Lok Sabha Question No. 850 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Wage Rates under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: C. N. JAYADEVAN, S.SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN

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

## LOK SABHA NO. 850

UNSTARRED QUESTION TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04 .2016

## WAGE RATES UNDER MGNREGS

## 850. SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN: SHRI S. SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) have been increased w.e.f. April 1st, 2016;
- (b) ifso, the details thereof, State/UTwise;
- (c) whether it is a fact that wages to the extent of Rs. 6000 crores are in arrears due the delay in releasing the funds by the centre;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of measures which are being taken to release the funds to clear the arrears?

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

(a)&(b): Yes, Madam. the wage rates under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA)  are  indexed  with  the  Consumer  Price  Index  for  Agricultural Labour  (CPI -AL)  and  are  revised  every  year  with  effect  from  1st  April.  Wage  rates  to effective from 1st April, 2016 have been revised vide Ministry's Notification dated 23/03/2016. State/UT -wise revised MGNREGA wage rates are given in the Annexure - I.

(c)to(e): Yes, Madam. The wage arrears to the extent of Rs.478192.06 lakhs is pending on 25.4.2016. The details of wage arrears is at Annexure - II. During the current financial year 2016- 17,  Ministry  has  released  Rs.15984.09  crore  to  States/UTs  for  liquidating  the  pe liability of wage component of FY 2015 - 16 and for running the programme during FY 2016 - 17. State/UT wise release position is attached at Annexure - III.

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## Annexure-I referred  to  in  reply  to  parts (a)&(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 850 dated 28. 04.2016

| State-wise wage rate for unskilled manual workers   | State-wise wage rate for unskilled manual workers   | State-wise wage rate for unskilled manual workers         |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| No.                                                 | Name of State/ Union territory                      | Wage rate in Rs. per day w.e.f. 1st April, 2016           |
| (1)                                                 | (2)                                                 | (3)                                                       |
| 1                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                      | Rs. 194.00                                                |
| 2                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                   | Rs. 172.00                                                |
| 3                                                   | Assam                                               | Rs. 182.00                                                |
| 4                                                   | Bihar                                               | Rs. 167.00                                                |
| 5                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                        | Rs. 167.00                                                |
| 6                                                   | Gujarat                                             | Rs. 188.00                                                |
| 7                                                   | Goa                                                 | Rs. 229.00                                                |
| 8                                                   | Haryana                                             | Rs. 259.00                                                |
| 9                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                    | Non-scheduled Areas-Rs. 170.00 Scheduled Areas-Rs. 213.00 |
| 10                                                  | Jammu and Kashmir                                   | Rs. 173.00                                                |
| 11                                                  | Jharkhand                                           | Rs. 167.00                                                |
| 12                                                  | Karnataka                                           | Rs. 224.00                                                |
| 13                                                  | Kerala                                              | Rs. 240.00                                                |
| 14                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                      | Rs. 167.00                                                |
| 15                                                  | Maharashtra                                         | Rs. 192.00                                                |
| 16                                                  | Manipur                                             | Rs. 197.00                                                |
| 17                                                  | Meghalaya                                           | Rs. 169.00                                                |
| 18                                                  | Mizoram                                             | Rs. 188.00                                                |
| 19                                                  | Nagaland                                            | Rs. 172.00                                                |
| 20                                                  | Odisha                                              | Rs. 174.00                                                |
| 21                                                  | Punjab                                              | Rs. 218.00                                                |
| 22                                                  | Rajasthan                                           | Rs. 181.00                                                |
| 23                                                  | Sikkim                                              | Rs. 172.00                                                |
| 24                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                          | Rs. 203.00                                                |
| 25                                                  | Telangana                                           | Rs. 194.00                                                |
| 26                                                  | Tripura                                             | Rs. 172.00                                                |
| 27                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                       | Rs. 174.00                                                |
| 28                                                  | Uttarakhand                                         | Rs. 174.00                                                |
| 29                                                  | West Bengal                                         | Rs. 176.00                                                |
| 30                                                  | Andaman and Nicobar                                 | Andaman District                                          |
| 30                                                  |                                                     | Rs. 230.00                                                |
| 30                                                  |                                                     | Nicobar District                                          |
| 30                                                  |                                                     | Rs. 243.00                                                |
| 31                                                  | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                              | Rs. 208.00                                                |
| 32                                                  | Daman and Diu                                       | Rs. 192.00                                                |
| 33                                                  | Lakshadweep                                         | Rs. 220.00                                                |
| 34                                                  | Puducherry                                          | Rs. 203.00                                                |
| 35                                                  | Chandigarh                                          | Rs. 248.00                                                |

Annexure-II referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c) to  (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 850 dated 28. 04.2016

Rs. in lakhs

| Wage Liability   | Wage Liability       | Wage Liability                          |
|------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| S. NO.           | State                | Wage Liability 2015-16 as on 25/04/2016 |
| 1                | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 13436.84                                |
| 2                | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 5410.88                                 |
| 3                | ASSAM                | 27301.78                                |
| 4                | BIHAR                | 28160.24                                |
| 5                | CHHATTISGARH         | 15555.61                                |
| 6                | GOA                  | 8.79                                    |
| 7                | GUJARAT              | 1294.09                                 |
| 8                | HARYANA              | 1002.64                                 |
| 9                | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 1478.87                                 |
| 10               | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 31167.25                                |
| 11               | JHARKHAND            | 6591.40                                 |
| 12               | KARNATAKA            | 4560.19                                 |
| 13               | KERALA               | 832.78                                  |
| 14               | MADHYA PRADESH       | 3312.99                                 |
| 15               | MAHARASHTRA          | 4208.53                                 |
| 16               | MANIPUR              | 127.83                                  |
| 17               | MEGHALAYA            | 27248.42                                |
| 18               | MIZORAM              | 0.42                                    |
| 19               | NAGALAND             | 29003.87                                |
| 20               | ODISHA               | 11098.71                                |
| 21               | PUNJAB               | 1333.10                                 |
| 22               | RAJASTHAN            | 5955.11                                 |
| 23               | SIKKIM               | 2338.07                                 |
| 24               | TAMIL NADU           | 22135.06                                |
| 25               | TELANGANA            | 19211.79                                |
| 26               | TRIPURA              | 287.55                                  |
| 27               | UTTAR PRADESH        | 27048.76                                |
| 28               | UTTARAKHAND          | 6844.80                                 |
| 29               | WEST BENGAL          | 181144.85                               |
| 30               | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    | 87.82                                   |
| 31               | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | NR                                      |
| 32               | DAMAN & DIU          | NR                                      |
| 33               | LAKSHADWEEP          | 0.00                                    |
| 34               | PUDUCHERRY           | 3.02                                    |
|                  | Total                | 478192.06                               |

## Annexure-III referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c) to  (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 850 dated 28. 04.2016

(Rs. In lakh)

| S. No.   | States                 |   Central funds to MGNREGA States during 2016 - 17 |
|----------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         |                                   282042           |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh      |                                     6984.6         |
| 3        | Assam                  |                                    14149.8         |
| 4        | Bihar                  |                                    18693.1         |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh           |                                   102120           |
| 6        | Gujarat                |                                     5120.4         |
| 7        | Haryana                |                                     1776.69        |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh       |                                     4376.3         |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir        |                                    36272.3         |
| 10       | Jharkhand              |                                    78916.7         |
| 11       | Karnataka              |                                    61685.2         |
| 12       | Kerala                 |                                    52115.2         |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh         |                                   140716           |
| 14       | Maharashtra            |                                    81729.8         |
| 15       | Manipur                |                                        0           |
| 16       | Meghalaya              |                                    42350.2         |
| 17       | Mizoram                |                                     1992.14        |
| 18       | Nagaland               |                                    44232           |
| 19       | Orissa                 |                                    47710.7         |
| 20       | Punjab                 |                                    12406.5         |
| 21       | Rajasthan              |                                    61787.1         |
| 22       | Sikkim                 |                                     2753.7         |
| 23       | Tamilnadu              |                                    74976.6         |
| 24       | Telangana              |                                   120300           |
| 25       | Tripura                |                                     4380.53        |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh          |                                    51195.7         |
| 27       | Uttaranchal            |                                     7940.87        |
| 28       | West Bengal            |                                   239130           |
| 29       | Andaman & Nicobar      |                                      145.83        |
| 30       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |                                        0           |
| 31       | Daman & Diu            |                                        0           |
| 32       | Lakshadweep            |                                        0           |
| 33       | Pondicherry            |                                      297.8         |
| 34       | Chandigarh             |                                        0           |
| 34       | Goa                    |                                      111           |
| Total    | Total                  |                                        1.59841e+06 |