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Lok Sabha Question No. 2665 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Reservation of Lignite Blocks
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: VINOD CHAVDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2665 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2016

## Reservation of Lignite Blocks

## 2665.   SHRI VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to refer to the reply given to USQ No. 4339 dated 11.08.2016 on "Reservation of Lignite Blocks" and to state:

- (a) whether No Objection Certificate was issued by the Director General of Hydrocarbons for reservation of lignite block in Lakhpat-Punrajpur area in the State;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor and the steps being taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL, POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) &  (b):  No madam. Director General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) has informed that it is not the nodal agency for granting NOC for lignite mining near adjoining Coal Bed Methane(CBM) block area and Government of Gujarat and GMDC is required to approach Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) for grant of such NOC.
- (c) Accordingly Government of Gujarat and GMDC was requested to approach MoPNG as per the advice of DGH for grant of NOC. This Ministry has also requested MoPNG to consider the issue of granting NOC to Government of Gujarat and GMDC.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2663 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Empowerment of Local Bodies
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2663

TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.12.2016

## EMPOWERMENT OF LOCAL BODIES

## 2663. SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHRI SHIVEKUMAR VAASI

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a)  The step being taken by the Government to provide infrastructural facilities to Panchayats;
- (b)  Whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  any  new  scheme  for  empowerment  of Panchayats,   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  Whether  the  government  proposes  to  introduce  Nayay  Panchayats  Bill  for  empowering village Panchayats and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  Whether  there  is  any  proposal  with  Union  Government  to  extend  the  73 rd &  74 th Constitutional Amendment Acts to empower Local Bodies in Jammu & Kashmir; and
- (e) If so, the details thereof and if not the reason therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a)  'Panchayat'  being  a  State  subject,  providing  infrastructure  facilities  to  the  Panchayats  is primarily  the  responsibility  of  the  State/UT  Governments.  Panchayats  can  also  use  the  funds available  under  the  Fourteenth  Finance  Commission  award  and  other  state  and  central  sector schemes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for provisioning infrastructure facilities in Panchayats as per the respective scheme guidelines.
- (b)    The  new  scheme  of  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA)  aims  at  strengthening Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  (PRIs)  by  way  of  capacity  building  of  the  PRI  members  and  its functionaries, through increasing use of technology and handholding some Panchayats as peer learning centers.
- (c ) No, Madam. There is no such proposal.
- (d )  & (e) No, Madam. There is no such proposal.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2661 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Volleyball Premier League
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: HARI OM PANDEY, (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG), V. PANNEER SELVAM, MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2661 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01/12/2016

Volleyball Premier League

2661. SHRI HARI OM PANDAY: DR. RATNA DE (NAG): SH. V. PANNEERSELVAM: SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Government  is aware  of any proposal to organise Volleyball Premier League to promote volleyball in the country;
- (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof; and
- (c) the details of the steps taken/being taken in this regard?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b)&(c) Do not arise in view of reply to Para (a) above.

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ANSWER AND SPORTS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)
Lok Sabha Question No. 2658 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: NH Connctivity with nonMajor Ports
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2658 ANSWERED ON 1 ST  DECEMBER, 2016

## NH CONNECTIVITY WITH NON-MAJOR PORTS

2658.   SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is lack of road connectivity between non-major ports and National Highways, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether proposals have been received from various State Governments including Government of Maharashtra to provide road connectivity between non-major ports and National Highways, if so, the details of such proposals received during 12th Five Year Plan, State-wise;
- (c) the follow-up action taken on the said proposals during the said period, Statewise; and
- (d) the current status of all such road projects?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (d) The  Ministry  has  taken  up  detailed  review  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  Network with  a  view  to  develop  the  road  connectivity  to  border  areas,  development  of  coastal  roads including road connectivity to non-Major ports along with integration with Sagarmala etc., under proposed  new  programme  of  'Bharatmala  Pariyojna'  in  consultation  with  State  Governments. However, these programmes are yet to be formally launched.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2657 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Cleaning of Ganga River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2657

ANSWERED ON 01.12.2016

## CLEANING OF GANGA RIVER

## 2657.         SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY

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

(a) the details of pollution level in river Ganga during the last three years;

(b) whether detergents used by washermen along the bank of river Ganga release most part of the phosphate in it and increases the level of pollution in Ganga, if so, the details and the facts thereof; and

(c) the strategies adopted by the Government to address the issue along with the progress achieved as a result of the same?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (IC)  FOR  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  &  SPORTS  AND  MINISTER  OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

(a) Water quality monitoring of river Ganga is being carried out by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) from Gangotri to Diamond Harbour. The overall water quality data as well station wise water quality data of last three years i.e 2013-15 indicates the following .

· The river water quality is conforming the bathing criteria for Dissolved Oxygen (DO) at most of the locations from 2011 to 2015.

·  The  long  term  assessment  of  water  quality  data  indicates  that  the  river  water  quality  is  not conforming to the notified criteria for bathing for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) between the river stretches from D/s Raiwala to Haridwar D/s in Uttrakhand, from Kannauj to Trighat in Uttar Pradesh and from Baharampore to Uluberia in West Bengal. However, the stretches falling in the state of Bihar have been reported relatively clean in term of organic pollution.

· Except for few locations in the upper stretch of the river, the river does not conform to the water quality criteria for Faecal Coliform of 2500 MPN/100ml.

(b) & (c) Yes, Madam. The Government is aware that the detergents used by washermen along the  bank of river Ganga releases phosphate and thereby increases the level of pollution in Ganga. Construction  of  'Dhobi'  ghats  are  included  in  the  schemes  under  the  Entry  Level  Activities  of Namami Gange so that the waste water is diverted away and does not flow into river Ganga.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Watershed Development Component of PMKSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

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

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2656 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2016

## Watershed Development Component of PMKSY

2656. SHRI ARVIND SAWANT :

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT

be pleased to state:

- (a) the names of the districts of Maharashtra where Watershed Development Component of the "Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana (PMKSY)"  has been launched;
- (b) the time by which the said programme is likely to be launched in all the districts of the State;
- (c) whether any proposal has been received from the Government of Maharashtra in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a) to  (d):  At  present  8214  watershed  development  projects  covering  an  area  of  about 39.07  million  hectare  are  in  implementation  in  the  Country  under  the  Watershed Development  Component  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (WDCPMKSY). Of these, 1186 projects covering an area of about 5.13 million hectare are in implementation  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  in  34  districts  (2  urbanized  districts  of Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban are not covered). The names of the 34 districts are  given  in  the  Annexure.  At  present  Department  of  Land  Resources  does  not propose to sanction further watershed development projects in the Country including in  Maharashtra;  priority  is  being  given  to  qualitative  and  time-bound  completion  of the 8214 sanctioned projects.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2656 due for reply on 01.12.2016

## Names of the 34 districts where Watershed Development Component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (WDC-PMKSY) is in implementation in Maharashtra

|   Sl. No | Name       |
|----------|------------|
|        1 | Ahmednagar |
|        2 | Akola      |
|        3 | Amravati   |
|        4 | Aurangabad |
|        5 | Beed       |
|        6 | Bhandara   |
|        7 | Buldhana   |
|        8 | Chandrapur |
|        9 | Dhule      |
|       10 | Gadchiroli |
|       11 | Gondia     |
|       12 | Hingoli    |
|       13 | Jalna      |
|       14 | Jalgaon    |
|       15 | Nanded     |
|       16 | Kolhapur   |
|       17 | Latur      |
|       18 | Nagpur     |
|       19 | Nandurbar  |
|       20 | Nashik     |
|       21 | Osmanabad  |
|       22 | Palghar    |
|       23 | Parbhani   |
|       24 | Pune       |
|       25 | Raigad     |
|       26 | Ratnagiri  |
|       27 | Sangli     |
|       28 | Satara     |
|       29 | Sindhudurg |
|       30 | Solapur    |
|       31 | Thane      |
|       32 | Wardha     |
|       33 | Washim     |
|       34 | Yavatmal   |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2655 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: National Mission for Clean Ganga
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2655

ANSWERED ON 01.12.2016

## NATIONAL MISSION FOR

## 2655.         DR. SANJAY JAISWAL

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

(a)  the  progress  made  under  National  Mission  for  Clean  Ganga  (NMCG)  so  far  along  with  the expected time of completion of the Mission;

(b) whether some of the projects under NMCG are yet to take off, if so, the State-wise details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(c) the mechanism adopted by the Government for ensuring timely implementation and completion of the Mission?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (IC)  FOR  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  &  SPORTS  AND  MINISTER  OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

(a) As  on  30th  September  2016,  128  projects  have  been  sanctioned  under  Namami  Gange Programme (including the existing projects sanctioned under NGRBA Programme) at an estimated project  cost  of  Rs.9419  crore.  Out  of  these,  42  projects  are  sanctioned  exclusively  under  new components of Namami Gange Programme with a sanctioned cost of Rs 977.07 crore. 58 project are sanctioned to create 808.23 MLD new STP and rehabilitation of 1089.00 MLD of STP and laying/ rehabilitation  of  3627.15  Km  sewer  network.  8  projects  are  completed  which  has  created  127.90 MLD of STP and laid 847.36 km of sewerage network.

The  National  Ganga  River  Basin  Authority  (NGRBA)  has  resolved  that  no  untreated  municipal sewage or industrial effluent will be discharged into River Ganga by the year 2020.

(b)&(c) Some of the projects  are  yet  to  be  started  due  to  various  reasons  such  as  delay  in tendering  process,  retendering  in  some  of  the  cases,  land  non-availability,  legal  issues,  natural calamities such as floods, delay in permission from local authorities for road cutting/crossing, local festivals, pending cabinet approval from the competent authorities of state government etc.To ensure timely completion of the projects in monitoring mechanism is in place. In addition to the monitoring of the projects at National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) level, Projects are also monitored by the  respective  State  Program  Management  Groups  (SPMGs)  through  executing  agencies  & independent third party inspection agencies and submit monthly physical progress report to NMCG.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Bhakra Beas Management Board
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: MANSHANKAR NINAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2654

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2016

## BHAKRA BEAS MANAGEMENT BOARD

†2654. SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  fixed  tenure  given  to  the  Member  States  in  the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB);
- (b) whether the State of Rajasthan has been given proper representation in the said board;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the number of meetings of BBMB held till date; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  decisions  taken  in  the  said  meetings  and  the follow-up action taken on those decisions?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

- (a) : BBMB Rules, 1974 Para 3(1) provides that:

'Notwithstanding  the  terms  and  conditions  of  service  obtaining  in his/her  parent  department  and  superannuation  from  his/her  parent department, the Chairman or a whole-time Member shall continue to hold office for a term of three years from the date on which he/she assumes charge of his/her office:

Provided that the Chairman or a whole-time Member shall be eligible for re-appointment for a further term of three years:

Provided further that the Chairman or a whole-time Member shall not hold office beyond the age of sixty years:

Provided  also  that  total  tenure  including  the  extended  period  and intervening period between first and second appointment, if any, on the post of Chairman or whole-time Member, Bhakra Beas Management Board shall not exceed six years."

..........2.

(b) & (c) : The Board of BBMB  has  representative of the rank of ACS/Principal Secretary/Secretary from Rajasthan Government. In addition, out of four key posts in BBMB Secretariat viz: Secretary, Special Secretary, Director (HRD) and Director (Security), one post each is being manned by one officer each from the partner States i.e. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan  and  Himachal  Pradesh.  Presently,  an  officer  in  the  rank  of Superintending Engineer from Rajasthan has been posted as Director/HRD in Board Secretariat. Rajasthan is also being given appropriate representation in BBMB organization and various officers from Rajasthan have been posted as per their share.

(d) : Till date, the Board has conducted 223 meetings.

(e) : The important decisions of these meetings are available in the Minutes  issued  from  time  to  time  which  are  voluminous  in  nature. However,  the  important  information  is  available  on  BBMB  Website  i.e. bbmb.gov.in. Follow up action, as required, is taken on all decisions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Guidelines under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .2653 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.1 2.2016

## GUIDELINES UNDER PMGSY

## 2653. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has issued any fresh directions/guidelines to various for identification of villages and selection of roads for the implementation o Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY);
- (b) ifso, the details thereof;
- (c) whether some States have raised objections in regard to the implementation said scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)to (d): 'Rural  Roads'  is  a  State  subject  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY) is a one - time special intervention to provide rural connectivity, by way of a all - weather  road,  to  the  eligible  unconnected  habitations  in  the  core  network population of 500 persons and above (Census 2001) in plain areas.  In respect of 'Special Category States' (i.e. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand), the Dese rt Areas (as  identified  in  the  Desert  Development  Programme),  the  Tribal  (Schedule  V)  are Selected Tribal and Backward Districts (as identified by the Ministry of Home Affa Planning Commission), the objective would be to connect eligible uncon nected habitations with a population of 250 persons and above (Census 2001).  In the critical LWE a blocks (as identified by MHA), additional relaxation has been given to connect hab with population 100 persons and above (2001 census). The G overnment of India has also launched PMGSY -II which envisages consolidation of the existing Rural Road Network improve its overall efficiency as a provider of transportation services for people, services.  It also focuses on upgradation of exi sting selected rural roads (Through Routes and Major Rural Links) based on their economic potential and their role in facilitating of  rural  market  centres  and  rural  hubs.    As  per  the  PMGSY  Guidelines,  uni implementation is a Habitation & not a revenue village

For accelerated execution of PMGSY in the States, the Ministry of Rural Developme consultation with the Ministry of Finance and the States has formulated an Action advance  the  completion  target  of  the  Programme f o 2022  to  2019,  with  revised  fund sharing pattern (60:40 for all States except for 8 North Eastern and 3 Himalayan S which it will be 90:10). All the States have been advised to submit the balance pr per the Core Network of PMGSY to the Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Waste Management under NRLM
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .2652 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.1 2.2016

## WASTE MANAGEMENT UNDER NRLM

## 2652. SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently launched any waste management campaign and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the new campaign is targeting rural areas and if so, the details there
- (c) whether this  campaign  is  a  part  of/  attached  with  the  National  Rural  Livel Mission (NRLM);
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has selected certain locations/regions for the said i and if so, the details thereof?

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

( a) and  (b): The  DeendayalAntyodayaYojana- National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission (DAY NRLM) under the Ministry of Rural Development has commenced work on scaling up a Waste Ma nagement Model which has been successfully implemented and scaled up by th Government of Tamil Nadu across 9000 villages of the State. The Tamil Nadu Model been documented, and senior officers of 10 State Rural Livelihood Missions (SRLMs) v the Tamil  Nadu  State  to  understand  the  processes  and  outcomes.  It  has  been  decid replicate the Tamil Nadu model on Solid Waste Management on pilot basis in eight S namely Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkh Maha rashtra and West Bengal. In each of the States, the plan is to work in at least for a period of one year. The villages may be selected on the basis of availabilit institutions of poor under DAY - NRLM like women Self Help Groups, Villa ge Organisations and Cluster Level Federations. The pilot project is to be prepared in convergence w programmes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Swachch Bharat  Mission,  any  state  Government  schemes  and  the  Panchayati Raj  Institutions. Thereafter, on the basis of experience gained, the programme may be scaled up.

(c)  and  (d): While  DAY -NRLM  will  take  the  lead,  and  work  on  promoting  waste management through Women's Self Help Groups; the pilots are designed to work in close collaboration  with  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MNREGS), the Swachh Bharat Mission and the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. DAY NRLM will focus on mobilization of communities and their capacity building.Other Depart programmes will provide the necessary land, infrastructure wages and equipments requ

(e) : The  identi fication  of  locations  /  regions  for  implementation  has  been  left States.

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