Lok Sabha Question No. 3686 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Farm Ponds Under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S. RAJENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3686

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.1 2.2016

## FARM PONDS UNDER MGNREGS

## 3686. SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  permitted  creation  of  farm  ponds  under  Mahatm Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS); and
- (b) if so, the details of the ponds created during the last one year, State/UT - wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- (a): Yes, Madam.
- (b): State/UT - wise details of the ponds constructed under Mahatma Gandhi National Ru Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  during  the  Financial  Year  2015 - 16  are  given  in  the Annexure.

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Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3686 dated 08.12.2016.

NR=Not Reported

Source: As per MIS (NREGASoft)

| Farm ponds constructed   | Farm ponds constructed   | Farm ponds constructed   |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| SI. No.                  | State                    | 2015-2016                |
| 1                        | ANDHRAPRADESH            | 12834                    |
| 2                        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 3                        |
| 3                        | ASSAM                    | 349                      |
| 4                        | BIHAR                    | 1950                     |
| 5                        | CHHATTISGARH             | 2094                     |
| 6                        | GOA                      | 2                        |
| 7                        | GUJARAT                  | 1583                     |
| 8                        | HARYANA                  | 179                      |
| 9                        | HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 7786                     |
| 10                       | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR         | 766                      |
| 11                       | JHARKHAND                | 7699                     |
| 12                       | KARNATAKA                | 10843                    |
| 13                       | KERALA                   | 2446                     |
| 14                       | MADHYAPRADESH            | 15420                    |
| 15                       | MAHARASHTRA              | 5769                     |
| 16                       | MANIPUR                  | 124                      |
| 17                       | MEGHALAYA                | 169                      |
| 18                       | MIZORAM                  | 100                      |
| 19                       | NAGALAND                 | 18                       |
| 20                       | ODISHA                   | 7297                     |
| 21                       | PUNJAB                   | 11                       |
| 22                       | RAJASTHAN                | 15405                    |
| 23                       | SIKKIM                   | 9                        |
| 24                       | TAMILNADU                | 7309                     |
| 25                       | TELANGANA                | 100                      |
| 26                       | TRIPURA                  | 4637                     |
| 27                       | UTTAR PRADESH            | 11174                    |
| 28                       | UTTARAKHAND              | 432                      |
| 29                       | WEST BENGAL              | 28437                    |
| 30                       | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR          | NR                       |
| 31                       | LAKSHADWEEP              | NR                       |
| 32                       | PUDUCHERRY               | 4                        |
|                          | Total                    | 144949                   |