Lok Sabha Question No. 1213 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Disbursal of MGNREGS Wages
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1213 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.0 3.201 6

## DISBURSAL OF MGNREGS WAGES

## 1213. SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of procedure for disbursal of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Emp oyment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGS) wages through Direct Benefit Transfer;
- (b) the details of number of accounts used for disbursal of MGNREGS wages durin g the last three years and the current year along with the total amount disbursed,State/UT - wise; and
- (c) the  other  measures  taken  by  the Government  to  ensure  timely  payment  of wages  to MGNREGS beneficiaries?

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

- (a): Under Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA)  the wages are being credited using the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) procedure unless a exempted for cash payments. The wages r  paid on the basis of e - pay orders being generated by the state authorized field functionaries using their digital signature certificates the  e - pay  orders , the  sponsor  Bank  of  State  debits  to  the  State  electronic  Fund  Man System Account and credits the accounts of MGNREGA workers.
- (b): State/UT - wise details of number of accounts used for disbursal of MGNREGS wag given in Annexure - I. The total amount disbursed to MGNREGA workers on account of wages to State s/UTsduring the last three years and the current year is given in Annexure - II .
- (c): Adequate steps have been taken by the Central Government for effective implem of MGNREGA from time to time. The latest initiatives taken by the Central Govern l aunching of National Electronic Fund Management System ( Ne FMS) on pilot basis, launching of Dashboard  for  tracking  of  pending  Fund  Transfer  Orders,  Public  Fund  Management  S Workers module, electronic Fund Management System, Direct Benefit Transfer etc.

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Annexure I referred to in reply to part ( b) of Lok Sabha Uns tarred Question No. 1213 dated03.03.2016

| Total accounts under MGNREGA   | Total accounts under MGNREGA   | Total accounts under MGNREGA   |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| N o.                           | state                          | Total Accounts                 |
| 1                              | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR            | 12166                          |
| 2                              | ANDHRA PRADESH                 | 9639765                        |
| 3                              | ARUNACHAL PRADESH              | 88625                          |
| 4                              | ASSAM                          | 3276251                        |
| 5                              | BIHAR                          | 5335393                        |
| 6                              | CHHATTISGARH                   | 6703220                        |
| 7                              | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI           | 2181                           |
| 8                              | GOA                            | 19450                          |
| 9                              | GUJARAT                        | 2459695                        |
| 10                             | HARYANA                        | 720585                         |
| 11                             | HIMACHAL PRADESH               | 968449                         |
| 12                             | JAMMU AND KASHMIR              | 1360269                        |
| 13                             | JHARKHAND                      | 3136562                        |
| 14                             | KARNATAKA                      | 4882702                        |
| 15                             | KERALA                         | 2674373                        |
| 16                             | LAKSHADWEEP                    | 7673                           |
| 17                             | MADHYA PRADESH                 | 7010069                        |
| 18                             | MAHARASHTRA                    | 5075364                        |
| 19                             | MANIPUR                        | 272976                         |
| 20                             | MEGHALAYA                      | 184793                         |
| 21                             | MIZORAM                        | 183934                         |
| 22                             | NAGALAND                       | 292                            |
| 23                             | ODISHA                         | 5896557                        |
| 24                             | PUDUCHERRY                     | 76795                          |
| 25                             | PUNJAB                         | 1115539                        |
| 26                             | RAJASTHAN                      | 10363166                       |
| 27                             | SIKKIM                         | 95561                          |
| 28                             | TAMIL NADU                     | 8687378                        |
| 29                             | TELANGANA                      | 6526471                        |
| 30                             | TRIPURA                        | 671119                         |
| 31                             | UTTAR PRADESH                  | 12367126                       |
| 32                             | UTTARAKHAND                    | 1009132                        |
| 33                             | WEST BENGAL                    | 13405510                       |
|                                | Grand Total                    | 114229141                      |

Annexure II referred  to  in  reply  to  part  ( b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Uns tarred  Question  No. 1213 dated03.03.2016

|     | Expenditure on Wages   | Expenditure on Wages           | Expenditure on Wages           | Expenditure on Wages           | Expenditure on Wages           |
|-----|------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|     |                        | Expenditure on Wages (in lakh) | Expenditure on Wages (in lakh) | Expenditure on Wages (in lakh) | Expenditure on Wages (in lakh) |
| No. | State                  | 2012- 13                       | 2013- 14                       | 2014- 15                       | 2015- 16 (as on 29/02/2016)    |
| 1   | ANDHRA PRADESH         | 347762.45                      | 336137.64                      | 171613.80                      | 212113.47                      |
| 2   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 3246.92                        | 5948.85                        | 1933.74                        | 1773.91                        |
| 3   | ASSAM                  | 40037.20                       | 45386.32                       | 33335.30                       | 38240.22                       |
| 4   | BIHAR                  | 114000.28                      | 108385.03                      | 53025.04                       | 88807.82                       |
| 5   | CHHATTISGARH           | 155895.17                      | 147203.37                      | 124382.88                      | 68940.23                       |
| 6   | GUJARAT                | 33223.42                       | 28982.18                       | 27864.48                       | 21929.66                       |
| 7   | HARYANA                | 23716.24                       | 24729.24                       | 16012.84                       | 9368.48                        |
| 8   | HIMACHAL PRADESH       | 32047.02                       | 37709.06                       | 28684.98                       | 28124.73                       |
| 9   | JAMMU AND KASHMIR      | 43138.95                       | 40047.49                       | 17896.59                       | 26091.53                       |
| 10  | JHARKHAND              | 68853.42                       | 58001.35                       | 70343.16                       | 72332.71                       |
| 11  | KARNATAKA              | 86586.92                       | 142392.37                      | 99333.09                       | 92547.11                       |
| 12  | KERALA                 | 131667.89                      | 120293.39                      | 149801.88                      | 140174.64                      |
| 13  | MADHYA PRADESH         | 177815.70                      | 165696.17                      | 181579.67                      | 145952.18                      |
| 14  | MAHARASHTRA            | 150492.89                      | 80887.32                       | 103950.97                      | 104813.42                      |
| 15  | MANIPUR                | 40523.51                       | 17442.14                       | 17412.43                       | 9295.42                        |
| 16  | MEGHALAYA              | 17730.04                       | 24557.8                        | 21048.74                       | 17723.99                       |
| 17  | MIZORAM                | 20752.85                       | 20430.46                       | 7411.49                        | 11584.23                       |
| 18  | NAGALAND               | 25767.04                       | 20101.31                       | 8820.24                        | 11631.99                       |
| 19  | ODISHA                 | 66695.09                       | 92605.33                       | 71448.64                       | 132458.62                      |
| 20  | PUNJAB                 | 9933.49                        | 17081.4                        | 15270.68                       | 21894.60                       |
| 21  | RAJASTHAN              | 217315.11                      | 181722.38                      | 210549.06                      | 221695.05                      |
| 22  | SIKKIM                 | 4603.68                        | 5849.65                        | 3492.76                        | 4624.12                        |
| 23  | TAMIL NADU             | 394148.59                      | 364089.14                      | 312205.89                      | 405075.18                      |
| 24  | TELANGANA              |                                |                                | 114480.08                      | 141145.67                      |
| 25  | TRIPURA                | 64092.28                       | 69714.95                       | 69430.05                       | 85594.12                       |
| 26  | UTTAR PRADESH          | 169191.60                      | 222757.7                       | 196792.15                      | 222854.88                      |
| 27  | UTTARAKHAND            | 19296.30                       | 23116.12                       | 19040.65                       | 32114.93                       |
| 28  | WEST BENGAL            | 254384.39                      | 249379.61                      | 271511.06                      | 359936.69                      |
| 29  | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR    | 1097.01                        | 1610                           | 745.13                         | 148.81                         |
| 30  | GOA                    | 109.19                         | 204.68                         | 339.21                         | 177.34                         |
| 31  | LAKSHADWEEP            | 95.87                          | 33.84                          | 21.91                          | 6.87                           |
| 32  | PUDUCHERRY             | 1132.52                        | 1041.48                        | 529.66                         | 748.34                         |
|     | Total                  | 2715353.03                     | 2653537.77                     | 2420308.25                     | 2729920.96                     |