Lok Sabha Question No. 2312 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Construction of Farm Ponds
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: C. N. JAYADEVAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .2312

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03 .2017

## CONSTRUCTION OF FARM PONDS

## 2312. SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether out of a target to construct 12.4 lakh farm ponds in the financial year 2017, only 4.5 lakhs have been constructed so far;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whetherthe Government proposes to construct another 5 lakh farm ponds as announced in the present budget and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the measures being taken to ensure the asset quality and utility of the ponds constructed?

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

- (a): In current financial year 2016 - 17, a national target of constructing 5 lakh farm ponds under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) was kept. Against this, States/UTs in their annual Labour Budget and shelf of works for 2016- 17 has kept the target of construction of 8,82,325 farm ponds.
- (b) : State/UT - wise details of the construction of farm ponds in the financial year - 17 (as on 14.03.2016) is given at Annexure .
- (c): Ministry has kept target of 5 lakh farm ponds for financial year 2017 - 18 and it has been considered by the States/UTs whi le preparing their Labour Budget for the financial ye 2017- 18.
- (d): The following measures has been taken to ensure the asset quality and utilit ponds constructed:
- Ministry has imparted training to State Technical Resource Teams (STRTs) works permitted under MGNREGA including the construction of Farm ponds.
- The Ministry has issued suggestive estimate and drawing on constructio farm ponds.
- Geo - MGNREGA  has  been  introduced  to  geotag  the  assets  created  under MGNREGA.

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Annexure referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2312 dated 16.03.2017.

|         |                   | Farm Ponds (In Nos.)   | Farm Ponds (In Nos.)         |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
| SI. No. | States            | Target (FY 2016-17)    | Completed (as on 14.03.2017) |
| 1       | ANDHRAPRADESH     | 250000                 | 261627                       |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1108                   | 276                          |
| 3       | ASSAM             | 13239                  | 211                          |
| 4       | BIHAR             | 15000                  | 1452                         |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH      | 55000                  | 7426                         |
| 6       | GOA               | 25                     | 0                            |
| 7       | GUJARAT           | 27516                  | 2494                         |
| 8       | HARYANA           | 61                     | 239                          |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 10361                  | 7404                         |
| 10      | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR  | 1885                   | 457                          |
| 11      | JHARKHAND         | 128132                 | 86531                        |
| 12      | KARNATAKA         | 111340                 | 13669                        |
| 13      | KERALA            | 5000                   | 1855                         |
| 14      | MADHYAPRADESH     | 50000                  | 14086                        |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA       | 1000                   | 5076                         |
| 16      | MANIPUR           | 2724                   | 226                          |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA         | 300                    | 182                          |
| 18      | MIZORAM           | 2131                   | 329                          |
| 19      | NAGALAND          | 603                    | 3                            |
| 20      | ODISHA            | 20340                  | 12671                        |
| 21      | PUNJAB            | 1581                   | 7                            |
| 22      | RAJASTHAN         | 25000                  | 21280                        |
| 23      | SIKKIM            | 0                      | 0                            |
| 24      | TAMILNADU         | 17500                  | 2428                         |
| 25      | TELANGANA         | 25000                  | 23826                        |
| 26      | TRIPURA           | 18700                  | 1243                         |
| 27      | UTTAR PRADESH     | 5705                   | 9261                         |
| 28      | UTTARAKHAND       | 3814                   | 690                          |
| 29      | WEST BENGAL       | 88948                  | 26573                        |
| 30      | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR   | 307                    | 0                            |
| 31      | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0                      | 0                            |
| 32      | PUDUCHERRY        | 5                      | 3                            |
|         | Total             | 882325                 | 501525                       |