Lok Sabha Question No. 822 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Irregularities under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHARATENDRA SINGH, VIRENDRA  KUMAR, ABHISHEK SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 822

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04 .2016

## IRREGULARITIES UNDER MGNREGS

## 822. KUNWAR BHARATENDRA: DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR: SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whetherthe projects/schemes aiming at the rural development of the country are plag by corruption at the lower level, if so, the details of complaints received durin three years, State/UT - wise and scheme - wise including MGNREGS;
- (b) the details of steps taken by the Government to decrease reported cases of corruption implementation of rural development schemes including MGNREGA scheme, State/UT -wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to use information technology, digital revolution commu nity based accountability mechanism  like social audits to ensure hone implementation of the said schemes; and
- (d) the details of cases of corruption which has been reported during the last three y how many cases have been found guilty, State -wise and scheme - wise?

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

(a): The Department of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  majo r  rural  development programmes namely, Mahatma Gandhi National  Rural Employment Guaran tee Scheme (MGNREG S),  Deen  Dayal  Antyodaya  Yojana - National  Rural  Livelihood s Mission  (DAYNRLM), Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY - Gramin) (previously Indira Awaas Yojana), Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY)  and  National  Social  Assistance Programme  (NSAP)  through  State  Governments/UT  Administrations  in  rural  areas  of  the country. These programmes are being implemented in all the States and are aimed at betterment of  rural  livelihoods  and  overall  development  of  rural  areas  through  creation  o f  employment opportunities, infrastructure and provision of social security to the rural people. The Ministry has been  receiving  programme  specific  complaints  time  to  time  on  certain  irregulariti implementation of these programmes.

(b)  &  (c):  Since rural  development  programmes  are  implemented  by  the  State  Governments complaints  related  to  corruption  in  implementation  of  programmes  are  taken  up  with respective State Government immediately. The Ministry also deputes National Level Monitor enqui re into serious complaints wherever it is required. In order to minimize the irregula Ministry is promoting the institutions of Social Audit. For the purpose of transparency t are  required  to  put  the  entire  information  on  the  MIS  and  the use  of  technology  is  being encouraged also. It is being pressed upon the States also to set up the Public Grievance Mechansim at different levels for efficient delivery of service.

(d):  State - wise number of complaints received are given at Annexure.

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Annexure Annexure referred to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 822 due for reply on 28.04.2016. State - wise complaints received.

## D eendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY -NRLM)

|   No. | State          |   Number of Complaints Received |
|-------|----------------|---------------------------------|
|     1 | ASSAM          |                               2 |
|     2 | BIHAR          |                               6 |
|     3 | CHHATTISGARH   |                               1 |
|     4 | HARYANA        |                               1 |
|     5 | JHARKHAND      |                               5 |
|     6 | KARNATAKA      |                               1 |
|     7 | MADHYA PRADESH |                               3 |
|     8 | ODISHA         |                               2 |
|     9 | PUNJAB         |                               3 |
|    10 | RAJASTHAN      |                               1 |
|    11 | UTTAR PRADESH  |                               5 |
|    12 | UTTRAKHAND     |                               1 |

## Annexure referred to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 822 due for reply on 28.04.2016. State - wise complaints received.

## State - wise status of complaints (IAY) sent to State Government

| S. No.   | State            |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015- 16 |
|----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradhesh  |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |
| 2        | Assam            |         4 |         3 |        17 |         21 |
| 3        | Bihar            |        20 |        18 |        22 |         21 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh     |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |
| 5        | Gujarat          |         2 |         0 |         1 |          2 |
| 6        | Haryana          |         0 |         2 |         0 |          4 |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |
| 8        | Jammu & Kashmir  |         2 |         0 |         1 |          0 |
| 9        | Jharkhand        |         3 |         1 |         4 |          7 |
| 10       | Karnataka        |         0 |         0 |         0 |          1 |
| 11       | Kerala           |         0 |         0 |         0 |          1 |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh   |         2 |         1 |         2 |          1 |
| 13       | Maharastra       |         1 |         1 |         0 |          0 |
| 14       | Manipur          |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |
| 15       | Orissa           |         1 |         0 |         8 |          4 |
| 16       | Punjab           |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |
| 17       | Rajasthan        |         0 |         0 |         4 |          5 |
| 18       | Tamil Nadu       |         0 |         0 |         1 |          1 |
| 19       | Tripura          |         0 |         0 |         0 |          1 |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh    |         1 |        17 |        37 |         64 |
| 21       | Uttarakhand      |         1 |         0 |         0 |          0 |
| 22       | West Bengal      |         0 |         2 |         4 |          4 |
|          | Total            |        37 |        45 |       101 |        137 |

## Annexure referred to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 822 due for reply on 28.04.2016. State - wise complaint received

## Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

|       |                   | Complaints received   | Complaints received   | Complaints received   |
|-------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| #     | State             | 2013-14               | 2014-15               | 2015-16               |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    |                       |                       |                       |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                     |                       | 4                     |
| 3     | Assam             | 2                     | 2                     | 2                     |
| 4     | Bihar (State)     | 12                    | 18                    | 15                    |
| 5     | Bihar (CAs)*      |                       |                       |                       |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh      | 1                     | 1                     | 5                     |
| 7     | Goa               |                       |                       |                       |
| 8     | Gujarat           | 1                     |                       |                       |
| 9     | Haryana           |                       |                       | 1                     |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh  |                       | 1                     | 1                     |
| 11    | J & K             | 1                     | 2                     | 2                     |
| 12    | Jharkhand (State) | 4                     | 1                     | 6                     |
| 13    | Jharkhand(CAs)*   |                       | 1                     |                       |
| 14    | Karnataka         |                       |                       | 1                     |
| 15    | Kerala            | 1                     |                       |                       |
| 16    | Madhya Pradesh    | 3                     | 1                     | 5                     |
| 17    | Maharashtra       | 3                     | 4                     | 3                     |
| 18    | Manipur           |                       | 1                     |                       |
| 19    | Meghalaya         |                       |                       |                       |
| 20    | Mizoram           |                       |                       |                       |
| 21    | Nagaland          |                       |                       |                       |
| 22    | Orissa            | 2                     |                       | 3                     |
| 23    | Punjab            |                       | 3                     |                       |
| 24    | Rajasthan         |                       | 1                     | 1                     |
| 25    | Sikkim            |                       | 1                     |                       |
| 26    | Tamil Nadu        |                       |                       | 1                     |
| 27    | Telangana         |                       |                       |                       |
| 28    | Tripura(State)    | 1                     |                       |                       |
| 29    | Tripura (CAs)*    |                       |                       |                       |
| 30    | Uttar Pradesh     | 8                     | 20                    | 14                    |
| 31    | Uttarakhand       |                       | 1                     | 2                     |
| 32    | West Bengal       | 2                     | 3                     | 3                     |
| Total | Total             | 42                    | 61                    | 69                    |

## Annexure

## Annexure referred to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred

## Question No. 822 due for reply on 28.04.2016. State - wise complaint received

## Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)

|   S. No | Name of the State   |   No. of complaint received in 2013-14 |   No. of complaint received in 2014-15 |   No. of complaint Received in 2015-16 |   Total |
|---------|---------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------|
|       1 | 2                   |                                      3 |                                      4 |                                      5 |       6 |
|       1 | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                      0 |                                      0 |                                      0 |       0 |
|       2 | Bihar               |                                     46 |                                     59 |                                     63 |     168 |
|       3 | Chhattisgarh        |                                     46 |                                     18 |                                      3 |      67 |
|       4 | Maharashtra         |                                      5 |                                      2 |                                      8 |      15 |
|       5 | West Bengal         |                                      1 |                                      3 |                                     14 |      18 |
|       6 | A&NIslands          |                                      0 |                                      0 |                                      0 |       0 |