Lok Sabha Question No. 794 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Wage Hike under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 794

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12 .2015

## WAGE HIKE UNDER MGNREGS

## 794. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD: SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN: SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government proposes to increase the wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural EmploymentGuarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
- (b) ifso, the details thereof and the time by wh ch it is likely to be implemented and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the total funds allocated under MGNREGS and the assets created therefrom so far in the country, State/UTwise?

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

(a)&(b): An  expert  Committee  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Prof.  S.  Mahendra  Dev constituted by the Government to suggest the methodology for resetting the base r suggesting a proper i ndex for revising Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarant Act (MGNREGA) wage rates yearly. The Committee has recommended to adopt - the existing MGNREGA wage rate as in 2014, or the Minimum Wage prescribed under the Minimum Wage Act whichever i s higher -as the base wage rate for 2014. The Committee has also recomme adopting  Consumer  Price  Index  (Rural)  for  indexation  of  the  wages  instead  of  the Price Index (Agricultural Labour). The recommendations of the Committee are examination.

- (c): Since MGNREGA is a demand driven wage employment programme, no targets are fixed and no  State/UTs - wise  allocation  of  fund  is  made. Fun s  for  programme  implementation including creation of assets are released to the States after verifying the p formance, utilisation of funds released, and as per the agreed Labour Budget. State - UT - wise details of amount released under  the MGNREGS  during  the  current  year  (till  30.11.2015)  is  indicated  in Annexure I. State/UT - wise  details  of  the works  completed under  MGNREGA since  inception are  given in Annexure - II .

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## Annexure - I referred  to  in  reply  to  part (c)of Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 794 dated 03.12.2015

(In lakh)

| No.   | State                     |   Central funds released 2015- 16 till |
|-------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh            |                       255685           |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh         |                         4003.96        |
| 3     | Assam                     |                        50200.8         |
| 4     | Bihar                     |                       102412           |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh              |                        79550           |
| 6     | Gujarat                   |                        19416.2         |
| 7     | Haryana                   |                        11839.9         |
| 8     | Himachal Pradesh          |                        25781.7         |
| 9     | Jammu and Kashmir         |                        54504.6         |
| 10    | Jharkhand                 |                        96989.3         |
| 11    | Karnataka                 |                        82278.8         |
| 12    | Kerala                    |                       107382           |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh            |                       224476           |
| 14    | Maharashtra               |                       123835           |
| 15    | Manipur                   |                        16125.5         |
| 16    | Meghalaya                 |                        22182.6         |
| 17    | Mizoram                   |                        13903.6         |
| 18    | Nagaland                  |                        17707.8         |
| 19    | Orissa                    |                       137941           |
| 20    | Punjab                    |                        20033.4         |
| 21    | Rajasthan                 |                       185553           |
| 22    | Sikkim                    |                         5290.85        |
| 23    | Tamilnadu                 |                       547037           |
| 24    | Telangana                 |                       180421           |
| 25    | Tripura                   |                       135894           |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh             |                       209394           |
| 27    | Uttaranchal               |                        43983.1         |
| 28    | West Bengal               |                       444601           |
| 29    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                         1035.72        |
| 30    | Dadra and Nagar Haveli    |                            0           |
| 31    | Daman & Diu               |                            0           |
| 32    | Lakshadweep               |                           11.85        |
| 33    | Pondicherry               |                         1292.57        |
| 34    | Chandigarh                |                            0           |
| 35    | Goa                       |                           99.41        |
|       | Total                     |                            3.22086e+06 |

Annexure - II referred  to  in  reply  to  part (c) of Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 794 dated 03.12.2015

| works completed since inception till 27/11/2015   | works completed since inception till 27/11/2015   | works completed since inception till 27/11/2015   |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| S No.                                             | State                                             | No. of WorkCompleted                              |
| 1                                                 | ANDHRA PRADESH                                    | 2930170                                           |
| 2                                                 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                 | 566                                               |
| 3                                                 | ASSAM                                             | 130218                                            |
| 4                                                 | BIHAR                                             | 583398                                            |
| 5                                                 | CHHATTISGARH                                      | 542674                                            |
| 6                                                 | GOA                                               | 1676                                              |
| 7                                                 | GUJARAT                                           | 335372                                            |
| 8                                                 | HARYANA                                           | 77883                                             |
| 9                                                 | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                  | 297686                                            |
| 10                                                | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                 | 149579                                            |
| 11                                                | JHARKHAND                                         | 488161                                            |
| 12                                                | KARNATAKA                                         | 1666508                                           |
| 13                                                | KERALA                                            | 636882                                            |
| 14                                                | MADHYA PRADESH                                    | 2026233                                           |
| 15                                                | MAHARASHTRA                                       | 456796                                            |
| 16                                                | MANIPUR                                           | 15887                                             |
| 17                                                | MEGHALAYA                                         | 36052                                             |
| 18                                                | MIZORAM                                           | 28435                                             |
| 19                                                | NAGALAND                                          | 38878                                             |
| 20                                                | ODISHA                                            | 436735                                            |
| 21                                                | PUNJAB                                            | 54366                                             |
| 22                                                | RAJASTHAN                                         | 754627                                            |
| 23                                                | SIKKIM                                            | 10210                                             |
| 24                                                | TAMIL NADU                                        | 872311                                            |
| 25                                                | TELANGANA                                         | 1920769                                           |
| 26                                                | TRIPURA                                           | 539231                                            |
| 27                                                | UTTAR PRADESH                                     | 3218175                                           |
| 28                                                | UTTARAKHAND                                       | 163359                                            |
| 29                                                | WEST BENGAL                                       | 1292924                                           |
| 30                                                | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                               | 1525                                              |
| 31                                                | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI                              | 1                                                 |
| 32                                                | DAMAN & DIU                                       | 0                                                 |
| 33                                                | LAKSHADWEEP                                       | 66                                                |
| 34                                                | PUDUCHERRY                                        | 2683                                              |
| Total                                             | Total                                             | 19710036                                          |