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Lok Sabha Question No. 6357 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Bharat New Car Assessment Programme
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6357

ANSWERED  ON  5 th  APRIL, 2018

## BHARAT  NEW  CAR  ASSESSMENT  PROGRAMME

6357. SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be  pleased  to  state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the number of road accidents that take place every year in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the sanctioned commencement date of the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme, which was due to commence operations in 2014 but has still not been inaugurated; and
- (c) the details of the progress of the programme and the timeline of its completion?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI  MANSUKH  L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) As  per  the  data  received  from  police  department  of  States/UTs,  Number  of  road accidents and persons killed due to road accidents in the country for the last two calendar years i.e.2015 to 2016 is given in the table below:
- (b) &  (c)   The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has issued S.O. 1139 (E) dated 28.04.2015 and S.O. 2412 (E) dated 03.09.2015 notifying the crash standards i.e. Automotive Industry Standard (AIS) 098. As per AIS 098, protection of occupants in the event of an Offset Frontal  Collision  shall  be  mandatory  for  the  new  vehicles  from  1 st October, 2017 and for all vehicles 1 st October, 2019.

|   Years | Total Number of road accidents in the country   | Total Number of persons killed in road accidents in the country   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    2015 | 5,01,423                                        | 1,46,133                                                          |
|    2016 | 4,80,652 1,50,785                               |                                                                   |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Expansion of Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RANJEET RANJAN, RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OFROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6354 ANSWERED ON 05 TH  APRIL, 2018

## EXPANSION OF HIGHWAYS

## 6354.   SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN: SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सडक़ परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is working on a mega scheme to upgrade National Highways under which highways with two lanes are proposed to be developed into four lane and six lane highways on the basis of traffic;
- (b) if so, the present number of National Highways with two lanes along with the names of the highways proposed to be upgraded, State-wise;
- (c) the number of highways with two lane which have been identified to be developed into four lane or six lane on the basis of traffic along with the time by which work is likely to be started on them; and
- (d) the number of ongoing road projects at present along with the time by which these are likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI MANSUKH L.MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (d) Yes  Madam.  The  Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA)  has approved the proposal for investment approval for Phase-I of 'Bharatmala Pariyojana' during  its  meeting  held  on  24.10.2017.  'Bharatmala  Pariyojana'  Phase-I  includes development of about 9,000 km length of Economic corridors, about 6,000 km length of  Inter-corridor  and  feeder  roads,  about  5,000  km  length  of  National  Corridors Efficiency improvements, about 2,000 km  length of Border and International connectivity roads, about 2,000 km length of Coastal and port connectivity roads, about 800 km length of Expressways and balance length of about 10,000 km of roads under NHDP. The general principle for up-gradation of roads under Phase-I of Bharatmala

Pariyojana  includes  development  of  Economic  corridors  primarily  to  4/6  lane  NH standards, Inter-corridor and feeder roads primarily to 4 lane NH standards and Border, International connectivity roads, Coastal and port connectivity roads primarily to 2 lane NH standards.

At present, the length of 2-lane National Highways is approximately 60,500 km across the country. The up-gradation of 2-lane National Highways to 4/6 lane configuration is se priority, traffic density and availability of funds. 1470 nos. of projects amounting to Rs.  4,32,538  Crore  having  length  44,108  km  are  ongoing.  These  are  likely  to  be completed  in  scheduled  completion  time  as  per  the  respective  contract/concession proposed depending upon outcome of Feasibility report/ Detailed Project Report, interagreements.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Overbridges on NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6352 ANSWERED ON 05 TH  April, 2018

## OVERBRIDGES ON NHS

## 6352. SHRI HARISH CHANDRA: ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  in  view  of  the  problems  faced  by  pedestrians  at  road  crossings  the Union Government proposes to increase the number of overbridges or underpasses in cities with high population density;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  develop  traffic  infrastructure  in  small cities or less densely populated cities in order to spread awareness about traffic rules; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a)  to  (d)  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and  maintenance  of National Highways. For the safety of road users, provision of Foot overbridge/pedestrian underpasses, depending upon the site condition and requirement, are made an integral part of the highway development project.  These are constructed as per Ministry's guidelines and IRC codes.  Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is taking up various  publicity measures in the form of telecasting/broadcasting of T.V. spots/Radio jingles, display of cinema sliders, etc. containing road safety messages to create awareness about road safety and traffic rules among various segments for road users.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Quality of Indian Textiles
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6350 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

## QUALITY OF INDIAN TEXTILES

6350.   SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

## WILL THE MINISTER OF TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken steps to enhance the quality of Indian textiles to that of the international standard; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र      मंरी (श्री अज      ) MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

(SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

- (a) & (b): Yes,  Madam.    With  a  view  to  enhancing  the  quality  of  Indian  Textiles,  the Government has taken several measures.  The steps taken include the following:-
- (i) The  Amended  Technology  Up-gradation  Fund  Scheme  (A-TUFS ),  which  is under implementation provides for capital investment subsidy to facilitate technology  upgradation  in  the  weaving  ,  processing,  garmenting  and  technical textiles sectors for enhancement of quality in the textile manufacture.
- (ii) The India Handloom Brand has been launched to provide quality assurance for handlooms products  for  safeguarding  the  interests  of  buyers  in  the  domestic  and international markets.
- (iii) The  Integrated  Scheme  for  Development  of  Silk  industry  supports  production  of bivoltine  silk,  provides  automatic  reeling  machines  and  also  supports  R&D  to evolve new silk products.
- (iv) With a view to enhancing the quality of woven fabric, the Powerloom Sector under the PowerTex India Scheme provides support for upgradation of looms, creation of infrastructure  (worksheds),  setting  up  of  yarn  banks  and  support  for  pre-weaving and post-weaving facilities.
- (v) The Textiles Committee under the Ministry of Textiles operates 19 testing labs to test textile products for conformance to national and international standards.
- (vi) In  the  Jute  Sector,  the  jute  Industry  conforms  to  specifications  approved  by  the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), in the manufacture of jute sacking

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6348 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Regional Languages in Inflight Announcements
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 6348

(To be answered on the 5th April 2018)

## REGIONAL LANGUAGES IN INFLIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS

6348.

SHRI D.K SURESH

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (b) if s0, the details thereof;

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government had received two generic grievances in 2015 and 2016 whereby the complainant had stressed the usage Of regional language during the cabin safety announcements;
- whether the Union Government has taken any measures to provide inflight information in the regional languages;
- (e) the response of the Government in using regional language for announcement in the flights?
- (d) if s0, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) & (b) There are two grievances received by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) whereby the complainant has stressed the usage 0f regional language during the cabin safety announcements The details are as follows:-

(ii) Grievances dated 27th 2016 by Shri Arun May, May

(i) Grievance dated 3rd July 2015 by Shri Skeedhar Pothukuchi

- (c) to (e) As per the provisions under CAR 21 Part 175 issued by DGCA; ianguage placards related to public information shall be presented in bilingual, i.e Hindi and English: Placards not related to public information, manuals; listings; and instrument markings and other necessary information required by applicable certification specifications/ airworthiness regulations can be presented in English only. No,

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Broadcasting of Propagandist Messages
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6347 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

## BROADCASTING OF PROPAGANDIST MESSAGES 6347. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state;

- (a)  whether  the  Government has  taken/proposes  to take  any  regulatory  measures  to prevent broadcasting of propagandist messages through FM Radio channels;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING, {COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

(a)  to  (c)  As  per  clause  12.1  of  the  Policy  Guidelines  on  expansion  of  FM  Radio broadcasting services through private agencies (Phase-III) approved by the Cabinet on 07.07.2011, the permission holder shall follow the same Programme and Advertisement Code  as  followed  by  All  India  Radio  as  amended  from  time  to  time  or  any  other applicable  code,  which  the  Central  Government  may  prescribe  from  time  to  time. Accordingly, content on following is not permitted for broadcast:

- (i) Criticism of friendly countries;
- (ii) Attack on religions or communities;
- (iii) Anything obscene or defamatory
- (iv) Incitement to violence or anything against maintenance of law & order;
- (v) Anything amounting to contempt to court;
- (vi) Aspersions against the integrity of the President, Governors and the Judiciary;
- (vii) Attack on a political party by name;
- (viii) Hostile criticism of any State or the Centre;
- (ix) Anything  showing  disrespect  to  the  Constitution  or  advocating  change  in  the Constitution  by  violence;  but  advocating  change  in  a  constitutional  way  should not be debarred.
- (x) Appeal for funds except for the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, at a time  of  External  Emergency  or  if  the  Country  is  faced  with  a  natural calamity such a floods, earthquake or cyclone.
- (xi) Direct publicity for or on behalf of an individual or organization which is likely to benefit only that individual or organization.
- (xii) Trade names in broadcasts which amount to advertising directly (except in Commercial Services).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Schemes in Telangana
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: NAGESH GODAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6346 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

## Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Schemes in Telangana

## 6346. SHRI NAGESH GODAM:

Will  the  Minister  of  DRINKING WATER  AND  SANITATION be pleased to  state :

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  rural  water  supply  and  sanitation projects under Multi-village schemes in Telangana State;
- (b)   if  so,  the  number  of  projects  completed  and  number  of  them  still  to  be  completed under these schemes; and
- (c)   the position of Adilabad district in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI S.S.AHLUWALIA)

- (a)   Yes Madam.
- (b) As  reported  by  State  Government  of  Telangana,  101  Multi-village  schemes  have been completed till now and 94 Multi-village schemes are to be completed.

The  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  [SBM(G)]  was  launched  on  2nd  October,  2014, with  the  aim  at  attaining  Swachh  Bharat  by  2 nd October  2019.    The  focus  of  the programme is on behavior change and usage of toilets. SBM(G) is under implementation in  30  districts  of  Telangana.  Sanitation  Coverage  in  Telangana,  which  was  30.84%  on 2.10.2014,  has  increased  to 81.59% as  on  date . Total  2371276  Individual  households latrines (IHHLs) have been constructed from 2.10.2014 to 2.4.2018.Out of 11009 villages in Telangana, 4385(39.83%) villages have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) as on date . Also, 10 districts have been declared ODF.

- (c) As reported by State Government of Telangana, 10 Multi-village schemes have been completed  till  now  and  14  Multi-village  schemes  are  to  be  completed  in  erstwhile Adilabad  district.Sanitation  Coverage  in  Adilabad  district,  which  was  28.76%  on 2.10.2014, has increased to 43.16% as on date . Out of 466 villages in Adilabad, 13 villages have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) as on date .
Lok Sabha Question No. 6339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Impact of Chemicals on Dam Water
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †6339

ANSWERED ON 05.0 4.201 8

## IMPACT OF CHEMICALS ON DAM WATER

## †6 339. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

Will  the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that sacks of hazardous chemicals have been found a dams and sea shores recently and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has examined these sacks and if so, the details thereof along contents found in these sacks;

(c) whether certain sacks of chemicals have been found in the bottom of Chikhloli dam si Ambernath area of Thane and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the chemical contained therein has been found to be toxic; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along with its impact on water?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a)  to  (e)  Water  Resource  being  a  State  subject,  the  upkeep  and  operation  of  dam  i responsibility  of  dam  owners  who  are  generally  State  Governments  or  Centra l  Agencies  like BBMB,  NHPC  etc.    In  order  to  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments,  Minist Water  Resources,  River  Development  and  Ganga  Rejuvenation  (MoWR,  RD  &  GR)  provides technical and financial assistance to encourage sustainable develop ment and efficient management of  water  resources  through  various  schemes  and  programmes  such  as Repair,  Renovation  and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies scheme and Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Programme (DRIP).

Central Water Commission (CWC) under this Ministry monitors the water quality of rive water at 429 key locations covering major river basins in the country.  There is a wa monitoring site of CWC on Ulhas River at 2 km upstream of confluence of the local Nala on Chikhloli Dam is located.  The impact of chemicals on Chikhloli Dam water cannot be ascert by the data of CWC site on Ulhas River.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Poor Road Density
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6338 ANSWERED ON 5 th APRIL, 2018

## POOR ROAD DENSITY

6338.  SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state :

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- (a) whether Bengaluru has poor road density i.e. measure of road length per square km area of land as compared to other Indian cities and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government plans to construct new roads in the city; and
- (c) if so, then the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a)  to  (c)  Development  and  maintenance  of  city  roads  does  not  fall  under  the  purview  of  this Ministry.  This  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and  maintenance  of  National Highways (NHs). Development and maintenance of NHs is a continuous process. The works on NHs are taken up depending upon inter-se priority, traffic density and availability of funds.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6336 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Discharge of Effluents into Pushkar Sarovar
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: Raghu Sharma

†6336.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †6336

ANSWERED ON 05.0 4.201 8

## DISCHARGE OF EFFLUEN TS INTO PUSHKAR SARO VAR

DR. RAGHU SHARMA

Will  the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  effluents  are  being  discharged  into  the  most  sacred  Pushkar  Sarovar  sit Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Gov ernment proposes to complete the work of the project costing 17 crore r as sanctioned earlier; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION & HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

( DR. SATYA PAL SINGH )

- (a)As  informed  by  Rajasthan  State  Pollution  Control  Board  (RSPCB),  no  effluent  is discharged into the most sacred Pushkar Sarovar.

(b) & (c) The works related to water resources development and management are planned, fund executed and maintained by the State Governments themselves as per their own resource priorities. In  order  to  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments,  Government of  India provides  technical  and  financial  assistance  to  State  Governments  to  encourage  sust development  and  efficient  management  of  water  resources  through  various  schemes programmes such as Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) and s cheme for Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies etc. Water Resources Department, Government of Rajasthan has reported that  no project costing Rs.17 crore has been sanctioned.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6335 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: MGNREGS and Poverty Alleviation
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6335

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

## MGNREGS AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## 6335.   SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS) helped in solving poverty and check the migration from rural to urban areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any survey has been conducted in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)to(d):  Several  research  studies  have  been  conducted  on  impact  of  Mahatma  Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA)  on  migration  and  poverty alleviation. Some of the studies that have highlighted positive impacts of MGNREGA are as under:

1. Das,  Upasak  (2014),  'Can  the  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  reduce  the  short term migration:  Evidence  from  West  Bengal,  India',  paper  presented  at  the  International Seminar on MGNREGA at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR).
2.  John,  Papp  and  Imbert  Clément  (2014),  Short-term  migration  and  India's  Employment Guarantee Scheme. Mumbai: Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research.
3. Shah, V. D. and M. Makwana (2011), Impact of NREGA on wage rates, food security and rural urban migration in Gujarat. Sardar Patel University.
4. Kumar,  P.,  and  I.  Maruthi,  'Impact  of  NREGA on Wage  Rate,  Food  Security  and  Rural Urban Migration in Karnataka', Report submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture, Bangalore: Agriculture Development  and Rural Transformation Centre, Institute for Social and Economic Change, 2011.
5. MGNREGA: A Catalyst for Rural Transformation (2011-12), India Human Development Survey (IHDS), Sonalde Desai, Prem Vashishtha, Omkar Joshi

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