Lok Sabha Question No. 1777 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Ground Water Recharge Work under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1777 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.07.2019

## GROUND WATER RECHARGE WORK UNDER MGNREGS

## 1777.   SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of ground water recharge related works carried out under the Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme(MGNREGS)  during  the  last three years and ongoing works during this current year in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the total amount allotted and spent under various programmes mentioned above during the last three years;
- (c) the  number  of  works  started  and  works  that  remained  incomplete  with  respect  to  the above works in Tamil Nadu along with the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the time by which the incomplete/ongoing works are likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (c): As  per  the  Schedule-I  of  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Act,  2005  (MGNREGA),  'Public  works  relating  to  Natural  Resource  Management (NRM): (i) Water conservation and water harvesting structures to augment and improve ground water  like  underground  dykes,  earthen  dams,  stop  dams,  check  dams  with  special  focus  on recharging  ground  water including drinking  water sources are permissible activity'. Details of number  and  expenditure  on  Water  Conservation  and  Water  Harvesting  works  taken  up  and completed works under MGNREGA in Tamil Nadu during the last three years and the current financial year 2019-20 (as on 28.06.2019) are as under:

|                            | Works taken up (New + spill over works)   | Works taken up (New + spill over works)   | Works completed   | Works completed           |
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
| Financial Year             | Physical (in Nos)                         | Expenditure (Rs. in lakh)                 | Physical (in Nos) | Expenditure (Rs. in lakh) |
| 2016-17                    | 14222                                     | 46808.75                                  | 6417              | 46777.62                  |
| 2017-18                    | 23408                                     | 52304.07                                  | 10179             | 51436.22                  |
| 2018-19                    | 90194                                     | 217621.92                                 | 24895             | 71327.98                  |
| 2019-20 (as on 28.06.2019) | 68349                                     | 82474.1                                   | 4562              | 2446.1                    |

MGNREGA is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment  scheme.  Hence, no  State/UT-  wise allocation of fund is made. In the current financial year, 63787 works are ongoing (new plus spill over works) as on 28.06.2019. The Ministry is in constant engagement with the State Governments/ UTs through review

(d): meetings, video conferences for completion of incomplete works.

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