Lok Sabha Question No. 1854 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Negative Balance of Funds under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: K. GOPAL, HARIOM SINGH RATHORE

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1854 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.05.2016

## NEGATIVE BALANCE OF FUNDS UNDER MGNREGS

## 1854. DR. K. GOPAL:

## SHRI HARI OM SINGH RATHORE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the MGNREGA scheme faces a negative balance of funds in 14 States, if details thereof, State/UT -wise;
- (b) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to rele ase adequate funds to the States under MGNREGA, State/UTwise;
- (c) the details of the funds allocated, released and spent under MGNREGS during the last three years, State/UT - wise;
- (d) the details of the  expenditure  made  under  the  head  'administrati ve  expenditure'  under MGNREGS in the various State/UTs during the said period, State/UT - wise;
- (e) the details regarding the increase/ decrease in percentage of the population living b poverty line and its impact on spending of funds under the scheme during the said period;
- (f) whether  in  its  report  the  Comptroller  and  Auditor  General  of  India  ha s expressed satisfaction over the achievement under the scheme during the said period; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the steps taken/being taken to achieve objectives of the said scheme?

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

(a)to(c): Ministry  of  Finance  has  allocated  Rs.2000  crore as  additional  funds  under Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA)  in  the  month  of March, 2016 during FY 2015 - 16. These funds were released to the States in the month of 2016. State - wise release position for the year 2015 - 16 is at Annexure - I.

During  the  year  2016 - 17,  the  Budget  provision  under  MGNREGA  is  Rs.38500  crore.  Budge provision  under  Vote  on  Account  stage  is  Rs.19664  crore.  Against  this, an  amount  of Rs.1638583.74  lakh  has  been  released  to  the  States  (including  Rs .242806.48  lakh  released  to NeFMS States on daily basis out of the sanctioned amount of Rs.533730.13 lakh) till State -wise release position is at Annexure - II.

MGNREGA  is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment  programme. Funds  for  programme implementation  are  released  to  the  States  after  verifying  the  performance,  utilis released, and as per the agreed Labour Budget. Since this is a demand driven programme, no targets  are  fixed  and no  State/UTs - wise  allocation  of  fund  is  made .  State - UT - wise  details  of amount  released  and  utilised  under  the MGNREGS  during  the  last  three  years  is  indicat in Annexure - I.

- (d) : State/UT wise details of the expenditure made under the head 'administrative expenditure' under MGNREGS during the last three years is given in Annexure - I. (e): MGNREGA 2005, guarantees at least 100 days of wage -employment to the rural poor including pe ople living below poverty line of the all States/UTs. MGNREGA is a demand - driven wage employment programme. Not less than 100 days of employment are provided to reg workers including people living below poverty line upon receipt of their demand. Th e numb r of days of employment provided to a household depends on the number of days of empl demanded by the household.
- (f) & (g): Comptroller and Auditor General of India, in its Report No.6 o (Performance Audit) along with the Beneficiary survey, has made a comprehensive assessment o the performance of the MGNREGS. The same is available on the web site of C&AG.

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## Annexure-I referred in reply to parts (a)to(d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1854 dated 05.05.2016

|     |                     | Central fund released   | Central fund released   | Central fund released   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure         | Administrative Expenditure   | Administrative Expenditure   | Administrative Expenditure   |
|-----|---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| No. | State               | 2013-14                 | 2014-15                 | 2015-16                 | 2013-14       | 2014-15       | 2015-16 Provisional | 2013-14                      | 2014-15                      | 2015-16 *Provisional         |
| 1   | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 475049.00               | 290314.10               | 307380.33               | 534401.28     | 283946.01     | 399699.02           | 59207.21                     | 47285.51                     | 23428.47                     |
| 2   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 13852.67                | 2704.16                 | 4395.10                 | 9593.54       | 3441.52       | 6515.51             | 408.14                       | 402.46                       | 444.53                       |
| 3   | ASSAM               | 57349.95                | 50023.46                | 87830.06                | 69976.59      | 50310.65      | 63759.61            | 3841.57                      | 2817.64                      | 4458.11                      |
| 4   | BIHAR               | 158070.67               | 95968.24                | 102412.26               | 202702.34     | 108170.99     | 161463.38           | 7865.80                      | 10392.34                     | 9009.58                      |
| 5   | CHHATTISGARH        | 144602.31               | 150570.49               | 106341.30               | 202397.60     | 175421.54     | 125444.68           | 11174.61                     | 10471.11                     | 7555.18                      |
| 6   | GUJARAT             | 33530.02                | 35442.93                | 30598.72                | 48902.62      | 47121.78      | 42923.51            | 4015.13                      | 3485.63                      | 3032.25                      |
| 7   | HARYANA             | 37687.81                | 16715.29                | 12470.72                | 38161.54      | 21647.06      | 14092.97            | 1313.06                      | 876.58                       | 680.49                       |
| 8   | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 47797.09                | 35542.86                | 39610.32                | 56959.21      | 40623.27      | 38723.80            | 2612.44                      | 2018.21                      | 1915.88                      |
| 9   | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 60315.73                | 52171.08                | 55801.83                | 76971.19      | 39159.25      | 75368.33            | 3606.64                      | 3463.97                      | 5324.30                      |
| 10  | JHARKHAND           | 62143.28                | 72433.41                | 97879.90                | 91244.10      | 102908.13     | 132600.05           | 5560.44                      | 5752.94                      | 5879.58                      |
| 11  | KARNATAKA           | 159606.81               | 171687.07               | 99155.27                | 206841.31     | 167569.57     | 182676.60           | 6788.91                      | 6976.24                      | 9523.50                      |
| 12  | KERALA              | 127710.93               | 158758.02               | 152633.88               | 130056.59     | 161696.54     | 149217.05           | 6019.86                      | 7062.55                      | 5736.06                      |
| 13  | MADHYA PRADESH      | 183982.44               | 245163.12               | 236732.20               | 261894.50     | 280536.80     | 249933.26           | 19475.16                     | 8830.64                      | 23554.38                     |
| 14  | MAHARASHTRA         | 115292.02               | 79951.77                | 123834.73               | 127467.66     | 160988.49     | 185819.32           | 8951.51                      | 9633.83                      | 11229.33                     |
| 15  | MANIPUR             | 23100.00                | 21997.13                | 25532.29                | 25476.92      | 26713.59      | 22659.21            | 1742.84                      | 1607.79                      | 1525.75                      |
| 16  | MEGHALAYA           | 27106.21                | 27785.90                | 22182.56                | 31849.02      | 30934.71      | 27140.28            | 1349.39                      | 1184.17                      | 1657.66                      |
| 17  | MIZORAM             | 24474.27                | 11141.23                | 28517.36                | 26037.67      | 11420.13      | 29867.21            | 1693.36                      | 746.11                       | 1697.09                      |
| 18  | NAGALAND            | 29214.80                | 11305.27                | 26665.95                | 29479.90      | 15781.96      | 19449.49            | 1160.63                      | 1380.65                      | 1203.31                      |
| 19  | ODISHA              | 75752.84                | 103530.34               | 147941.05               | 128680.21     | 106892.48     | 204685.71           | 5859.44                      | 5392.73                      | 6183.00                      |
| 20  | PUNJAB              | 22615.48                | 18948.18                | 24533.37                | 25891.90      | 21350.00      | 30016.24            | 1159.89                      | 1064.12                      | 1510.02                      |
| 21  | RAJASTHAN           | 205943.32               | 297609.87               | 269583.23               | 262961.00     | 325186.44     | 326897.14           | 20025.23                     | 20831.47                     | 21122.39                     |
| 22  | SIKKIM              | 10684.17                | 7386.41                 | 8623.44                 | 10889.61      | 7734.68       | 8845.37             | 661.21                       | 469.41                       | 501.16                       |
| 23  | TAMIL NADU          | 469021.12               | 378180.33               | 547037.47               | 393853.20     | 391954.05     | 624849.58           | 18080.00                     | 19384.67                     | 22786.47                     |
| 24  | TELANGANA           |                         | 191996.00               | 182484.92               |               | 190374.75     | 193678.01           |                              | 22444.21                     | 24021.70                     |
| 25  | TRIPURA             | 94366.49                | 63662.48                | 135894.19               | 107504.47     | 82239.49      | 136957.86           | 5308.81                      | 4889.40                      | 5558.06                      |
| 26  | UTTAR PRADESH       | 289639.01               | 251341.40               | 269569.44               | 346067.61     | 313908.73     | 298709.05           | 20554.21                     | 18233.89                     | 13116.78                     |
| 27  | UTTARAKHAND         | 33000.50                | 28636.22                | 45076.65                | 38083.54      | 31845.33      | 49051.38            | 1361.62                      | 1889.39                      | 1430.22                      |
| 28  | WEST BENGAL         | 289438.19               | 374495.29               | 471174.20               | 372517.24     | 401287.47     | 484869.28           | 17200.62                     | 20850.19                     | 17583.87                     |
| 29  | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 1918.10                 | 1301.94                 | 1035.72                 | 1788.27       | 904.58        | 224.70              | 165.95                       | 146.70                       | 75.79                        |
| 30  | GOA                 | 205.86                  | 137.95                  | 246.82                  | 297.40        | 457.15        | 300.01              | 6.44                         | 12.81                        | 17.49                        |
| 31  | LAKSHADWEEP         | 16.93                   | 45.06                   | 11.85                   | 73.64         | 70.50         | 29.80               | 26.70                        | 36.13                        | 18.70                        |
| 32  | PUDUCHERRY          | 879.98                  | 739.69                  | 1292.57                 | 1136.83       | 650.20        | 917.44              | 95.35                        | 120.54                       | 86.12                        |
|     | Total               | 3274368.00              | 3247686.69              | 3664479.70              | 3860158.50    | 3603247.84    | 4287384.85          | 237292.17                    | 240154.03                    | 231867.22                    |

(Rs. In lakh)

Annexure-II referred to in reply to parts (a)to(c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1854 dated 05.05.2016. (Rs. In lakh)

| Central funds released to MGNREGAStates during 2016-17 (03.05.2016)   | Central funds released to MGNREGAStates during 2016-17 (03.05.2016)   | Central funds released to MGNREGAStates during 2016-17 (03.05.2016)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No.                                                                   | States                                                                | Total                                                                 |
| 1                                                                     | 2                                                                     | 7                                                                     |
| 1                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                        | 282042.20                                                             |
| 2                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                     | 6984.60                                                               |
| 3                                                                     | Assam                                                                 | 15744.48                                                              |
| 4                                                                     | Bihar                                                                 | 22925.60                                                              |
| 5                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                          | 102119.70                                                             |
| 6                                                                     | Gujarat                                                               | 5120.40                                                               |
| 7                                                                     | Haryana                                                               | 2076.59                                                               |
| 8                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                      | 4376.30                                                               |
| 9                                                                     | Jammu &Kashmir                                                        | 36272.32                                                              |
| 10                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                             | 78916.70                                                              |
| 11                                                                    | Karnataka                                                             | 66837.73                                                              |
| 12                                                                    | Kerala                                                                | 52649.86                                                              |
| 13                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                        | 140716.20                                                             |
| 14                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                           | 81729.80                                                              |
| 15                                                                    | Manipur                                                               | 0.00                                                                  |
| 16                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                             | 42350.20                                                              |
| 17                                                                    | Mizoram                                                               | 1992.14                                                               |
| 18                                                                    | Nagaland                                                              | 44232.00                                                              |
| 19                                                                    | Orissa                                                                | 54913.94                                                              |
| 20                                                                    | Punjab                                                                | 12643.79                                                              |
| 21                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                             | 69068.98                                                              |
| 22                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                | 2753.70                                                               |
| 23                                                                    | Tamilnadu                                                             | 74976.60                                                              |
| 24                                                                    | Telangana                                                             | 120299.90                                                             |
| 25                                                                    | Tripura                                                               | 4639.97                                                               |
| 26                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                         | 60880.62                                                              |
| 27                                                                    | Uttaranchal                                                           | 11558.68                                                              |
| 28                                                                    | West Bengal                                                           | 239130.40                                                             |
| 29                                                                    | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                              | 221.56                                                                |
| 30                                                                    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                   | 0.00                                                                  |
| 31                                                                    | Pondicherry                                                           | 297.80                                                                |
| 32                                                                    | Goa                                                                   | 111.00                                                                |
|                                                                       | Total                                                                 | 1638583.74                                                            |