Lok Sabha Question No. 1289 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Irregularities under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD, PASHUPATI NATH SINGH, KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY, SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1289

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.0 3.201 6

## IRREGULARITIES UNDER MGNREGS

## 1289. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA:

SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

including

- (a) whether large number of alleged irregularities/corruption cases misutilization and diversion of funds under the Mahatma Gan dhi National Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme(MGNREGS)  have  come  to  the  notice  of the Government;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  during  each of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current year,State/UT -wise including Jharkhand;
- (c) whether the  beneficiaries  under MGNREGS  are  reportedly  not  getting wages timely  and  as  per  the  prescribed rates,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with the reasons therefor and the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve programme implementation under MGNREGS?

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

(a) &(b): The Ministry, under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) receives complaints of irregularities including diversio funds, embezzlement of funds, less/non - payment  of  wages,  lack  of  transparency  etc.  in many  State/UTsincluding  Jharkhand . Since  the  responsibility  of  implementation  of MGNREGA is vested with the State Governments, all complaints received in the Minist are forwarded to the concerned State Governments for taking appropriate action in investigation, as per law. Detailed instructions by way of Standard Operating P (SOP) for dealing w ith complaints have also been issued to all States/UTs. The year - wise data of the complaints is not being maintained by the Ministry. The cumulative pendency of the grievances are monitored at the Ministry level. Details of complaints in State/UTs includi ng Jharkhand is at Annexure - I.

- (c ) : As per the Programme Management Information System (MIS), details of delaye payment  to  MGNREGA  workers  for last  three  years  and the current  year  are  given at Annexure - II. The wages under MGNREGA are paid on a piece rate basis and not on attendance basis. The declared wage rate is used to fix the unit rates for each ty

In order to ensure timely payment wages, Rules have been issued for time ly payment ofwages.All cases of delayed payment attract compensation @ 0.05% per day of del which is automatically calculated and paid by the State Government. The Ministr also initiated Electronic Fund Management System (e - FMS) which directly credits wages tothe respective beneficiary accounts using the core banking system.

- (d) : Major steps taken by the Government to improve the programme implemen tation under MGNREGA is given at Annexure - III .

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## Annexure - I referred to in reply to parts (a&b) of LokSabha Unstarred Question No. 1289 dated 03 . 03.2016

| 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                                          | Misappropriati 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                                             |
|                                                |                                                |                                                |                                                | 3                                              | 1                                              | 8                                              | 19                                             |
| 24                                             | RAJASTHAN                                      | 6                                              | 1                                              |                                                | 4                                              |                                                |                                                |
| 25                                             | TAMIL NADU                                     | 7                                              | 1                                              | 2                                              |                                                | 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                                           |

## Annexure - IIrefe rred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1289 dated 03.03.2016

| No.   | State                | 2012-13               | 2012-13                   | 2012-13                                    |                                            |                                     |                    | 2014-15                               | 2014-15                               | 2014-15                   | 2014-15            | 2014-15                                    | 2015-16 till 29/02/2016                    | 2015-16 till 29/02/2016          | 2015-16 till 29/02/2016          | 2015-16 till 29/02/2016         |
|-------|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| No.   | State                | Total Delayed Payment | Total Delayed Payment     | Total Payment For Financial Year 2012-2013 | Total Payment For Financial Year 2012-2013 | 2013-14 Total Delayed Payment Total | Year               | Payment For Financial 2013-2014 Total | Payment For Financial 2013-2014 Total | Delayed Payment           | Delayed Payment    | Total Payment For Financial Year 2014-2015 | Total Payment For Financial Year 2014-2015 | Total Delayed Payment Total Year | Total Delayed Payment Total Year | Payment For Financial 2015-2016 |
| No.   | State                | Total Transactions    | Amount Involved (In lakh) | Total Transactions                         | Amount Involved (In lakh) Total            | Amount Involved (In lakh)           | Total Transactions | Amount Involved (In lakh)             | Total Transactions                    | Amount Involved (In lakh) | Total Transactions | Amount Involved (In lakh)                  | Total Transactions                         | Amount Involved (In lakh)        | Total Transactions               | Amount Involved (In lakh)       |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH       | NA                    | NA                        | NA                                         | NA                                         | Transactions 13594306               | 62139945           | 332379.5                              | 19138267                              |                           | 104954.99 32543226 | 178859.92                                  | 7005892                                    | 43700.12                         | 33595999                         | 201911.16                       |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 286505                | 3911.42                   | 354897                                     | 4794.46                                    | 70599.01 220674 2979.58             | 325030             | 4404.3                                | 198960                                | 1862.94                   | 285131             | 2766.77                                    | 43692                                      | 592.3                            | 68789                            | 886.13                          |
| 3     | ASSAM                | 430728                | 5685.93                   | 4660038                                    | 42646.12                                   | 711824 7587.61                      | 4852342            | 45194.46                              | 2316859                               | 24384.59                  | 3396935            | 34675.98                                   | 1686991                                    | 19721.47                         | 3008223                          | 34201.47                        |
| 4     | BIHAR                | 8360510               | 89391.11                  | 12088163 127311.47                         |                                            | 6127854 80646.86                    | 8387820            | 110193.51                             | 2383948                               | 36291.67                  | 2835555            | 43026.82                                   | 3122930                                    | 52143.02                         | 3970648                          | 67139.88                        |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH         | 5655082               | 37903.18                  | 22925123 153895.35                         | 12233989                                   | 91736.28                            | 24743607           | 185330.78                             | 7514407                               | 59354.76                  | 10553525           | 83178.83                                   | 7234242                                    | 57859.7                          | 8469390                          | 68033.73                        |
| 6     | GOA                  | 5940                  | 46.38                     | 108                                        | 11748                                      | 101.52                              | 23680              | 204.53                                | 20809                                 | 194.59                    | 36084              | 335.69                                     | 12771                                      | 118.11                           | 18171                            | 169.1                           |
| 7     | GUJARAT              | 1993616               | 12895.71                  | 13549 5194987                              | 2644836                                    | 18450.98                            | 4288645            | 30077.76                              | 1860374                               | 14562.91                  | 3382104            | 26843.45                                   | 1347009                                    | 11168.82                         | 2505473                          | 21141.49                        |
| 8     | HARYANA              | 221023                | 3596.71                   | 33414.4 24709.6                            | 507211                                     | 8955.08                             | 1450226            | 25274.37                              | 618732                                | 12077.18                  | 744607             | 14561.7                                    | 288912                                     | 5254.81                          | 462718                           | 8720.35                         |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 1075160               | 16104.32                  | 1585324 2388929                            | 1308475                                    | 20013.73                            | 2655808            | 38807.46                              | 1422914                               | 23583.32                  | 1766490            | 29063.95                                   | 899438                                     | 15763.01                         | 1347767                          | 23436.22                        |
| 10    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 1559445               | 26357.2                   | 33871.76 47488.79                          | 1982550                                    | 34577.25                            | 2540852            | 43906.24                              | 840556                                | 13793.53                  | 939956             | 15261.63                                   | 609130                                     | 9756.21                          | 836610                           | 13396.24                        |
| 11    | JHARKHAND            | 38566                 | 290.32                    | 2847891 9568470                            | 68896.57                                   | 369187 3039.27                      | 7137131            | 59351.31                              | 2321173                               | 22544.39                  | 7267988            | 70176.84                                   | 1626804                                    | 16225.46                         | 7133538                          | 70808.79                        |
| 12    | KARNATAKA            | 6533478               | 73992.62                  | 8278179                                    | 92757.82                                   | 6663569 88657.64                    | 9265698            | 122719.04                             | 4831307                               | 72362.72                  | 5459213            | 81617.82                                   | 3191001                                    | 53744.92                         | 4989119                          | 82773.46                        |
| 13    | KERALA               | 11046722              | 77961.06                  | 19205177                                   | 137081.5                                   | 15921612 125293.22                  | 19975608           | 155677.86                             | 11554984                              | 106470.5                  | 13733407           | 125997.6                                   | 8773627                                    | 90075.95                         | 11868913                         | 120206.86                       |
| 14    | MADHYA PRADESH       | 14754557              | 104784.93                 | 24494784                                   | 176775.22                                  | 14231804 107254.76                  | 22413216           | 170614.38                             | 17516615                              | 145546.03                 | 20836139           | 174021.24                                  | 9963487                                    | 81218                            | 16063032                         | 132176.36                       |
| 15    | MAHARASHTRA          | 9021380               | 90909.61                  | 14359480                                   | 140353.18                                  | 6440247 58159.39                    | 9297487            | 82421.84                              | 8048424                               | 73966.86                  | 10871747           | 100540.39                                  | 6265054                                    | 61261.03                         | 9737478                          | 96318.24                        |
| 16    | MANIPUR              | 322160                | 5294.43                   | 2939332                                    | 40049.73                                   | 348431 4122.01                      | 1729299            | 17229.43                              | 271473                                | 2028.87                   | 2150948            | 17634.27                                   | 229112                                     | 2087.04                          | 967811                           | 9066.09                         |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA            | 667814                | 6314.3                    | 2025311                                    | 17907.55                                   | 1862020 21859.03                    | 2530987            | 28926.47                              | 1638913                               | 23862.3                   | 1752760            | 25434.2                                    | 250215                                     | 4308.48                          | 261522                           | 4505.94                         |
| 18    | MIZORAM              | 1773                  | 34.17                     | 1255225                                    | 20718.68                                   | 27070 519.37                        | 1396366            | 19746.24                              | 15731                                 | 125.53                    | 940471             | 7411.06                                    | 1147                                       | 24.05                            | 727836                           | 11584.2                         |
| 19    | NAGALAND             | 725499                | 8689.61                   | 2122370                                    | 25596.71                                   | 1130888 11756.82                    | 1893427            | 20272.51                              | 1587808                               | 11189.77                  | 1961328            | 13871.88                                   | 965491                                     | 4805.53                          | 1172864                          | 6416.49                         |
| 20    | ODISHA               | 2465262               | 17498.57                  | 9511947                                    | 67770.31                                   | 6038365 49654.1                     | 12078605           | 99712.45                              | 7243002                               | 68583.84                  | 9009637            | 85110.59                                   | 6013722                                    | 63973.41                         | 10247927                         | 109921.84                       |
| 21    | PUNJAB               | 483566                | 5043.41                   | 951222                                     | 10691.11                                   | 1418840 19214.74                    | 1764667            | 24275.74                              | 919608                                | 12177.97                  | 950126             | 12652.83                                   | 1055414                                    | 12822.25                         | 1284030                          | 15663.48                        |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN            | 10329825              | 101837.02                 | 21521374                                   | 216986.71                                  | 166663.21                           | 18352057           | 195966.18                             | 10522912                              | 109060.19                 | 17185450           | 183665.17                                  | 9225600                                    | 104204.17                        | 18416741                         | 214042.05                       |
| 23    | SIKKIM               | 54445                 | 809.95                    | 304622 4523.59                             | 15635399 108693                            | 1688.41                             | 374899             | 5943.8                                | 119912                                | 2076.02                   | 214111             | 3679.45                                    | 98100                                      | 1825.84                          | 223507                           | 4163.27                         |
| 24 25 | TAMIL NADU TELANGANA | 780678                | 3400.7                    | 92500387 393467.13                         | 19254759 992599                            | 82670.17 5003.82                    | 86962246 1717805   | 380401.73 9059.97                     | 44434194 14466115                     | 238523.7 77102.9          | 61980029 22346636  | 328692.17 119015.2                         | 40739254 8162108                           | 226588.3 51338.15                | 65891212 22177596                | 372249.22 131743.64             |
| 26    | TRIPURA              | 205413                | 1664.72                   | 8256554                                    | 64102.64                                   | 411591 3495.9                       | 8040313            | 69518.4                               | 2536469                               | 23558.17                  | 8186752            | 76515.52                                   | 2757732                                    | 30931.09                         | 6684263                          | 78148.27                        |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH        |                       | 24882.26                  | 22278555 23889.2                           | 1940240                                    | 63892.49                            | 27855687           | 242036.69                             | 981667                                | 15384.99                  | 1454199            | 200007.25                                  | 13470727                                   | 149252.8 14192.13                | 17891308                         | 197783.22 22498.07              |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND          | 3161641               | 14978.37                  | 170015 3211324                             | 7147405                                    |                                     | 2644849            | 23426.94                              | 15804821                              | 163352.63                 | 19343323           | 22256.67                                   | 869538                                     |                                  | 1393239                          |                                 |
|       |                      | 2044498               |                           | 275772.58                                  | 31729138                                   | 16588                               |                    |                                       |                                       |                           | 27336777           | 266580.05                                  | 12831957                                   | 150356.65                        |                                  |                                 |
| 29 30 | WEST BENGAL          | 28703661              | 204287.42                 | 1181.84                                    | 109369                                     | 269079.94                           | 39208315           | 330950                                | 26194882                              | 255480.74                 |                    | 839.28                                     | 2000                                       |                                  | 19394578                         | 227400.42                       |
|       | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR     | 83913                 | 652.68                    | 38522556 151550                            |                                            | 958.65                              | 186407             | 1598.5                                | 72180                                 | 692.3                     | 87989              |                                            |                                            | 19.25                            | 2000                             | 19.25 4.73                      |
| 31    | LAKSHADWEEP          | 2723                  | 36.58                     | 4764 73.52                                 | 740                                        | 14.7                                | 1229               | 23.68 1039.65                         | 571                                   | 11.48                     | 1143               | 24.06                                      | 77                                         | 1.99                             | 184                              | 746.83                          |
| 32    | PUDUCHERRY           | 156628                | 718.48                    | 205236                                     | 105061 171230494                           | 498.79                              | 212043             |                                       | 49737                                 | 288.92                    | 92661              | 531.05                                     | 111758                                     | 1335929.14                       | 138213                           |                                 |
|       | Total                | 111172211             | 939973.17                 | 333727322                                  | 1103.54 2417954.11                         | 1435732.33                          | 386446296          | 2876685.72                            | 207448324                             | 1715451.3                 | 289646447          | 2344849.33                                 | 148854932                                  | 595.08                           | 270950699                        | 2347276.49                      |

## Annexure - IIIreferred to in reply to part ( d) of Lok Sabha Uns tarred Question No. 1289 dated 03.03 .201 6

## Major steps taken by the Government to improve the programme implementation und 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  in identifying better quality assets that need to be created.
- For improving convergence with the line departments, and thereby to impr the quality of assets, the State Convergence Plans h ave 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 completion of the work - thereby bringing in more focus on outcome s.
- Ministry  would  conduct  training  of  Technical  Resource  Persons  from  t States/UTs  on  different  technical  aspects  of  works  which  can  be  take under the scheme.
- The States/UTs have been asked to deploy State Quality Monitors to inspect the quality of assets created under the Scheme.
- States have been advised to engage technical assistants/barefoot engine better technical planning and supervision of works under MGNREG.
- Mobile  Monitoring  Systems  have  been  introduced  in  35000  GPs  for  bette implementation of the scheme.

## Better transparency, accountability and grievance redressal

- States/UTs have been asked to strengthen Social audits of MGNREGS works i n accordance with the provisions of the Audit of Schemes Rules 2011 is in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. In rder to support the States to conduct the Social Audits as laid down under the it has been decided to p rovide technical assistance of Rs.147 crore under special Project.
- All States have been requested to set up an independent Social Audit (SAU) and appoint Ombudsman at the district level for grievance redressa
- The  Ministry  has  established  a  comprehensive  system  of  monitoring  a review  mechanism  for  MGNREGA,  which,  inter  alia,  include  visits  of  t Officers of the Ministry and National Level Monitors.
- With a view to avoid bogus attendance and to check instances of tempering and misuse of muster rolls, the e - Muster system has been introduced.

## Fund management and avoiding delays in payment

- The  Ministry  has  initiated  Electronic  Fund  Management  System  (e - FMS) which  directly credits  the  wages  into  the  respective  beneficiary's  accounts using  the  core  banking  system. States  have  been  asked  to  universalise  the operationalisation of electronic Fund Management System to ensure smoo flow of funds from the State to the wage seekers and to eliminate delays in payment of wages.