Lok Sabha Question No. 459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-19
Subject: Utilisation of Funds under NCGM
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 459

ANSWERED ON 19.0 7.201 8

## UTILISATION OF FUNDS UNDER NCGM

## 459. KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV

## SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA

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

- (a) whether the Union Government has allotted funds to State Governments under the Na Clean Ganga Mission (NCGM) during the last three years;
- (b) i f so, the details thereof, State/yearwise;
- (c) whether the State Governments have utilized the funds allotted under the NCGM during period and if so, the details thereof along with the percentage of Ganga river cleaned so
- (d) whether the Un ion Government's monitoring mechanism to ensure proper utilization of funds as well as agencies tasked to clean Ganga have submitted their reports; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION & HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

( DR. SATYA PAL SINGH )

- (a) & (b) Yes,  Madam. The  details  of amount  allotted/released by  National  Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) to State Governments during the last three financial years 2015 - 16  to financial year 2017 - 18, under the Namami Gange programme are tabulated below: -

## (Rs. in Crore)

|   S.No. | State Programme Management Groups / Executive Agencies   |   2015- 16 |   2016- 17 |   2017- 18 |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
|      01 | Uttarakhand                                              |      30.26 |      30.66 |     183.61 |
|      02 | Uttar Pradesh                                            |     147.58 |     587.17 |     473.64 |
|      03 | Bihar                                                    |     120.23 |      82.03 |     356.27 |
|      04 | Jharkhand                                                |      27.83 |      46.18 |       7.57 |
|      05 | West Bengal                                              |     185.79 |     114.25 |     244.01 |
|      06 | Haryana                                                  |      30    |      52.73 |       6.88 |
|      07 | Delhi                                                    |       4.96 |       2.17 |      81.57 |

- (c): The details of funds utilised against the funds released by NMCG by the State Governmen during the last three financial years from 2015 - 16 to 2017 - 18, are tabulated below: -

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | State         |   2015- 16 |   2016- 17 |   2017- 18 |
|-----------|---------------|------------|------------|------------|
|        01 | Uttarakhand   |      12.44 |      12.77 |     108.68 |
|        02 | Uttar Pradesh |     114.96 |     156.7  |     287.23 |
|        03 | Bihar         |      35.08 |      33.9  |     128.29 |
|        04 | Jharkhand     |       1.03 |       8.7  |      14.23 |
|        05 | West Bengal   |     130.45 |      86.78 |      80.71 |
|        06 | Haryana       |      30    |      37    |      15.46 |
|        07 | Delhi         |       4.96 |       2.17 |      16.56 |

River  cleaning  is  a  continuous  process  and  NMCG  supplements  the  efforts  of government in cleaning of river by providing financial assistance to the state governmen has sanctioned a total of 105 projects of sewerage infrastructure in Ganga basi n states for river cleaning and Ganga rejuvenation. Out of above 105 sewerage projects, 25 sewerage infrast projects have so far been completed resulting into creation of approx 421 MLD additio capacity through construction/ rehabilitation an d pprox 2050 KM new sewer lines have been laid. Rests of the projects are under different stages of execution.

(d) & (e) The State Governments/Executing Agencies submit Utilization Certificates/Interim -Audited Financial statements which is the mechanism to ensure proper utilization of funds by Central Government. Periodical reviews are held at different levels to monitor financial and physical progress.

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