Lok Sabha Question No. 1393 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Drinking Water Projects under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jyotirmay Singh Mahato

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1393

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2020

## DRINKING WATER PROJECTS UNDER MGNREGS

## 1393.   SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  project  is  being  implemented  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to provide safe drinking water;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including West Bengal; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a): The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven scheme with bottom up approach. The works are approved & prioritized by the Gram Sabha at the Gram Panchayat level. Hence every year, the action plan (shelf of Work) of the permissible works are prepared & approved by the Gram Sabha under the scheme and can be taken up as per the demand only.

As per the Schedule I of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, Para 4 (1),I. Category: A : Public works relating to Natural Resource Management (i) Water Conservation and water harvesting structures to augment and improve ground water like underground dykes, earthen dams, stop dams, check dams with focus on recharging ground water including drinking water sources are permissible activities that can be taken up for implementation.

- (b): As  per information  uploaded  by the States/UTs including West  Bengal  in the Management Information System (MIS), the ground water recharge & water conservation works for  the  drinking  water  source  taken  up  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  during  the year 2019-20 (as on 3 rd February, 2020) are at Annexure.
- (c): Does not arise.

Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  part  (b) of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1393  dated 11.02.2020

| Sl. No.   |                           | Completed       | Completed            | Ongoing         | Ongoing              |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States                    | Number of works | Expenditure in Lakhs | Number of works | Expenditure in Lakhs |
| 1         | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 0               | 0                    | 0               | 0                    |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH            | 0               | 0                    | 0               | 0                    |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 0               | 0.12*                | 9               | 17.13                |
| 4         | ASSAM                     | 2               | 0.63                 | 98              | 6.02                 |
| 5         | BIHAR                     | 158             | 6.26                 | 58              | 1.15                 |
| 6         | CHHATTISGARH              | 168             | 3.03                 | 229             | 5.58                 |
| 7         | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI       | 0               | 0                    | 0               | 0                    |
| 8         | DAMAN & DIU               | 0               | 0                    | 0               | 0                    |
| 9         | GOA                       | 0               | 0                    | 3               | 2.53                 |
| 10        | GUJARAT                   | 2               | 0                    | 1               | 0                    |
| 11        | HARYANA                   | 1               | 0.07                 | 3               | 0                    |
| 12        | HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 5               | 0                    | 9               | 0.96                 |
| 13        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR         | 8               | 2.79                 | 50              | 2.26                 |
| 14        | JHARKHAND                 | 2               | 0                    | 18              | 0.32                 |
| 15        | KARNATAKA                 | 610             | 48.6                 | 1674            | 72.59                |
| 16        | KERALA                    | 883             | 417.77               | 1245            | 172.09               |
| 17        | LAKSHADWEEP               | 0               | 0                    | 0               | 0                    |
| 18        | MADHYA PRADESH            | 545             | 205.93               | 1128            | 256.8                |
| 19        | MAHARASHTRA               | 1938            | 44.3                 | 1495            | 125.68               |
| 20        | MANIPUR                   | 1               | 0                    | 9               | 0.53                 |
| 21        | MEGHALAYA                 | 24              | 13.83                | 32              | 8.35                 |
| 22        | MIZORAM                   | 0               | 0                    | 0               | 0                    |
| 23        | NAGALAND                  | 0               | 0                    | 1               | 0                    |
| 24        | ODISHA                    | 633             | 41.41                | 629             | 43.33                |
| 25        | PUDUCHERRY                | 0               | 0                    | 0               | 0                    |
| 26        | PUNJAB                    | 24              | 0.59                 | 81              | 18.64                |
| 27        | RAJASTHAN                 | 15              | 5.18                 | 25              | 4.46                 |
| 28        | SIKKIM                    | 0               | 0                    | 0               | 0                    |
| 29        | TAMIL NADU                | 2237            | 178.44               | 1621            | 36.04                |
| 30        | TELANGANA                 | 105             | 1.08                 | 841             | 2.22                 |
| 31        | TRIPURA                   | 7               | 2.69                 | 2               | 0                    |
| 32        | UTTAR PRADESH             | 53              | 0.71                 | 129             | 3.61                 |
| 33        | UTTARAKHAND               | 12              | 4.63                 | 8               | 0.99                 |
| 34        | WEST BENGAL               | 242             | 20.58                | 868             | 111.24               |
|           | Total                     | 7675            | 998.64               | 10266           | 892.52               |