(a) whether the Government proposes to increase the wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
(b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be implemented and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(c) the total funds allocated under MGNREGS and the assets created therefrom so far in the country, State/UTwise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)
(a)&(b): An expert Committee under the Chairmanship of Prof. S. Mahendra Dev was constituted by the Government to suggest the methodology for resetting the base rate and for suggesting a proper index for revising Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) wage rates yearly. The Committee has recommended to adopt - the existing MGNREGA wage rate as in 2014, or the Minimum Wage prescribed under the Minimum Wages Act whichever is higher – as the base wage rate for 2014. The Committee has also recommended adopting Consumer Price Index (Rural) for indexation of the wages instead of the Consumer Price Index (Agricultural Labour). The recommendations of the Committee are under examination.
(c): Since MGNREGA is a demand driven wage employment programme, no targets are fixed and no State/UTs- wise allocation of fund is made. Funds for programme implementation including creation of assets are released to the States after verifying the performance, utilisation of funds released, and as per the agreed Labour Budget. State-UT-wise details of amount released under the MGNREGS during the current year (till 30.11.2015) is indicated in Annexure-I. State/UT-wise details of the works completed under MGNREGA since inception are given in Annexure-II.
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Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 794 dated 03.12.2015
(In lakh)
No. State Central funds released 2015-16 till 30/11/2015
1 Andhra Pradesh 255685.09
2 Arunachal Pradesh 4003.96
3 Assam 50200.77
4 Bihar 102412.26
5 Chhattisgarh 79550.04
6 Gujarat 19416.21
7 Haryana 11839.91
8 Himachal Pradesh 25781.70
9 Jammu and Kashmir 54504.61
10 Jharkhand 96989.31
11 Karnataka 82278.75
12 Kerala 107382.14
13 Madhya Pradesh 224475.73
14 Maharashtra 123834.73
15 Manipur 16125.52
16 Meghalaya 22182.56
17 Mizoram 13903.61
18 Nagaland 17707.80
19 Orissa 137941.05
20 Punjab 20033.37
21 Rajasthan 185553.06
22 Sikkim 5290.85
23 Tamilnadu 547037.47
24 Telangana 180421.02
25 Tripura 135894.19
26 Uttar Pradesh 209393.59
27 Uttaranchal 43983.13
28 West Bengal 444600.69
29 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1035.72
30 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 0.00
31 Daman & Diu 0.00
32 Lakshadweep 11.85
33 Pondicherry 1292.57
34 Chandigarh 0.00
35 Goa 99.41
Total 3220862.67
Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 794 dated 03.12.2015
works completed since inception till 27/11/2015
S No. State No. of Work Completed
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 2930170
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 566
3 ASSAM 130218
4 BIHAR 583398
5 CHHATTISGARH 542674
6 GOA 1676
7 GUJARAT 335372
8 HARYANA 77883
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 297686
10 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 149579
11 JHARKHAND 488161
12 KARNATAKA 1666508
13 KERALA 636882
14 MADHYA PRADESH 2026233
15 MAHARASHTRA 456796
16 MANIPUR 15887
17 MEGHALAYA 36052
18 MIZORAM 28435
19 NAGALAND 38878
20 ODISHA 436735
21 PUNJAB 54366
22 RAJASTHAN 754627
23 SIKKIM 10210
24 TAMIL NADU 872311
25 TELANGANA 1920769
26 TRIPURA 539231
27 UTTAR PRADESH 3218175
28 UTTARAKHAND 163359
29 WEST BENGAL 1292924
30 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR 1525
31 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 1
32 DAMAN & DIU 0
33 LAKSHADWEEP 66
34 PUDUCHERRY 2683
Total 19710036