Question : Pending Wages under MGNREGS

(a) the total amount pending for payment to various States towards the wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) along with the reason for undue delay in this regard;

(b) the total amount pending for payment towards the wage under said scheme in Kasaragod district of Kerala;

(c) whether the Government has allocated any amount for clearing the wage arrears under the MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has fixed any time limit for clearing the wage arrears under MGNREGS and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government has any proposal to abolish the project and if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)


(a) to (d): The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005 is a demand driven wage employment programme. Hence, no State/District-wise allocation is made including Kasaragod district of Kerala. Fund release to the States/UTs is a continuous and dynamic process and Central Government is committed to making funds available keeping in view the demand for work. The Ministry releases funds periodically to States/UTs in two tranches with each tranche consisting of one or more instalments based on agreed to Labour Budget (Persondays), opening balance, pace of utilization of funds, pending liabilities of the previous year, if any, overall performance and submission of requisite documents. During the current financial year 2019-20 (as on 05.02.2020), the Ministry has released Rs. 62057.99 crore to all States/UTs under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) including pending wage liabilities. The details in this regard are given at Annexure.

(e): No, Sir.


Annexure referred in reply to parts (a)to(d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1519 dated 11.02.2020

Central funds released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS

FY 2019-20 (as on 05.02.02020)

(Rs. in crore)
SI. No State/Union Territory Central fund released 2019-20

1 Andhra Pradesh 6292.76

2 Arunachal Pradesh 107.57

3 Assam 1400.57

4 Bihar 2959.52

5 Chhattisgarh 2331.61

6 Gujarat 707.90

7 Haryana 300.55

8 Himachal Pradesh 519.48

9 Jammu and Kashmir 827.65

10 Jharkhand 1143.91

11 Karnataka 4929.37

12 Kerala 3429.28

13 Madhya Pradesh 4145.11

14 Maharashtra 1657.59

15 Manipur 396.00

16 Meghalaya 839.91

17 Mizoram 482.62

18 Nagaland 299.22

19 Odisha 2299.37

20 Punjab 713.63

21 Rajasthan 6293.95

22 Sikkim 75.24

23 Tamil Nadu 5129.68

24 Telangana 2014.82

25 Tripura 657.25

26 Uttar Pradesh 4852.30

27 Uttarakhand 409.89

28 West Bengal 6819.92

29 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 3.10

30 Lakshadweep 0.24

31 Puducherry 15.81

32 Goa 2.17

Total 62057.99