**Executive Summary**
This document addresses Unstarred Question No. 1678, regarding irregularities under rural development schemes, answered on February 10, 2026. It outlines the Ministry of Rural Development's (MoRD) implementation of various schemes, including MGNREGS and PMAY-G, its monitoring mechanisms to ensure transparency, and actions taken against identified shortcomings. The document details state-wise deployments of central teams for inspections and verifications, with specific focus on West Bengal and Odisha.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Scheme Implementation:**
* MoRD implements welfare schemes such as MGNREGS, PMAYG, PMGSY, DAY-NRLM, DDUGKY, RSETIs, NSAP, and WDC-PMKSY with the cooperation of States/Union Territories.
* Transparency and accountability are a priority, with detailed mechanisms in place.
* **Monitoring Mechanisms:**
* MoRD employs Special and Regular Monitoring by National Level Monitors (NLMs).
* Central Teams are deployed upon complaint or necessity, conducting spot inspections.
* Inspections under PMAY-G involve Area Officers, NLMs, and institutional mechanisms like DISHA Committee and Social Audits.
* The NLM system functions as a third-party monitoring and reporting mechanism.
* **Specific State Actions:**
* **West Bengal:** Central teams and NLMs verified PMAY-G irregularities after complaints of ineligible households, removal of eligible households, and renaming of the scheme as "Bangla Awaas Yojana."
* No central funds released for PMAY-G from FY 2022-23 to FY 2025-26 for FY 2022-23 targets from Awaas+ 2018 survey lists, due to non-submission of satisfactory ATRs.
* **Odisha:** Central teams examined inadequate action on irregularities, including use of LOGO, poor quality of houses, Awaas+ survey, poor monitoring, and lack of social audit.
* **Grievance Redressal:**
* An integral part of the program is grievance redressal through the CPGRAMS portal (pgportal.gov.in).
* Complaints are forwarded to State Governments for redressal, with ATRs furnished to the Ministry within one month.
* **Regular Reviews:**
* Performance is reviewed through various forums like Performance Review Committee meetings and Mid-term Reviews.
* **Financial Irregularity Prevention:**
* PMGSY utilizes OMMAS for digital payments to contractors after verifying physical progress and quality.
* **Corrective Actions:**
* Procedural deviations are referred to State Governments for corrective action, fund recovery, or disciplinary action.
* **NSAP Transparency Measures:**
* Aadhaar authentication, DBT, and Aadhaar Payment Bridge (APB) are implemented to prevent pilferage.
* A Digital Life Certificate (DLC) mobile application has been developed for Aadhaar-based verification.
* **Annexure:**
* The annexure lists state-wise deployments of central teams to various districts for monitoring purposes between August 2024 and July 2025.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder:** Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)
* **Impact:** Required to maintain transparency and accountability in scheme implementation.
* **Action Required:** Ensure monitoring mechanisms are in place and corrective actions are taken based on findings.
**Stakeholder:** State Governments / Union Territories (UTs)
* **Impact:** Responsible for implementing schemes with active cooperation.
* **Action Required:** Address grievances, furnish ATRs to the Ministry within one month, and take corrective actions on procedural deviations.
**Stakeholder:** Scheme Beneficiaries / Citizens
* **Impact:** Affected by the proper implementation of schemes and transparency in fund allocation.
* **Action Required:** Lodge complaints through the CPGRAMS portal if needed, and expect redressal within the specified timeframe.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD): The primary ministry responsible for implementing rural development schemes and addressing irregularities.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS): A key welfare scheme/programme being implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development.
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAYG): A housing scheme/programme being implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development and subject to irregularities.
National Level Monitors (NLMs): Mechanism employed by the Ministry of Rural Development for monitoring and reporting irregularities.
States/Union Territories (UTs): Locations where the rural development schemes are implemented, and where irregularities are reported.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1678
ANSWERED ON 10/02/2026
IRREGULARITIES UNDER RURAL SCHEMES
1678. Smt. Mala Roy:
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has sent any central team to States
after report of financialirregularities under rural development
schemes during the last three years;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c) the kinds of irregularities found, State-wise; and
(d) the details of action taken by the Government in this regard,
State-wise?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)
(a) to (d): Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) is implementing a
number of welfare schemes/programmes such as Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS),
Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana-Gramin (PMAYG), Pradhan Mantri Gram
SadakYojana (PMGSY), DeendayalAntyodayaYojana - National Rural
Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM),
DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalyaYojana (DDUGKY), Rural
Self Employment Training Institutes(RSETIs), National Social
Assistance Programme (NSAP) and Watershed Development
Component (WDC) of the Pradhan MantriKrishiSinchayeeYojana
(WDC-PMKSY) for overall development of rural areas of the country.
All these schemes/programmes are implemented with active
cooperation with the States/Union Territories (UTs).
Transparency and accountability are the prime focus of the
various schemes/ programmes of the Ministry. MoRD has put in
place detailed mechanisms to ensure transparency and
accountability. Whenever any shortcoming is observed such as
misappropriation of funds, non-existence of works on ground, use of
labour-replacing machinery or mismatch in expenditure reported
Page 1 of 7and actual work done on ground, remedial measures are promptly
addressed. The Monitoring mechanisms include Special and Regular
Monitoring by National Level Monitors (NLMs) empanelled by MoRD,
as well as deputation of NLMs/Central Teams whenever a complaint
is received or an enquiry is considered necessary. In addition to the
same, Special Monitoring Teams are also deployed to States/UTs to
conduct spot inspections of worksites. The Central Monitoring
Teams visits conducted by the Ministry under MGNREGS in the last
three years are given at Annexure.
Similarly, under PMAY-G, inspections are conducted by central
teams comprising Area Officers and National Level Monitors (NLMs)
with monitoring also undertaken through multiple institutional
mechanisms, including the District Development Coordination and
Monitoring (DISHA) Committee headed by the Hon'ble Member of
Parliament and Social Audits. The NLM system of MoRD functions as
a third-party monitoring and reporting mechanism, aimed at regular
assessment of the implementation of Rural Development
schemes/programmes, including PMAY-G, across the country. As
part of this framework, central teams were deployed to two States,
namely (i) West Bengal and (ii) Odisha
(i) West Bengal: Under PMAY-G, cumulative target of 45.69 lakh
houses has been allocated to the State Government of West Bengal
against which the State has given sanctions to 45.69 lakh houses.
The Ministry has already released 25,798 crore as Central share
since 2016-17 till 2021-22 to the State of West Bengal for
implementation of the PMAY-G.
However, post allocation of target to the State from the
finalized Awaas+ 2018 survey lists in November, 2022 (FY 2022-23),
complaints regarding irregularities in implementation of PMAY-G,
including selection of ineligible households; removal of eligible
households and renaming of scheme in the State as "Bangla
AwaasYojana" were received.
The Ministry had taken various steps for verification of the
houses constructed under PMAY-G and inspection of the complaints
through visits by 2 Central teams in 2 districts and National Level
Monitoring (NLM) teams in 10 districts of the State during January
2023 (FY 2022-23), followed by visits of Senior Officers’ teams of the
Ministry to the same 10 districts for sample checks of Action Taken
Page 2 of 7Reports (ATRs) submitted by the State Government during April-May
2023 (FY 2023-24), and subsequently visits by NLM teams to the
remaining districts of the State for verification during December
2023-January 2024 (FY 2023-24).
Complaints of irregularities in PMAY-G implementation in West
Bengal were verified by National Level Monitoring (NLM) teams and
Senior Officers’ teams. Their observations were shared with the
State Government for ATRs. No Central funds have been released to
the State of West Bengal under PMAY-G, with the approval of the
competent authority in the Ministry, during FY 2022-23 to FY
2025-26 (till date) for targets of FY 2022-23 from the finalized
Awaas+ 2018 survey lists, due to non-submission of satisfactory
ATRs on the observations of the Central teams.
[
(ii) Odisha: A central team was sent to Odisha in 9th to 11th
February, 2021 and 2nd -4th March, 2022 to examine inadequate
action on irregularities such as use of LOGO, poor quality of
houses, Awaas+ survey, poor monitoring by states and no social
audit.
Grievance redressal is an integral and important part in the
implementation of the programme and being resolved as per
guidelines of the schemes on priorities. There is a procedure of
lodging complaints on the Centralized Public Grievance Redressal
and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) portal (pgportal.gov.in). The
complaints received in the Ministry through CPGRAMs or otherwise,
are forwarded to the respective State Governments for redressal of
the grievance and furnishing the ATRs to the Ministry under
intimation to the complainant within one month of receipt of the
complaint.
The Ministry regularly reviews the performance of the
States/UTs with respect to the proper implementation of the
scheme through various forums such as Performance Review
Committee meetings, Mid-term Reviews, Common Review Missions,
NLMs, Empowered Committee meetings, Monthly Reviews, Video
conferences etc. To prevent financial irregularities, under PMGSY
the Online Management, Monitoring and Accounting System
(OMMAS) is utilised as a digital platform that ensures payments to
contractors are made only after verifying physical progress and
quality. Any procedural deviations identified during inspections are
referred to the respective State Government for immediate
Page 3 of 7corrective action and where necessary, recovery of funds or
disciplinary action against the concerned officials.
Similarly, under NSAP, measures like Aadhaar authentication,
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), and Aadhaar Payment Bridge (APB)
have been implemented to prevent pilferage and ensure
transparency. States/UTs are continuously encouraged to achieve
100% Aadhaar seeding and DBT-based payments. In addition to this,
a Digital Life Certificate (DLC) mobile application has been
developed for Aadhaar-based biometric or facial verification,
enabling real-time generation of life certificates. This reduces
exclusion errors, particularly among senior citizens, and ensures
continuity of pension benefits.
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Page 4 of 7Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of the
LokSabhaUnstarred Q.No.1678 reg. “Irregularities Under Rural
Schemes” to be answered on 10.02.2026.
Sl. No. Name of the Duration of Total Districts covered
State Monitoring
1. Jharkhand August 2024 8 Districts (Ranchi, Latehar,
Giridih, Chhatra, Gumla, Garhwa,
Hazaribagh, Jamtara)
2. Karnataka August 2024 5 Districts (Bellary, Bidar,
Chitradurga, Haveri, Raichur)
3. Rajasthan August 2024 5 Districts (Dungarpur, Barmer,
Nagaur, Pratapgarh, Jhalor)
4. Chhattisgarh August 2024 5 Districts (Kawardha,
Mahasamund, Balod, Raipur,
Korba)
5. Andhra
April 2025 Srikakulam
Pradesh
6. Andhra
June 2025 Anantpur
Pradesh
7. Andhra
June 2025 Kakinada
Pradesh
8. Andhra
June 2025 Tirupati
Pradesh
9. September South SalamaraMankachar,
Assam
2025 Dhubri
10.
Bihar May 2025 Darbhanga
11.
Chhattisgarh April 2025 Kawardha
12.
Gujarat May 2025 Dahod
13.
Haryana June 2025 Hisar
14.
J&K June 2025 Kathua
15.
Jharkhand May 2025 Deoghar
16.
Karnataka April 2025 Raichur
17.
Karnataka August 2025 Kalaburagi
18. April 2025
Kerala Thiruvananthapuram
Page 5 of 719. April 2025
Kerala Thrissur
20. April 2025
Kerala Palakkad
21. April 2025
Kerala Kozhikode
22. April 2025
Kerala Alappuzha
23.
Kerala May 2025 Mallapuram
24. Madhya April 2025
Morena
Pradesh
25. April 2025
Maharashtra ChhatrapatiSambhaji Nagar
26.
Maharashtra May 2025 Pune
27.
Maharashtra August 2025 Beed
28.
Meghalaya May 2025 South West Garo Hills
29.
Mizoram May 2025 Lawngtlai
30. N agaland May 2025 MON
31. Odisha April 2025 Mayurbhanj
32. Punjab April 2025 Gurdaspur
33. Punjab May 2025 Muktsar
34. Punjab June 2025 Tarn Taran
35. Punjab June 2025 Fazilka
36. Punjab June 2025 Bhatinda
37. R ajasthan April 2025 Barmer
38. T amil Nadu April 2025 Tiruvannamalai
39. T amil Nadu April 2025 Villupuram
40. T amil Nadu April 2025 Salem
41. T amil Nadu April 2025 Dindigul
42. T amil Nadu April 2025 Thanjavur
Page 6 of 743. T amil Nadu April 2025 Tiruchirappalli
44. T amil Nadu April 2025 Cuddalore
45. T amil Nadu April 2025 Pudukkottai
46. T amil Nadu April 2025 Tiruvallur
47. T amil Nadu April 2025 Madurai
48. T elangana April 2025 Vikarabad
49. T elangana June 2025 Siddipet
50. T elangana June 2025 Adilabad
51. T elangana June 2025 Nirmal
52. T elangana May 2025 Sangareddy
53. Tripura May 2025 Dhalai
54. Uttar April 2025 Basti
Pradesh
55. Uttar July 2025 Jalaun
Pradesh
56. U t tarakhand June 2025 Dehradun
57. Madhya April 2025 Morena
Pradesh
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