Lok Sabha Question No. 725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Appraisal of MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SRIRAM MALYADRI, SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .725 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07 .201 6

## APPRAISAL OF MGNREGS

## 725. SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM: SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Ministry  is  aware  about  poor  execution  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  Natio Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) across the country;
- (b) whetherit is a fact that due to delay of payments and reduction in allocatio MGNREGS the rural development has been badly affected;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  allocation  and  disbursal  of  the  funds  for  the  last State/UT - wise;
- (d) whether the  Ministry  has  any  planto  execute  this  scheme  effectively  to  fulf development process of the country;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken/being taken by the Governmen regard; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a)to(c): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has (i ) reduced distress migration among rural poor, ( ii) smoothened rural consump the  lean  season  (iii)  set  high  standards  in  transparency,  (iv)  addressed  under - employment problem (v) created assets that improved livelihoods (vi) gave boost to the finan cial inclusion (vii) strengthened Gram Panchayats (viii) improved the wage levels in rural areas an increasing  the  income  levels  of  the  poorest  of  poor  (xi)  set  standards  for  decen conditions and (x) helped in bringing fallow lands into c ultivation.

The programme has also faced challenges of (i) delays in payment of wages (ii) Irreg in implementation (iii) poor technical capacity to implement large number of works poor  quality  of  assets  created.  The  details  of  release  of funds  for  the  last  three  years  in States/UTs are at Annexure -I

(d)&(e): The  major  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  programme implementation under MGNREGA are given in the Annexure-II.

- (f): Does not arise.

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Annexure-I referred in reply to parts (a)to(c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 725 dated 21.07.2016

| No.   | State              | Central Release   | Central Release   | Central Release   |
|-------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|       |                    | 2013-14           | 2014-15           | 2015-16           |
| 1     | ANDHRAPRADESH      | 475049.00         | 290314.10         | 307380.33         |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 13852.67          | 2704.16           | 4395.10           |
| 3     | ASSAM              | 57349.95          | 50023.46          | 87830.06          |
| 4     | BIHAR              | 158070.67         | 95968.24          | 102412.26         |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH       | 144602.31         | 150570.49         | 106341.30         |
| 6     | GUJARAT            | 33530.02          | 35442.93          | 30598.72          |
| 7     | HARYANA            | 37687.81          | 16715.29          | 12470.72          |
| 8     | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 47797.09          | 35542.86          | 39610.32          |
| 9     | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR   | 60315.73          | 52171.08          | 55801.83          |
| 10    | JHARKHAND          | 62143.28          | 72433.41          | 97879.90          |
| 11    | KARNATAKA          | 159606.81         | 171687.07         | 99155.27          |
| 12    | KERALA             | 127710.93         | 158758.02         | 152633.88         |
| 13    | MADHYAPRADESH      | 183982.44         | 245163.12         | 236732.20         |
| 14    | MAHARASHTRA        | 115292.02         | 79951.77          | 123834.73         |
| 15    | MANIPUR            | 23100.00          | 21997.13          | 25532.29          |
| 16    | MEGHALAYA          | 27106.21          | 27785.90          | 22182.56          |
| 17    | MIZORAM            | 24474.27          | 11141.23          | 28517.36          |
| 18    | NAGALAND           | 29214.80          | 11305.27          | 26665.95          |
| 19    | ODISHA             | 75752.84          | 103530.34         | 147941.05         |
| 20    | PUNJAB             | 22615.48          | 18948.18          | 24533.37          |
| 21    | RAJASTHAN          | 205943.32         | 297609.87         | 269583.23         |
| 22    | SIKKIM             | 10684.17          | 7386.41           | 8623.44           |
| 23    | TAMILNADU          | 469021.12         | 378180.33         | 547037.47         |
| 24    | Telangana          | 0.00              | 191996.00         | 182484.92         |
| 25    | TRIPURA            | 94366.49          | 63662.48          | 135894.19         |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH      | 289639.01         | 251341.40         | 269569.44         |
| 27    | UTTARAKHAND        | 33000.50          | 28636.22          | 45076.65          |
| 28    | WEST BENGAL        | 289438.19         | 374495.29         | 471174.20         |
| 29    | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR    | 1918.10           | 1301.94           | 1035.72           |
| 30    | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00              |
| 31    | DAMAN&DIU          | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00              |
| 32    | GOA                | 205.86            | 137.95            | 246.82            |
| 33    | LAKSHADWEEP        | 16.93             | 45.06             | 11.85             |
| 34    | PUDUCHERRY         | 879.98            | 739.69            | 1292.57           |
|       | Total              | 3274368.00        | 3247686.69        | 3664479.70        |

## Annexure - II referred to in reply to parts (d)&(e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question N 725 dated 21.07.2016

## Major  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  programme implementation under MGNREGA

## Better planning and asset identification

- An  Intensive  Participatory  Planning  Exercise  (IPPE) /Mission  Antyodaya has been  launched  in  2569  most  backward  blocks.  This  exercise  has  helped identifying better quality assets that need to be created.
- For improving convergence with the line departments, and thereby to impr the quality of assets, the State Convergence Pla ns have been formulated.

## Improving the quality of works

- The associated outcomes of each work are being recorded before taking up work,  and  the  same  is  being  measured  after  completion  of  the  work - ther by bringing in more focus on outcomes.
- Ministry  h as  conducted  training  of  Technical  Resource  Persons  from  th States/UTs on different technical aspects of works which can be taken up the scheme. States have been asked to train Block resource persons and d resource persons to from technical t eams.
- The States/UTs have been asked to deploy State Quality Monitors to inspec quality of assets created under the Scheme.
- States  have  been  advised  to  engage  technical  assistants/barefoot  enginee better technical planning and supervision of wor ks under MGNREG.

## Better transparency, accountability and grievance redressal

- States/UTs have been asked to strengthen Social audits of MGNREGS works i accordance with the provisions of the Audit of Schemes Rules 2011 issue consultation  with  the Comptroller  and  Auditor  General  of  India. Social  Audit Action Plan has been formulated and shared with States.
- All States have been requested to set up an independent Social Audit Unit and appoint Ombudsman at the district level for grievance redress al.
- The Ministry has established a comprehensive system of monitoring and rev mechanism for MGNREGA, which, inter alia, include visits of the Officers of Ministry and National Level Monitors.
- With a view to avoid bogus attendance and to check instan ces of tempering and misuse of muster rolls, the e - Muster system has been introduced.

## Fund management and avoiding delays in payment

The  Ministry  has  initiated  Electronic  Fund  Management  System  (e - FMS)  which  directly credits the wages into the respective beneficiary's accounts using the core banking system. The Central Government has also started National Electronic Fund Management System(NeFMS) in  11  States  (Assam,  Bihar,  Haryana,  Karnataka,  Kerala  Odisha  Punja Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Prad esh and Uttrakhand) and launched Dashboard for tracking of pending  Fund  Transfer  Orders,  Public  Fund  Management  System,  Workers  module, electronic Fund Management System, Direct Benefit Transfer etc.

## Project LIFE -MGNREGA

- The  Government  has  launched Project  Livelihood  in  Full  Employment - Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Project LIFE - MGNREGA). It aims to plan and implement tailor - made livelihood interventions for rural households in  convergence  with  National  Rural  Livelihood  Miss ion  (NRLM),  Krishi  Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) and Deen Dayal Updhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojna (DDU - GKY) thereby, converting them into skilled persons.
- Focus on NRM and individual assets.

## Monitoring and Review Mechanism

- The Scheme is regularly reviewed in the Performance Review Committee meetings, Video  conferences  and  Regional  Review  meetings.  State  specific  reviews  are undertaken from time to time. Officers of the Ministry and National Level Mo also visit various districts to oversee the performanc e of MGNREGA.