.68                               |
| 20                                     | Punjab                                 | 18948.18                               | 11754.35                               |
| 21                                     | Rajasthan                              | 297609.87                              | 185553.06                              |
| 22                                     | Sikkim                                 | 7386.41                                | 2099.49                                |
| 23                                     | Tamilnadu                              | 378180.33                              | 202890.49                              |
| 24                                     | Telangana                              | 191996.00                              | 180421.02                              |
| 25                                     | Tripura                                | 63662.48                               | 18588.93                               |
| 26                                     | Uttaranchal                            | 28636.22                               | 16834.67                               |
| 27                                     | Uttar Pradesh                          | 251341.40                              | 110305.74                              |
| 28                                     | West Bengal                            | 374495.29                              | 188080.21                              |
| 29                                     | Andaman and Nicobar                    | 1301.94                                | 519.74                                 |
| 30                                     | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                 | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   |
| 31                                     | Daman Diu                              | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   |
| 32                                     | Lakshadweep_                           | 45.06                                  | 11.85                                  |
| 33                                     | Pondicherry_                           | 739.69                                 | 324.02                                 |
| 34                                     | Goa                                    | 137.95                                 | 0.00                                   |
| 35                                     |                                        | 0.00                                   | 0.00                                   |
| Total 3247686.69 1865428.68            | Total 3247686.69 1865428.68            | Total 3247686.69 1865428.68            | Total 3247686.69 1865428.68            |