Lok Sabha Question No. 5425 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Construction of New Ponds
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .5425

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PONDS

## 5425. SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the construction of new ponds had been brought under the ambit of Maha Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last few years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) thetotal number of new ponds constructed during 2014 - 15,  2015 - 16  and  2016 - 17, State/UT - wise?

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

- (a)& (b): Construction of ponds for water conservation, water harvesting, irrigation an stabilization  ponds  are  permissible  works  under  Schedule -I  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005.
- (c): State/UT - wise status on number of ponds constructed during  FY 2014 -15, 2015 - 16 and 2016 - 17 (as on 30.03.2017) is given at Annexure.

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| S. No.   | State             | Ponds constructed   | Ponds constructed   | Ponds constructed   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| S. No.   | State             | 2014-2015           | 2015-2016           | 2016-2017*          |
| 1        | ANDHRAPRADESH     | 7997                | 13452               | 299858              |
| 2        | ARUNACHALPRADESH  | 9                   | 28                  | 375                 |
| 3        | ASSAM             | 391                 | 568                 | 458                 |
| 4        | BIHAR             | 1798                | 2064                | 1582                |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH      | 2461                | 2391                | 9366                |
| 6        | GOA               | 1                   | 2                   | 0                   |
| 7        | GUJARAT           | 427                 | 1625                | 3007                |
| 8        | HARYANA           | 312                 | 241                 | 284                 |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 11396               | 7878                | 7694                |
| 10       | JAMMUANDKASHMIR   | 484                 | 1050                | 628                 |
| 11       | JHARKHAND         | 7587                | 8063                | 90272               |
| 12       | KARNATAKA         | 10100               | 11820               | 14094               |
| 13       | KERALA            | 2932                | 2520                | 2420                |
| 14       | MADHYAPRADESH     | 48461               | 15973               | 14730               |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA       | 5469                | 5982                | 5291                |
| 16       | MANIPUR           | 87                  | 155                 | 246                 |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA         | 316                 | 372                 | 320                 |
| 18       | MIZORAM           | 366                 | 630                 | 808                 |
| 19       | NAGALAND          | 49                  | 135                 | 46                  |
| 20       | ODISHA            | 6034                | 10261               | 14006               |
| 21       | PUNJAB            | 32                  | 32                  | 20                  |
| 22       | RAJASTHAN         | 25263               | 15840               | 23293               |
| 23       | SIKKIM            | 42                  | 9                   | 0                   |
| 24       | TAMILNADU         | 15323               | 7736                | 2647                |
| 25       | TELANGANA         | 85                  | 97                  | 25355               |
| 26       | TRIPURA           | 11956               | 7340                | 2495                |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH     | 5995                | 13408               | 10829               |
| 28       | UTTARAKHAND       | 402                 | 531                 | 1055                |
| 29       | WEST BENGAL       | 34981               | 36029               | 30854               |
| 30       | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR   | 13                  | 7                   | 0                   |
| 31       | DADRA&NAGARHAVELI | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 32       | DAMAN&DIU         | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 33       | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 34       | PUDUCHERRY        | 4                   | 6                   | 10                  |
|          | Total             | 200773              | 166245              |                     |
|          |                   |                     |                     | 562043              |

*As on 30.03.2017