Budgetary allocations for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven wage employment Scheme and Government is committed to making sufficient fund available in order to meet the demand for work at ground. For the financial year 2024-25, budget allocation of Rs. 86,000 crores have been made at Budget Estimate (BE) stage, which is the highest ever allocation under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS at the Budget Estimate (BE) stage since inception. The details of funds allocation at the Budget Estimate stage, Revised Estimate stage and fund released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years and current financial year 2024-25 (as on 28.01.2025) are given below:   (Rs. in crore) Financial Year Budget Estimate Revised Estimate Release 2019-20 60,000.00 71,001.81 71,687.71 2020-21 61,500.00 1,11,500.00 1,11,170.86 2021-22 73,000.00 98,000.00 98,467.84 2022-23 73,000.00 89,400.00 90,810.99 2023-24 60,000.00 86,000.00 89,268.30 2024-25 (As on 28.01.2025) 86,000.00 — 82,421.05   State/UT-wise (including Bihar) details of pending liabilities for wage component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 27.01.2025 are given at Annexure. As per the provision of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the beneficiaries are entitled to get wage payment within 15 days of closure of Muster Roll of the work. Government of India has also issued a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to the States to ensure timely wage payment. The Ministry along with the States/UTs has been making concerted efforts for improving the timely payment of wages. States/UTs have been advised to generate pay orders in time. The Ministry has taken various steps to ensure timely payment of wages to workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). These include: (i) Upscaling of National Electronic Fund Management System (Ne-FMS) (ii) Intensive consultation with State Governments and other stakeholders to strategise timely payment of wages, verification of pending compensation claims etc. (iii) Formulation of Standard Operating Procedure for monitoring of timely payment and payment of compensation. (iv) During Annual Action Plan finalization meeting, Mid-Term review meeting, Labour Budget revision meeting, Monthly review meeting, as well as State/UT visit by senior officers, the issue of the status of timely payment of wages and payment of delay compensation is also reviewed.   These initiatives have helped in timely generation of Fund Transfer Orders (FTOs) within 15 days from the closure of muster rolls. The details of FTOs generated within 15 days during last three financial year and current financial year (as on 29.01.2025) is given below:   Fund Transfer Orders (FTOs) generated within 15 days from the closure of muster rolls under Mahatma Gandhi NREG during the last three financial year and current financial year (as on 29.01.2025). Financial Year 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 % Fund Transfer Orders (FTOs) generated within 15 days 98.47 97.91 92.5 96.54 (As per NREGASoft) Annexure   State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for wage component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 27.01.2025 (Rs. in crore) Sl. No. States/UTs Pending liabilities for wage component 1 Andhra Pradesh 67.35 2 Arunachal Pradesh 28.65 3 Assam 140.34 4 Bihar 670.01 5 Chhattisgarh 175.86 6 Goa 0.33 7 Gujarat 62.67 8 Haryana 26.06 9 Himachal Pradesh 89.60 10 Jammu and Kashmir 72.13 11 Jharkhand 117.45 12 Karnataka 140.41 13 Kerala 485.99 14 Madhya Pradesh 261.50 15 Maharashtra 278.61 16 Manipur 48.00 17 Meghalaya 65.74 18 Mizoram 17.73 19 Nagaland 3.73 20 Odisha 118.22 21 Punjab 64.71 22 Rajasthan 472.54 23 Sikkim 3.24 24 Tamil Nadu 1652.45 25 Telangana 15.46 26 Tripura 114.59 27 Uttar Pradesh 1214.85 28 Uttarakhand 22.26 31 Puducherry 1.09 32 Ladakh 2.37 Total 6433.95   This information was given by the Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Kamlesh Paswan in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. ***** MG/KSR/438 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven wage employment Scheme and Government is committed to making sufficient fund available in order to meet the demand for work at ground. For the financial year 2024-25, budget allocation of Rs. 86,000 crores have been made at Budget Estimate (BE) stage, which is the highest ever allocation under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS at the Budget Estimate (BE) stage since inception. The details of funds allocation at the Budget Estimate stage, Revised Estimate stage and fund released under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years and current financial year 2024-25 (as on 28.01.2025) are given below:   (Rs. in crore) Financial Year Budget Estimate Revised Estimate Release 2019-20 60,000.00 71,001.81 71,687.71 2020-21 61,500.00 1,11,500.00 1,11,170.86 2021-22 73,000.00 98,000.00 98,467.84 2022-23 73,000.00 89,400.00 90,810.99 2023-24 60,000.00 86,000.00 89,268.30 2024-25 (As on 28.01.2025) 86,000.00 — 82,421.05   State/UT-wise (including Bihar) details of pending liabilities for wage component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 27.01.2025 are given at Annexure. As per the provision of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the beneficiaries are entitled to get wage payment within 15 days of closure of Muster Roll of the work. Government of India has also issued a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to the States to ensure timely wage payment. The Ministry along with the States/UTs has been making concerted efforts for improving the timely payment of wages. States/UTs have been advised to generate pay orders in time. The Ministry has taken various steps to ensure timely payment of wages to workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). These include: (i) Upscaling of National Electronic Fund Management System (Ne-FMS) (ii) Intensive consultation with State Governments and other stakeholders to strategise timely payment of wages, verification of pending compensation claims etc. (iii) Formulation of Standard Operating Procedure for monitoring of timely payment and payment of compensation. (iv) During Annual Action Plan finalization meeting, Mid-Term review meeting, Labour Budget revision meeting, Monthly review meeting, as well as State/UT visit by senior officers, the issue of the status of timely payment of wages and payment of delay compensation is also reviewed.   These initiatives have helped in timely generation of Fund Transfer Orders (FTOs) within 15 days from the closure of muster rolls. The details of FTOs generated within 15 days during last three financial year and current financial year (as on 29.01.2025) is given below:   Fund Transfer Orders (FTOs) generated within 15 days from the closure of muster rolls under Mahatma Gandhi NREG during the last three financial year and current financial year (as on 29.01.2025). Financial Year 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 % Fund Transfer Orders (FTOs) generated within 15 days 98.47 97.91 92.5 96.54 (As per NREGASoft) Annexure   State/UT-wise details of pending liabilities for wage component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 27.01.2025 (Rs. in crore) Sl. No. States/UTs Pending liabilities for wage component 1 Andhra Pradesh 67.35 2 Arunachal Pradesh 28.65 3 Assam 140.34 4 Bihar 670.01 5 Chhattisgarh 175.86 6 Goa 0.33 7 Gujarat 62.67 8 Haryana 26.06 9 Himachal Pradesh 89.60 10 Jammu and Kashmir 72.13 11 Jharkhand 117.45 12 Karnataka 140.41 13 Kerala 485.99 14 Madhya Pradesh 261.50 15 Maharashtra 278.61 16 Manipur 48.00 17 Meghalaya 65.74 18 Mizoram 17.73 19 Nagaland 3.73 20 Odisha 118.22 21 Punjab 64.71 22 Rajasthan 472.54 23 Sikkim 3.24 24 Tamil Nadu 1652.45 25 Telangana 15.46 26 Tripura 114.59 27 Uttar Pradesh 1214.85 28 Uttarakhand 22.26 31 Puducherry 1.09 32 Ladakh 2.37 Total 6433.95   This information was given by the Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Kamlesh Paswan in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. ***** MG/KSR/438