GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4814
TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2016
PENALTY FOR DELAYS IN PAYMENT OF WAGES
4814. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether there is a delay in payment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) despite the linkage with Aadhaar Card;
(b) if so, the details of the delay in payment of wages during the last two years, State/UT‑ wise;
(c) whether the State Governments are compensating the workers by paying the penalty for delay in payments; and
(d) if so, the details of the fine/penalty paid on delay of payments under MGNREGS during the last two years, State/UT-wise?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)
(a)&(b): Details of delay in wage payment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) during the last two years are given at AnnexureI.
All cases of delayed payment attract compensation @ 0.05% per day of delay. The delayed compensation is paid by the State Governments.
State/UT-wise details of delayed compensation paid to MGNREGA workers under MGNREGA during the last two years are given in Annexure-II.
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Annexure I referred in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4814 dated 15.12.2016.
S.No.
State
Percentage of delay
in wage payment
2014-15
2015-16
1
ANDHRA PRADESH
58.81
19.48
2
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
69.73
91.11
3
ASSAM
68.20
79.96
4
BIHAR
84.14
85.22
5
CHHATTISGARH
71.20
92.36
6
GOA
57.67
69.35
7
GUJARAT
55.01
65.70
8
HARYANA
83.09
70.17
9
HIMACHAL PRADESH
80.55
70.36
10
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
89.69
87.23
11
JHARKHAND
31.94
28.35
12
KARNATAKA
88.50
69.37
13
KERALA
84.14
80.46
14
MADHYA PRADESH
84.07
72.41
15
MAHARASHTRA
74.03
65.38
16
MANIPUR
12.62
17.93
17
MEGHALAYA
93.50
99.25
18
MIZORAM
1.71
20.86
19
NAGALAND
80.96
96.47
20
ODISHA
80.39
63.03
21
PUNJAB
96.79
86.22
22
RAJASTHAN
61.23
54.79
23
SIKKIM
56.71
57.84
24
TAMIL NADU
71.69
68.28
25
TELANGANA
64.34
31.83
26
TRIPURA
30.98
43.79
27
UTTAR PRADESH
81.70
79.97
28
UTTARAKHAND
67.48
75.59
29
WEST BENGAL
95.83
82.80
30
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
82.03
87.14
31
LAKSHAD WEEP
49.96
38.32
32
PUDUCHERRY
53.68
79.84
Total
71.61
63.03
Annexure II referred in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4814 dated 15.12.2016.
Sr.No.
State
Delayed compensation paid
[Rs. In Lakh]
2014-16
2015-16
1
ANDHRA PRADESH
0.00
47.11
2
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
0.57
467.82
3
ASSAM
0.00
0.00
4
BIHAR
0.00
36.65
5
CHHATTISGARH
0.00
13.98
6
GOA
0.00
2.32
7
GUJARAT
0.00
0.20
8
HARYANA
0.00
0.47
9
HIMACHAL PRADESH
0.00
1.87
10
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
0.00
0.00
11
JHARKHAND
10.86
121.13
12
KARNATAKA
0.96
1.79
13
KERALA
0.00
2.05
14
MADHYA PRADESH
1.62
58.67
15
MAHARASHTRA
716.52
534.09
16
MANIPUR
0.00
1.39
17
MEGHALAYA
0.00
101.76
18
MIZORAM
0.00
32.79
19
NAGALAND
0.00
0.00
20
ODISHA
0.42
9.32
21
PUNJAB
2.26
136.86
22
RAJASTHAN
1.38
18.98
23
SIKKIM
0.00
6.90
24
TAMIL NADU
0.00
9.11
25
TELANGANA
0.00
396.23
26
TRIPURA
0.00
0.43
27
UTTAR PRADESH
0.00
0.00
28
UTTARAKHAND
0.02
24.63
29
WEST BENGAL
4.79
7.03
30
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
0.00
0.00
31
LAKSHADWEEP
0.00
0.00
32
PUDUCHERRY
0.00
0.00
Total
739.40
2033.58
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