Lok Sabha Question No. 1881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Wage Material Ratio under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .1881

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07 .201 6

## WAGE MATERIAL RATIO UNDER MGNREGS

## 1881. ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has decided to release Rs. 12230 crore to the States th take care of pending wage liability for 2015 - 16 under MGNREGS;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also true that the Government has decided to maintain a 60:4 material ratio at district level to ensure creation of good quality assets in and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)&(b): The  Ministry  has  released  Rs.  2914117.44  lakh  (as  on  22.07.2016)  to States/UTs during current Financial Year (FY) 2016 - 17 to clear the pending liabilities (wage & material component) for the FY 2015 - 16  andimplementation of the Scheme for the FY 2016- 17. State/UT - wise release position is at Annexure.

(c)&(d): Yes, Madam. Para 20 of the Act read as 'For all works taken up under the Scheme,  by  Gram  Panchayat  and  other  implementing  agencies,  the  cost  o f  the  material component including the wages of the skilled and semi - skilled workers, shall not exceed forty percent at the district level.'

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| S. No   | States                    |   Central released FY 2016-17 (as on 22.07.2016) |
|---------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh            |                                 338835           |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh         |                                   9525.22        |
| 3       | Assam                     |                                  49739.5         |
| 4       | Bihar                     |                                  80379           |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh              |                                 133272           |
| 6       | Gujarat                   |                                  43199.9         |
| 7       | Haryana                   |                                   6445.17        |
| 8       | HimachalPradesh           |                                  26172.7         |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir           |                                  44887           |
| 10      | Jharkhand                 |                                  95645.6         |
| 11      | Karnataka                 |                                 126971           |
| 12      | Kerala                    |                                  89008           |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh            |                                 204440           |
| 14      | Maharashtra               |                                 112851           |
| 15      | Manipur                   |                                  27723.4         |
| 16      | Meghalaya                 |                                  55561           |
| 17      | Mizoram                   |                                   1992.14        |
| 18      | Nagaland                  |                                  50152.8         |
| 19      | Odisha                    |                                 114657           |
| 20      | Punjab                    |                                  27511.9         |
| 21      | Rajasthan                 |                                 301819           |
| 22      | Sikkim                    |                                   5953.46        |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu                |                                 235845           |
| 24      | Telangana                 |                                 124305           |
| 25      | Tripura                   |                                  50794.7         |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh             |                                 222329           |
| 27      | Uttarakhand               |                                  28908.1         |
| 28      | West Bengal               |                                 304529           |
| 29      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                                    253.075       |
| 30      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli    |                                      0           |
| 31      | Daman & Diu               |                                      0           |
| 32      | Lakshadweep               |                                      0           |
| 33      | Puducherry                |                                    300.15        |
| 34      | Chandigarh                |                                      0           |
| 35      | Goa                       |                                    111.27        |
|         | Total                     |                                      2.91412e+06 |