Lok Sabha Question No. 1742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Funds under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

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

## Lox SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1742 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

## FUNDS UNDER MCNREGS

## 1742. SHRI N.K PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- whether the Government has fixed time schedule for approval of the projects and disbursement of the amount under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), if so, the details thereof;
- whether the Government has   disbursed the amount to the States as per the State Labour Budget approved by the empowered committee in a time-bound manner; if S0, the details thereof;
- the action taken for removal of the difficulties;
- whether it has come to the notice of the Government that States are difficulties to pay the wages to the workers under the Scheme due to the non-sanction and nondisbursal of the amount by the Government and if so, the details thereof; facing
- whether the Government has received representation from various States including Kerala requesting to sanction and disburse the funds for implementation of MGNREGS; and
- if the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon? SO,

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BIRENDER SINGH)

- (a): Yes, Madam. Sub-section 6 of Section 14 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) mandates that the District Programme Coordinator (DPC) under MGNREGA shall prepare in the month of December every year; a labour budget for the next financial year containing the details of anticipated demand for unskilled manual work in the district and the plan for engagement of workers in the works covered under the programme.
- be prepared in accordance with the process prescribed in sections 13 to 16 of MGNREGA. The DPC has to ensure strict adherence to the principles of bottom-up approach from planning to approval of the selected shelf of projects by each of the Gram Sabhas in the district: Budgets
- (b): Funds for programme implementation including payment of wages to MGNREGA workers are released to the States   after   verify the performance,  utilisation released, and as per the Labour Budgets approved by the Empowered Committee: The ing agreed

State/UT-wise  details of central release   under MGNREGA during the last year and the current year are at Annexure-I.

(c)&(d): No, Madam. As per program Management Information System (MIS) details of balance fund available and the payment due towards unskilled wages under MGNREGA in States/UTs is given in Annexure-II

(e)&(: The funds are released based on the agreed Labour Budget; funds available with the State, amount actually spent and after verification of the utilization certificate. The receipt of request for fiinds and releases to various States including Kerala is a continuous process and Central Government is committed to make fuinds available aS per actual basis

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Annexure-I referred in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1742 dated 30.07.2015

(Rs. In lakh}

| No.   | States               | Central fund released (Rs: In lakh   | Central fund released (Rs: In lakh   |
|-------|----------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| No.   | States               | 2014-15                              | 2015-16*                             |
|       | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 290314.10                            | 225214.38                            |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 2704.16                              | 909.27                               |
| 3     | ASSAM                | 50023.46                             | 19771.97                             |
| 4     | BIHAR                | 95968.24                             | 102412.26                            |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH         | 150570.49                            | 68508.74                             |
| 6     | GUJARAT              | 35442.93                             | 19416.21                             |
|       | HARYANA              | 16715.29                             | 5741.22                              |
| 8     | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 35542.86                             | 18646.32                             |
|       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 52171.08                             | 24090.41                             |
| 10    | JHARKHAND            | 72433.41                             | 45618.17                             |
| 11    | KARNATAKA            | 171687.07                            | 34935.53                             |
| 12    | KERALA               | 158758.02                            | 36770.52                             |
| 13    | MADHYA PRADESH       | 245163.12                            | 136084.08                            |
| 14    | MAHARASHTRA          | 79951.77                             | 83159.00                             |
| 15    | MANIPUR              | 21997.13                             | 6036.22                              |
| 16    | MEGHALAYA            | 27785.90                             | 22182.56                             |
| 17    | MIZORAM              | 11141.23                             | 3784.77                              |
| 18    | NAGALAND             | 11305.27                             | 17707.80                             |
| 19    | ODISHA               | 103530.34                            | 77055.68                             |
| 20    | PUNJAB               | 18948.18                             | 11754.35                             |
| 21    | RAJASTHAN            | 297609.87                            | 185553.06                            |
| 22    | SIKKIM               | 7386.41                              |                                      |
| 23    | TAMIL NADU           | 378180.33                            | 202890.49                            |
| 24    | TELANGANA            | 191996.00                            | 180421.02                            |
| 25    | TRIPURA              | 63662.48                             | 18588.93                             |
| 26    | UTTAR PRADESH        | 251341.40                            | 110305.74                            |
| 27    | UTTARAKHAND          | 28636.22                             | 16834.67                             |
| 28    | WEST BENGAL          | 374495.29                            | 188080.21                            |
| 29    | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR  | 1301.94                              | 519.74                               |
| 30    | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 |
| 31    | DAMAN & DIU          | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 |
| 32    | GOA                  | 137.95                               | 0.00                                 |
| 33    | LAKSHADWEEP          | 45.06                                | 11.85                                |
| 34    | PUDUCHERRY           | 739.69                               | 324.02                               |
|       | Total                | 3247686.69                           | 1865428.68                           |

Till 21/07/2015 NR-Not Reported NR-Not Reported

Rs. In crore

| FY: 2015-16 till 21/07/2015   | FY: 2015-16 till 21/07/2015   | FY: 2015-16 till 21/07/2015   | FY: 2015-16 till 21/07/2015   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                               | States                        | Balance fund 3                | Liability (Unskilled Wage) 4  |
|                               | ANDHRA PRADESH                | 422.50                        | 19.25                         |
| 2                             | ARUNACHAL PRADESH             | 22.20                         | 10.10                         |
| 3                             | ASSAM                         | -32.77                        | 11.87                         |
| 4                             | BIHAR                         | 1130.65                       | 77.33                         |
| 5                             | CHHATTISGARH                  | 415.15                        | 122.34                        |
| 6                             | GUJARAT                       | 193.46                        | 7.70                          |
|                               | HARYANA                       | 12.77                         | 6.12                          |
| 8                             | HIMACHAL PRADESH              | 63.08                         | 8.30                          |
| 9                             | JAMMU AND KASHMIR             | 246.74                        | 4.98                          |
| 10                            | JHARKHAND                     | 244.26                        | 26.14                         |
| 11                            | KARNATAKA                     | 362.73                        | 20.60                         |
| 12                            | KERALA                        | 33.24                         | 106.47                        |
| 13                            | MADHYA PRADESH                | 773.93                        | 55.77                         |
| 14                            | MAHARASHTRA                   | 202.64                        | 52.19                         |
| 15                            | MANIPUR                       | 65.88                         | 0.45                          |
| 16                            | MEGHALAYA                     |                               |                               |
| 17                            | MIZORAM                       | 20.56                         | 0.90                          |
| 18                            | NAGALAND                      | 90.07                         | 74.04                         |
| 19                            | ODISHA                        | 155.61                        | 37.54                         |
| 20                            | PUNJAB                        | 45.60                         | 28.96                         |
| 21                            | RAJASTHAN                     | 1091.90                       | 98.61                         |
| 22                            | SIKKIM                        | 17.95                         | 3.69                          |
| 23                            | TAMIL NADU                    | 1694.26                       | 107.20                        |
| 24                            | TELANGANA                     | 1122.65                       | 30.90                         |
| 25                            | TRIPURA                       | 95.45                         | 25.36                         |
| 26                            | UTTAR PRADESH                 | 281.63                        | 210.71                        |
| 27                            | UTTARAKHAND                   | 95.49                         | 8.16                          |
| 28                            | WEST BENGAL                   | 226.70                        | 152.93                        |
| 29                            | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR           | 5.67                          | 0.02                          |
| 30                            | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI          | NR                            | NR                            |
| 31                            | DAMAN & DIU                   | NR                            | NR                            |
| 32                            | GOA                           | 0.93                          | 0.18                          |
| 33                            | LAKSHADWEEP                   | 0.27                          | 0.00                          |
| 34                            | PUDUCHERRY                    | 1.15                          | 0.44                          |