Lok Sabha Question No. 3636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Construction of Ponds
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VEENA DEVI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3636

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03 .2017

## CONSTRUCTION OF PONDS

## 3636. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the target to construct 5 lakh Ponds during the year 2017 - 18 has been set to deal with the situation of drought in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whetherdetails of implementation of above said scheme have been workedout;
- (d) if so, names of the States wherein said Ponds are likely to be constructed al the number thereof; and
- (e) the amount allocated for the implementation of the said scheme du ring the year 2017 -2018, State/ UT - wise?

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

(a)to(d): Ponds serve as critical water resource at times of drought or delay i There is an emphasis on integrated Natural Resource Management (NRM) to ensure scien planning and execution of NRM works for better outcome of water conservation and w harvesting measures. The planning for works is done by Panchayat which are facilit take informed decisions. The Gram Sabha panchayat form plans which on collation are up as targets by the States.  The ponds are likely to be constructed in iden tified 2264 water stressed  blocks  under  NRM  in  the  States/UTs  as  per  details  at Annexure .  The  state - wise targets of farm ponds for FY 2017 - 18 have not been firmed up by the State Governments.

- (e): Under MGNREGA there is no work wise allocation. The States are required spend at least 60% of their total expenditure or Agriculture Allied Activities (AAA).

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O.I.H.

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a)to(d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3636 dated 23.03.2017.

MGNREGA: List of  Over Exploited/Critical/Irrigation Deprived Blocks Report

| S No.   |                  | Over Exploited   | Over Exploited   | Critical   | Critical   | Irrigation Deprived   | Irrigation Deprived   | Blocks with atleast one criteria   | GPs with atleast one   |
|---------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------|------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------|
| S No.   | State            | Block            | GP               | Block      | GP         | Block                 | GP                    |                                    | criteria               |
| 1       | 2                | 3                | 4                | 5          | 6          | 7                     | 8                     | 9                                  | 10                     |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 41               | 720              | 7          | 135        | 63                    | 1016                  | 88                                 | 1521                   |
| 2       | ASSAM            | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0          | 181                   | 2152                  | 181                                | 2152                   |
| 3       | BIHAR            | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0          | 100                   | 1672                  | 100                                | 1672                   |
| 4       | CHHATTISGARH     | 1                | 76               | 2          | 183        | 70                    | 4987                  | 72                                 | 5153                   |
| 5       | DAMAN&DIU        | 1                | 2                | 0          | 0          | 0                     | 0                     | 1                                  | 2                      |
| 6       | GUJARAT          | 24               | 1660             | 5          | 365        | 45                    | 2653                  | 74                                 | 4678                   |
| 7       | HARYANA          | 71               | 3891             | 15         | 760        | 0                     | 0                     | 86                                 | 4651                   |
| 8       | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 1                | 34               | 2          | 104        | 0                     | 0                     | 3                                  | 138                    |
| 9       | JHARKHAND        | 5                | 81               | 0          | 0          | 205                   | 3561                  | 206                                | 3564                   |
| 10      | KARNATAKA        | 56               | 1971             | 21         | 770        | 39                    | 1312                  | 109                                | 3779                   |
| 11      | KERALA           | 1                | 7                | 2          | 12         | 0                     | 0                     | 3                                  | 19                     |
| 12      | MADHYAPRADESH    | 24               | 1840             | 4          | 312        | 28                    | 1827                  | 56                                 | 3979                   |
| 13      | MAHARASHTRA      | 10               | 716              | 2          | 132        | 231                   | 18417                 | 238                                | 18941                  |
| 14      | ODISHA           | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0          | 135                   | 2370                  | 135                                | 2370                   |
| 15      | PUNJAB           | 109              | 9765             | 4          | 428        | 0                     | 0                     | 113                                | 10193                  |
| 16      | RAJASTHAN        | 171              | 5912             | 24         | 831        | 0                     | 0                     | 195                                | 6743                   |
| 17      | TAMILNADU        | 179              | 5816             | 36         | 1593       | 0                     | 0                     | 200                                | 6698                   |
| 18      | TELANGANA        | 41               | 893              | 8          | 168        | 147                   | 2895                  | 194                                | 3900                   |
| 19      | UTTAR PRADESH    | 110              | 7551             | 67         | 4748       | 13                    | 972                   | 187                                | 12943                  |
| 20      | UTTARAKHAND      | 0                | 0                | 2          | 90         | 0                     | 0                     | 2                                  | 90                     |
| 21      | WEST BENGAL      | 0                | 0                | 1          | 9          | 20                    | 170                   | 21                                 | 179                    |
|         | Total            | 845              | 40935            | 202        | 10640      | 1277                  | 44004                 | 2264                               | 93365                  |