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CAG Audits Expose Deep Failures in MGNREGS Across Karnataka and Maharashtra

The findings point to broken controls that kept rural families from getting the 100 days of paid work the law guarantees.

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Overview

  • The CAG’s performance audits for 2019–24, tabled Tuesday in Karnataka and Wednesday in Maharashtra, found systemic breakdowns in the rural jobs program.
  • In Karnataka, auditors found 1,799 electronic muster rolls generated through unauthorised software and said Rs 4.21 crore in wages were paid off those records, urging a formal inquiry and action against officials.
  • The Karnataka review said delivery fell far short because only 5% of households reached 100 days of work and demand for jobs never topped 48% of issued job cards.
  • The Maharashtra report said only 52.81% of 25.72 lakh approved works were completed and large backlogs of incomplete or not‑started projects pointed to weak planning and slow execution.
  • The Maharashtra audit flagged unpaid unemployment allowance of Rs 34.83 lakh and thin oversight, with scarce social audits and pending recoveries in misappropriation cases that leave workers waiting for wages.