Lok Sabha Question No. 4092 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Allocation of Funds under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri K Radhakrishnan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4092

## ANSWERED ON 17/03/2026

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER MGNREGS

## 4092. Shri K Radhakrishnan:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  funds  allocated  and  released  under  the  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  pending  liabilities,  including  wage  arrears  and material  component  dues,  yet  to  be  released  to  each  State including Kerala as on date;
- (c)
- the reasons for delay in release of funds to certain States; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  timely  and uninterrupted flow of funds so that wage payments to workers are not delayed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a):   Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment under Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS.  State/UT-wise  details  of  funds  released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last three financial years

- scheme.  There  is  no State/UT-wise allocation of funds are given at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c):   State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details (including Kerala) of pending liabilities for Wage,  Material  and  Admin component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 11.03.2026 are given at Annexure-II.

Under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, the wage payments are directly credited by the Central Government  to the accounts of the beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer protocol. Sanctions for Wage payments are issued daily by the Ministry through the Public

Finance Management System (PFMS) based on fund transfer orders received from the States/ UTs after following due procedures. At the beginning of each financial year, admissible pending liabilities of the previous  years,  if  any,  are  duly  reimbursed  by  the  Government  of India.  Accordingly,  all  due  and  admissible  pending  wage  liabilities upto FY 2024-25 have already been cleared (except in case of State

West Bengal).

With regard to Material and Admin components, States/UTs are required to furnish fund release proposals to the Government of India. The Central Government releases funds periodically in two tranches with each tranche consisting of one or more installments, keeping in view  the  'agreed  to'  Labour  Budget,  demand  for  works,  opening balance,  pace  of  utilization  of  funds,  pending  liabilities,  overall performance and subject to submission of relevant documents by the States/UTs.

Under the Scheme, in the current financial year 2025-26 (as on 11.03.2026), an amount of Rs. 81,502.62 crore has been released to the States/Union Territories, which includes Rs.65,875.13 crore for wage component and an amount of Rs.15.627.48 crore for Material and Admin. As Sanction for payment of wages are issued by Ministry on a daily basis through PFMS (Public Finance Management System), after receipt of funds transfer orders from States/UTs after following the due procedures, the fund release status keeps updating on a daily basis.

Here it is also stated that release of funds under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS  is  a  continuous  process  and  the  Central  Government committed to reimburse all due and admissible pending liabilities, if any, to States/UTs as per the prescribed procedure.

- (d):        To  ensure  timely  release  of  funds  under  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS, the Ministry has undertaken several measures as detailed below:
1. Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT): Under  the  Scheme,  wage payments are  directly  credited  by  the  Ministry  into  the  bank accounts of workers through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) protocol. In respect of Material and Admin components, funds are released to States/UTs through the SNA-SPARSH system.
2. Public Financial Management System (PFMS): This Ministry is using the PFMS platform to monitor and ensure the efficient and timely transfer of funds to the States & UTs. This system helps in real time tracking of the fund flow and its utilization.

3. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Wage Payments: as per the provisions of the Act, beneficiaries are entitled to receive wage payments within 15 days of work completion. In order to ensure timely payment, the Government of India has issued a comprehensive  Standard  Operating  Procedure  (SOP)  to  all States/UTs, which defines fixed timelines for each stage of the wage  payment  process  from  muster  roll  uploading  to  FTO approval.  The  Ministry  along  with  the  States/UTs  has  been making concerted efforts for improving the timely payment of wages. States/UTs have been advised to generate pay orders in time.
4. Regular Monitoring and Reviews: The Ministry conducts continuous  monitoring  through  regular  review  meetings  with States/UTs and relevant stakeholders including banks, PFMS, and  NIC-DRD  to  identify  bottlenecks  and  facilitate  timely transfer of funds.

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## Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4092 dated 17.03.2026.

| State/UT-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the   | State/UT-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the   | State/UT-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the   | State/UT-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the   | State/UT-wise details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the   |
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| SI. No.                                                                         | States/UTs                                                                      | 2024-25                                                                         | 2023-24                                                                         | 2022-23                                                                         |
| 1                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                  | 7707.21                                                                         | 7353.67                                                                         | 8008.81                                                                         |
| 2                                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                                               | 560.70                                                                          | 427.35                                                                          | 578.32                                                                          |
| 3                                                                               | Assam                                                                           | 1929.70                                                                         | 2221.38                                                                         | 2056.49                                                                         |
| 4                                                                               | Bihar                                                                           | 6715.83                                                                         | 6200.03                                                                         | 6402.23                                                                         |
| 5                                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                                    | 3354.85                                                                         | 2895.12                                                                         | 3420.39                                                                         |
| 6                                                                               | Goa                                                                             | 3.70                                                                            | 0.88                                                                            | 5.05                                                                            |
| 7                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                         | 1540.54                                                                         | 1802.26                                                                         | 1694.60                                                                         |
| 8                                                                               | Haryana                                                                         | 590.19                                                                          | 477.87                                                                          | 373.99                                                                          |
| 9                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                | 1203.28                                                                         | 1000.96                                                                         | 1164.85                                                                         |
| 10                                                                              | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                 | 1151.20                                                                         | 921.60                                                                          | 1051.00                                                                         |
| 11                                                                              | Jharkhand                                                                       | 2705.64                                                                         | 2922.27                                                                         | 2719.03                                                                         |
| 12                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                       | 5709.90                                                                         | 5431.67                                                                         | 6218.59                                                                         |
| 13                                                                              | Kerala                                                                          | 3136.44                                                                         | 3532.57                                                                         | 3830.97                                                                         |
| 14                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                  | 6252.03                                                                         | 5891.65                                                                         | 5707.47                                                                         |
| 15                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                     | 4420.32                                                                         | 3041.48                                                                         | 2545.89                                                                         |
| 16                                                                              | Manipur                                                                         | 581.99                                                                          | 0.95                                                                            | 1086.63                                                                         |
| 17                                                                              | Meghalaya                                                                       | 1155.09                                                                         | 913.86                                                                          | 1118.77                                                                         |
| 18                                                                              | Mizoram                                                                         | 611.65                                                                          | 507.96                                                                          | 540.40                                                                          |
| 19                                                                              | Nagaland                                                                        | 287.85                                                                          | 641.50                                                                          | 839.76                                                                          |
| 20                                                                              | Odisha                                                                          | 3763.80                                                                         | 4906.78                                                                         | 4707.52                                                                         |
| 21                                                                              | Punjab                                                                          | 1331.61                                                                         | 1169.84                                                                         | 1182.14                                                                         |
| 22                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                       | 7581.87                                                                         | 8683.98                                                                         | 9648.65                                                                         |
| 23                                                                              | Sikkim                                                                          | 97.57                                                                           | 112.19                                                                          | 92.71                                                                           |
| 24                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                      | 7585.49                                                                         | 12616.53                                                                        | 9745.72                                                                         |
| 25                                                                              | Telangana                                                                       | 3825.31                                                                         | 3520.87                                                                         | 2992.21                                                                         |
| 26                                                                              | Tripura                                                                         | 1041.70                                                                         | 1043.59                                                                         | 925.34                                                                          |
| 27                                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                                   | 9721.48                                                                         | 9844.25                                                                         | 10650.64                                                                        |
| 28                                                                              | Uttarakhand                                                                     | 626.43                                                                          | 553.81                                                                          | 792.66                                                                          |
| 29                                                                              | West Bengal *                                                                   | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 1.33                                                                            |
| 30                                                                              | Andaman & Nicobar                                                               | 4.44                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 9.60                                                                            |
| 31                                                                              | Dadra & Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu                                                | 9.02                                                                            | 2.21                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            |
| 32                                                                              | Lakshadweep                                                                     | 0.32                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 24.95                                                                           |
| 33                                                                              | Puducherry                                                                      | 40.56                                                                           | 58.77                                                                           | 69.00                                                                           |
| 34                                                                              | Ladakh                                                                          | 85.98                                                                           | 62.64                                                                           | 1.62                                                                            |
| Total                                                                           | Total                                                                           | 85333.70                                                                        | 88760.50                                                                        | 90207.30                                                                        |

Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4092 dated 17.03.2026.

| State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for Wage, Material and Admin component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 11.03.2026. (Rs. in crores)   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for Wage, Material and Admin component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 11.03.2026. (Rs. in crores)   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for Wage, Material and Admin component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 11.03.2026. (Rs. in crores)   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for Wage, Material and Admin component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 11.03.2026. (Rs. in crores)   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for Wage, Material and Admin component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 11.03.2026. (Rs. in crores)   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                              | States/ UTs                                                                                                                                                          | Wage                                                                                                                                                                 | Material                                                                                                                                                             | Admin                                                                                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                       | 363.04                                                                                                                                                               | 2073.19                                                                                                                                                              | 101.70                                                                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                    | 152.95                                                                                                                                                               | 25.59                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                                                                                                | 212.35                                                                                                                                                               | 483.15                                                                                                                                                               | 30.81                                                                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                | 790.62                                                                                                                                                               | 1110.29                                                                                                                                                              | 1.95                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                         | 635.32                                                                                                                                                               | 18.20                                                                                                                                                                | 6.55                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.16                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.55                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.02                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                              | 114.34                                                                                                                                                               | 39.86                                                                                                                                                                | 17.15                                                                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                                                                                                              | 17.34                                                                                                                                                                | 21.48                                                                                                                                                                | 1.51                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                     | 81.70                                                                                                                                                                | 21.96                                                                                                                                                                | 2.08                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                   | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                                                                                    | 200.86                                                                                                                                                               | 154.33                                                                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                            | 431.74                                                                                                                                                               | 254.40                                                                                                                                                               | 7.23                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                            | 281.56                                                                                                                                                               | 769.94                                                                                                                                                               | 26.87                                                                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                                                                                                               | 366.74                                                                                                                                                               | 273.72                                                                                                                                                               | 52.57                                                                                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                   | Ladakh                                                                                                                                                               | 0.59                                                                                                                                                                 | 7.60                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.90                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                       | 634.31                                                                                                                                                               | 486.95                                                                                                                                                               | 26.02                                                                                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                          | 521.55                                                                                                                                                               | 120.76                                                                                                                                                               | 68.26                                                                                                                                                                |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                                                                                                              | 140.17                                                                                                                                                               | 290.78                                                                                                                                                               | 0.50                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                            | 185.47                                                                                                                                                               | 160.05                                                                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                              | 80.43                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                   | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                             | 38.54                                                                                                                                                                | 100.77                                                                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                                                                                                               | 483.16                                                                                                                                                               | 197.95                                                                                                                                                               | 13.94                                                                                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                                                                                                               | 75.89                                                                                                                                                                | 141.92                                                                                                                                                               | 2.14                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                            | 871.01                                                                                                                                                               | 135.18                                                                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                               | 3.21                                                                                                                                                                 | 2.56                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                           | 610.40                                                                                                                                                               | 588.95                                                                                                                                                               | 12.88                                                                                                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                                                                                            | 296.69                                                                                                                                                               | 214.51                                                                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                                                                                                              | 17.21                                                                                                                                                                | 109.21                                                                                                                                                               | 7.29                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                        | 988.47                                                                                                                                                               | 1874.18                                                                                                                                                              | 121.13                                                                                                                                                               |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                          | 90.96                                                                                                                                                                | 13.83                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                   | West Bengal*                                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                   | Andaman And Nicobar                                                                                                                                                  | 1.001                                                                                                                                                                | 0.14                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                   | Dadra & Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                     | 0.42                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.01                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                   | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                   | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                           | 0.08                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.25                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.94                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                                                                                | 8688.29                                                                                                                                                              | 9692.28                                                                                                                                                              | 502.42                                                                                                                                                               |

Note: The data as per PFMS/MIS and Pending liability of the previous year for the material component.

*The proposal for upward revision of the Labour Budget for FY 2021-22 for the State of West Bengal was not approved by the Empowered Committee, National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS), Department of Rural Development due to non-compliance with the directives issued by this Department. Subsequently, the release of funds to the State of West Bengal under the Mahatma

Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) was also stopped with effect from 09.03.2022 by invoking the provisions of Section 27 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, owing to continued non-compliance with the directives of the Central Government by the State.

As per NREGASoft, the pending liability pertaining to the State of West Bengal (as on  08.03.2022)  stands  at  ₹3082.52  crore,  comprising  ₹1457.22  crore  under  the wage component, ₹1607.68 crore under the material component, and ₹17.62 crore under the administrative component. The admissibility of this liability is subject to verification by the Central Government

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