Lok Sabha Question No. 1792 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Rural Development Programmes in Mizoram
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Richard Vanlalhmangaiha

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1792 ANSWERED ON 10/02/2026

## RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN MIZORAM

## 1792. Shri Richard Vanlalhmangaiha:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has reviewed the implementation and progress  of  ruraldevelopment  programmes  in  the  State  of Mizoram;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof, scheme-wise;
- (c) whether there  are  any  pending  liabilities,  fund  constraints  or audit observations affectingthe execution of rural development works in the State; and
- (d) if so, the steps  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the Government to address the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a)  to  (b):  Ministry  of  Rural Development (MoRD) is implementing a number of welfare schemes/programmes such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana-Gramin (PMAYG), Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY), DeendayalAntyodayaYojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM),

DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalyaYojana (DDUGKY), Rural Self Employment Training Institutes(RSETIs), National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) and Watershed Development Component  (WDC)  of  the  Pradhan  MantriKrishiSinchayeeYojana (WDC-PMKSY) for overall development of rural areas of the country including in the State of Mizoram.

The  Government  regularly  reviews  the  implementation  and progress  of  these  key  rural  development  schemes  across  the effective implementation  of  the  schemes/programmes  in  rural  areas  of  the country, including Mizoram. In order to ensure country, MoRD has evolved a comprehensive multi-level and multi-

format system of monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of rural development  schemes,  including Performance  Review Committee Meetings, District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee ('DISHA') meetings, National Level Monitors (NLMs), Area Officers Schemes, Common Review Mission, Concurrent Evaluation and Impact Assessment  Studies. State specific  reviews  of  States/UTs  are  also  undertaken  from  time  to time and action is taken on the basis of their findings. The schemes have  been  brought  upon  end-to-end  transaction-based  MIS,  which enables all the stakeholders to monitor status of schemes in a real time  basis.  The  works  are  photographed  with  geo  tags  and  time stamps. All the data of RD schemes are available on public domain. Social Audits are also conducted for some schemes like Mahatma Gandhi  NREGS  and  PMAY-G.  Ombudsman  are  also  appointed  for attending to any grievances regarding MGNREGA works. In addition to  this,  grievance  redressal  is  being  given  due  attention  in  all schemes of the Rural Development. Regular coordination  with  the State  Govt.  for  preparation  of  the  fund  release  proposals  and documentation  is  made  and  timely  advice  is  tendered  to  them  in this  regard.  In  cases  of  delay,  the  matter  is  escalated  to  higher levels for seeking release of funds.

(c) to (d): All  the  above  schemes/programmes  are  implemented with active cooperation of the States/Union Territories (UTs) including  Mizoram.  Allocations  of  funds  to  the  States/UTs  under these  schemes/programmes  is  a  continuous  process.  Funds  are allocated  taking  into  account  the  balance  of  funds  available  with them, submission of requisite documents / utilization certificate as per  schematic  requirements,  ensuring  proper  utilization  of  funds already allocated under the schemes and ensuring strict adherence of  the  guidelines  of  each  scheme/programme  and  assessing  the actual requirement at the ground level.

Under MGNREGS, the Wage payments are directly credited by the Central Government to the accounts of beneficiaries through the Direct  Benefit  Transfer  protocol.  Sanctions  for  payment  of  wages are  issued  by  the  Ministry  on  a  daily  basis  through  PFMS  (Public Finance Management System), after receipt of fund transfer orders from  States/UTs  after  following  the  due  procedures.  Accordingly, the  fund  release  status  keeps  updating  on  a  daily  basis.  At  the beginning  of  each  financial  year,  admissible  pending  liabilities  of previous  years,  if  any,  are  duly  reimbursed  by  the  Government  of India. All due and admissible pending wage liabilities up to FY 202425  have  already  been  cleared.  As  on  04.02.2026,  the  pending liabilities  for  the  wage  component  in  respect  of  Mizoram  are Rs.22.63  crore.  Further,  during  the  current  financial  year  2025-26

(as on 04.02.2026), an amount of Rs.548.05 crore has been released for wage component to Mizoram.

Similarly,  under  PMAY-G,  the  Ministry  has  released  a  central share  of  Rs.  319.01  crore  to  the  State  of  Mizoram  since  the inception  of  the  scheme  till  date.  Further,  during  Financial  Year 2025-26, all Centrally Sponsored Schemes have migrated from the SNA model to the SNA-SPARSH model. This requires customization of  Awaassoft  and  State-IFMIS.  The  State  of  Mizoram  has  been issued  a  mother  sanction  of  a  token  amount  of  Rs.  1  lakh  under SNA-SPARSH while it is yet to complete the onboarding on the SNASPARSH  portal.  Also,  for  execution  of  projects  sanctioned  under PMGSY, funds are allocated to States based on works sanctioned and in progress with the State, execution capacity of the State and unspent balance funds available with the State. In current Financial Year 2025-26, Mother Sanction of Rs. 150.84 crore has been issued to the State through SNA-SPARSH, out of which, State has utilized funds of Rs. 44.38crore. As such, sufficient funds are available with State for programme implementation.

There are no pending liabilities adversely affecting the execution of DAY-NRLM, DDU-GKY and RSETI Schemes in the State of Mizoram.

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