Lok Sabha Question No. 3166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Wages under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3166

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.0 8.201 6

## WAGES UNDER MGNREGS

## 3166. PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  amount  released  as  wages  for  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Ru Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last two years, State - wise;
- (b) the wages pending to be released to various States as of now, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether there is any proposal to include new areas under MGNREGS; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA)  is  a demand driven wage employment programme and funds are released to the States/UTs on basis of agreed to Labour Budget and performance of the States. States/UTs - wise details of amount released under the MGNREGS during 2014 - 15 and 2015 - 16 is indicated in Annexure - I.
- (b): State/UT - wise details of the pending wage liability for the year 2015 - 16 is given in Annexure - II.
- (c): No, Madam.
- (d): Does not arise.

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## Annexure-I referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3166 dated 04.08.2016

(In lakh)

|         |                    | Central Release   | Central Release   |
|---------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Sl. No. | State              | 2014-15           | 2015-16           |
| 1       | ANDHRAPRADESH      | 290314.10         | 307380.33         |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 2704.16           | 4395.10           |
| 3       | ASSAM              | 50023.46          | 87830.06          |
| 4       | BIHAR              | 95968.24          | 102412.26         |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH       | 150570.49         | 106341.30         |
| 6       | GUJARAT            | 35442.93          | 30598.72          |
| 7       | HARYANA            | 16715.29          | 12470.72          |
| 8       | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 35542.86          | 39610.32          |
| 9       | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR   | 52171.08          | 55801.83          |
| 10      | JHARKHAND          | 72433.41          | 97879.90          |
| 11      | KARNATAKA          | 171687.07         | 99155.27          |
| 12      | KERALA             | 158758.02         | 152633.88         |
| 13      | MADHYAPRADESH      | 245163.12         | 236732.20         |
| 14      | MAHARASHTRA        | 79951.77          | 123834.73         |
| 15      | MANIPUR            | 21997.13          | 25532.29          |
| 16      | MEGHALAYA          | 27785.90          | 22182.56          |
| 17      | MIZORAM            | 11141.23          | 28517.36          |
| 18      | NAGALAND           | 11305.27          | 26665.95          |
| 19      | ODISHA             | 103530.34         | 147941.05         |
| 20      | PUNJAB             | 18948.18          | 24533.37          |
| 21      | RAJASTHAN          | 297609.87         | 269583.23         |
| 22      | SIKKIM             | 7386.41           | 8623.44           |
| 23      | TAMILNADU          | 378180.33         | 547037.47         |
| 24      | TELANGANA          | 191996.00         | 182484.92         |
| 25      | TRIPURA            | 63662.48          | 135894.19         |
| 26      | UTTAR PRADESH      | 251341.40         | 269569.44         |
| 27      | UTTARAKHAND        | 28636.22          | 45076.65          |
| 28      | WEST BENGAL        | 374495.29         | 471174.20         |
| 29      | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR  | 1301.94           | 1035.72           |
| 30      | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | NR                | NR                |
| 31      | DAMAN&DIU          | NR                | NR                |
| 32      | GOA                | 137.95            | 246.82            |
| 33      | LAKSHADWEEP        | 45.06             | 11.85             |
| 34      | PUDUCHERRY         | 739.69            | 1292.57           |
|         | Total              | 3247686.69        | 3664479.70        |

## Annexure-II referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3166 dated 04.08.2016

Pending Wage Liability reported by States/UTs FY: 2015-16 (Rs. In lakh)

| S. No.   | State             | Wage Liability   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRAPRADESH     | 6471.72          |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 5100.28          |
| 3        | ASSAM             | 47532.83         |
| 4        | BIHAR             | 40577.00         |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH      | 63579.49         |
| 6        | GOA               | 11.89            |
| 7        | GUJARAT           | 5587.16          |
| 8        | HARYANA           | 1809.21          |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 3649.56          |
| 10       | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR  | 28715.72         |
| 11       | JHARKHAND         | 7225.86          |
| 12       | KARNATAKA         | 19712.48         |
| 13       | KERALA            | 49897.29         |
| 14       | MADHYAPRADESH     | 44847.22         |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA       | 6171.99          |
| 16       | MANIPUR           | 0.00             |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA         | 31080.84         |
| 18       | MIZORAM           | 0.00             |
| 19       | NAGALAND          | 29188.16         |
| 20       | ODISHA            | 27785.38         |
| 21       | PUNJAB            | 7851.72          |
| 22       | RAJASTHAN         | 17223.26         |
| 23       | SIKKIM            | 2484.00          |
| 24       | TAMILNADU         | 7806.58          |
| 25       | TELANGANA         | 26883.54         |
| 26       | TRIPURA           | 2289.30          |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH     | 66363.29         |
| 28       | UTTARAKHAND       | 12565.94         |
| 29       | WEST BENGAL       | 246391.83        |
| 30       | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR | 87.82            |
| 31       | LAKSHADWEEP       | 1.24             |
| 32       | PUDUCHERRY        | 2.72             |
|          | Total             |                  |
|          |                   | 808895.32        |