Lok Sabha Question No. 2841 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-06
Subject: Wage Rates under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI, PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO' 2841

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## WAGE RATES UNDER MGNREGS

SHRI PRALHAD  JOSHI: Siiii i'inr"".  c nauunanY' ium suNrl KUMAR MoNDAL: siiiuuau  P.K. sREEMATHI  TEACHER: 2841.

Will the Minister  of RURAL  DEVELOPMENT  be pleased to state:

- the rate at which  wages  are being  paid t"  i-"*:Y::der the Mahatma Gandhi National  Rural Employmtnt C"unitt  Scheme  (MGNREGSt' StaLefuT-wise: (a)
- whether huge amount "f *;;;;;t'not been paid to workers of MGNREGS  in Kerala; (c)
- whether the Govemment ht;;;;; funds to the States timely' if so' the details thereof  and if not, the reasons theretbr; (b)
- i;;;. taken by the Govemment  in this regard; and (d)
- whether the Government  t ur-ior,,,utut"a  anly policy lor providing better facilities  to the labourers under MGNREGS to uplift ttreii tiving stanriard  and if so' the details thereof? (e)

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

- (o).UnderMahatmaGandhiNationalRuralEmploymentGuaranteeAct(MGNREGA). *'"g..u'"paidtotheworkersinaccordancelviththeScheduleofRatesasfixedb-vtheState C"i"*."it". Output of a MGNREGA rvorker is measured and pa'vment is made "..orairrgfv. StateruT-wise details ol the notifled  wage rate u''e'L 1't April' 2015 is given at Annexure-I.
- (b):Funclsfbrprogrammeimplementationarereleasedtothestatesafterverifyingthe i;'rf"r-*"".  oiifir"ii" of fLurds released.  and as per the agreed Labou' Budgels.  The State/UT-wise  details of central release  under MGNREGA during the last year and the current  year are at Annexure-Il.
- (c): As per the Programme  Management  Information System (MiS)' StatefuT-wise  details of pal,rnent  due on account  or orrJtil.a  wages to MGNREGA  workers for 20i5-16  (Till 31.0'7.2015)  are given in Annexure-Ill'
- (d):Inordertoensuretimelypaymentofwages'theRuleshavebeenissuedfortimely ;;;-"r;^"i;;ges under *rri"r,,  it was suggested  thal clear accountabilitv  shall be fixed  on the functionaries  for timely  p"Jo.-*". oi"specific  duties leading  to paym:nJ of wages' All cases of delayed  payment attracti a compensation  @  O'05% per day of delay' which is

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automatica,y  calculated  and paid by\_the  State Government.  to be recovered  later fiom the functionary  concemed.  the Ministrv  ia. ,i;'irir*;;;;;tronic pund  Management  System ,f;lT,?'rlllil\_fi::J* ,"0 .r".,,o^i",iry'.i.ii,,?.  *,p*,r,.  n.n.n.r*f?.."*,,',,i,e

- (e) werfare  neasures  under MGNREGA are eraborated  in  paragraphs 25 to 2g. SchedL  e IIof MGNREGA  2005. The details  or.rJ.,r"r-r.#;;.;;.;r.* ffi;".u*r.I,  i;iiii"".,
- (i) provision  of facilities  at the.-u.orksite  viz. saie  drinking  water,  shade for children and periods  of rest. tirst-aid  U* *irf, "i.q""?'".".r"r,", rnaterial lor treatmcnt  olminor iniuries  at the uorksite.
- (iii) is fir,e or more. 1":^:*,::1,,r^.,":r"ni to u person  in case  of personal  injr-rrv  arising our of zmd rn couse  ol hrs/ her emplovrngnl.
- (ii) provrslon  ol'child care services ar ani r.l.orksite  il the number  of children below the age of live vears accotrpanying  the *orr"rlrvo.kirg
- (iv) hospitalisatiou  of rhe inj.recl  worker including  accommodation,  treatment, medicines  and payment  of daily allowance whicirsrroul*rrot  be less  than half of the wage rate.
- (v) ex-gratia  as per entitlements  under Aam Aaclmi  Bima  yojana  or as may be notitied  b1' Central Government  ro a person  if hershe while employed under the Scheme  meets \4.ith death or becomes pemanentll,  aisuUf.a. ' '
- free medica-l facility/  ex-gratia  to an injured  chit.l accompanyinga  person  wlro is ernployed  under the Scheme. (.'i)

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| GN e rat e a REGA M   | GN e rat e a REGA M   | GN e rat e a REGA M                       |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| No                    | Name of the State     | MGNREGA wage rate w.e.f. 1st APril, 201 5 |
| 1                     |                       | 80                                        |
| 1                     | E H HR.A P            | t67                                       |
| 2                     | ESH P                 | 179                                       |
| J                     | ASSAM                 | 162                                       |
| 4                     | B                     | 159                                       |
| )                     | TTISG C               | 178                                       |
| 6                     | UJAR-{T               | 251                                       |
| 1                     | YANA                  |                                           |
| 8                     | PRADESH CHAL nepgsg - | 162                                       |
| 8a                    | HnraaCge LP neor,su - | 203                                       |
| 8b                    | HiMACHAL P Sche       | 164                                       |
| 9                     | HMIR S KA AND J       | 162                                       |
| 10                    | D                     | 204                                       |
| 11                    |                       | 229                                       |
| 72                    |                       | 159                                       |
| 13                    | ESH P MADHYA          | 8 1 1                                     |
| 14                    | S                     | 190                                       |
| 15                    | UR                    | 63                                        |
| 6                     | Y MEGHA               | 18                                        |
| t'7                   | o                     | 161                                       |
| 18                    | GAL N                 | 1"14                                      |
| 19                    | ODISHA                | 210                                       |
| 20                    | PLTN JAB              | t73                                       |
| 21                    | RAJAS                 | t6'7                                      |
| 22                    | S                     | 183                                       |
| 23                    | NADU T                | \67                                       |
| 24                    | TRIP                  | 6 1 1                                     |
| 25                    | H PRADES UTTAR        | 161                                       |
| 26                    | L                     | 1'.7 4                                    |
| 2'.7                  | DENG T S              | 2 8                                       |
| 28                    | Go                    |                                           |
| 9                     | bar I N 9. Aq         | 2 8                                       |
| 29a                   |                       |                                           |
| 29b                   | Nicq                  | 196                                       |
| 30                    | e 1 Hav D&N           | 1 1 8                                     |
| 31                    | D &Diu                | 210                                       |
| )L                    |                       | 183                                       |
| 33                    | Puduch                | 239                                       |
| 34                    | Chandi Te             | 180                                       |
| 35                    |                       |                                           |

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Annexure-fl  referred rn reply  to part (b)  oflok Sabha Unstarred estion  No.2811 dated 06.08.2015 No

| No   | State                   | fu Central nd re eased   | fu Central nd re eased   |
|------|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1    | ANDHRA PRA              | 2074-15                  | 2015-16 tilt 20t07/201s  |
| 1    | DE SH ARUN C HAL        | 2903 t4_10               | 2252t4.38                |
|      | PRAD ESH ASSAM          | 2704.16                  | 909.27                   |
| 4    | BIHAR                   | 50023.46                 | 19771 .97                |
| 5    | CHHATTI SGARH           | 95968.24                 | 102412.26                |
| 6    | GUJARAT                 | 150s70.49                | 68508.74                 |
| 7    | FIARYANA                | 3s442.93                 | 19416.21                 |
| 8    | C HIMA HAL              | 16715.29                 | 5741.22                  |
| 9    | PRAD S E H JAMMU AND    | 3 5s42.86                | 18646.32                 |
| I()  | S KA HMIR J             | 52 1 71 .08              | 24090.41                 |
| 1l   | KARN ATAI'{             | 72433.41                 | 45618.)1                 |
| T2   | KERALA                  | r71687.0i                | 3493 5.53                |
| 13   | MADHY PRAD              | r 587ss.0,               | 36770.52                 |
| 14   | ESH MA S HARA HTRA      | 245163.12                | r 36084.08               |
| 15   | I,IANIP UR              | 79951.77                 | 83 159.00                |
| 16   | MEGHAL YA               | 21997.13                 | 6036.22                  |
| 17   | MIZORAM                 | 21785.90                 | 22182.s6                 |
| 18   | N GALAND                | 11'l4t .23               | 3784.77                  |
| 19   | ODISHA                  | 11305.27                 | 17707.80                 |
| 20   | PLINJAB                 | 103 530.3,               | 770ss.68                 |
| 2t   | RAJ STI-LAN             | 18948.1 8                | 117 54.35                |
| 22   | SIKKIM                  | 297609.87                | l 8ss53.06               |
| 23   | TAMIL NADU              | 7386.41                  | 2099.19                  |
| 24   | TELAN GANA              | 3 781 80.33              | 202890.49                |
| 25   | TRIPU RA.               | 191996.00                | 180421.02                |
| -i6  | PRAD UTTAR              | 63662.48                 | i 8588.93                |
| 27   | ESH UTT                 | 2 51341.10               | 11030s.74                |
|      | WEST BENGAL             | 28636.22 14495.29        | 16834.6i                 |
| 29   | ANDAMAN ND N            | 1301.94                  | I 88080.2 i              |
| 30   | COB R DADR4 N GAR HAVEL |                          | 519.7 4                  |
| 3l   | DAMAN Dru &             | 0.00 I                   | 0.00                     |
| 32   | GOA                     | 0.00                     | 0.00                     |
| JJ   | LAK S FtAD WEEP         | 137.9s                   | 0.00                     |
| 34   | PUDUCHERRY              | 15.06                    | l 1.85                   |
| 35   | CHANDIGARH              | 739.69                   | 324.02                   |
|      | Total                   | 0.00 17 686.69           | 0.00 186s428. 68         |

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tll;i.1H'i*:f;'i1. T,iii'L"f  oH'H #'"' Lok  Sabha

FY: 2015-16  titl 31/07/2015(Rs'  ln takh)

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NR=Not  RePorted

| FY: No.   | States                        | LiabilitY (unskilled wage)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1         | PRADESH ANDHR-A,              | 3521.45                      |
|           | ARLTN PR.ADESH ACHAL          | 1054.3 1                     |
| 2         |                               | 1082.25                      |
| J         | ASSAM                         | 8534.17                      |
| 4         | BIHAR                         | 9303.25                      |
| )         | CHHATTISGARH                  | 20.03                        |
| 6         | GOA                           | 739.44                       |
| '7        | GUJARAT                       | 954.22                       |
| 8         | HARYAN A                      | 868.47                       |
| 9         | PRADESH CH HiMA               | 566.45                       |
| 10        | HMIR S KA AND JAMMU           | 2589.37                      |
| 11        | D JH                          | 2278.48                      |
| 12        | I'A TA KARN                   | 1696,+.89                    |
| 13        | KER-{LA                       | 4635.25                      |
| 14        | ESH D RAD MADHYA              | 2351.62                      |
| 15        | HTRA S MAHARA                 | 623.92                       |
| 16        | MANIPUR                       | 621.00                       |
| 17        | MEGHALA                       | t86.4'l                      |
| 18        | MlZORAM                       | 9847 .12                     |
| 19        | NAGALAND                      | 3474.62                      |
| 20        | ODISHA                        | 35'74.22                     |
| 2l        | PLJ}.JJAB                     | 9421.00                      |
| 22        | THAN S RAJA                   | 41.2.51                      |
| Z)        | SIKKiM                        | 8298.92                      |
| 24        | NADU TAMIL                    | 3382.30                      |
| 25        | TELANGAN                      | 3128.64                      |
| 26        | rmpunt                        | ltss:.oe                     |
| 2'7       | PRADESH UTTAR                 | 940.02                       |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND                   | los+s.tz                     |
| 29        | BENGAL T WES                  | 45.01                        |
| 30        | oBAR I C N AND ANDAMAN HAVELI | NR                           |
| 31        | GAR N DADRA                   | NR                           |
| 1)        | DiU & DAMAN                   | 0.00                         |
| 33        | LAKSHADWEEP                   | 63.20                        |
| 34        | PUDUCHERR                     | 141985.98                    |
|           | Total                         |                              |

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