Lok Sabha Question No. 39 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Funds for States under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Kalipada Saren Kherwal, Dr. Sharmila Sarkar

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 39 ANSWERED ON 02/12/2025

## FUNDS FOR STATES UNDER MGNREGS

- *39. Shri KalipadaSarenKherwal: Dr. Sharmila Sarkar:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of amount of funds owed to States under the heads of  'wages'  and  'material  and  admin'  under  Mahatma  Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS), component and State-wise;
- (b) the details of funds allocated to States under MGNREGS during each of the last four years, State-wise including West Bengal; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  timeline  to  restart funding under the scheme and if so, the details of timeline to disburse  the  dues  owed  to  59  lakh  MGNREGS  workers  in Bengal?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

- (a) to (c):       A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *39  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 02.12.2025REGARDING 'FUNDS FOR STATES UNDER MGNREGS'

(a): Under the Scheme,  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 of 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, relevant overall performance and subject to submission of documents by the States/UTs.

Under the Scheme, in the current financial year 2025-26 (as on 26.11.2025), an amount of Rs. 68,393.67 crore has been released to the States/Union Territories, which includes Rs.57,853.62 crore  for wage component and an amount of Rs.10,540.05 crore for  Material and Admin. As Sanction for payment of wages are issued by Ministry PFMS  (Public  Finance  Management System),  after  receipt  of  funds  transfer  orders  from  States/UTs after  following  the  due  procedures, the  fund  release  status  keeps on a daily basis through updating on a daily basis.

State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for Wage,  Material  and  Admin  component  under  Mahatma  Gandhi

NREGS  as on 26.11.2025  are  given at Annexure-I.

(b): Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a demand driven wage employment scheme.  There  is no State/UT-wise allocation of funds under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.  State/UT-wise (including for West Bengal),

details of funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in last four financial  years  w.e.f.  FY  2021-22  to  FY  2024-25  are  given  at Annexure-II.

(c):   For  the  resumption of implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the State of West Bengal,  in accordance with the Order dated  18.06.2025  passed  by  the  Hon'ble  Calcutta  High  Court,  the department is currently in the process of reworking and refining the necessary  modalities  and  procedures  to  comply  with  the  Hon'ble High Court's directions.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) of LokSabha Starred Question No. 39 dated 02.12.2025.

| State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for wage, material and Admin component   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for wage, material and Admin component   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for wage, material and Admin component   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for wage, material and Admin component   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for wage, material and Admin component   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                 | States/UTs                                                                                              | Wage                                                                                                    | Material                                                                                                | Admin                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                          | 381.02                                                                                                  | 530.45                                                                                                  | 27.51                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                       | 4.70                                                                                                    | 142.01                                                                                                  | 0.86                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                   | 0.23                                                                                                    | 398.38                                                                                                  | 27.73                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                                   | 7.04                                                                                                    | 385.88                                                                                                  | 14.67                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                            | 3.78                                                                                                    | 101.36                                                                                                  | 9.59                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0.43                                                                                                    | 0.02                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                 | 46.98                                                                                                   | 18.96                                                                                                   | 8.39                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                                 | 0.38                                                                                                    | 41.56                                                                                                   | 0.28                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                        | 15.18                                                                                                   | 65.66                                                                                                   | 0.40                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                      | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                         | 5.48                                                                                                    | 188.50                                                                                                  | 2.31                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                               | 5.83                                                                                                    | 299.27                                                                                                  | 4.69                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                               | 8.94                                                                                                    | 576.58                                                                                                  | 36.97                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                  | 248.42                                                                                                  | 177.80                                                                                                  | 49.72                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                          | 64.14                                                                                                   | 655.03                                                                                                  | 44.06                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                             | 14.32                                                                                                   | 668.80                                                                                                  | 23.03                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                 | 4.59                                                                                                    | 152.40                                                                                                  | 4.12                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                               | 4.13                                                                                                    | 51.75                                                                                                   | 1.10                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                                 | 91.43                                                                                                   | 0.25                                                                                                    | 0.75                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                                | 0.79                                                                                                    | 79.64                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                  | 11.76                                                                                                   | 218.06                                                                                                  | 2.11                                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                                  | 0.12                                                                                                    | 110.51                                                                                                  | 1.57                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                               | 627.33                                                                                                  | 822.31                                                                                                  | 8.75                                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                                  | 0.10                                                                                                    | 2.40                                                                                                    | 0.02                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                              | 111.54                                                                                                  | 626.70                                                                                                  | 35.67                                                                                                   |
| 25                                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                                               | 0.98                                                                                                    | 495.12                                                                                                  | 7.09                                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                                 | 2.93                                                                                                    | 144.29                                                                                                  | 27.04                                                                                                   |
| 27                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                           | 5.98                                                                                                    | 1007.58                                                                                                 | 90.09                                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                                                             | 0.41                                                                                                    | 44.99                                                                                                   | 2.94                                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                                      | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0.03                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                    |
| 30                                                                                                      | Lakshadweep                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                    |
| 31                                                                                                      | Puducherry                                                                                              | 16.99                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0.25                                                                                                    |
| 32                                                                                                      | Ladakh                                                                                                  | 0.46                                                                                                    | 1.78                                                                                                    | 0.10                                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                             | **                                                                                                      | **                                                                                                      | **                                                                                                      |
| 34                                                                                                      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu                                                                      | 1.29                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                         | Total                                                                                                   | 1687.27                                                                                                 | 8008.48                                                                                                 | 431.83                                                                                                  |

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 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.

Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) of LokSabha Starred Question No. 39 dated 02.12.2025.

| State/UT-wise (including for West Bengal), the details of funds released under Mahatma   | State/UT-wise (including for West Bengal), the details of funds released under Mahatma   | State/UT-wise (including for West Bengal), the details of funds released under Mahatma   | State/UT-wise (including for West Bengal), the details of funds released under Mahatma   | State/UT-wise (including for West Bengal), the details of funds released under Mahatma   | State/UT-wise (including for West Bengal), the details of funds released under Mahatma   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                                                                  | States/UTs                                                                               | 2024-25                                                                                  | 2023-24                                                                                  | 2022-23                                                                                  | 2021-22                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                           | 7707.21                                                                                  | 7353.67                                                                                  | 8008.81                                                                                  | 7195.81                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                        | 560.70                                                                                   | 427.35                                                                                   | 578.32                                                                                   | 453.74                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                    | 1929.70                                                                                  | 2221.38                                                                                  | 2056.49                                                                                  | 2223.32                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                    | 6715.83                                                                                  | 6200.03                                                                                  | 6402.23                                                                                  | 5407.37                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                             | 3354.85                                                                                  | 2895.12                                                                                  | 3420.39                                                                                  | 3894.34                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                      | 3.70                                                                                     | 0.88                                                                                     | 5.05                                                                                     | 0.04                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                  | 1540.54                                                                                  | 1802.26                                                                                  | 1694.60                                                                                  | 1615.24                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                  | 590.19                                                                                   | 477.87                                                                                   | 373.99                                                                                   | 723.73                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                         | 1203.28                                                                                  | 1000.96                                                                                  | 1164.85                                                                                  | 976.34                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                       | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                          | 1151.20                                                                                  | 921.60                                                                                   | 1051.00                                                                                  | 950.14                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                | 2705.64                                                                                  | 2922.27                                                                                  | 2719.03                                                                                  | 3067.88                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                | 5709.90                                                                                  | 5431.67                                                                                  | 6218.59                                                                                  | 6034.89                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                   | 3136.44                                                                                  | 3532.57                                                                                  | 3830.97                                                                                  | 3554.85                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                           | 6252.03                                                                                  | 5891.65                                                                                  | 5707.47                                                                                  | 8479.09                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                              | 4420.32                                                                                  | 3041.48                                                                                  | 2545.89                                                                                  | 2056.46                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                  | 581.99                                                                                   | 0.95                                                                                     | 1086.63                                                                                  | 563.11                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                | 1155.09                                                                                  | 913.86                                                                                   | 1118.77                                                                                  | 1123.32                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                  | 611.65                                                                                   | 507.96                                                                                   | 540.40                                                                                   | 550.51                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                                 | 287.85                                                                                   | 641.50                                                                                   | 839.76                                                                                   | 570.56                                                                                   |
| 20                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                   | 3763.80                                                                                  | 4906.78                                                                                  | 4707.52                                                                                  | 5687.28                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                   | 1331.61                                                                                  | 1169.84                                                                                  | 1182.14                                                                                  | 1259.20                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                | 7581.87                                                                                  | 8683.98                                                                                  | 9648.65                                                                                  | 9867.75                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                                   | 97.57                                                                                    | 112.19                                                                                   | 92.71                                                                                    | 112.79                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                               | 7585.49                                                                                  | 12616.53                                                                                 | 9745.72                                                                                  | 9648.36                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                | 3825.31                                                                                  | 3520.87                                                                                  | 2992.21                                                                                  | 4116.10                                                                                  |
| 26                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                  | 1041.70                                                                                  | 1043.59                                                                                  | 925.34                                                                                   | 990.14                                                                                   |
| 27                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                            | 9721.48                                                                                  | 9844.25                                                                                  | 10650.64                                                                                 | 8525.15                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                              | 626.43                                                                                   | 553.81                                                                                   | 792.66                                                                                   | 642.60                                                                                   |
| 29                                                                                       | West Bengal *                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                     | 1.33                                                                                     | 7507.80                                                                                  |
| 30                                                                                       | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                        | 4.44                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                     | 9.60                                                                                     | 7.68                                                                                     |
| 31                                                                                       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu                                                         | 9.02                                                                                     | 2.21                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                     |
| 32                                                                                       | Lakshadweep                                                                              | 0.32                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                     | 24.95                                                                                    | 0.30                                                                                     |
| 33                                                                                       | Puducherry                                                                               | 40.56                                                                                    | 58.77                                                                                    | 69.00                                                                                    | 13.07                                                                                    |
| 34                                                                                       | Ladakh                                                                                   | 85.98                                                                                    | 62.64                                                                                    | 1.62                                                                                     | 59.04                                                                                    |
| Total                                                                                    |                                                                                          | 85333.70                                                                                 | 88760.50                                                                                 | 90207.30                                                                                 | 97878.01                                                                                 |