Lok Sabha Question No. 1595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: MGNREGS in West Bengal
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Md Abu Taher Khan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1595 ANSWERED ON 09/12/2025

## MGNREGS IN WEST BENGAL

1595. Md Abu Taher Khan:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of funds due under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), State-wise;
- (b) whether West Bengal has been denied funds under MGNREGS, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details and average MGNREGS wages during the last five years;
- (d) the details of average man-days generated through MGNREGS during the last five years;
- (e) the details and number of households enrolled under MGNREGS who have been able to get work for 100 days; and
- (f) the  details  of  percentage  of  workers  under  MGNREGS  who were able to receive their wages on time?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a)& (b): State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for Wage, Material and Admin component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS  as on 03.12.2025  are  given at Annexure-I.

The proposal for upward revision of the Labour Budget for FY 2021-22  for  the  State  of  West  Bengal  was  not  approved  by  the Empowered  Committee,  National Rural Employment  Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS), Department of Rural Development due to non-compliance with the directives issued  by this Department. Subsequently, the release of funds to the State of West Bengal under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  was  stopped  with effect from 09.03.2022 by invoking the provisions of Section 27 of the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act,

2005, owing to continued non-compliance with the directives of the Central Government by the State.

For  the  resumption  of  implementation  of  the  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS  in  the  State  of  West  Bengal  and  in  accordance  with  the order dated 18.06.2025 passed by the Hon'ble Calcutta High Court, the Department of Rural Development is currently in the process of reworking and refining the necessary modalities and procedures to comply with the High Court's directions.

- (c):      Details  of  average  wage  rate  per  day  per  person  under  the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years is given below:

| Financial Year                             |   2020- |   2021- |   2022- |   2023- |   2024- |
|--------------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|                                            |   21    |   22    |   23    |   24    |   25    |
| Average Wage rate per day per person (Rs.) |  200.71 |  208.84 |  216.57 |  235.63 |  252.68 |

(As per NREGASoft)

(d): Details of average days of employment provided per households  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  during  the  last  five financial years is given below:

| Financial Year                                    |   2020- 21 |   2021- 22 |   2022- 23 |   2023- 24 |   2024- 25 |
|---------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Average days of employment provided per Household |      51.52 |      50.07 |      47.83 |      52.08 |      50.24 |

(As per NREGASoft)

- (e):     Details of households who have completed 100 days of wage employment  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  during  the  last  five financial years is given below:

| Financial Year                                        | 2020-21                                       | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Total No of HHs completed 100 Days of Wage Employment | 71,97,09059,14,76135,96,87344,94,35240,70,322 |           |           |           |           |

(As per NREGASoft)

- (f):       Percentage of Fund Transfer Orders (FTOs) generated within 15 days from the closure of muster rolls under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years is given below:

| Financial Year                      |   2020- 21 |   2021- 22 |   2022- 23 |   2023- 24 |   2024- 25 |
|-------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| % payments generated within 15 days |      96.18 |      96.54 |       92.5 |      97.87 |      97.06 |

(As per NREGASoft)

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a)& (b) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 1595 dated 09.12.2025.

| State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for Wage, Material and Admin component   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for Wage, Material and Admin component   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for Wage, Material and Admin component   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for Wage, Material and Admin component   | State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of pending liabilities for Wage, Material and Admin component   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                 | State/UTs                                                                                               | Wage                                                                                                    | Material                                                                                                | Admin                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                       | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                          | 399.97                                                                                                  | 556.32                                                                                                  | 27.57                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                       | 12.80                                                                                                   | 143.69                                                                                                  | 0.88                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                       | ASSAM                                                                                                   | 0.33                                                                                                    | 404.27                                                                                                  | 53.26                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                       | BIHAR                                                                                                   | 9.75                                                                                                    | 396.77                                                                                                  | 14.83                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                       | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                            | 3.28                                                                                                    | 103.62                                                                                                  | 11.96                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                       | GOA                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0.43                                                                                                    | 0.02                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                       | GUJARAT                                                                                                 | 59.88                                                                                                   | 21.33                                                                                                   | 9.76                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                       | HARYANA                                                                                                 | 0.32                                                                                                    | 42.67                                                                                                   | 0.37                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                       | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                        | 1.49                                                                                                    | 68.17                                                                                                   | 5.63                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                       | 6.10                                                                                                    | 192.00                                                                                                  | 17.95                                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                                      | JHARKHAND                                                                                               | 7.58                                                                                                    | 298.71                                                                                                  | 4.90                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                      | KARNATAKA                                                                                               | 6.30                                                                                                    | 575.98                                                                                                  | 37.63                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                      | KERALA                                                                                                  | 329.42                                                                                                  | 186.80                                                                                                  | 50.99                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                      | LADAKH                                                                                                  | 0.64                                                                                                    | 2.47                                                                                                    | 0.11                                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                      | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                          | 123.48                                                                                                  | 643.14                                                                                                  | 84.74                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                      | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                             | 10.78                                                                                                   | 684.30                                                                                                  | 32.56                                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                                      | MANIPUR                                                                                                 | 1.76                                                                                                    | 154.19                                                                                                  | 4.28                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                      | MEGHALAYA                                                                                               | 4.93                                                                                                    | 58.72                                                                                                   | 1.09                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                      | MIZORAM                                                                                                 | 13.48                                                                                                   | 0.25                                                                                                    | 1.33                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                      | NAGALAND                                                                                                | 12.74                                                                                                   | 87.82                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                                      | ODISHA                                                                                                  | 9.41                                                                                                    | 227.12                                                                                                  | 2.23                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                      | PUNJAB                                                                                                  | 1.71                                                                                                    | 113.32                                                                                                  | 1.59                                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                                      | RAJASTHAN                                                                                               | 4.45                                                                                                    | 827.74                                                                                                  | 8.95                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                      | SIKKIM                                                                                                  | 0.10                                                                                                    | 2.43                                                                                                    | 0.03                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                      | TAMIL NADU                                                                                              | 225.71                                                                                                  | 622.85                                                                                                  | 35.55                                                                                                   |
| 26                                                                                                      | TELANGANA                                                                                               | 0.99                                                                                                    | 500.08                                                                                                  | 20.40                                                                                                   |
| 27                                                                                                      | TRIPURA                                                                                                 | 1.35                                                                                                    | 144.40                                                                                                  | 27.13                                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                                      | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                           | 17.50                                                                                                   | 1042.84                                                                                                 | 96.14                                                                                                   |
| 29                                                                                                      | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                             | 1.51                                                                                                    | 51.17                                                                                                   | 3.19                                                                                                    |
| 30                                                                                                      | WEST BENGAL                                                                                             | **                                                                                                      | **                                                                                                      | **                                                                                                      |
| 31                                                                                                      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0.03                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                    |
| 32                                                                                                      | DN HAVELI AND DD                                                                                        | 1.29                                                                                                    | 0.02                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                                      | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                    |
| 34                                                                                                      | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                              | 16.99                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                    | 0.31                                                                                                    |
| Total                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                   | 1286.04                                                                                                 | 8153.65                                                                                                 | 555.39                                                                                                  |

Note: The data as per PFMS/MIS and Pending liability of the previous year for the material component.

**The proposal for upward revision of the Labour Budget for FY 2021-22 for the State of West Bengal was  not  approved  by  the  Empowered  Committee,  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS),  Department  of  Rural  Development  due  to  non-compliance  with  the directives issued by this Department. Subsequently, the release of funds to the State of West Bengal under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) was also stopped with effect from 09.03.2022 by invoking the provisions of Section 27 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, owing to continued non-compliance with the directives of the Central Government by the State.

As per NREGASoft, the pending liability pertaining to the State of West Bengal (as on 08.03.2022) stands  at  ₹3082.52  crore,  comprising  ₹1457.22  crore  under  the  wage  component,  ₹1607.68  crore under the material component, and ₹17.62 crore under the administrative component. The admissibility of this liability is subject to verification by the Central Government.

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