Lok Sabha Question No. 2246 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Payment to MGNREGA Through PMJDY
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2246

To be answered on Friday, July 29, 2016/Shravana 7, 1938 (Saka)

## PAYMENT TO MGNREGA THROUGH PMJDY

## 2246   SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is keeping any data on the flow of fund for the payment of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA);
- (b) if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year State-wise;
- (c) whether  an  amount  more  than  Rs.4273  crore  has  been  routed  through  the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana bank accounts towards payment of wages on a scheme under the MGNREGA by June, 2015; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a) & (b) Yes Sir. The State/UT wise details of the payment of wages under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA for the last 3 years, is attached at Annexure.

(c)  &(d)  As  per  National  Payments  Corporation  of  India  (NPCI),  DBT  migration  to National Automated  Clearing  House  (NACH) has commenced  from  August,  2015.   All transactions under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA have not been routed through National Automated  Clearing  House  (NACH).    In  certain  States,  NEFT  is  still  being  used.  As reported by NPCI, the fund transferred through them is Rs. 5350.29 crores during 201617(upto June 2016).

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## Annexure as referred to in parts (a) & (b) of the reply to the L.S.U.Q. No. 2246 due for reply on 29 th July 2016

## Expenditure on Wages under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA                    (in lakhs)

| State                | 2013-14    | 2014-15    | 2015-16    |
|----------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH       | 336137.64  | 171613.80  | 257270.03  |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 5948.85    | 1933.74    | 3913.75    |
| ASSAM                | 45386.32   | 33335.30   | 38283.67   |
| BIHAR                | 108385.03  | 53025.04   | 102482.15  |
| CHHATTISGARH         | 147203.37  | 124382.88  | 86434.64   |
| GUJARAT              | 28982.18   | 27864.48   | 30564.32   |
| HARYANA              | 24729.24   | 16012.84   | 10404.16   |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 37709.06   | 28684.98   | 28568.42   |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 40047.49   | 17896.59   | 34176.81   |
| JHARKHAND            | 58001.35   | 70343.16   | 88389.82   |
| KARNATAKA            | 142392.37  | 99333.09   | 112075.86  |
| KERALA               | 120293.39  | 149801.88  | 140191.43  |
| MADHYA PRADESH       | 165696.17  | 181579.67  | 145956.62  |
| MAHARASHTRA          | 80887.32   | 103950.97  | 130301.82  |
| MANIPUR              | 17442.14   | 17412.43   | 14424.04   |
| MEGHALAYA            | 24557.8    | 21048.74   | 18616.37   |
| MIZORAM              | 20430.46   | 7411.49    | 24324.12   |
| NAGALAND             | 20101.31   | 8820.24    | 12739.28   |
| ODISHA               | 92605.33   | 71448.64   | 157731.40  |
| PUNJAB               | 17081.4    | 15270.68   | 22720.59   |
| RAJASTHAN            | 181722.38  | 210549.06  | 250012.38  |
| SIKKIM               | 5849.65    | 3492.76    | 5712.01    |
| TAMIL NADU           | 364089.14  | 312205.89  | 463336.47  |
| TELANGANA            |            | 114480.08  | 183374.12  |
| TRIPURA              | 69714.95   | 69430.05   | 91949.72   |
| UTTAR PRADESH        | 222757.7   | 196792.15  | 232430.57  |
| UTTARAKHAND          | 23116.12   | 19040.65   | 32439.35   |
| WEST BENGAL          | 249379.61  | 271511.06  | 364708.96  |
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR  | 1610       | 745.13     | 156.14     |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | NR         | NR         | NR         |
| DAMAN & DIU          | NR         | NR         | NR         |
| GOA                  | 204.68     | 339.21     | 215.26     |
| LAKSHADWEEP          | 33.84      | 21.91      | 7.64       |
| PUDUCHERRY           | 1041.48    | 529.66     | 824.92     |
| Total                | 2653537.77 | 2420308.25 | 3084736.84 |

NR: Not Reported