₹2.03 crore avoidable interest liability in Uttarakhand MGNREGS, CAG finds

This audit examined the implementation and financial management of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the Government of Uttarakhand for the period from 2019 to 2024.

Government of Uttarakhand; MGNREGS implementation agencies including Gram Panchayats, Blocks, Districts, and the State Employment Guarantee Council.

• Avoidable interest liability of ₹2.03 crore due to delays in releasing Central and State shares to the State Employment Guarantee Fund.
• Outstanding liability of ₹122.40 crore for wages and materials.
• Financial burden of ₹44.46 crore not borne by the State Government as required.
• None of the selected Gram Panchayats conducted mandatory annual door-to-door surveys during 2019-24.
• 39% of sampled Job Cards lacked photographs and 25% lacked updated work date information.
• Only 1-4% of households received the full entitlement of 100 days of work.
• Complaint registers were not maintained at Dy. District Programme Co-ordinators' offices and selected Blocks.
• Vigilance cells were absent at the state, selected district, and village levels.
• Shortfall in conducting social audits ranged between 79% and 99% in selected districts.
• Corrective measures were taken for only 59% (52,173 out of 88,915) of social audit observations raised during 2019-2024.

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