Lok Sabha Question No. 1918 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Deletion of Names under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1918

TO BE ANSWERED ON

05.05.2016

## DELETION OF NAMES UNDER MGNREGS

## 1918. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that at some places the names and job cards MGNREGA workers are deleted from the Management Information System (MIS), aft they have worked and before they are paid;
- (b) the details of share of wage payments that is disbursed through bank accounts di the MGNREGA workers, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether  the  non - cooperation  from  the  banks  i.e.  delay  in  bank  procedures  and payments lack of coordination between banks and block/village officials whether the roads constructed in Maharashtra under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)  during  the  last  two  years  have  got  damaged; and  sometimes  lack  of  proper guidance is hindering the effective implementation of MGNREGA in order to prov wage payment on time when beneficiaries required the most;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with concerns expressed by banks in this rega
- (e) the steps b eing taken by the Government so far, and monitoring mechanism being p by the Government to ensure timely wage payment effectively to MGNREGA work and outcome thereof?

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

- (a): Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  is implemented by the State Government and responsibility for effective implementation issuing of job cards to eligible workers and timely validation thereof rest w ith them.  Adequate directive has been issued to them that no job card is cancelled in a routine manne not on the ground of non - demand/ non reporting for work. Job Cards can be cancelled only household has migrated permanently to the Urban areas, or it is provided to be a duplicat fake MIS Officer.
- (b): State/UT - wise details of percentage of wage payments disbursed through bank a directly to the MGNREGA workers is at Annexure.
- (c): No, Madam.
- (d): Does not arise.

(e): In order to ensure timely payment wages, Rules have been issued for timely paymen wages under which, it was suggested that clear accountability shall be fixed on the for  timely  performance  of  specific  duties  leading  to  payment  of  wa ges.  All  cases  of  delayed payment attract compensation @ 0.05% per day of delay, which is automatically calcu paid by the State Government.

For ensuring timely payment of wages, the Central Government has also started National Electronic Fund Man agement System(NeFMS) in 11 States (Assam, Bihar, Haryana Karnataka,  Kerala  Odisha  Punjab,  Rajasthan,  Tripura,  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Uttrakh launched  Dashboard  for  tracking  of  pending  Fund  Transfer  Orders,  Public  Fund  Mana System, Workers modul e, electronic Fund Management System, Direct Benefit Transfer etc

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1918 dated 05. 05.2016.

| MGNREGAShare of Bank Accounts   | MGNREGAShare of Bank Accounts   | MGNREGAShare of Bank Accounts   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| No.                             | States                          | %age of Bank Accounts           |
| 1                               | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR               | 94.81                           |
| 2                               | ANDHRAPRADESH                   | 0.57                            |
| 3                               | ARUNACHALPRADESH                | 72.23                           |
| 4                               | ASSAM                           | 76.51                           |
| 5                               | BIHAR                           | 51.85                           |
| 6                               | CHHATTISGARH                    | 46.41                           |
| 7                               | DADRA&NAGARHAVELI               | 100.00                          |
| 8                               | DAMAN&DIU                       | 0                               |
| 9                               | GOA                             | 99.97                           |
| 10                              | GUJARAT                         | 45.94                           |
| 11                              | HARYANA                         | 95.02                           |
| 12                              | HIMACHAL PRADESH                | 96.83                           |
| 13                              | JAMMUANDKASHMIR                 | 99.29                           |
| 14                              | JHARKHAND                       | 31.32                           |
| 15                              | KARNATAKA                       | 90.68                           |
| 16                              | KERALA                          | 94.67                           |
| 17                              | LAKSHADWEEP                     | 17.28                           |
| 18                              | MADHYAPRADESH                   | 83.89                           |
| 19                              | MAHARASHTRA                     | 61.51                           |
| 20                              | MANIPUR                         | 82.54                           |
| 21                              | MEGHALAYA                       | 79.71                           |
| 22                              | MIZORAM                         | 67.08                           |
| 23                              | NAGALAND                        | 99.69                           |
| 24                              | ODISHA                          | 75.84                           |
| 25                              | PUDUCHERRY                      | 99.47                           |
| 26                              | PUNJAB                          | 94.11                           |
| 27                              | RAJASTHAN                       | 79.40                           |
| 28                              | SIKKIM                          | 83.66                           |
| 29                              | TAMILNADU                       | 100.00                          |
| 30                              | TELANGANA                       | 33.67                           |
| 31                              | TRIPURA                         | 99.82                           |
| 32                              | UTTAR PRADESH                   | 97.04                           |
| 33                              | UTTARAKHAND                     | 87.69                           |
| 34                              | WEST BENGAL                     | 76.44                           |
|                                 | Grand Total                     | 69.09                           |