Lok Sabha Question No. 2001 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Performance Review of MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .2001

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07 .201 6

## PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF MGNREGS

## 2001. SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  brought  out  a  performance  review  of  the  Mahatm Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the purpose behind the move;
- (c) whether drought prone States have been allowed to generate 150 days of work household, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the names of the States that have been given 150 days of work pe r household;
- (e) the quantum of funds required to meet this extra work days, State/UT - wise; and
- (f) the other steps taken by the Government to bring in transparency in MGNREGS?

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

(a)&(b) : The  Ministry  has  established  a  comprehensive  system  of  monitoring  a review  mechanism  for  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act (MGNREGA). The  evaluation  of  works  under  MGNREGA  is  regularly  done in  the Performance  Review  Committee  meetin gs,  Video  conferences  and  weekly  meetings. State specific reviews of States are also undertaken from time to time. Officers of the Mi National Level Monitors also visit various districts to oversee the performance MGNREGA. During these review s, the implementation aspects that need strengthening a identified including the areas for improvement in the quality of assets. The major steps taken by the Government to improve the programme implementation under MGNREGA are given in the Annexure - I.

(c ): The Ministry of Rural development provides 50 days of additional employment notified areas of drought affected States under MGNREGS. Accordingly, on recommendat of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, provision of additional employmen t of 50 days over and above 100 days per household under MGNREGA has been made in the notified drought affected areas of the following States during FY 2015 - 16 and FY 2016 - 17 (as on 11.7.2016). The details are given as under: -

| Financial Year 2015 - 16                           | Financial Year 2015 - 16                           | Financial Year 2015 - 16                           |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                            | State                                              | No. of districts/talukas                           |
| 1                                                  | Karnataka                                          | 136 taluks                                         |
| 2                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                       | 93 tehsils                                         |
| 3                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                     | 268 tehsils                                        |
| 4                                                  | Odisha                                             | 215 blocks                                         |
| 5                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                     | 359 mandals                                        |
| 6                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                      | 50 districts                                       |
| 7                                                  | Telangana                                          | 231 mandals                                        |
| 8                                                  | Maharashtra                                        | 12183 GPs                                          |
| 9                                                  | Jharkhand                                          | All the 24 districts                               |
| 10                                                 | Rajasthan                                          | 2900 GPs                                           |
| Financial Year 2016 - 17 (Status as on 11.07.2016) | Financial Year 2016 - 17 (Status as on 11.07.2016) | Financial Year 2016 - 17 (Status as on 11.07.2016) |
| 1                                                  | Karnataka                                          | 62 taluks of 12 districts                          |
| 2                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                     | 268 tehsils of 42 districts                        |
| 3                                                  | Rajasthan                                          | 14487 villages of 19 districts                     |
| 4                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                      | 08 districts                                       |
| 5                                                  | Uttarakhand                                        | 07 districts                                       |

- (d): Details  of  households  provided  more  than  100  days  of  employment  in  droug affected 10 States under The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Ac (MGNREGA) are given in Annexure - II.
- (e): The quantum of financial assistance released under MGNREGA is not work/ proje wise. Funds for programme implementation are released to the States as per the ag Labour Budget, self of projects and demand from the States. State/UT - wise details of amount released under the MGNREGS during the last three years and the current year is indica at Annexure - III.
- (f): The  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  bring  transparency  in MGNREGS  are  as under:
- States/UTs have been asked to strengthen Social audits of MGNREGS works in accordance with the provisions of the Audit of Schemes Rules 2011 is in  consultation  with  the  Comptroller  and  Auditor  General  of  India. Social Audit Actio n Plan has been formulated and shared with States.
- All States have been requested to set up an independent Social Audit (SAU) and appoint Ombudsman at the district level for grievance redressa
- The  Ministry  has  established  a  comprehensive  system  of  m onitoring  and review  mechanism  for  MGNREGA,  which,  inter  alia,  include  visits  of  t Officers of the Ministry and National Level Monitors.

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## Annexure-I referred in reply to parts (a)&(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2001 dated 28.07.2016

## Major steps taken by the Government to improve the  programme implementation under MGNREGA

## Better planning and asset identification

- An Intensive Participatory Planning Exercise (IPPE) /Mission Antyodaya has been launched in 2569 most backward blocks. This exercise has helped in identifying better quality assets that need to be created.

## Improving the quality of works

- For improving convergence with the line departments, and thereby to improve the quality of assets, the State Convergence Plans have been formulated.
- The  associated  outcomes  of  each  work  are  being  recorded  before taking up  the work, and  the same  is being measured  after completion of the work-thereby bringing in more focus  on outcomes.
- The States/UTs have been asked to deploy State Quality Monitors to inspect the quality of assets created under the Scheme.
- Ministry  has  conducted  training  of  Technical  Resource  Persons from the States/UTs on different technical aspects of works which can be taken up under the scheme.States have been asked to train Block  resource  persons  and  district  resource  persons  to  from technical teams.
- States  have  been  advised  to  engage  technical  assistants/barefoot engineers  for  better technical  planning  and  supervision  of  works under MGNREGA.

## Better transparency, accountability and grievance redressal

- States/UTs have been asked to strengthen Social audits of MGNREGS works in accordance with the provisions of the Audit of Schemes  Rules  2011  issued  in  consultation  with  the Comptroller and  Auditor  General  of  India. Social  Audit  Action  Plan  has  been formulated and shared with States.
- The Ministry has established a comprehensive system of monitoring and  review  mechanism  for  MGNREGA,  which,  inter  alia,  include visits of the Officers of the Ministry and National Level Monitors.
- All  States  have  been  requested  to  set  up  an  independent  Social Audit Unit (SAU) and appoint Ombudsman at the district level for grievance redressal.
- With a view to avoid bogus attendance and to check instances of tempering and misuse of muster rolls, the e-Muster system has been introduced.

## Fund management and avoiding delays in payment

The  Ministry  has  initiated  Electronic  Fund  Management  System  (eFMS)  which  directly  credits  the  wages  into  the  respective  beneficiary's accounts  using  the  core  banking  system.  The  Central  Government  has  also started National  Electronic  Fund  Management  System (NeFMS) in  11  States (Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala Odisha Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand) and launched Dashboard for tracking of pending Fund Transfer Orders, Public Fund Management  System, electronic Fund Management System, Direct Benefit Transfer etc.

## Project LIFE - MGNREGA

- The Government has launched Project Livelihood in Full EmploymentMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Project LIFEMGNREGA).  It  aims to plan and implement tailor-made livelihood  interventions  for  rural  households  in  convergence  with National  Rural  Livelihood  Mission  (NRLM),  Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) and Deen Dayal Updhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojna (DDUGKY) thereby, converting them into skilled persons.
- Focus on NRM and individual assets.

## Monitoring and Review Mechanism

- The Scheme is regularly reviewed in the Performance Review Committee meetings, Video conferences and Regional Review meetings. State specific reviews are also undertaken from time to time. Officers of the Ministry and National Level Monitors also visit various districts to oversee the performance of MGNREGA.

(In Nos.)

| MGNREGA(FY: 2015-16)   | MGNREGA(FY: 2015-16)   | MGNREGA(FY: 2015-16)                   |
|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| S. No.                 | State                  | House Hold Employed more than 100 days |
| 1                      | ANDHRAPRADESH          | 418822                                 |
| 2                      | CHHATTISGARH           | 236574                                 |
| 3                      | JHARKHAND              | 160652                                 |
| 4                      | KARNATAKA              | 126281                                 |
| 5                      | MADHYAPRADESH          | 204648                                 |
| 6                      | MAHARASHTRA            | 215447                                 |
| 7                      | ODISHA                 | 180497                                 |
| 8                      | RAJASTHAN              | 211742                                 |
| 9                      | TELANGANA              | 374976                                 |
| 10                     | UTTAR PRADESH          | 154723                                 |

## Annexure-III referred in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2001 dated 28.07.2016

| States/UTs wise release position of MGNREGA(2013-14 to 2016-17 till date )   | States/UTs wise release position of MGNREGA(2013-14 to 2016-17 till date )   | States/UTs wise release position of MGNREGA(2013-14 to 2016-17 till date )   | States/UTs wise release position of MGNREGA(2013-14 to 2016-17 till date )   | States/UTs wise release position of MGNREGA(2013-14 to 2016-17 till date )   | States/UTs wise release position of MGNREGA(2013-14 to 2016-17 till date )   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                       | States                                                                       | 2013-14                                                                      | 2014-15                                                                      | 2015-16                                                                      | 2016-17                                                                      |
| 1                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                               | 475049.00                                                                    | 290314.10                                                                    | 307380.330                                                                   | 338835.08                                                                    |
| 2                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                            | 13852.67                                                                     | 2704.16                                                                      | 4395.100                                                                     | 9525.22                                                                      |
| 3                                                                            | Assam                                                                        | 57349.95                                                                     | 50023.46                                                                     | 87830.060                                                                    | 52062.11                                                                     |
| 4                                                                            | Bihar                                                                        | 158070.67                                                                    | 95968.24                                                                     | 102412.260                                                                   | 82429.74                                                                     |
| 5                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                 | 144602.31                                                                    | 150570.49                                                                    | 106341.300                                                                   | 133272.13                                                                    |
| 6                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                      | 33530.02                                                                     | 35442.93                                                                     | 30598.720                                                                    | 43199.86                                                                     |
| 7                                                                            | Haryana                                                                      | 37687.81                                                                     | 16715.29                                                                     | 12470.720                                                                    | 6445.80                                                                      |
| 8                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                             | 47797.09                                                                     | 35542.86                                                                     | 39610.320                                                                    | 26172.66                                                                     |
| 9                                                                            | Jammu &Kashmir                                                               | 60315.73                                                                     | 52171.08                                                                     | 55801.830                                                                    | 44887.03                                                                     |
| 10                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                    | 62143.28                                                                     | 72433.41                                                                     | 97879.900                                                                    | 95645.56                                                                     |
| 11                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                    | 159606.81                                                                    | 171687.07                                                                    | 99155.270                                                                    | 126971.45                                                                    |
| 12                                                                           | Kerala                                                                       | 127710.93                                                                    | 158758.02                                                                    | 152633.877                                                                   | 90691.06                                                                     |
| 13                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                               | 183982.44                                                                    | 245163.12                                                                    | 236732.200                                                                   | 204440.40                                                                    |
| 14                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                  | 115292.02                                                                    | 79951.77                                                                     | 123834.730                                                                   | 112850.70                                                                    |
| 15                                                                           | Manipur                                                                      | 23100.00                                                                     | 21997.13                                                                     | 25532.290                                                                    | 27723.41                                                                     |
| 16                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                    | 27106.21                                                                     | 27785.90                                                                     | 22182.560                                                                    | 55560.99                                                                     |
| 17                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                      | 24474.27                                                                     | 11141.23                                                                     | 28517.360                                                                    | 1992.14                                                                      |
| 18                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                     | 29214.80                                                                     | 11305.27                                                                     | 26665.950                                                                    | 50152.80                                                                     |
| 19                                                                           | Odisha                                                                       | 75752.84                                                                     | 103530.34                                                                    | 147941.050                                                                   | 114656.75                                                                    |
| 20                                                                           | Punjab                                                                       | 22615.48                                                                     | 18948.18                                                                     | 24533.370                                                                    | 27511.92                                                                     |
| 21                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                    | 205943.32                                                                    | 297609.87                                                                    | 269583.230                                                                   | 308235.38                                                                    |
| 22                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                       | 10684.17                                                                     | 7386.41                                                                      | 8623.440                                                                     | 5953.46                                                                      |
| 23                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                   | 469021.12                                                                    | 378180.33                                                                    | 547037.470                                                                   | 235845.08                                                                    |
| 24                                                                           | Telangana                                                                    |                                                                              | 191996.00                                                                    | 182484.920                                                                   | 124305.00                                                                    |
| 25                                                                           | Tripura                                                                      | 94366.49                                                                     | 63662.48                                                                     | 135894.190                                                                   | 51606.74                                                                     |
| 26                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                | 289639.01                                                                    | 251341.40                                                                    | 269569.440                                                                   | 222328.88                                                                    |
| 27                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                  | 33000.50                                                                     | 28636.22                                                                     | 45076.654                                                                    | 29693.15                                                                     |
| 28                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                  | 289438.19                                                                    | 374495.29                                                                    | 471174.200                                                                   | 304528.98                                                                    |
| 29                                                                           | Andaman &Nicobar Islands Haveli                                              | 1918.10                                                                      | 1301.94                                                                      | 1035.720                                                                     | 253.08                                                                       |
| 30                                                                           | Dadra &Nagar                                                                 | 0.00 0.00                                                                    | 0.00 0.00                                                                    | 0.000 0.000                                                                  | 0.00 0.00                                                                    |
| 31                                                                           | Daman &Diu                                                                   | 16.93                                                                        | 45.06                                                                        | 11.850                                                                       | 0.00                                                                         |
| 32                                                                           | Lakshadweep                                                                  | 879.98                                                                       | 739.69                                                                       | 1292.570                                                                     | 300.15                                                                       |
| 33 34                                                                        | Puducherry Goa                                                               | 205.86                                                                       | 137.95                                                                       | 246.820                                                                      | 111.27                                                                       |
| Total                                                                        | Total                                                                        | 3274368.00 3247686.69 3664479.701 2928187.96                                 | 3274368.00 3247686.69 3664479.701 2928187.96                                 | 3274368.00 3247686.69 3664479.701 2928187.96                                 | 3274368.00 3247686.69 3664479.701 2928187.96                                 |

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