Question : REVIEW OF MGNREGS

(a) whether the Government has achieved desired results with regard to the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) through the independent monitoring, verification by the national level monitors and inspection tours of Central Employment Guarantee Council, State and district level vigilance committees along with the social audit undertaken etc;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of the shortcomings/flaws found by the said agencies in this regard during each of the last three years and the current year, including in the State of Maharashtra, State/UT-wise?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRADEEP JAIN ‘ADITYA’)

(a)&(b) Transparency and accountability as laid down in Section 23 of the Act and incorporated in Chapter 13 of MGNREGS operational guidelines 2013 is one of the desired objectives of the implementation of MGNREGS . It is done through the independent monitoring, verification by the national level monitors and inspection tours of Central Employment Guarantee Council, State and district level vigilance committees, etc.

(c) Details of the shortcomings/flaws found by the said agencies in this regard during each of the last three years and the current year, including in the State of Maharashtra, State/UT¬-wise have been summarised as follows:-

S.No.	State	Details of short comings/flaws
1.	Andhra Pradesh	Wages paid less than minimum wage
2.	Bihar	Irregularities in the construction of works	60:40 wage material ratio not maintained at GP level
3	Chhattisgarh	Wages paid less than minimum wage	60:40 wage material ratio not maintained at GP level	Delay in payment of wages
4	Gujarat	Wages paid less than minimum wage rate
5	Rajasthan	Wages paid less than minimum wage	60:40 wage material ratio not maintained at GP level
6	J&K	Delay in payment of wages	60:40 wage material ratio not maintained at GP level
7	Maharashtra	Delay in payment of wages
8	Madhya Pradesh	Suspected Payment to workers
9	Sikkim	Delay in payment of wages
10	Kerala	60:40 wage material ratio not maintained at GP level
11	Odisha	60:40 wage material ratio not maintained at GP level
12	Uttarakhand	Delay in payment of wages
13	Uttar Pradesh	Violation of Guidelines, etc.
14	Himachal Pradesh	Cuttings in muster roll etc.