Lok Sabha Question No. 888 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Assessment of MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .888 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07 .201 6

## ASSESSMENT OF MGNREGS

## 888. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE :

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  certain  shortcomings  in  implementation  of  the  M Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the country have come to the notice of the Government during the last three years and the year;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  reacti Government thereto;
- (c) whether it is a fact that the wages are being p aid to ineligible persons under the said scheme;
- (d) if so, the number of such cases reported to the Government during the said along with the action taken/being taken by the Government in such cases so far
- (e) whether the Government has take n note of non - payment of unemployment allowances envisaged under the scheme during the said period;
- (f) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise and the reasons therefor; and
- (g) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government for effective implementation of the said scheme across the country?

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

(a)&(b): The programme has faced challenges of (i ) delays in payment of wages (ii) corrupt practices in implementation (iii) poor technical capacity to implement larg of works and (iv) poor quality of assets created. The major steps taken by the Gover improve the programme implementation under MGNREGA are given in the Annexure - I.

(c) &(d): The Ministry, under MGNREGA receives complaints of irregularities including  wages  being  paid  to  ineligible  persons  etc.  from  States/UTs. Since  the responsibility of implementation of MGNREGA is vested w ith the State Governments, all complaints received in the Ministry are forwarded to the concerned State Governmen taking appropriate action including investigation, as per law. Detailed instructions Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for de aling with complaints have also been issued to al States/UTs.  The  year -wise  data  of  the  complaints  is  not  being  maintained  by  t Ministry. The cumulative pendency of the grievances is monitored at the Ministry leve State and UT - wise details of com plaints is at Annexure - II.

- (e)&(f): As  per  Section  7  of  the  MGNREGA,  unemployment  allowance  becomes payable if work is not provided within 15 days from the date of the application o from which work has been sought whichever is later . As pe r the database, unemployment allowance has not been reported as paid by the States/UTs. The major steps taken by the Government to improve the programme implementatio
- (g): under MGNREGA are given at Annexure - I.

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## Annexure - I referred in reply to part (a),(b)&(g) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 888 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 department s, and thereby to improve the quality of assets, the State Convergence Plans 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  comp letion  of  the  work - thereby bringing in more focus on outcomes.
- Ministry  has  conducted  training  of  Technical  Resource  Persons  from 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 district resource persons to from technical teams.
- 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  assistant s/barefoot  engineers  for better technical planning and supervision of works under MGNREGA.

## Better transparency, accountability and grievance redressal

- States/UTs have been asked to strengthen Social audits of MGNREGS works i accordance with the provisi ons of the Audit of Schemes Rules 2011 issued in 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 (SAU) and appoint Ombudsman at the district level for grievance redressal.
- 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 Le vel Monitors.
- With a view to avoid bogus attendance and to check instances of tempering misuse of muster rolls, the e - Muster system has been introduced.

## Fund management and avoiding delays in payment

The  Ministry  has  initiated  Electronic  Fund  Manage ment  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 Pradesh and Uttrakhand) and launched Dashboard for track pending Fund Transfer Orders, Public Fund Management System, electronic Fun Management System, D irect 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  Na tional  Rural  Livelihood  Mission  (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 i s 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 distric ts o oversee the performance of MGNREGA.

## Annexure-II referred  in  reply  to  parts (c)&(d) of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 888 dated 21.07.2016

| Details of Complaints received under MGNREGA   | Details of Complaints received under MGNREGA   | Details of Complaints received under MGNREGA   | Details of Complaints received under MGNREGA   | Details of Complaints received under MGNREGA   | Details of Complaints received under MGNREGA   | Details of Complaints received under MGNREGA   | Details of Complaints received under MGNREGA   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| No.                                            | State                                          | Misapp ropriati on of funds                    | Under payment                                  | Wages not paid                                 | Corruption under NREGA                         | Irregularities (Not specific)                  | Total                                          |
| 1                                              | 2                                              | 3                                              | 4                                              | 5                                              | 6                                              | 7                                              | 8                                              |
| 1                                              | ANDHRA PRADESH                                 | 1                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 2                                              | 5                                              | 8                                              |
| 2                                              | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 3                                              | ASSAM                                          | 23                                             | 0                                              | 2                                              | 12                                             | 3                                              | 40                                             |
| 4                                              | BIHAR                                          | 17                                             | 74                                             | 16                                             | 123                                            | 19                                             | 249                                            |
| 5                                              | CHHATTISGARH                                   | 9                                              | 23                                             | 18                                             | 38                                             | 6                                              | 94                                             |
| 6                                              | GOA                                            | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 7                                              | GUJARAT                                        | 1                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 2                                              | 12                                             | 15                                             |
| 8                                              | HARYANA                                        | 55                                             | 3                                              | 14                                             | 16                                             | 20                                             | 112                                            |
| 9                                              | HIMACHAL PRADESH                               | 20                                             | 3                                              | 5                                              | 3                                              | 6                                              | 37                                             |
| 10                                             | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                | 0                                              | 0                                              | 1                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 1                                              |
| 11                                             | JHARKHAND                                      | 45                                             | 6                                              | 13                                             | 36                                             | 40                                             | 140                                            |
| 12                                             | KARNATAKA                                      | 8                                              | 0                                              | 6                                              | 0                                              | 4                                              | 18                                             |
| 13                                             | KERALA                                         | 4                                              | 1                                              | 3                                              | 4                                              | 7                                              | 19                                             |
| 14                                             | LAKSHADWEEP                                    | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 15                                             | MADHYA PRADESH                                 | 220                                            | 7                                              | 44                                             | 109                                            | 38                                             | 418                                            |
| 16                                             | MAHARASTRA                                     | 2                                              | 4                                              | 1                                              | 4                                              | 3                                              | 14                                             |
| 17                                             | MANIPUR                                        | 1                                              | 1                                              | 2                                              | 0                                              | 8                                              | 12                                             |
| 18                                             | MEGHALAYA                                      | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 19                                             | MIZORAM                                        | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 20                                             | NAGALAND                                       | 3                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 3                                              |
| 21                                             | ODISHA                                         | 34                                             | 1                                              | 20                                             | 19                                             | 22                                             | 95                                             |
| 22                                             | PUNJAB                                         | 8                                              | 0                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 3                                              | 13                                             |
| 23                                             | PUDUCHERRY                                     | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              |
| 24                                             | RAJASTHAN                                      | 6                                              | 1                                              | 3                                              | 1                                              | 8                                              | 19                                             |
| 25                                             | TAMIL NADU                                     | 7                                              | 1                                              | 2                                              | 4                                              | 4                                              | 18                                             |
| 26                                             | TELENGANA                                      | 3                                              | 2                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 5                                              |
| 27                                             | TRIPURA                                        | 3                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 1                                              | 0                                              | 4                                              |
| 28                                             | UTTAR PRADESH                                  | 400                                            | 26                                             | 92                                             | 301                                            | 362                                            | 1181                                           |
| 29                                             | UTTRAKHAND                                     | 3                                              | 2                                              | 5                                              | 7                                              | 4                                              | 21                                             |
| 30                                             | WEST BENGAL                                    | 3                                              | 5                                              | 2                                              | 6                                              | 1                                              | 17                                             |
| 31                                             | SIKKIM                                         | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              |
|                                                | Total                                          | 875                                            | 160                                            | 250                                            | 689                                            | 577                                            | 2555                                           |