Lok Sabha Question No. 779 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Irregularities under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR, DILIP PATEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 779

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07 .201 6

## IRREGULARITIES UNDER MGNREGS

## 779. SHRI ALOK SANJAR: SHRI DILIP PATEL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  funds  released  and  utilised  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  Nation Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  during  each  year  in  last  three  year and current year, State/ UTwise;
- (b) the details of number of people availing the scheme, State/UT - wise including Gujarat;
- (c) whether some cases of irregularities in use of funds including non - payment  of  wages under the scheme have come into notice of the Government;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  current measures taken by the Government to check such irregularities in future;
- (e) the effect of this scheme on migration for employment; and
- (f) whether there has bee n any rural employment generation as a result thereof and the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- (a): State/UT - wise  details  of  amount  released  and  expenditure  under  the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last three years and th current year is indicated in Annexure-I.
- (b):  The Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA)  provides  a legal guarantee for 100 days of e mployment in a financial year to every rural household of t e country including Gujarat whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. Not less than  100  days  of  employment  are  provided  to  registered  workers  upon  receipt  o demand. Details  of  households  provided  employment  as  demanded  by  job  card  holder States/UTs including Gujarat under theMGNREGS during the last three years and the current yea are indicated in the Annexure-I.
- (c)&(d): The  Ministry,  under  MGNREGA  receives  compla ints  of  irregularities  including  no -payment of wages etc. from States/UTs. Since the responsibility of implementation of MGNREGA is vested with the State Governments, all complaints received in the Ministry are forw concerned  State  Government s  for  taking  appropriate  action  including  investigation,  as Detailed instructions by way of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for dealing with c
- have  also  been  issued  to  all  States/UTs.  The  year -wise  data  of  the  complaints  is  not  bein m aintained  by  the  Ministry. The  cumulative  pendency  of  the  complaints  is  monitored  at Ministry level. The State and UT - wise details of complaints is at Annexure-II.
- (e): Research has shown that consistent and strong implementation MGNREGA has reduced distress migration. Results show that number of days provided work is inversely correlated w migration by members of the household.
- (f): The  reduction  in  distress  migration  by  the  whole  household  has  concurrently increase  in  rural  employment  thr ough  MGNREGA.  Research  also  says  that,  but  for  the implementation of MGNREGA, the crisis of joblessness in rural markets would have been a

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## Annexure-I referred in reply to parts (a)&(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 779 dated 21.07.2016

|     |                      | No. of HH provided employment   | No. of HH provided employment   | No. of HH provided employment   | No. of HH provided employment   | Central Release   | Central Release   | Central Release   | Central Release          |            |               |                     |                          |
|-----|----------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------|---------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
| No. | State                | 2013-14                         | 2014-15                         | 2015-16                         | 2016-17 as on 15/07/2016        | 2013-14           | 2014-15           | 2015-16           | 2016-17 as on 15/07/2016 | 2013-14    | Total 2014-15 | Expenditure 2015-16 | 2016-17 as on 15/07/2016 |
| 1   | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 60.40                           | 32.97                           | 35.95                           | 30.44                           | 475049.00         | 290314.10         | 307380.33         | 338835.08                | 529342.76  | 283946.01     | 449688.01           | 126755.96                |
| 2   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 1.40                            | 1.36                            | 1.82                            | 0.63                            | 13852.67          | 2704.16           | 4395.10           | 9525.22                  | 9593.54    | 3441.52       | 6558.81             | 19.60                    |
| 3   | ASSAM                | 12.62                           | 9.67                            | 15.13                           | 5.65                            | 57349.95          | 50023.46          | 87830.06          | 45511.58                 | 69976.59   | 50310.65      | 62124.14            | 72304.97                 |
| 4   | BIHAR                | 20.59                           | 10.36                           | 15.49                           | 7.83                            | 158070.67         | 95968.24          | 102412.26         | 76551.00                 | 202702.34  | 108170.99     | 161917.44           | 51880.39                 |
| 5   | CHHATTISGARH         | 25.12                           | 17.48                           | 21.76                           | 17.08                           | 144602.31         | 150570.49         | 106341.30         | 133272.13                | 202397.60  | 175421.54     | 128319.57           | 149285.87                |
| 6   | GUJARAT              | 5.79                            | 5.13                            | 5.57                            | 4.39                            | 33530.02          | 35442.93          | 30598.72          | 43199.86                 | 48902.62   | 47121.78      | 42862.92            | 32413.17                 |
| 7   | HARYANA              | 3.25                            | 2.18                            | 1.69                            | 1.34                            | 37687.81          | 16715.29          | 12470.72          | 6445.17                  | 38161.54   | 21647.06      | 14139.49            | 9875.37                  |
| 8   | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 5.39                            | 4.53                            | 4.23                            | 1.56                            | 47797.09          | 35542.86          | 39610.32          | 26172.66                 | 56959.21   | 40623.27      | 38845.67            | 12903.42                 |
| 9   | JAMMU & KASHMIR      | 6.58                            | 3.32                            | 6.53                            | 0.59                            | 60315.73          | 52171.08          | 55801.83          | 44887.03                 | 76971.19   | 39159.25      | 76853.95            | 31423.03                 |
| 10  | JHARKHAND            | 11.39                           | 11.11                           | 11.27                           | 12.48                           | 62143.28          | 72433.41          | 97879.90          | 95645.56                 | 91244.10   | 102908.13     | 133251.23           | 77663.56                 |
| 11  | KARNATAKA            | 14.50                           | 10.95                           | 12.37                           | 8.23                            | 159606.81         | 171687.07         | 99155.27          | 126815.30                | 206841.31  | 167569.57     | 182227.07           | 111934.10                |
| 12  | KERALA               | 15.24                           | 13.80                           | 15.06                           | 6.22                            | 127710.93         | 158758.02         | 152633.88         | 85250.89                 | 130056.59  | 161696.54     | 148318.42           | 76466.67                 |
| 13  | MADHYA PRADESH       | 29.09                           | 27.89                           | 27.02                           | 14.68                           | 183982.44         | 245163.12         | 236732.20         | 204440.40                | 261894.50  | 280536.80     | 250002.67           | 158902.37                |
| 14  | MAHARASHTRA          | 11.44                           | 11.60                           | 12.75                           | 10.27                           | 115292.02         | 79951.77          | 123834.73         | 112850.70                | 127467.66  | 160988.49     | 184503.76           | 116903.18                |
| 15  | MANIPUR              | 4.55                            | 4.69                            | 4.74                            | 1.71                            | 23100.00          | 21997.13          | 25532.29          | 27723.41                 | 25476.92   | 26713.59      | 23119.44            | 3858.45                  |
| 16  | MEGHALAYA            | 3.64                            | 3.51                            | 3.68                            | 0.30                            | 27106.21          | 27785.90          | 22182.56          | 55560.99                 | 31849.02   | 30934.71      | 27363.10            | 38045.96                 |
| 17  | MIZORAM              | 1.78                            | 1.94                            | 1.94                            | 1.85                            | 24474.27          | 11141.23          | 28517.36          | 1992.14                  | 26037.67   | 11420.13      | 29858.81            | 1820.19                  |
| 18  | NAGALAND             | 4.08                            | 4.05                            | 4.17                            | 4.11                            | 29214.80          | 11305.27          | 26665.95          | 50152.80                 | 29479.90   | 15781.96      | 19448.55            | 41.86                    |
| 19  | ODISHA               | 17.10                           | 14.68                           | 19.98                           | 11.96                           | 75752.84          | 103530.34         | 147941.05         | 114656.75                | 128680.21  | 106892.48     | 205205.29           | 103071.72                |
| 20  | PUNJAB               | 4.12                            | 2.89                            | 4.74                            | 2.84                            | 22615.48          | 18948.18          | 24533.37          | 20962.62                 | 25891.90   | 21350.00      | 30006.39            | 25668.70                 |
| 21  | RAJASTHAN            | 36.15                           | 36.85                           | 42.21                           | 34.41                           | 205943.32         | 297609.87         | 269583.23         | 287915.51                | 262961.00  | 325186.44     | 326885.19           | 247527.27                |
| 22  | SIKKIM               | 0.63                            | 0.57                            | 0.65                            | 0.34                            | 10684.17          | 7386.41           | 8623.44           | 5953.46                  | 10889.61   | 7734.68       | 9730.76             | 3991.78                  |
| 23  | TAMIL NADU           | 62.68                           | 56.58                           | 60.53                           | 49.42                           | 469021.12         | 378180.33         | 547037.47         | 235845.08                | 393853.20  | 391954.05     | 625499.46           | 201862.00                |
| 24  | TELANGANA            | 0.00                            | 24.63                           | 25.51                           | 20.51                           | 0.00              | 191996.00         | 182484.92         | 124305.00                | 5058.52    | 190374.75     | 237500.95           | 95396.71                 |
| 25  | TRIPURA              | 5.91                            | 5.82                            | 5.70                            | 5.27                            | 94366.49          | 63662.48          | 135894.19         | 47392.36                 | 107504.47  | 82239.49      | 137156.76           | 31518.92                 |
| 26  | UTTAR PRADESH        | 49.95                           | 39.16                           | 54.59                           | 32.53                           | 289639.01         | 251341.40         | 269569.44         | 207413.32                | 346067.61  | 313908.73     | 297606.16           | 209374.22                |
| 27  | UTTARAKHAND          | 3.97                            | 4.56                            | 5.45                            | 2.55                            | 33000.50          | 28636.22          | 45076.65          | 27368.35                 | 38083.54   | 31845.33      | 49237.03            | 30682.79                 |
| 28  | WEST BENGAL          | 61.33                           | 51.20                           | 61.11                           | 24.49                           | 289438.19         | 374495.29         | 471174.20         | 304528.98                | 372517.24  | 401287.47     | 485155.35           | 357802.09                |
| 29  | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    | 0.17                            | 0.13                            | 0.06                            | 0.00                            | 1918.10           | 1301.94           | 1035.72           | 253.08                   | 1788.27    | 904.58        | 327.86              | 0.00                     |
| 30  | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00                     | NR         | NR            | NR                  | 0.00                     |
| 31  | DAMAN & DIU          | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00                     | NR         | NR            | NR                  | 0.00                     |
| 32  | GOA                  | 0.05                            | 0.07                            | 0.06                            | 0.01                            | 205.86            | 137.95            | 246.82            | 111.27                   | 297.40     | 457.15        | 300.59              | 51.96                    |
| 33  | LAKSHADWEEP          | 0.01                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 16.93             | 45.06             | 11.85             | 0.00                     | 73.64      | 70.50         | 29.83               | 11.01                    |
| 34  | PUDUCHERRY           | 0.39                            | 0.30                            | 0.33                            | 0.06                            | 879.98            | 739.69            | 1292.57           | 300.15                   | 1136.83    | 650.20        | 917.82              | 76.43                    |
|     | Total                | 479.30                          | 413.97                          | 482.10                          | 313.74                          | 3274368.00        | 3247686.69        | 3664479.70        | 2861837.85               | 3860158.50 | 3603247.84    | 4384962.49          | 2379533.72               |

(In Lakhs)

## Annexure-II referred in reply to parts (c)&(d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 779 dated 21.07.2016

| Details of Complaints received under MGNREGA   | Details of Complaints received under MGNREGA   | Details of Complaints received under MGNREGA   | Details of Complaints received under MGNREGA   | Details of Complaints received under MGNREGA   | Details of Complaints received under MGNREGA   | Details of Complaints received under MGNREGA   | Details of Complaints received under MGNREGA   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| No.                                            | State                                          | Misappr op- riation of funds                   | Under pay- ment                                | Wages not paid                                 | Corruption under NREGA                         | Irregularities (Not specific)                  | Total                                          |
| 1                                              | 2                                              | 3                                              | 4                                              | 5                                              | 6                                              | 7                                              | 8                                              |
| 1                                              | ANDHRA PRADESH                                 | 1                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 2                                              | 5                                              | 8                                              |
| 2                                              | ARUNACHAL                                      | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 3                                              | PRADESH ASSAM                                  | 23                                             | 0                                              | 2                                              | 12                                             | 3                                              | 40                                             |
| 4                                              | BIHAR                                          | 17                                             | 74                                             | 16                                             | 123                                            | 19                                             | 249                                            |
| 5                                              | CHHATTISGARH                                   | 9                                              | 23                                             | 18                                             | 38                                             | 6                                              | 94                                             |
| 6                                              | GOA                                            | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 7                                              | GUJARAT                                        | 1                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 2                                              | 12                                             | 15                                             |
| 8                                              | HARYANA                                        | 55                                             | 3                                              | 14                                             | 16                                             | 20                                             | 112                                            |
| 9                                              | HIMACHAL PRADESH                               | 20                                             | 3                                              | 5                                              | 3                                              | 6                                              | 37                                             |
| 10                                             | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                | 0                                              | 0                                              | 1                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 1                                              |
| 11                                             | JHARKHAND                                      | 45                                             | 6                                              | 13                                             | 36                                             | 40                                             | 140                                            |
| 12                                             | KARNATAKA                                      | 8                                              | 0                                              | 6                                              | 0                                              | 4                                              | 18                                             |
| 13                                             | KERALA                                         | 4                                              | 1                                              | 3                                              | 4                                              | 7                                              | 19                                             |
| 14                                             | LAKSHADWEEP                                    | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 15                                             | MADHYA PRADESH                                 | 220                                            | 7                                              | 44                                             | 109                                            | 38                                             | 418                                            |
| 16                                             | MAHARASTRA                                     | 2                                              | 4                                              | 1                                              | 4                                              | 3                                              | 14                                             |
| 17                                             | MANIPUR                                        | 1                                              | 1                                              | 2                                              | 0                                              | 8                                              | 12                                             |
| 18                                             | MEGHALAYA                                      | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 19                                             | MIZORAM                                        | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 20                                             | NAGALAND                                       | 3                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 3                                              |
| 21                                             | ODISHA                                         | 34                                             | 1                                              | 20                                             | 19                                             | 22                                             | 95                                             |
| 22                                             | PUNJAB                                         | 8                                              | 0                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 3                                              | 13                                             |
| 23                                             | PUDUCHERRY                                     | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              |
| 24                                             | RAJASTHAN                                      | 6                                              | 1                                              | 3                                              | 1                                              | 8                                              | 19                                             |
| 25                                             | TAMIL NADU                                     | 7                                              | 1                                              | 2                                              | 4                                              | 4                                              | 18                                             |
| 26                                             | TELENGANA                                      | 3                                              | 2                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 5                                              |
| 27                                             | TRIPURA                                        | 3                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 1                                              | 0                                              | 4                                              |
| 28                                             | UTTAR PRADESH                                  | 400                                            | 26                                             | 92                                             | 301                                            | 362                                            | 1181                                           |
| 29                                             | UTTRAKHAND                                     | 3                                              | 2                                              | 5                                              | 7                                              | 4                                              | 21                                             |
| 30                                             | WEST BENGAL                                    | 3                                              | 5                                              | 2                                              | 6                                              | 1                                              | 17                                             |
| 31                                             | SIKKIM                                         | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              |
|                                                | Total                                          | 875                                            | 160                                            | 250                                            | 689                                            | 577                                            | 2555                                           |